developed that ability at all. Nonetheless, Mozart was indeed born with a gift, and it was the same gift that the children in Sakakibara’s study were born with. They were all endowed with a brain so flexible and adaptable that it could, with the right sort of training, develop a capability that seems quite magical to those of us who do not possess it. In short, perfect pitch is not the gift, but, rather, the ability to develop perfect pitch is the gift — and, as nearly as we can tell, pretty much everyone is born with that gift.
Flexible and adaptable brain
