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Perfect-Pitch Perception

PUBLIC_FLAG_#{@journal.pf_int} RSS feed of Micamelia's latest journal entries May 03rd 2009 21:49 music language lyrics perfect pitch sounds
What words do you use when you want to sing a song but don't remember its lyrics? Lalala? Something, something? Mmm?

I usually sing with the pitch names.
Yes, I am a perfect-pitch person. :-)
Each instrumental note sounds with its Italian pitch name, such as Do, Re, or Mi, to me.
It sounds as if the pitch names were the lyrics of the song.

When people listen to music, they generally use only the auditory area in their brain; on the other hand, the pitch percept by perfect-pitch people is executed both in the auditory area and the language area!
It can be said that they regard music as a kind of languages.

When it comes to vocal music, the pitch names sound less prominent
to me.
I think it's because I unconsciously regard the lyrics, which has meanings, as more important information than the pitch names.

It is natural that people prioritize the lyrics over the pitch names.
Suppose, for instance, you hear two language at the same time, and one is your mother tongue and the other is a foreign language.
I guess you can easily recognize what was said in your mother tongue, but it's hard to catch the other one.
It's the information choice: you unconsciously choose the information that is more relevant to you, or that requires less efforts to understand.
It is obvious that the lyrics have higher importance than the pitch names for songs, so they make less effort to catch pitch names.


Well, I think I'm writing too much today, so I'm going to stop here.
I'm not sure if I wrote what I wanted to say logically... x(
Any candid comments would be greatly appreciated!!
May 04th 2009 02:04 Tyler

  • Each instrumental note sounds with its Italian pitch name, such as Do, Re, or Mi, to me.
  • Each instrumental note sounds like its Italian pitch name, such as Do, Re, or Mi, to me.

 

  • When people listen to music, they generally use only the auditory area in their brain; on the other hand, the pitch percept by perfect-pitch people is executed both in the auditory area and the language area!
  • When people listen to music, they generally use only the auditory area in their brain; on the other hand, the pitch perception of perfect-pitch people is executed both in the auditory area and the language area!

 

  • It can be said that they regard music as a kind of languages.
  • It can be said that they regard music as a kind of language.

 

  • I think it's because I unconsciously regard the lyrics, which has meanings, as more important information than the pitch names.
  • I think it's because I unconsciously regard the lyrics, which have meanings, as more important information than the pitch names.

 

  • Suppose, for instance, you hear two language at the same time, and one is your mother tongue and the other is a foreign language.
  • Suppose, for instance, you hear two languages at the same time, and one is your mother tongue and the other is a foreign language.

 

  • It's the information choice: you unconsciously choose the information that is more relevant to you, or that requires less efforts to understand.
  • It's the information choice: you unconsciously choose the information that is more relevant to you, or that requires less effort to understand.

 

  • It is obvious that the lyrics have higher importance than the pitch names for songs, so they make less effort to catch pitch names.
  • It is obvious that the lyrics have higher importance than the pitch names for songs, so you make less effort to catch pitch names.

 
May 04th 2009 04:16 Tyler

I hum, whistle, or use random syllables if I don't know or don't remember the lyrics. I do this a lot with Polysics since I can't understand what they say most of the time. I also like making up my own lyrics, whether I remember the real lyrics or not. :)
May 04th 2009 22:36 Micamelia

Hi Tyler,
Thanks for the corrections and the comment!
I sometimes make up my own lyrics too, especially for foreign songs. :)
May 05th 2009 02:29 Jdudeo

In my band we vocalize a lot of sounds to each other so we usually use whatever is easiest for the vocal chords. Now that I think about it we tend to use da-da-da or ba-ba-ba for vocalizing riffs where the rythm is more important than the melody. For melodies and solos we tend to use la-la-la or a really soft da-da-da (like the Japanese ra). We never use do-re-mi but instead use A-B-C-D-E-F-G because then you can say if the note is sharp or flat.
I wish I had perfect pitch though!
May 05th 2009 06:41 Nik

あめりあさーん!元気にしていますか?仕事はどうですか?


そうですか?楽しかったー!面白いことを教えてくれてありがとうございました!

同時に2つのことを聴くのが苦手です。 :P I can catch either pieces of both, or only all of the information from one. I've never tried listening to two things in two different languages, though. Hmmmm... 聴いてようかな・・・。

As for songs, I, too, tend to remember the tune rather than the lyrics. However, I also value the lyrics highly! :P
May 05th 2009 23:19 Micamelia

Hi Jdudeo,
Thanks for the comment!
I usually use tan-tan, taka-taka, or ta-ta-ta for rhythms. :)

Hi Nik,
おひさしぶり!Thanks for the comment!
仕事は楽しいよ。
When you try listening two languages, please try Serbian and English! :)
I'm curious about the result because you are a native speaker of both languages.
May 06th 2009 06:07 Nik

あめりあさん!

セルビアの歌と英語の歌も同時に聴いてみたら、思ったほど難しくなかったですよ!聴いた時、左耳でセルビア語を聞いて、右耳で英語を聞いてみたら、どちらも分かってきたんです。

だけど、日本語と英語と同時に聴いたら、英語の方が聴きやすいと思います。

あめりあさんは、日本語と英語とどちらの方が聴きやすいですか?
May 06th 2009 13:23 Micamelia

Hi Nik,
コメントありがとう!
やっぱり、両方ネイティブだと両方わかるんだね!
私は英語のネイティブじゃないから、英語より日本語の方がわかると思うよ。(^_^)
May 08th 2009 00:42 Tyler

I thought you might like this entry:
http://lang-8.com/journal/141639
Do you ever watch 桑田佳祐音楽寅さんマル秘 ソラミミ?
May 08th 2009 00:46 Micamelia

- Hi Tyler,
Yes, I watched it on her entry. :)
That's really interesting.
May 08th 2009 06:43 Tyler

Haha, I'm not sure how I missed your comment on that entry, especially since it was right before mine. :)

Me = idiot. ><
May 08th 2009 22:47 Micamelia

Hi Tyler,
Haha. Never mind!
気にしないで~。(^_^)/

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