Absolute Pitch, the Ability to Identify a Tone by Name

question 83

Multiple Choice

Absolute pitch, the ability to identify a tone by name, such as B-flat, depends on

• A) intensive musical training beginning in early childhood.
• B) a genetically controlled difference in the organization of the brain.
• C) a genetically controlled difference in the structure of the ear.
• D) reorganization of the brain after damage to the visual system

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