diff --git a/jams/sonify.py b/jams/sonify.py
index a1ec6357..11df81b6 100644
--- a/jams/sonify.py
+++ b/jams/sonify.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 '''
 
 import six
+import numpy as np
 import mir_eval.sonify
 from .eval import validate_annotation
 from .exceptions import NamespaceError
@@ -18,32 +19,40 @@
 __all__ = ['sonify']
 
 
-def clicks(annotation, sr=22050, duration=None, **kwargs):
+def clicks(annotation, sr=22050, length=None, **kwargs):
     '''Sonify clicks timings
 
     '''
 
-    ref_interval, _ = annotation.data.to_interval_values()
+    interval, _ = annotation.data.to_interval_values()
 
-    length = None
-    if duration is not None:
-        length = int(duration * sr)
+    return mir_eval.sonify.clicks(interval[:, 0], fs=sr, length=length, **kwargs)
 
-    return mir_eval.sonify.clicks(ref_interval[:, 0], fs=sr, length=length, **kwargs)
 
-def chord(annotation, sr=22050, duration=None, **kwargs):
-    '''Sonify chords
-
-    '''
+def chord(annotation, sr=22050, length=None, **kwargs):
+    '''Sonify chords'''
 
     intervals, chords = annotation.data.to_interval_values()
 
-    length = None
-    if duration is not None:
-        length = int(duration * sr)
-
     return mir_eval.sonify.chords(chords, intervals, fs=sr, length=length, **kwargs)
 
+
+def pitch_midi(annotation, sr=22050, length=None, **kwargs):
+    '''Sonify midi pitches'''
+
+    intervals, notes = annotation.data.to_interval_values()
+
+    freqs = 440.0 * (2.0 ** ((np.arange(128) - 69.0)/12.0))
+
+    gram = np.zeros((len(freqs), len(notes)))
+
+    for t, n in enumerate(notes):
+        gram[n, t] = 1.0
+
+    return mir_eval.sonify.time_frequency(gram, freqs, intervals[:, 0],
+                                          fs=sr, length=length, **kwargs)
+
+
 def sonify(annotation, sr=22050, duration=None, **kwargs):
     '''Sonify a jams annotation through mir_eval
 
@@ -72,14 +81,17 @@ def sonify(annotation, sr=22050, duration=None, **kwargs):
         If the annotation has an un-sonifiable namespace
     '''
 
-    # TODO: add pitch contour sonification here
     SONIFY_MAPPING = {'beat.*|segment.*|onset.*': clicks,
-                      'chord|chord_harte': chord}
+                      'chord|chord_harte': chord,
+                      'pitch_midi': pitch_midi}
+    length = None
+    if duration is not None:
+        length = int(duration * sr)
 
     for namespace, func in six.iteritems(SONIFY_MAPPING):
         try:
             validate_annotation(annotation, namespace)
-            return func(annotation, sr=sr, duration=duration, **kwargs)
+            return func(annotation, sr=sr, length=length, **kwargs)
         except NamespaceError:
             pass