History
19th century British and German researches Positive pitch, musical ear, The skill is not exclusively musical Has been demonstrated in animals
Difference in cognition
Auditory system is not different The way they analyze sounds is different
Linguistics
Common in tonal languages Possible pitch variations Chinese, Vietnamese.
Relative pitch
Skill which can be learnt The distance of a musical note Identify intervals Differences between major, minor, diminished and augmented intervals Used by singers