Jeremey McMillan asks:

>Does anyone on this list have perfect pitch? I want to know if it serves
>as a good advantage.  I heard a lot of good and bad things about who use
>perfect pitch only but don't use relative pitch.

I've got perfect pitch, but I also have good relative pitch.  The problem
is that I grew up with a piano that was about a half step flat, so I
learned a different set of pitches the first few years of my life.  Even
today, when I read a score or play a piece back in my head, I find that I
gravitate toward the flatter pitches.

The advantages definitely outweigh the disadvantages.  It helps that my
choir, for the most part, doesn't have it; I've been able to transpose
entire choral works at the piano with few choir members noticing any
difference except that suddenly they find it easier to sing.

 - seb