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Perfect Pitch

Perfect pitch, often know as absolute pitch, is the ability to hear a note or sound and identify its precise pitch, that is the name of the note, without using any external reference, such as an instrument or tuning device.  Miles Hoffman describes a person who has perfect pitch.

A Minute with Miles - a production of ETV Radio made possible by the JM Smith Corporation

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Miles Hoffman is the founder and violist of the American Chamber Players, with whom he regularly tours the United States, and the Virginia I. Norman Distinguished Visiting Professor of Chamber Music at the Schwob School of Music, in Columbus, Georgia. He has appeared as viola soloist with orchestras across the country, and his solo performances on YouTube have received well over 700,000 views.