What is the best way for a musician to acquire perfect pitch or absolute pitch?

I feel like perfect pitch DOES exist, and that it is inborn. Some people just have it, and others don't. I have yet to know a single person in my musical studies or career who has "learned" this skill (or really, talent).

I do, however, have friends who have had perfect pitch since they were kids. There's no way, in my mind, that detecting sound in terms of concert pitch can be taught. Relative pitch, however, can be taught, and that's why there are ear training classes in school.

You can get better at this, even if you start out clueless. So, to answer your question, I guess I would have to say, there IS no way for a musician to learn absolute pitch. That has not been proven however, so if you're really trying for it, I'd say keep trying!

It can only do you good in the long run. As a musician, I have tried my best to keep my ears open at all times and be aware. Relative pitch, by the way, is MUCH more important that perfect pitch :).Or.... you can ignore me altogether and use the iPhone!

Great question...There's actually quite a debate out there as to whether or not "Perfect Pitch" actually exists. Plenty of people claim it, but anyways...Me personally, am undecided on the "Perfect Pitch" issue. However, I am a musician and have spent large amounts of time and energy to "ear training" and related skills, and am confident in my "Relative Pitch" abilities.So, I am a believer in the ability to improve your ear.

Many times, I play along with other people and just begin to play in the same key as them, just by listening...Though, I would not be so bold as to say that is "Perfect Pitch". If this is something you are interested in developing within yourself, I would suggest beginning by mastering intervals with 2 notes, then spending time listening to and differentiating between chords and various inversions. Who knows...Maybe you will develop "Perfect Pitch"?

:-) Not really sure how that would benefit you though?

Perfect pitch definitely exists and a few cultures have some level of success in training students to have it. Still, the student needs to have some degree of innate ability. The foremost researcher and expert in music education sees it somewhat differently.

For what purpose do you want to acquire it? If you can name pitches, so what? What matters is that a musician understands tonal relationships and contexts.

This is what I'm an expert in teaching. I have 1st grade children do what some music teachers can't. If taught properly, using an appropriate music learning sequence, children can maximize their music achievement relative to their aptitudes (innate and nurtured potential to achieve).

Music aptitude consists of at least a tonal and rhythm dimension. Both tonal and rhythm achievement is best taught through the use of patterns. A single note has no context or relationship.It has no meaning.

A pattern of tones or durations (rhythm) is the smallest unit in music. As in language, a letter means nothing, but a word carries meaning.Am I making sense?

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