Perfect Pitch: How Theory and Ear Training Work Together

[@lennyc624]

I was able to name the instrument.

[@marshallross3373]

LOL... good one!

[@ana7icia]

congrats!

[@Subholik3]

XDDDD

[@pianofreaks]

Haha🤣

[@XxImaFunGuyxX]

Rick's created a monster.

[@Yadeehoo]

A very inspiring one

[@kaylasmusic]

Ikr

[@alexandrebelli385]

Rick's little smile everytime the kid gets it right. Lovely. Hopefully he uses his ability to create amazing music!

[@4GotSumthing]

....and his big smile when he really tries to stump him and Dylan pauses to confirm his answer internally and then lets it out and Dad just gushes with pride. Because he knew .... and was rewarded for his patience in teaching him so well.

[@anasamin8227]

can we see dylan testing ricks ear?

[@nicebluejay]

yes plz

[@IdglaMoura]

HAHAHAHA that'd be cool

[@CoolGoolMusic]

rick has said in other videos he has good relative pitch built from pitch memory but not perfect pitch. so while the former is achieved (i am the same as rick, and i find no shame in it as it works, and i thought others to make it work efficiently & quick), the latter is natural (tbh less of an accomplishment but defo a shortcut, ie good to have)

[@Subholik3]

yes this the fact XDD

[@notthatguy2753]

I like how when he sings back the notes he always does them in a little melody instead of just arpeggiating them up or down.

[@guitarjonn7103]

Double polychords, are you kidding me!! What gets me too, is Dylan seems hardly challenged by it all, like it was a spelling bee below his grade level.

[@richf8972]

Dylan is unbelievable, I hope he makes music his life. We need great musicians for the future.

[@QBRX]

Nah, he wants to be a plumber.

[@Mr24Adventures]

@@QBRX srsly??...

[@Mr24Adventures]

@@QBRX i mean there's nothing bad in it,but that's kinda funny

[@QBRX]

@@Mr24Adventures Come on dude.

[@RobertDannyDavis]

This is a cool topic and I actually wanted to point out how much your ears improve by learning theory even without any sight singing or dictation. You get used to a certain sound, have a label for it, it becomes immediately identifiable. I think people put way to much stress on themselves and perfect pitch. Sure it is great to have, but it starts feeling like you have it anyway when you can identify what you hear and write without an instrument(staff).

[@reallyreallyryan]

Hahaha, what a little boss! Maybe if we distract him enough with gaming, the rest of us will have a chance.:p

[@sbingham1979]

This is just phenomenal, and phenomenally wonderful! Dylan is adorable, full of life, and already has such an astonishing command of music. I am floored. Thank you Rick, for all of your sharing and generosity w. regards music, the music industry, your understanding of it, and your passion for imparting it to the rest of us. It is such a gift.

[@sunburntaquaticape6694]

Wow! Dylan is a real credit to you and all the work you've put in training him. You're a really great dad Rick, nurturing and developing Dylan to this advanced level! Im full of admiration for both of you! It's fantastic and amazing! Thanks for sharing. Best wishes from the Uk.

[@dissonanceparadiddle]

This kid's ears are incredible

[@rt-uh6mt]

Huh, I can't even see them!

[@cherylotinyhousecellist]

So is the teacher ...

[@blazejecar]

Cm/mai9add6add11(b13)+11/E and Cm/mai9add6add11(#13)+11/E have him notice which note is different, sing it and sing some scale using that note as a root. Or you could tell him to pitch everyday sounds or identify notes in a noisy setting(like create a recording of you mashing piano keys but in the back there's a chord playing through the whole thing and make him guess what it is)...Idk, I'm failing to find things that are still difficult xD this kid is a god. My relative pitch isn't bad but I wish I had a fraction of this ability

[@DETERMINOLOGY]

He will get it..Double poly chord...Hes hearing smokes alot of people

[@ChiFan8324]

Mr popo if you had enough training, maybe you could make your own super baby robot like this guy.

[@tonymarinelli7304]

This may sound goofy, but as a father of a very good young musician, this is truly tear inducing.

