Rick: *cries* Dylan: your crying is between the range of C sharp, and Ab

My future son better have perfect pitch or I'm getting a refund

He’s gonna write some weird ass music in his 20s, can’t wait

rick: *plays a chord with sustain pedal so it just sounds like a mess of notes* dylan: that's actually C diminished major 7th over D minor me: ... WHAT??

Rick has secretly been using Dylan to break down and learn songs this whole time

yeah, but can he distinguish between major and minor chords?

I'll never forget one of those early morning TV-shows here in Sweden. The host was a former opera singer and the guest of the day was a young boy with a perfect pitch. She sang a long note and then asked him what note it was -"Well, it was right between F and F-sharp" 😂

Dylan is a genius. I have perfect pitch, started playing piano as a 3 year old. 66 years later, the most frustrating thing is trying to hold a serious conversation with the radio playing in the background. I’m trying to keep focused on the conversation while working out every note going on in the background. Can’t turn it off. Very best wishes to Dylan for what could be a promising career in music should he choose it.

A beautiful and very talented little boy you've got there. Great work Dylan.

Im sure Ling Ling is proud of Dylan. Twoset should react to Dylans perfect pitch!!

Pressing Dylan's right ear resets his internal reference to A = 440. Pressing and holding both ears does a full reset! It's all right here in the instruction manual retrieved from area 51

This video made me emotional. Dylan's RIDICULOUS ability paired with Rick's pride as a father and his little chuckles when Dylan gets it right is beautiful and perfect.

"Music isn't a talent! You can learn how to be good! Nobody is born-" *Three year old perfectly naming random ass notes*

All these tuners I've bought over the years. When all I needed was a Dylan 🤷‍♂️ 🤘👌😍

As someone who also had perfect pitch this leaves me dead. This is a WHOLE OTHER LEVEL of perfect pitch. I want to be as good as this kid

Is no one going to acknowledge that amazing "more cow bell" shirt?

There are a bunch of Dylans in Area 51

Rick, we're the same age and I still want you as my father. Unbelievable!

I am a piano tuner-technician of 35 years and a lifelong musician. I have worked with musicians of all levels from beginner to touring concert artist and everything in between. I was on staff at U of Georgia and U of South Carolina music departments for many years. Perfect pitch is a subject I’ve paid a lot of attention to over the years and I’ve heard some urban legends that were absolutely laughable while experiencing some pretty amazing feats performed by individuals with the “gift” like your son is doing in the video. In college choir, I sat next to a music major who said he had perfect pitch. But it was typically flat of whatever we were singing. He could not sing in tune because it conflicted with whatever standard he learned perfect pitch at. I’ve had clients who claimed they had perfect pitch who said that rather than keeping their pianos in tune regularly, they would call when they got out of tune. By the time I got that call, the pitch was often 20 or more cents off, which required extra work just for tuning and then the tension change destabilized it, so it couldn’t have remained in tune long. Then I’ve heard stories of rare individuals who could distinguish to the tenths of a cent. But the question begs, a cent of what standard? What kind of temperament? Equal? Well? Just? Or one of the many unequal temperaments employed throughout our music history? Does the inherent inharmonicity in piano tuning which can result in the top C88 being as sharp as 1/4 step bother someone with perfect pitch? What happens when we change the standard of pitch to something historical or non-standard? (pitch was all over the place - there was no standard prior to 1920 - and orchestras all over the world are now beginning to deviate from A440 again) I have what I consider to be a form of it in that if I hear a song in my head, I usually hear it in the key of the recording I’m familiar with. And if I blurt out singing a line, if I’m not in the same key as the artist in my head, it’s a rare thing. But I’m hearing timbres of the voice and instruments on the recording playing back in my head. I can change keys singing with no problem, although I can’t stand it when the key change alters the timbre of the voice or instrumentation. Because I’ve seen struggles, though, when a choir director changes the key, and I’ve experienced witnessing the difficulty individuals with perfect pitch have with transposing what they see on paper to what we need to hear, I would think it could be as much a curse as a gift at times. It certainly could be a hindrance for a piano tuner. Piano tuning is a process of constantly compromising because piano scales are all modern wonders of compromises of physics.

