Jazz organist Joey DeFrancesco on his musical education & development 

Maybe you can find work as a hagiographer.

Yes! This!

You don't need perfect pitch on a keyboard; it's pitch is constant.

@@claytonwalter8700 agreed - exceptional relative pitch comes from what he was doing from a very early age, listening and playing back what he heard - making a few mistakes along the way, but constantly rinse-tuning his ears. The earlier a child starts doing this, the greater the aptitude they have for the type of learning Joey describes. Of course, it depends on their natural aptitude (it can vary greatly) to discern one or more (simultaneous or serial) note(s) from the next, so that what is heard becomes “tangibly real” as the mind hearing so quickly and accurately instructs fingers (and feet for an organist) in real-time to play the notes heard. Now, his prowess on trumpet (and later saxophone), is proof of not just exceptional aptitude/ears/work ethic, but of his personal commitment/requirement to master new musical challenges, as he could have instead just used sampled instruments and his virtuosity on keyboard to achieve some satisfaction in sounding a little but like a sax or trumpet. But for him, fidelity to not just the general sound concepts of the instrument, but the challenge in mastering it (the only way to faithfully produce the nuances expert players create) mattered greatly.

More info please

@@modelprisoner Look up "haughty."

@@keithfitzgerald876 know what it means but can you give example

@@modelprisoner Sure. Fair request. When I met him after a gig and politely asked for an autograph, he gave me a contemptuous look, as if I were a peon not fit to, say, press the clothes that swaddled his rotundity.

@@keithfitzgerald876 sorry to hear that

yes he is , i can totally relate

he said it was a toy piano.

lol I was thinking the same thing

lol this guy needs some ear training for sure, he said a "TOY" piano.

its a toy. get over it.

45 years ago MIDI was not prevalent especially for children when Joey was learning. So your statement is way off base and narrow minded