title: Perfect pitch.
abstract: Thirty-five subjects with perfect pitch, representing 19 families, were studied with a Perfect Pitch Questionnaire, which provided information on note-recognition capacity and musical exposure and training, as well as demographic characteristics. Perfect pitch was found to predominate in females and was detected at a very early age. The significant family incidence of the trait suggests the operation of genetic mechanisms concerning which speculations are presented.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatry Service, VA Medical Center, Sepulveda, California 91343.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Profita
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Bidder
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree; D010641:Phenotype; D010897:Pitch Discrimination