--- In vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com, John Link <johnlink@n...> wrote: > Can he recognize that he has been asked a question if the sentence is > not inverted? For example, if "You're going to the store?" is said > with a rising pitch at the end, can he recognize it as a question? Is > he able to ask a question in this way? > > If the answers to those questions is "no", then I think he might be > tone-deaf. But I would _still wonder whether he might be able to > improve his ability to recognize the difference between pitches.
Yes, he can do that... He can also recognize veeeeeery known tunes like Happy Birthday, but if we go to something more "complicated" that he, of course, knows, like tunes of songs of Bruce Springsteen, he does not recognize them if I don't sing the words, although he knows all the songs by heart... What I see is that what he cannot do is to "imitate" a note, that is, if I sing a note, whichever, he cannot repeat it. Not even an approximation of half tone or so...
> > Andrea, are you anywhere near New York? I would very much welcome > working with anyone that seems to be tone deaf and would like to > increase their ability to perceive differences in pitch. There may be > some people who are absolutely tone-deaf, but I suspect that most > people with difficulties in distinguishing pitches have latent > ability that can be developed with the appropriate sorts of lessons.
For our disgrace, we live in Belgium... quite the other side!!!
> If you're not near New York, would you record the two of you having a > conversation? I'd like to hear your boyfriend speaking. You could > post the recording in our files section at yahoo if you can figure > out how to do that, or just send me a copy.
I could send you a copy of une recorded conversation (in English, I guess that would be better...), as I have no idea of how to post it in the Internet... You can send me a private mail with your postal address to my inbox, as I think my address is in my Yahoo profile...
And, may I suggest you to have a look to www.wilfart.com? Is the website of the singing method I follow, with Mr. Serge Wilfart and, as I told you, is based, inter alia, in the Feldenkrais Method, as it also uses "positions" in order to remove the body obstacles and free the voice, and considers breathing as the basic, main and mostimportant element of singing, speaking and being. You can always contact Serge for any question you may have...
> > Andrea, can your boyfriend distinguish "many" and "money" outside the > context of a sentence?
I will try this as well... >
Cheers!!
Andrea.
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