Absolute pitch among American and Chinese conservatory students: prevalence differences, and evidence for a speech-related critical period

Absolute pitch among American and Chinese conservatory students: prevalence differences, and evidence for a speech-related critical period

Absolute pitch is extremely rare in the U.S. and Europe; this rarity has so far been unexplained. This paper reports a substantial difference in the prevalence of absolute pitch in two normal populations, in a large-scale study employing an on-site test, without self-selection from within the target …