The OP:

lenasv. said
There is much talk about absolute pitch and relative pitch. The absolute, where you can identify directly one note based on just hearing it on any instrument, while relative hearing is more about identifying the note with the help of having identified nearby notes.

I am going to discuss another phenomenon that seems to be my case more than absolute or relative, and since I have not heard of it before, I will name it simply

Muscular Pitch.

If I hear a note played  *on violin* I can without making any sound or trying, IF and ONLY IF I have the violin in the hand supported normally on the left shoulder, instantly find the position of the played note (without any trials, the finger goes directly to the correct place). This is obviously some kind of muscular hearing, because its not my ear or my brain who recognizes the note, but the muscles. And I really have to hold the violin in normal position.

Can anybody explain this phenomenon and how to take advantage of it? (I am not a person with good intonation in general.)  

Calling "Procedural Memory" by a different name (Muscle Memory) is one thing. 

It's an entirely different matter to say muscles have memory - they don't. 

This thread really got me thinking... 

Making some tasks automatic can free our mind up for 'other things' - it takes time, and I'm getting it. 

My 'other things' is learning to manipulate music - so I'm actually a little more concerned with 'Working Memory', what I can do with it & how I can improve it.  Everyone is aware of it, even if you don't know what it's called.

How your "working memory" makes sense of the world. 

...great take home message! 

It's SO AMAZING, that even in my older age, everyday behavior can actually make GREAT chemical, structural & functional CHANGES in my brain that help memory!  

I've been lucky, no brain disease or damage from stroke (yet) - but sometimes dealing with pain, stress, depression, etc... can still make focusing on music pretty difficult at times... I'm sure others can relate.