Why Adults Can't Develop Perfect Pitch
Rick Beato · 4 HN recommendations
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Rick Beato argues that adults cannot develop true perfect pitch, which he ties to critical-period brain plasticity and language acquisition. He says it can only be developed in young children, and discusses the research behind this.
Why HN recommends it: HN points to it as the standard explanation of why perfect pitch is a childhood window, in threads about absolute pitch training.
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