RE: Subject: RE: [Harp-L] resonance and higher key harps



without trying to be self-concious, i started trying to speak on the phone and to myself with
a chromatic tuner in my face..
when i hit certain pauses or vowels, i would draw out the tone somewhat.
apparantly, i speak in the key of G,, because it was almost dead on.
i would stop looking and forget i had the tuner, look down and there was a big G.
so the asians speak in E,
caucasians in B,C or D,,
i am half Cuban, half Jewish,, a Jewban if you will...
we Jewbans steak our flag on the key of G.


eric garcia


From: "Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: EGS1217@xxxxxxx, harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
CC: Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Subject: RE: [Harp-L] resonance and higher key harps
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 09:21:51 -0500


The way I figured it out was to listen to a recording of myself talking and then figured out what key I was talking in E. Then I tried to figure out what notes I could make my body comfortably produce - Low A three octaves below middle C to an E three octaves above middle C.

Coincidenly I did further research into "speaking key"  most people
of asian descent speak in the key of E and tend to have perfect
pitch.  Most asians and indians have perfect pitch,  caucasians
usually do not have perfect pitch and tend to speak in B C and D.

I don't if I really have perfect pitch.  It's tough for me if you
play a note and then I spout out what key it is. (I think that's a
learned trait and I haven't spent the time) BUT  When I sing or
whistle I always sing in key I first heard the tune and I am always
in the correct key and in pitch.  I can whistle any song that I know
without pitch reference. I can begin the song and be perfectly in
key.  This is a stong indication to me that I have perfect pitch and
I am 1/2 asian...




>>....well now, I never ever gave a moment's thought to what "key" I >naturally >>spoke or sang in. I wonder how many other people (besides me) you >sent >>running to their keyboards or other instruments to figure out their >speaking >>"keys"? I'm still at a loss, though -- since I'm now so >self-conscious I'm >>pitching my voice all over the place and can't decide just where my >"normal" key >>is! So I suppose I'll have to let someone else listen for me. >Very >>interesting premise... >> >>Elizabeth >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH, http://www.spah.org >>Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx >>http://harp-l.org/mailman/listinfo/harp-l >>

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