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Why tonal languages may help develop perfect pitch

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Perfect pitch isn't just a genetic lottery win; it heavily depends on the language you babble as a toddler. People who speak tonal languages like Mandarin, where pitch entirely changes the meaning of a word, are vastly more likely to develop absolute pitch. Their brains are forcefully trained from infancy to treat exact musical notes as vital survival data.

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