[@betolicks4071]

That chuckle at the end hahaha hes so proud of his son ... we need more parents like this that actually care about their kids.

[@OZRIC1985]

I am just blown away by Dylan's incredible ability to recognize any note, chord, polychord, cluster, etc. With all his musical knowledge he should be awarded an honorary doctorate from Julliard! Aside from his awesome musical ability, he seems like a really great (and intelligent) kid too. :)

[@juanabrate4189]

this should have a lot more views, dylan's skills are insane. he's speed to recognize those complex chords and notes is otherwordly.

[@mysteriousdoge1298]

This kid is an alien. Sometimes I struggle with tuning my guitar and he just know all the notes in super complicated chords. Crazy.

[@abhinashtechdeathchuck8855]

Can you show lessons the way you taught Dylan.. So we can teach children ..it will give new era to music..

[@germaniums2611]

Abhinash TECH DEATH Chuck I’m pretty sure he started from birth 😂. He said it in a video once... WE’RE DOOMED

[@glorioskiola]

@@germaniums2611 he started in the womb.

[@richf8972]

This little guy is so cool, I wish him the best.

[@watsonvisuals5261]

Unreal. Please teach us how to educate our children like this.

[@RickBeato]

+Watson Visuals Cone to my NYC seminar on it in Nov.

[@watsonvisuals5261]

Rick Beato I really wish I could, Rick. I have to be in Chicago for work. As a professional videographer who produces marketing videos and commercials, etc. may I kindly recommend that you have it professionally filmed and you sell in on your site or a site like udemy later? I'm sure many of us who cannot make it would be willing to pay for your expertise. Thank you for taking the time to respond. Much respect to you! Best, Harry

[@Lokrion]

midichlorians? maybe he's destined to bring balance to the music industry.

[@EliBleu]

Lol

[@villyramos3114]

the FORCE is strong in him... Please help us Dylan Wan Beato Kenobi, you're our ONLY HOPE!!!

[@QBRX]

You cant see on his face the computations going on in his head. Incredible!

[@Toshio_77]

Rick is amazing for knowing his son was right on each question

[@simpleeye7950]

Wow! I have both perfect pitch and relative pitch, but nowhere near this level! This is amazing! Early music exposure really grows raw talent beautifully!

[@exract8755]

Simple Eye This is the average perfect pitch

[@robinrubendunst869]

A little Josquin goes a long way…. You did mean early music, right?

[@kaylasmusic]

@@exract8755nah Dylan has extremely crazy ability,.. seems more than just ordinary perfect pitch,.. I have yet to see Claire Crosby do this

[@SeanLeonDrumz]

Amazing! You must be so proud of your boy! you have taught him so well. Very Talented young man. Thanks for sharing.

[@ThatOneDude88]

Makes me realize I know NOTHING about music after seeing this kid! AMAZING!

[@mapo5976]

I'm just diminished , demented and defeated. What an awesome brain your son has.

[@keremayan452]

He is like walking tuner. Congrats Dylan!

[@OscarTadlock]

sweet! I'll pass on Dylan's channel to my sons.

[@lukejav818]

Rick you must be so proud of your son. He's a genius. I really hope he will use these unbelievable skills to compose and create his music when he ll grow up

[@Composer1992]

I have perfect pitch but I haven't gone much beyond music theory in the diatonic system, so while I can find all the notes of a chord by listening carefully, I don't yet have the advanced music theory knowledge like you teach so I can't name off a chord instantly like Dylan does here, I have to think about it a little. Also my relative pitch is actually atrophied because I don't really use it. I can't use the transpose function on any keyboard because it throws me off so much. Since the advanced chords are almost never used or needed in most of the music I listen to, there's never really been a need to learn. After a while, the diatonic system does get boring, like eating fast food for breakfast, lunch and dinner every day. Especially since I arrange pop music for daily videos on another channel. I end up needing something more interesting, more varied, so I like watching your videos and learning something new. I really like your content because it satisfies that need to learn something more complex. Thanks Rick!

[@mwoeppel]

I love how he hums the note to himself as he writes it on the staff

[@youtbe999]

I never seen anything like this nor did I know this can be done. I'm so impressed.

