Here's a little experiment; maybe you'll find it interesting too.
I think we all know the middle C note. The C on the uke string #3. The C that we've all heard millions of times in all kinds of songs.
But can you say if a note is middle C if you hear it?
For example, is the note below the middle C?
https://soundcloud.com/user-919961063/single
What if I put the middle C into a scale? Are you able to identify it?
https://soundcloud.com/user-919961063/scale
The thing I remember is that relative pitches are easy to identify, e.g. if I play the middle C note to you and then play another note, most can easily tell whether that other note is middle C. This works even after a few minutes pass between the 2 notes.
However, just now, in this experiment, you've jumped in without listening to middle C recently. I'm wondering if you found it easy to identify the middle C.
It is funny, but different people can remember the middle C pitch (if asked to remember) for different lengths of time. However, it's nothing like recognizing an old friend from years and years ago.
This also explains why we can tune our uke strings relatively to each other and not know the difference when we playing it solo; singing along is not solo playing of course.
Anyway, just something I hope you'd find interesting. Oh, this past week is incredible. It was Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day, and Presidents Day all wrapped into one for the US folks.
I think we all know the middle C note. The C on the uke string #3. The C that we've all heard millions of times in all kinds of songs.
But can you say if a note is middle C if you hear it?
For example, is the note below the middle C?
https://soundcloud.com/user-919961063/single
What if I put the middle C into a scale? Are you able to identify it?
https://soundcloud.com/user-919961063/scale
The thing I remember is that relative pitches are easy to identify, e.g. if I play the middle C note to you and then play another note, most can easily tell whether that other note is middle C. This works even after a few minutes pass between the 2 notes.
However, just now, in this experiment, you've jumped in without listening to middle C recently. I'm wondering if you found it easy to identify the middle C.
It is funny, but different people can remember the middle C pitch (if asked to remember) for different lengths of time. However, it's nothing like recognizing an old friend from years and years ago.
This also explains why we can tune our uke strings relatively to each other and not know the difference when we playing it solo; singing along is not solo playing of course.
Anyway, just something I hope you'd find interesting. Oh, this past week is incredible. It was Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day, and Presidents Day all wrapped into one for the US folks.