You know those people out there that can seamlessly tell you what note something is in
, or identify pitches with the most accurate precision, I wasn't always one of them. Some people are just born with a gift of complete pitch recognition.
I never dreamed that it was a skill I could learn. I would often test their abilities by playing random notes, chords or intervals on the piano, and they could instantly and accurately identify them with no apparent effort!
I am super excited to let you know about a systematic program I found that will walk you through everything you need to know to develop better pitch recognition. I can tell you it actually works because I used it myself. What it does to get you started is help you recognize your baseline pitch, something that is inherently inside all of us. We use this baseline to gauge the difference in the other audible tones our ears pick up.
I simultaneously developed and used my relative pitch in conjunction with my budding absolute pitch to enable me to identify different pitches, at first using my anchor pitch as a reference. After only a couple of months I was able to easily identify any pitch or chord without reference to anything whatsoever; whether it was first thing in the morning, or after hearing (as one of my friends loves to do when testing me) a barrage of random notes bashed out on the piano.
My new found ability is certainly a treasure of mine, it has greatly helped with picking up music by ear. I have a brand new appreciation for music both played and written. I can now usually pick up a song completely in one or two listens. I really don't know how I didn't find out about this earlier or how I lived with out it the difference is striking.
I think they should take these methods to schools and music classes to give upcoming musicians a chance to jump start there pitch recognition. But until they do I an enjoying myself being on of the mysterious few that can distinguish the pitches.