You
can imagine my joy when I listened to your lessons
for the first time, went to the piano, and made
the startling discovery of Perfect Pitch!
I started crying and laughing all at the same time.
(J.S., educator)
I
never before thought it was possible to obtain Perfect
Pitch, but now I know it is. (T.S., piano)
It's
so simple it's ridiculous. (M.P., guitar)
This
course is the most amazing thing I ever have had
since I started to study music!! I've been playing
for 12 years. (D.H., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, guitar)
After
just a few minutes of your instructions, I could
locate an F# by ear -- even when it was hidden in
a group of several tones! (G.B., synthesizer)
Wow!
What an amazing thing! It really worked. I couldn't
be happier. I started last Halloween and can now
distinguish all the notes on my piano. Mr. Burge,
I am grateful for what you have given me -- I feel
like a new musician. Since I am a drummer, I am
very proud that I could achieve something of this
caliber. I feel as if I have a leg up on those who
I will be competing with in college. (J.M., percussion)
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From a Suzuki Music Director:
I personally am using my course with my students and finding them duly
excited with the little Perfect Pitch games to open the ear. What a
marvelous replacement for video games which have nearly harvested a generation of non-musicians (that along with TV).
Kathleen Tyree, Director
GNO Suzuki Summer Music Camp
Metairie, LA
Reprinted from our Suzuki Archives: See Absolute Pitch article by David Lucas Burge in Suzuki World magazine.
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I
am a current student at the University of Kansas
majoring in music composition. Thanks for teaching
me Perfect Pitch. Although it said it takes
awhile to develop absolute pitch, I developed a
full Perfect Pitch in just two weeks! I don't know how it worked. It
sort of just happened out of nowhere, like a miracle.
(B.B., guitar/piano, Lawrence, Kansas) [Note: Musicians should not expect to gain full Perfect Pitch in just two weeks.]
I
am a piano performance major in college and I have
just received the ability to distinguish the tones
on my piano. This has been a great starting point
to my music career. One of first great benefits
for me is that I have greater sensitivity to the
different feelings in my piano music and can express
the finer subtle points. Thank you David Lucas Burge
for this seemingly impossible gift! (R. H., piano)
I
can now hear and identify tones and the key in which
a song is played just by hearing it. My sight reading
has improved. I can also recall and sing individual
tones at will. My music teacher and classmates are
amazed at my advancement! Perfect Pitch is
like learning a foreign language. Before, things
don't make sense, and then things become more and
more clear as you progress. It's not just the memorization
of a pitch. The pitch colors of the tones have a
subtle feeling; every pitch is distinct and has
its own 'personality.' When I hear music now it
has much more definition, form and substance. I
don't just passively listen to music anymore, but
actively listen to detail. With Perfect Pitch
I can make up my own mind about what and how I feel
when I hear music, and also know why I feel that
way. (M.U., bass)
When
I heard the first lesson I could hear the pitch
color differences Mr. Burge described. At first
I thought it might be my synthesizer, so I tried
other synthesizers. I could still hear the differences.
Now I listen more carefully to the sounds of the
notes and how they blend together. While working
on a piece I was writing, all of a sudden I heard
the pitch color of each note. I revised the piece
immediately. I'm much happier with it now. (W.H.P.,
synthesizer)
Burge's
Perfect Pitch training touches the core of
musical perception. (D.S., violin/viola, Los Angeles
Philharmonic)
The
information I received was worth more to me than
most of the instruction I had received up to that
point. Everyone who plays must know about this.
(J.T., guitar)
Someone
played a D major chord and I recognized it straight
away. I enjoy listening and playing more and I get
new musical ideas as a result. (S.C., bass)
In
three short weeks I've noticed a vast difference
in my listening skills. (T.E., guitar)
I'm
able to play things I hear in my head a lot faster
than ever before. Before I started the course, I
could barely do it. (J.W., keyboards)
These CD's have helped me way beyond what I thought they could. If you are one who believes that Perfect Pitch is something you have to be born with, then you are wrong. You can develop Perfect Pitch. Burge will show you the way to practice in order to obtain Perfect Pitch, he guides you in a unique, motivating way that you would not be able to do on your own. (S.H., guitar)
Never
again will I listen to music as before. My playing
has improved and I am able to easily transcribe
note-for-note many Eric Clapton songs I had wanted
to for so long. (H.K., guitar)
I
hear a song on the radio and I know what they're
doing without my bass guitar. My improvisations
have improved. I feel more in control of what I'm
doing. (I.F.B., Costa Rica)
I have already come across situations with others who were strict believers that Perfect Pitch cannot be learned. I've been able to prove them wrong every time. It is a privilege to share this information with others and even more of a sight to watch my students developing Perfect Pitch and Relative Pitch themselves. I now believe, more than I had before, that our progress is endless and our potential is limitless. (D.W., Music Educator)
All
my music listening is improved quite markedly on
the level of happiness, as you pointed out on one
of the lessons. (S.H., jazz guitar)
It's
hard to describe. It's like hearing more of the
piece or the different feelings evoked because of
the key it's played in. I can listen to myself better
and hear what I'm doing, allowing me to express
myself better. It's amazing how easy and simple
Perfect Pitch is. After understanding it,
it was like the pitches were at the 'tip of my ear.'
