How Long to Read Absolute Pitch and Related Abilities

How Long Does it Take to Read Absolute Pitch and Related Abilities?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 12 minutes to read Absolute Pitch and Related Abilities by Kevin David Dooley

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Description

Absolute pitch (AP) is a rare ability whose relevance to musical proficiency has so far been unclear. Three studies were conducted to explore this question. In the first study, 60 trained musicians - 30 who self-reported AP and 30 with equivalent age of onset and duration of musical training - were administered a test for AP and also a musical dictation test not requiring AP. Performance on both types of test were highly correlated. The findings support the hypothesis that AP is associated with proficiency in performing other musical tasks, and run counter to the claim that it confers a disadvantage in the processing of relative pitch. In the second study, 36 trained musicians - 18 AP possessors and 18 non-possessors with equivalent age of onset and duration of musical training - were tested on interval naming tasks requiring only relative pitch. The intervals to be named were either ascending or descending, with separation ranging from 1 to 12 semitones, and equally involved all 12 pitch classes. Three different conditions were employed; these used brief sine waves, piano tones, and piano tones preceded by a V7-I chord cadence so as to establish a tonal context. AP possession was strongly correlated with enhanced performance on all these tests of relative pitch. Furthermore, no evidence was found that this absolute pitch advantage depended on key, interval size, or musical context. In the third study, 36 trained musicians--18 AP possessors and 18 non-possessors with equivalent age of onset and duration of musical training--were asked to recall and vocalize a familiar song, and their responses were compared with the pitches of the actual recordings; this was repeated with their cell phone ringtones. Both groups were significantly more accurate than chance on the song task, but only the AP possessors performed above chance on the ringtone task. The findings confirm the existence of widespread long term pitch memory but also point to an AP advantage under some circumstances.

How long is Absolute Pitch and Related Abilities?

Absolute Pitch and Related Abilities by Kevin David Dooley is 128 pages long, and a total of 33,024 words.

This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 40% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Absolute Pitch and Related Abilities Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours to read Absolute Pitch and Related Abilities aloud.

What Reading Level is Absolute Pitch and Related Abilities?

Absolute Pitch and Related Abilities is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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