Today, I want to write about something that may surprise you.
Training any new skill, including perfect pitch, is an example of neuroplasticity. The term became very popular recently because of the extensive research in neuroscience in the last decades.
One of the latest books on the subject is called “Better in Every Sense” by Norman Farb and Zindel Segal. Although the book is not directly related to music or even learning new skills, I think it’s still very relavant to most of us.
The authors make several claims, and one of their main claims is the following:
If you want to change, you need to pay more attention to your senses: what you see, what you hear, what you feel, what you smell or taste in the present moment.
The authors back up their claims with the decades of the research on people with depression, anxiety and other issues. As to the ways to how to pay more attention to senses they suggest walking, dancing, painting, gardening, cooking, and… drum roll (pun intended)… music!
And this is totally related to our perfect pitch test. Think about it – when you practice with our pitch trainer you engage three of the most important senses:
- you see what is happening on the screen, which may include the built-in tuner.
- you hear the sound played by the computer and possibly your own voice or the sound of your musical instrument.
- you also feel what is happening in your speech apparatus if you sing or in your fingers or lips if you play your instrument while practicing.
Basically, you don’t have any other option, but to be fully present in “now” with your senses engaged. And that, according to the book, helps us a lot psychologically.
I hope, for some people the above information may become an additional motivational factor. Now you know that when you use PerfectPitch.training you don’t only practice your musical ear, but also make yourself more resilient to problems that you face in your life. 🙂