Tonal memory

Tonal memory

In music, tonal memory is the ability to recall a previously sounded tone. [Gorow, Ron (2002). "Hearing and Writing Music: Professional Training for Today's Musician (2nd Edition)". ISBN 978-0-9629496-7-8.] Tonal memory assists with staying in tune and may be developed through ear training. Extensive tonal memory may be recognized as an indication of potential compositional ability. [Haroutounian, Joanne (2002). "Kindling the Spark : Recognizing and Developing Musical Talent". ISBN 978-0-19-512948-9.]

Tonal memory may be used as a strategy for learning to identify musical tones absolutely. Although those who attempt the strategy believe they are learning absolute pitch, the ability thus learned is generally not musically relevantcite journal | author = Bachem, A. | year=1940 | title=The genesis of absolute pitch. | journal=Journal of the Acoustical Society of America | volume=11 | pages=434–439] , and their absolute tonal memory declines substantially or completely over time if not constantly reinforced.cite journal | author = Meyer, M. | year=1899 | title=Is the memory of absolute pitch capable of development by training? | journal=Psychological Review | volume=6 | pages=514–516 [http://www.aruffo.com/eartraining/research/articles/meyer99.htm Full text] ]

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