Perfect pitch: is it really necessary?

What is the perfect shade? It is when the tones can be identified when they are heard. For example, if I play a G note on the piano and someone can name that note correctly, it is considered to have a perfect pitch.

Do you need a perfect pitch to play and create music? NOT AT ALL!

You don’t even have to know what notes you’re playing to make music. Having a perfect tone is not the great advantage that some would have you believe it is. However, many students want to acquire this skill.

Let’s see what a perfect shade can do for you. It can let you know which key you are playing on. Fine, but we have key signatures that make this task obsolete. Most musicians already know the key they are playing before sitting down to play. Even jazz musicians determine the key before playing. It is true that they can deviate from the original tonality, but for this it is not necessary to have a perfect tone.

You can know what note you are playing when you play it. And that! A typist knows what letter he is typing and then enters it on the keyboard, but knowing what the letter is is not good typing.

Having perfect pitch is not really a skill that no one should waste time learning. If you have it (and some people are born with this ability) then great. If you don’t, please save your time and energy and don’t be fooled by the idea that knowing what note you are playing will make you a great musician. It will not. It will make you aware of what note you are playing and that’s it. Pleasant for the ego. Unnecessary for making music … no matter what instrument you play.