obsolete musical perfect pitch (obsolete MONDO:0044240)
OBSOLETE. Perfect pitch, or absolute pitch (AP), is defined as the ability immediately and effortlessly to name a note or collection of notes when they are sounded. Often, persons with perfect pitch possess a memory capacity whereby they can remember the pitch of a note and the configuration of a group or series of notes after a significant interval of time has elapsed. These recognitive and memory talents involve a potential capacity for performing these functions together with a practice factor which is necessary for the maintenance of the skills at the highest level (summary by {12:Profita and Bidder, 1988}). Absolute pitch likely results from a combination of environmental and genetic factors ({16:Theusch et al., 2009}).