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Abstract
Fall 2003, Vol. 21, No. 1, Pages 105–110
, DOI 10.1525/mp.2003.21.1.105
Posted online on December 22, 2003.
(doi:10.1525/mp.2003.21.1.105)
On the Nature of Early Music Training and Absolute Pitch: A Reply to Brown, Sachs, Cammuso, and Folstein DANIEL J. LEVITIN McGill University ROBERT J. ZATORREMcGill University Address correspondence to Daniel Levitin, Department of Psychology, McGill University, 1205 Avenue Penfield, Montreal, QC H3A 1B1 Canada. (e-mail: daniel.levitin@mcgill.ca) We discuss two issues raised in the article about the acquisition of absolute pitch published in Music Perception by W. A. Brown, H. Sachs, K. Cammuso, and S. E. Folstein (2002) with which we disagree. First, we describe that aspect of musical training we feel is relevant for the acquisition of absolute pitch. Second, we point out a disagreement about the statistical nature of developmental stages and critical periods. We describe an alternative view of absolute pitch acquisition.
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