[@Abc-qs8ir]

Can we have a video with Dylan at the piano and Rick being tested on ear ability? Haha :)

[@CoolGoolMusic]

he will use his relative pitch and still get the answer right, but slower!

[@decomputerleraarable]

Can't find the words to express my admiration.

[@markpalmermusic]

Maybe he can finally put an end to the mystery of the opening chord of "A Hard Day's Night."

[@lennyc624]

Most of your videos inspire me to make music. This one makes me want to just give up. Amazing.

[@yunesbb]

Rick looks so proud of his son :' ) the kid is amazing!

[@doxx2427]

Dont have perfect pitch but I have perfect prediction... *1 million views!*

[@sahilflanger8526]

it has 53k views though.

[@Cam_1776]

Sahil Flanger should have a lot more

[@zackeriah87]

What the hell man... I'm dumbfounded by Dylan. So great.. I can't help but laugh.

[@kylaligayo2366]

Dylan's amazing. He is gonna be really really really good in music 💖

[@Jill-ih9dq]

the look of amusement on Rick’s face when Dylan is promoting his channel kills me

[@n5cbi]

He is so amazing that experiencing his genius almost gives me vertigo.

[@RyanHannaMusic]

i think rick is more amazed than any of us! this is mind blowing!

[@dzamija922]

those chords sound like you're playing the piano with a pitchfork and still he gets every single one of them right. I'm flabbergasted. You did an experiment and it sure damn worked.

[@Eventual420]

Wow, you have a brilliant child. I have 3 kids... and this video brought a tear to my eye.

[@jockojohn3294]

Put Dylan as a judge on the TV singing contests. He'll be telling the singers all the parts where they were off key......he could also be a human lie detector-he could tell when they were relaxed and tensed up. Won't be long before.....Hey dad, you were a semi tone sharp on that last A chord, & flat on the 2nd measure of the chorus.......how about practicing before you record.......ya know?....... :)

[@mikea6710]

jocko john or we can use his power for evil.

[@kaylasmusic]

He, charlie puth, and claire crossby should be the judges of American idol! Lol 😂,.. However, Dylan does sing for demonstrations but i don’t think he sings much, however, absolute pitch and vocal techniques/singing skills are completely different things

[@drummerjeroensimons]

Thanks to a superfather and mother you ve got a superchild...:) Enjoy it!!! Thanks for the many superb videos you gave to us all!!

[@MrTrashcan1]

Why am I not surprised he's a lefty?

[@seuyt88]

My god Rick, what are you raising there?! At his age, I'm just blown away!! 🙌🙌

[@4GotSumthing]

It's because of his age that this is possible. The Plastcity factor in cognitive structuring and coherence is maxed in the young ones.

[@EliBleu]

Haha this kid is freakin awesome!!! I love seeing such a cool family dynamic between you two

[@dbilman]

Whoa!! Aydin in NYC with you! Cannot be missed!

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

I have a few friends who seem to claim they have perfect pitch and often go to the local music store to congregate and feel rather proud of themselves. They like to show off by simply someone picking up a guitar and tuning the low E string to pitch and guessing when they have hit that low E. I know they are all full of the brown stuff as I can do the the same just by being so familiar with the Emin/Maj sound on the guitar hah ha.. I'm going to show them these videos of Dylan to put them in their place as they have internet and a big screen in the shop and watch them all go with their tails between their legs whilst I tell them the best they can do is develop relative pitch which is very very hard work and no hope of developing Perfect pitch which Dylan has the luck guy he is. I hope Dylan is thoroughly thankful to his dad for doing this for him as Dylans ability is wonderous and awesome in many ways. If Dylan decides to learn instruments in his future it would be fantastic to listen to a piece of music, know what the notes are and then be able to play them no problems. I myself are quite in awe of Dylan who has an ability I could only ever dream of.

[@kaylasmusic]

You could learn to identify note sounds with no reference (which is the act of absolute pitch skill) if you wanted.. with it just takes a lot of time and training but Dylan is a completely different breed.. this kid is literally insane

[@RonGalloway]

One of my favorite videos of all time

[@neil.graymusic]

So inspiring! Bring on the ear training course!!!

