Can Perfect Pitch Be Learned? If So, This Might Do the Trick!

The purpose of this article is to begin flushing out, with an open mind, the possibility of learning perfect pitch as an adult. We’ll cover what perfect pitch is in a familiar way, then think through a logical, valid approach for how one may develop this awareness if they are so motivated.

The ear-training method covered here comes from Dr. Donald Reinhardt’s “Encyclopedia of the Pivot System.” The thinking supporting the possibility that Reinhardt’s method may legitimately lead to learning perfect pitch was inspired by Gerald Weinberg’s “An Introduction to General Systems Thinking.”

Pretty exciting stuff1.

Doc’s “Encyclopedia of the Pivot System” starts out the section on ear training with a question: