?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Absolute+memory+for+musical+pitch%3A+Evidence+from+the+production+of+learned+melodies&rft.creator=Levitin%2C+Daniel+J&rft.subject=Applied+Cognitive+Psychology&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.description=Evidence+for+the+absolute+nature+of+long-term+auditory+memory+is+provided+by+analyzing+the+production+of+familiar+melodies.+Additionally%2C+a+two-component+theory+of+absolute+pitch+is+presented%2C+which+conceives+of+this+rare+ability+as+consisting+of+a+more+common+ability%2C+pitch+memory%2C+and+a+separate%2C+less+common+ability%2C+pitch+labeling.+Forty-six+subjects+sang+two+different+popular+songs+and+their+productions+were+compared+to+the+actual+pitches+used+in+recordings+of+those+songs.+40%25+of+the+subjects+sang+the+correct+pitch+on+at+least+one+trial%3B+12%25+of+the+subjects+hit+the+correct+pitch+on+both+trials%2C+and+44%25+came+within+two+semitones+of+the+correct+pitch+on+both+trials.+The+results+show+a+convergence+with+previous+studies+on+the+stability+of+auditory+imagery+and+latent+absolute+pitch+ability%3B+further%2C+the+results+suggest+that+individuals+might+possess+representations+of+pitch+that+are+more+stable+and+accurate+than+previously+recognized.&rft.date=1994&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F643%2F1%2Fpitch.HTM&rft.identifier=++Levitin%2C+Daniel+J++(1994)+Absolute+memory+for+musical+pitch%3A+Evidence+from+the+production+of+learned+melodies.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F643%2F