Perfect Pitch Ear Training
Learning and science
ear training
SHOW HN2020
172points
151comments
#344of 3,028 in 2020
Top 12%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
3 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 12 critical, out of 18 comments about the project. Thread score -0.49.
Idea: 1 for, 7 againstExecution: 0 for, 4 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fantastic tool, asked for repeat-note feature
From 1 comment
@sergeykish this is fantastic! Please can you make it possible to hear the same note again?
yomly on HN
Objections
Perfect pitch is largely not trainable in adults
From 3 comments
I agree, the scientific consensus appears to be that absolute pitch cannot be developed after a certain age, and that this age is related to the 'prime' language acquisition…
maxov on HNFor anyone who might not know what perfect pitch is: Absolute pitch (AP), often called perfect pitch, is a rare ability of a person to identify or re-create a given musical note…
supz_k on HNMy understanding is that it’s easy to teach toddlers perfect pitch, but it’s not possible to learn as an adult.
aoeusnth1 on HN
Guessing and clicking the same answer defeats the purpose
From 1 comment
I realize it defeats the purpose, but if you guess the correct answer once you can keep clicking the same answer to make the counter go up
kayson on HN
Requests
Allow hearing the same note again
From 1 comment
@sergeykish this is fantastic! Please can you make it possible to hear the same note again?
yomly on HN
Fix missing B-natural
From 1 comment
B-natural is missing.
Zarathu on HN
Questions
How does this train perfect pitch at all?
From 2 comments
How does this train perfect pitch? I have gone through years of formal ear training, the closest techniques I've seen to true perfect pitch were exercises for audio engineers to…
qppo on HNI do not understand how to use this... how is this supposed to train something when I'm selecting and can see the note played?
Nimitz14 on HN
Alternatives named
Rick Beato videos on perfect pitch
From 2 comments
Rick Beato has some great videos on this subject https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXivZlPu0ms
RunawayGalaxy on HNRick Beato's take on adults not being able to develop perfect pitch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=816VLQNdPMM I must say though, watching videos of his kid demonstrate…
grizmaldi on HN
Interval singing method
From 1 comment
Been making music on and off for the past 20 years. Over the years, I've tried many ear training apps but there was little progress after hours of frustration. A couple of months…
pier25 on HN