[@ArthlecMann]

I wish you guys come and visit our school in Europe one day, You should tour to every Music college and school in the world. WOW Just pure genius.:-) You must be so proud of Dylan..

[@marshallross3373]

Dylan's like a professor jazz music already. Insane.

[@phrannymoo]

This child is crazy gifted..I wonder what sort of career he would pursue to utilize his gift. Maybe a music conductor or sound mixer..I have no idea..but boy he's amazing!

[@aymericmarchand3472]

Scary.

[@eoghanbishop9745]

Thank you Dylan, you filled up my bucket today :)

[@JohnBuckley1989]

totally incredible but I hope the kid likes doing this. its amazing to know how to do it but not worth it if he doesn't enjoy it.

[@adamyoung7999]

I mean, I can determine intervals no problem, but this blows my mind. Dylan, we are not worthy!

[@galissakti7202]

This insane. Absolutely amazing.

[@snardash_1197]

How does he know all that theory? that's a lot of knowledge for a kid. like, he's even writing it.

[@thejohncenafan100]

He's Rick's son what do you expect :D

[@Composer1992]

Kids' brains have evolved to soak up information extremely fast, they're better than adults at learning so it's really no wonder that a child who was taught these skills is really adept at them.

[@joelco92]

That’s a lot of knowledge for anyone. Kid can just name, sing and transcribe any random notes and chords off the top of his head.

[@Peppersn17]

Children’s minds are still fresh that’s why. They could easily recall sounds the first or second time they hear it.

[@judenihal]

Oh wow he has perfect pitch! Great! Now.... he is part of the 1 percent crowd, which I am in as well. What can me and him do which 99 percent of musicians can't do? Replicate music. Recreate music. Make 1:1 copies of Pop hits. This is a gift which people don't have. What should we be doing about this? Recreating songs? Becoming pop stars or cover song stars (like Weird Al)? The huge issue is no one is taught how to use our special abilities to become successful. I wish when I was his age, I took my special ability seriously. Now I am almost 30 years old and I wish I planned my future better with this special ability of mine. I sure hope this child does something similar instead of just letting people honor his special ability and go no where with it.

[@Toshio_77]

Yo how did u get perfect pitch? Did ur parents train u or did u grow up in a musical home by chance? I’d like to know how to make my future children get it.

[@judenihal]

@@Toshio_77 Back in 1997, I got obsessed with each note on my toy piano. I started falling in love with B, then B Flat, eventually I stopped at G. I am not sure if I started to like F Sharp recently, but I tend to enjoy C music played in F Sharp. Anyways, I memorized each note on the piano just by indulging the notes when I was 7 years old. I did remember when I was a 4 or 5 years old, playing the note G, and saying it sounds like an aeroplane.

[@Toshio_77]

@@judenihal woah brooo thats wild! So to ur best recollection u achieved perfect pitch around 7? Or since 4 or 5 meaning u could have had the inherent predisposition to begin with?

[@taquitoburrito6335]

Lets choose a simple c major chord as an example, Dylan, I would imagine would hear the notes "c, e, g" and in that order he would recognize it as a C major root inversion triad. Why? Because he also must recognize the quality of three seperate interval sounds, a M3 below a m3, and a P5. But if he heard "e, g, c" he would identify the sound as a c major first inversion chord, as well hear a m3 interval below a P4 interval and a m6. So in this matter, Dylan probably hears chords individually, as separate segments and as a whole. What astonishes me is how he recognizes the sounds by name. I'm very excited for the music he will bring the world when he matures.

[@CW19941]

Man I wish I had proper training for my ear when I was his age. I developed it eventually over time but it took some time and practice is all. Apparently I have a pretty good ear from various musicians. Though I dont ever wanna make it robotic. Its good to know this stuff but also feel it🤟🏻I would like to add my dad was also very pivotal in my ear development over the years and helped me learn by ear❤❤

[@90sam1]

Rick's created a monster...

[@mapo5976]

Monster created a Dylan

[@stratocluster]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. Cool. Now I'm gonna jump out of the window.

[@QuazarNeptune2012]

Done ?