(C.L., piano)
It
feels like I'm singing and playing MY notes instead
of somebody else's notes -- like music is more 'my
own.' Improved delivery because of being able to
make more natural music. (L.H., voice/guitar)
I
can listen to a song and still hear it hours later
in my mind. (D.O., guitar)
The Perfect Pitch Ear Training SuperCourse has helped me in musical dictation and with an ability to write down song ideas in my music notebook in the correct key and with the right notes that I want to say, which expedites my entire songwriting process. Thank you all for this opportunity to use such an effective and powerful tool. (D.W., Port Chester, NY)
Perfect
Pitch is an invaluable asset in my musical career.
I feel if every musician could hear as I do, they
would realize how useful it is and how delightful.
(H.M., voice)
I
used to sleep in instead of practicing in the morning,
but since starting your course I haven't skipped
one day. My improvisations have improved. (M.S.,
piano/synthesizer)
Over
the centuries, Perfect Pitch was a kind of
musical Golden Fleece. Now this crucial aspect,
absent in formal training, is available for the
musician who is interested in expanding his own
musical process. (J.J.O., Argentina)
It's
like hearing in a whole new dimension. (L.S., guitar)
It
is wonderful. I can truly hear the differences in
the color of the tones. (D.P., student)
Mr.
Burge has given me the key to what I once considered
a closed door. (D.H., Ph.D., voice/piano professor)
I
believe! It works just because it's so simple. (S.P.,
sax)
Burge
brings musicians to the root of their art: sound.
(R.C., piano)
The
life and breath of feeling part of what we play
can be more fully experienced through this knowledge
of Perfect Pitch. (D.S., piano)
Perfect
Pitch is synonymous with fine musicianship.
By fine musicianship, I mean someone who really
hears sound as it is. Without this ability (which
I feel often separates a professional from an amateur),
one cannot fully play in tune, phrase, produce a
beautiful tone, and create music that reflects what
you are feeling and thinking inside. If one enjoys
and knows every note for itself -- voila -- a delightful
and deep experience unfolds. (L.E., voice/harp)
The
experiences of recognizing pitches and keys and
inner voices of orchestral works and quartets are
of great help in aural analysis of major sections.
(V.R.M., violin/viola)
I
am convinced that a finely tuned ear is the greatest
gift that I could ever give my students. (J.F.,
music teacher)
Perfect
Pitch for a musician is more valuable than gold.
(E.V., guitar)
It's
strange how some things that seem so hard are so
simple. (D.W., flute)
I
have already acquired abilities I never dreamed
of having 2 years ago, as well as an overall zest
for music. You've really made a difference in my
life. (M.G., piano, Germany)
Last
Tuesday night in rehearsal I was listening to the
soloist play and I recognized F#. I was so excited
that I nearly jumped up and down. The next day in
class one boy (after saying he didn't want to be
bothered with Perfect Pitch) said, 'I can
hear it. Wow. That's awesome.' You really have something
going there. (L.S., Music Professor)
I
can't understand why it's remained a secret for
so long. (B.T., music student)
Although
I was at first skeptical, I am now awed. (R.H.,
sax)
It
all boils down to taking the time to listen. (M.B.,
piano)
This
is absolutely what I had been searching for. (D.F.,
piano)
What
a boost for children's musical education!! (R.P.,
music teacher)
Thank you for the Perfect Pitch SuperCourse. I did the course ten years ago
when I studied piano at the conservatory. I "redid" the SuperCourse recently... I even started to
work with some children who I teach piano to listen to the colours. The
results are wonderful; children easily know how to do it, once they are
taught how to listen. They enjoy it SO MUCH! And what joy it brings to me,
teaching them piano, keyboard skills, a bit of basic music theory and... Perfect Pitch.
Last but not least, you can add me to your success-list if you want to,
'cause I can do Aural Recall in a verification round of 20, and more of
that.
Thank you so much for everything and I wish you all the best in the world. (S.T., The Netherlands)
I
wish I could have had this 30 years ago! (R.B.,
voice)
This
course could replace, or at the very least, cut
in half the time lavished on seemingly obsolete
ear training courses currently taught. (M.S., music
teacher)
Mr.
Burge, I am a 56-year old male. I have played the
guitar now for 37 years and was unable to hear the
changes in the music. I had to depend on sheet music
to learn a new song or a piece of music. Just in
three lessons with your Perfect Pitch Ear Training
SuperCourse, I (as well as my wife) have seen
a dramatic improvement in my ability to hear the
changes in the music, that just four days prior
I could not hear. I am so impressed that I will
also be ordering your Relative
Pitch Ear Training SuperCourse come
next month. Thank you! (D.L., Bath, New York)
The
Perfect Pitch Ear Training SuperCourse has
helped me enormously. I barely recognize myself
-- my perception of music has changed so much! I
would now love to purchase the David Lucas Burge
Relative
Pitch Ear Training SuperCourse...
(S.C., piano, Dublin, Ireland)
Mr.
Burge -- you have changed my life! (T.B., music
student)
Learn
it or be left behind. (P.S., music student)
