| Over the years the mystery of the ability of | | | | and language-two areas that are less common |
| perfect pitch has only risen. There are many | | | | amongst the Autistic. Some researchers theorize |
| several views as to how this ability arises in | | | | that if certain parts of the brain could be turned |
| people and whether it can be successfully | | | | off, learning absolute pitch would be achieved |
| replicated in those without it. Absolute pitch, (not | | | | more easily. By shutting of the parts of the brain |
| to be confused with relative pitch) is the ability of | | | | that might inhibit this development, a rapid |
| a person to correctly identify music notes without | | | | progress in this area can be gained. |
| the assistance of references or musical guides. | | | | This view holds that the ability of perfect pitch is |
| This gift is so rare, that it is estimated that only a | | | | latent and present in everyone. This is proven |
| hundred out of every million people can claim to | | | | with observed development amongst people who |
| possess this ability. | | | | were exposed to musical instruments as children. |
| Although, there are some who believe that this | | | | Many of these people later grew with the ability |
| ability is unattainable even with the use of | | | | of absolute pitch. Because the brain is more |
| absolute pitch training very few challenge the | | | | receptive during infancy than it is in later years, it |
| obvious fact that amongst Autistic people (also | | | | is believed that the brain misinterprets the sounds |
| referred to as savants), the ability of perfect | | | | heard during this period to be a language. This |
| pitch is a lot more common. Amongst musically | | | | makes it possible for them to grow with this |
| inclined savants, the ability of absolute pitch is a | | | | ability. |
| very common feature. There are many theories | | | | If this is true, then this holding supports the |
| seeking to explain why this condition occurs as | | | | growing view that perfect pitch can be gained |
| frequently as it does within this group. | | | | with the right type of training. Just as Savants are |
| One popular reason is that the difficulty in | | | | able to develop perfect pitch by tuning |
| communication which is prevalent amongst the | | | | themselves into the harmonics of the notes, so |
| autistic, increases their ability to develop this skill | | | | also can special methods be used in achieving the |
| set. Research studies have revealed that the left | | | | same results amongst musical enthusiasts. This |
| side of the brain plays a key role amongst people | | | | discovery has learnt support to the fact of |
| who are capable of perfect pitch. Amongst this | | | | absolute pitch training. If this latent ability is |
| group, this section of the brain is revealed to be | | | | hampered by artificial factors during people's |
| almost twice as large when compared with MRI | | | | growth then, surely, there should be some way |
| scans with people without the ability. | | | | of removing these factors and increasing the |
| This region in the brain is also identified as being | | | | chances that this rare gift will once again |
| responsible for processing of non verbal sounds | | | | reemerge. |