@misc{cogprints643,
          volume = {56},
          number = {4},
           title = {Absolute memory for musical pitch: Evidence from the production of learned melodies},
          author = {Daniel J Levitin},
            year = {1994},
           pages = {414--423},
         journal = {Perception \& Psychophysics},
             url = {http://cogprints.org/643/},
        abstract = {Evidence for the absolute nature of long-term auditory memory is provided by analyzing the production of familiar melodies. Additionally, a two-component theory of absolute pitch is presented, which conceives of this rare ability as consisting of a more common ability, pitch memory, and a separate, less common ability, 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\% of the subjects sang the correct pitch on at least one trial; 12\% of the subjects hit the correct pitch on both trials, and 44\% 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; further, the results suggest that individuals might possess representations of pitch that are more stable and accurate than previously recognized.}
}

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