http://claudethomasblog.wordrumble.com Claude Thomas Online Acoustic Guitar, Piano Learning Techniques Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:33:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Ray Scott Perfect Pitch (also called Absolute Pitch) is the ability to recognize any musical note without a reference tone. For example, someone with perfect pitch can a hear a doorbell and immediately recognize the notes. For years, people have debated whether this ability was simply genetic or if it ... http://claudethomasblog.wordrumble.com/2008/08/12/can-perfect-pitch-be-learned/ By Arthur Haule So you think you know violins? Here are ten questions about violins, violinists, fiddles and such that'll probably make you say "Ah Fiddlesticks!" How many will you get right? 1. You probably know that at one time violin strings were made of a substance called "catgut." What was the ... http://claudethomasblog.wordrumble.com/2008/08/12/ten-challenging-questions-about-violins-and-fiddles-how-many-can-you-get-right/