Subject: Re: The climb of absolute pitch From: "reinifrosch@xxxxxxxx" <reinifrosch@xxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2012 16:34:53 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>------=_Part_689_8403647.1354379693350 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear colleagues, The following conjecture about rising absolute pitch was not mentioned in t= he actual "thread", but, AFAIR, a few years ago: upon ageing, the upper end= of our hearing range moves downwards; a log(f) slightly below the midpoint= of the hearing range of a young person (e.g.) may be above the midpoint la= ter in life.=20 Reinhart. Reinhart Frosch, Dr. phil. nat., CH-5200 Brugg. reinifrosch@xxxxxxxx . ----Urspr=C3=BCngliche Nachricht---- Von: leonvannoorden@xxxxxxxx Datum: 01.12.2012 11:55 An: <AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx> Betreff: Re: The climb of absolute pitch [...] ------=_Part_689_8403647.1354379693350 Content-Type: text/html;charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><style type=3D'text/css'> <!-- div.bwmail { background-color:#ffffff; font-family: Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helv= etica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin:0; padding:0;} div.bwmail p { margin:0; padding:0; } div.bwmail table { font-family: Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif; f= ont-size: small; } div.bwmail li { margin:0; padding:0; } --> </style> </head><body><div class=3D'bwmail'><P><FONT size=3D2>Dear colleagues,</FONT= ></P> <P><FONT size=3D2>The following conjecture about rising absolute pitch was = not mentioned in the actual "thread", but, AFAIR, a few years ago: upon age= ing, the upper end of our hearing range moves downwards; a log(f) slightly = below the midpoint of the hearing range of a young person (e.g.) may be abo= ve the midpoint later in life. <BR>Reinhart.<BR>Reinhart Frosch,<BR>Dr= . phil. nat.,<BR>CH-5200 Brugg.<BR>reinifrosch@xxxxxxxx .<BR><BR>----Ursp= r=C3=BCngliche Nachricht----<BR>Von: leonvannoorden@xxxxxxxx<BR>Datum: 01.12= .2012 11:55<BR>An: <AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx><BR>Betreff: Re: The cli= mb of absolute pitch</FONT></P> <P><FONT size=3D2>[...]<BR><BR></FONT></P></div></body></html> ------=_Part_689_8403647.1354379693350--