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Zeraph · 07-07-2009, 05:57 PM

My musical jargon isn't up to par so this may be confusing.

I can tell differences in tone as well as the next average joe, like between a C and a D. Or a Cm and a C#. But pitch (I think?), like the difference between middle C and an octave higher C can sometimes be impossible for me to tell the difference (unless it's piano notes or something very clear). It's easier if its extreme of course, like anything more than 2 octaves apart. But especially in vocals, like if they have a certain style its almost impossible for me to place them. Even when they change octaves within the same song sometimes. Just wondering if this is normal for someone newish (~1.5 years of ameaturish learning) to music or if I may have a problem (I went partially deaf when I was a kid and sometimes have trouble controlling the volume of my voice).

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Zeraph Banned Location: The Cosmos	Does anyone else have trouble distinguishing between octaves? My musical jargon isn't up to par so this may be confusing. I can tell differences in tone as well as the next average joe, like between a C and a D. Or a Cm and a C#. But pitch (I think?), like the difference between middle C and an octave higher C can sometimes be impossible for me to tell the difference (unless it's piano notes or something very clear). It's easier if its extreme of course, like anything more than 2 octaves apart. But especially in vocals, like if they have a certain style its almost impossible for me to place them. Even when they change octaves within the same song sometimes. Just wondering if this is normal for someone newish (~1.5 years of ameaturish learning) to music or if I may have a problem (I went partially deaf when I was a kid and sometimes have trouble controlling the volume of my voice).