RE: Subject: RE: [Harp-L] resonance and higher key harps

["Eric Garcia" <ericgar85@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

without trying to be self-concious, i started trying to speak on the phone 
and to myself with
a chromatic tuner in my face..
when i hit certain pauses or vowels, i would draw out the tone somewhat.
apparantly, i speak in the key of G,, because it was almost dead on.
i would stop looking and forget i had the tuner, look down and there was a 
big G.
so the asians speak in E,
caucasians in B,C or D,,
i am half Cuban, half Jewish,, a Jewban if you will...
we Jewbans steak our flag on the key of G.

eric garcia


> From: "Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: EGS1217@xxxxxxx, harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> CC: Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Subject: RE: [Harp-L] resonance and higher key harps
> Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 09:21:51 -0500
>
>
> The way I figured it out was to listen to a recording of myself
> talking and then figured out what key I was talking in E.  Then I
> tried to figure out what notes I could make my body comfortably
> produce - Low A three octaves below middle C to an E three octaves
> above middle C.
>
> Coincidenly I did further research into "speaking key"  most people
> of asian descent speak in the key of E and tend to have perfect
> pitch.  Most asians and indians have perfect pitch,  caucasians
> usually do not have perfect pitch and tend to speak in B C and D.
>
> I don't if I really have perfect pitch.  It's tough for me if you
> play a note and then I spout out what key it is. (I think that's a
> learned trait and I haven't spent the time) BUT  When I sing or
> whistle I always sing in key I first heard the tune and I am always
> in the correct key and in pitch.  I can whistle any song that I know
> without pitch reference. I can begin the song and be perfectly in
> key.  This is a stong indication to me that I have perfect pitch and
> I am 1/2 asian...
>
>
>
>
> >>....well now, I never ever gave a moment's thought to what "key" I
> >naturally
> >>spoke or sang in.  I wonder how many other people (besides me)  you
> >sent
> >>running to their keyboards or other instruments to figure out their
> >speaking
> >>"keys"?  I'm still at a loss, though -- since I'm now so
> >self-conscious I'm
> >>pitching my voice all over the place and can't  decide just where my
> >"normal" key
> >>is!  So I suppose I'll have to let  someone else listen for me.
> >Very
> >>interesting premise...
> >>
> >>Elizabeth
> >>
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