At first, I thought this piece would be a figurative analysis of “Not So Perfect Pitch” as it pertains to the ups and downs in life. As I began watching the video, I realized this piece was literal. However, While watching your experience day by day, observing your reactions, listening to your words, I began to compare all this as a great application of “Not So Perfect Pitch” in the figurative sense too. Maybe I just wanted to go there! The experience of working diligently, achieving success, receiving positive attention is very rewarding. Priorities change, specific interests may wane, and the realization that one has lost something and then wants it back is a daunting task. This can be applied to anything really; a special talent, the loss of a loved one, the breakup of a relationship. To me, the most important part of this process is coming to terms with aging (which is not that easy at times), trying to reclaim what you can if it is that important to you, and accepting what the outcome is (another difficult challenge in life). My aging, 72, has brought this acceptance and forgiveness into my life. Lynn, I saw, in your “short video” that happening to you regarding “Your Perfect Pitch”!!!
I’m always surprised how thought provoking some pieces can be. Thank you both!!
This was wonderful and fascinating to watch. I’m a writer and musician who’s never had perfect pitch so I don’t even know what I’m missing. But that’s not really the point of this. It’s about you having the courage to go back and try to reclaim something you lost. I think we all can identify with that.
Thanks for filming and sharing this short documentary! I'm in my mid-30s and a sporadic musician and also finding it harder to sing a note without a reference. I've relied on it to play covers by ear or to join in jams, and I've also freaked out a little when my signal has occasionally been off by half a pitch or something.
My younger brother (also has perfect pitch) and I are both web developers, and we actually made a wordle-inspired game last year called Perfect Pitch Puzzle (www.perfectpitchpuzzle.com) to help people practice their ability to recognize notes from popular songs. We've added 308 days' worth of songs to the game, which has been a chore, but the act of typing out the notes itself into the code to complete a song has actually been pretty good practice 😅
At first, I thought this piece would be a figurative analysis of “Not So Perfect Pitch” as it pertains to the ups and downs in life. As I began watching the video, I realized this piece was literal. However, While watching your experience day by day, observing your reactions, listening to your words, I began to compare all this as a great application of “Not So Perfect Pitch” in the figurative sense too. Maybe I just wanted to go there! The experience of working diligently, achieving success, receiving positive attention is very rewarding. Priorities change, specific interests may wane, and the realization that one has lost something and then wants it back is a daunting task. This can be applied to anything really; a special talent, the loss of a loved one, the breakup of a relationship. To me, the most important part of this process is coming to terms with aging (which is not that easy at times), trying to reclaim what you can if it is that important to you, and accepting what the outcome is (another difficult challenge in life). My aging, 72, has brought this acceptance and forgiveness into my life. Lynn, I saw, in your “short video” that happening to you regarding “Your Perfect Pitch”!!!
I’m always surprised how thought provoking some pieces can be. Thank you both!!
I’ll catch your podcast later!
Thanks so much for your thoughts on the project Kerik. Especially your view coming from a much deeper well of experience. It really means a lot
This was wonderful and fascinating to watch. I’m a writer and musician who’s never had perfect pitch so I don’t even know what I’m missing. But that’s not really the point of this. It’s about you having the courage to go back and try to reclaim something you lost. I think we all can identify with that.
Great summary of the doc Ben thanks for that
I enjoyed the conversation and the documentary, thanks for sharing this Taegan and Lynn!
Thanks for checking it out Brian!
Thanks for filming and sharing this short documentary! I'm in my mid-30s and a sporadic musician and also finding it harder to sing a note without a reference. I've relied on it to play covers by ear or to join in jams, and I've also freaked out a little when my signal has occasionally been off by half a pitch or something.
My younger brother (also has perfect pitch) and I are both web developers, and we actually made a wordle-inspired game last year called Perfect Pitch Puzzle (www.perfectpitchpuzzle.com) to help people practice their ability to recognize notes from popular songs. We've added 308 days' worth of songs to the game, which has been a chore, but the act of typing out the notes itself into the code to complete a song has actually been pretty good practice 😅
Hah this is so cool Linda
Was an absolute pleasure Lynn