I’m seeing this video more than two years after it came out so I doubt anyone will see this but I’m having my mind blown a little right now. Down by the Riverside was sent to me over a year ago by a close friend who told me she found an obscure band that she loved and this song had quickly become one of her favorite songs. It immediately became one of mine, and I’ve been listening to it often for at almost two years now and it’s incredibly important to both of us. Knowing Rick was involved in this song is a full circle moment for me like none other because I’ve been watching his videos for years now. I have chills and I have this video and that incredible song to thank for it.

It fades with age! First time I've ever heard that. Fascinating.

Has perfect pitch, likes videogames instead. Lol good on him

1:30 love how Dylan does not actually correct himself about the keys he's playing, but goes by ear.

Nothing better than a dad who is proud of his son talent! Never stop holding Dylan, he is such a talented child.

Hahah, He seems like an app. Dylan which note is this? Em 7 Bm#. Wrong is smoke on the water

Well done. You looked so proud - the only critique I have is... MORE COW BELL!

I have to ask. Have you ever been learning a song and said “Son, what are the notes in this chord?” I mean what a gift. He must see or feel notes in order to process such complex sounds. He makes it look so easy. I love how Rick just laughs because I’m sure he’s still blown away by and proud of Dylan’s talent.

I was told throughout my life that I have perfect pitch. Every professional who ever listened to me. I could tune the other kids' instruments in band better than an electric tuner. And I hear every detail in performances when notes are slightly off. But I can't do this. My grandma could identify the notes she heard and she could pick them out of the air and sing them. She could "hear" music by looking at it written. But I couldn't do any of that. I was told that it was because I wasn't trained to. But now I wonder if I don't have perfect pitch after all. And to me that is sad. It is something that I valued about myself. Hopefully no one says anything mean. Just sharing my story.

"that's not incredibly rare, 1/10k people have it" Ok😐

I have perfect pitch, and notice sometimes, as you say, I'll be low by a half step. I'm 62. :( My instrument is the piano, and pitch is harder to identify on stringed instruments. I can identify notes and simple chords, but I'm just learning the theory. It takes me longer to sort out stacked chords. Great piece, Rick! Regards to Dylan.

Your interaction w/ Dylan is priceless. He will do well at whatever he fancies. Way to go Dad!

Question: "are there different levels of perfect pitch?" **Jacob Collier laughs in G half sharp**

Could you do a video on relative pitch?

Dylan’s : Perfect pitch < perfect hair

A gifted family! Impressive! The boy came to this world with a perfect pitch and his father has enough knowledge and instruments to support the kid's great talent. Just a perfect match! :D Great video, Rick! Thanks!

For some reason, the clip at 1:02 (where Dylan is naming notes at 3 and a half years old!) brought some tears to my eyes. I don’t know what it was, seeing such incredible and unbelievable talent made me emotional for some strange reason haha, also all the other clips were incredible Congratulations, seriously, both to Dylan for being so talented, and to Rick for being such a great dad in making his son’s talent develop.

You are a great father, Rick. Dylan, you are a talented, handsome young man. Enjoy and cherish every day! More cowbell.

Lucky to have the talent and a father who could harness it. Nice. 👍

Plot twist: He actually has relative pitch and he is just humming C in his head and hearing the intervals

Maybe im damaged but seeing you spend time with him makes me emotional....you are a great dad

What type of music does Dylan listen to? I wonder how he identifies detuned layered synth sounds lol.. By the way im excited about the pitch lessons, you dont know how thankful some of us are to you Rick.

Dylan is growing up so fast. I can't wait for the Ear Training App. Thank you for this video Rick.

Love this. I particularly loved the interaction. Between you and Dylan...a proud dad with his son. What an amazing gift

I love this ear training course! Enjoy spending time with it every day - I expect to be doing so for a looooong time to come. It's already deepening my relationship with the music I hear and want to learn to play. Thanks Rick!

Dylan escaped Area 51 and is being raised by Rick as his own.

"So, Dylan, tell people how much you use your perfect pitch" "...barely" LOL. amazing

I can empathize with your son as I was diganosed with being "afflicted" (as I call it) with having perfect pitch at the age of six also. However, I soon learned that I also had relative pitch, and hearing instruments out of tune within themselves is hard enough, but hearing band or orchestra members who are out of pitch with their fellow musicians is like fingernails on a chalkboard for me. I've been known to walk out of symphony performances because the second chair cellist can't hear that his/her d-string is out of tune. Up until my early 50's, I could also hear the wave cycles of a single note, but that has since gone with age. Trust me, perfect pitch/relative pitch is nothing to aspire to (unless you want to be the best piano tuner in your region!)