[@saadibhai6643]

@@QuazarNeptune2012 I was going to say the same 😂

[@PV155]

Dylan is amazing, so much talent and amazing/Super Ears this is great Rick! Wow I wish I had his ears......

[@klop123rt]

Dylan has mastered what will take me another 3 years

[@CarlitosMayo]

You must be a hell of a proud dad, dude!

[@RickBeato]

Dylan is a great kid as are my two girls :) The best!

[@keschgelb]

I am simply speechless......

[@splashesin8]

Inferno Tender. Inferno Tender. ;) I had been distracted after listening with you for awhile. It's Inferno Tender y'all! 😁

[@aliceelrod8344]

Dylan is incredible! And so darn cute! ❤️

[@michaelsokolowski7143]

Don't know where to go to suggest a video, but figured I'd go to the most recent video and leave it there. My request is for a video on the Slonimsky book -- really explain its utility and how to use it. Thanks for considering -- love the channel.

[@jasonwarren9874]

Amazing! Would have been fun to see Dylan paired up with Sting for the Jazz segment (vid 6)

[@TheMightyDd]

i hope i can transcribe songs by ear one day :)

[@TheShadowblast123]

Rick already has videos on ear training out, just start practice bro

[@TheMightyDd]

thanks

[@Scodigy]

Seriously....how is that even possible. I've dabbled in music for years and still have trouble with notes and I play by ear. I would love to be able to do this. I'm almost 50 and I really hope there is hope for an older guy like me to learn this.

[@guitardudeguy3139]

Kid is amazing, I used to think my ear was that good...I lost it on polychords..Holy crap, you've got a prodigy!

[@lisaarmstrong5461]

I subscribe but this is the first one seeing Dylan amazing kid amazing dad

[@con5243]

INSANE. Get him into a music school and on track to a conservatory.

[@soer4964]

What a great Dad you are... 👍

[@thomasrhodes4327]

Very well rehearsed 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@johnnycmonaco]

I love this kid & what a great teacher !

[@borjapeb3767]

This kid deserves a movie

[@kovarilaszlo3146]

looking forward for that ear training :)

[@haydencluff896]

Hah this is amazing! I'm truly envious. Great work!

[@ericwang1577]

Looks like a little man now. Definitely living a hell of a life, musical god and has an awesome gaming life. A lot of the times when parents try to help the kids get a great musical life they ruin the kids personal life, no video games, no sports and nothing else except musical study. On the other hand Rick is promoting Dylan's video game channel, and I'm guessing once Dylan starts playing high school sports Rick will be at all the games shouting stuff like:" gimme a G" or "tell me this chord"😁😉😉😉😉😁😁😉😉😉

[@RickBeato]

You know I will Eric :)

[@ericwang1577]

Love u Rick keep on training his ear and teach him how to shred the guitar so he'll get all the girls.

[@hanhan7629]

I want your ears, dylan. Very, very perfect pitch hearing. Mr. Rick, can you teach me by online tutorial ear training?

[@ZERMELOmusic]

This is so absurdly amazing.

[@starttherebellion9146]

Delightful child, a true prodigy! - The dark comic in me however would like to see Rick make a video like this one... but somewhere in the middle of it, without warning, Rick whips around with an evil glare and says "yes, but was I RUSHING... OR WAS i DRAGGING?!"... then after a brief dramatic pause (in another unexpected plot twist)... Dylan is the one who picks up a chair and flings it wildly at Rick! XD

[@RickBeato]

+Start The Rebellion Great idea! Dylan would love it!

[@starttherebellion9146]

Hey Rick - Also add in after he flings the chair at you... "mmmm, not quite my tempo" XD

[@sprenzy7936]

I wanted to be a composer and I'm training my ear right now After watching this video Imagine Gordon Ramsay saying this an SMH soft way: fuck me

[@atlas-vista]

A Brilliant Kid!

[@iriemon1796]

He should play the opening chord to "A Hard Day's Night" from the record and resolve the controversy once and for all.

[@cguimas]

Fantastic! Congratulations both!

[@mostresticator5]

insane

[@DEDZU786]

Just wonderful demonstration

[@Satyros2os]

This is simply amazing !