Oh, we could talk...my AP was recognized at age 3, 58 years ago. I have theories about age-related slippage, and self-calibrate using the vocal timbre of an on-pitch "reference" song in my head. I use AP for way more than music - couldn't imagine life without it. Love your work and your genuine enthusiasm! Cheers!

Dylan: I have perfect pitch Me: Oh, I see, tell be 'bout that *angrily smashes the piano*

omg dylan is growing fast 😂

Rick your musical talent is impressive & love for music is contagious & inspires so many people. You must be so proud of your son & I think your influence helped with this gift he has. Thanks for sharing.

I love the videos with Dylan. That kid never stops to me amaze me.

Such a talented likable kid. My friend has perfect pitch but lost it by 50 . I have relative pitch that’s works very well for harmony .

Has anyone ever heard the line: "I've got perfect pitch but only if you tell me a starting note"

How can anyone ever give this a thumbs down ? 🤷‍♂️ Absolutely incredible God given gift. Wow!

This is without a doubt one of the most incredible things I’ve ever encountered. Absolutely phenomenal. I’ve been watching your channel here and there and this video made me subscribe. Fascinating beyond belief!

Team Beato mystifies, then demystifies all in one video. Pretty slick Dylan/Rick!

So awesome! Thank you so much for sharing and for all the good info you offer.

This is awesome to watch; think of the time you two have spent together and that is what Dylan will remember forever...

Brett, you can roast Eddy's perfect pitch with this video :)) @twosetviolin

Dylan is amazing! I've had perfect pitch all my life as far back as I can remember, the notes and chords being different colors or shades. I'm also visually impaired. My ability was close to Dylan's, but even at my best I could not measure up to what he can do! What I would like to know is why I am losing it now. It's always come so natural to me, yet now that I am in my 50s I am noticing that my accuracy is decreasing and it seems to get worse each year. Why does this happen? Is there anything I can do to get it back? I named a lot of the notes along with Dylan but some of them I got wrong, and there is no way I could pick out all the notes in those double chords!

Had a friend in high school who had perfect pitch. He no longer plays music, which kills me. Your son's skill is insane!

I actually get emotional watching him call the notes/chords out. What an incredible God given gift that was nourished by his dad. Does Dylan have any musical aspirations? I feel like knowing so much theory and having perfect pitch could give him quite the advantage to making some great music.

I’m so glad you mentioned the 50+ age thing. I had perfect pitch now have relative. My 16yo daughter sings songs in their original keys without any accompaniment. She just goes straight in on key every time. Do you ever wonder if Dylan would have the ear he has if you hadn’t nurtured it? I was very matter of fact about intervals and chords. Keys having color and stuff like that. My kids just accepted it all because it was no big deal, it is what it is. I played Beethoven’s moonlight sonata in C minor instead of C#. They pulled faces and were annoyed that something was wrong! Awesome Dylan is way more advanced than any other person I have ever known. Congratulations. What a gift. I think it’s a gift he inherited 👍😀 Can’t wait for the app. Love your channel

More bell cow

Rick, you and your amazing family continue to inspire. Thanks for sharing.

People who have absolute pitch are within a spectrum (the skill is different with everyone who has AP)! It’s so strange to hear Dylan not use his absolute pitch when he listens to things, because I also have it and am always using it (subconsciously and consciously)! I think part of developing the skill is developing your music theory and also just your general passion for music :)! Love your content

Both you and your son are amazing. Talent, knowledge and humility - what a wonderful combination, especially for an educator.

Just fabulous ! Every time Dylan is on demonstrating perfect pitch it makes me just smile ! it is so great to see just how developed his P/Pitch is after all the work you did with Dylan, Rick, and it is also great that having P/Pitch doesn't trouble or phase him in his everyday life one iota.

But is his perfect pitch as usually bound to certain tuning? 440? Is he irritated when hearing a in 432?

Man your son is amazing. I love watching your videos. What a gift.

Your son is amazing! I love seeing people with real, natural gifts.

When Rick talks to him it sounds like he's talking to an AI

Rick my man! i bet youre so proud! what a talent!

What an awesome little guy. Thanks buddy for allowing us to see how advanced your musical gift is.

I'm so glad this video showed up on Facebook! My perfect pitch disappeared and I always attributed it to being away from the piano for too long, and for losing a little hearing in my left ear. But you answered it when you said that by our 50's we lose the perfect pitch. That's about right and I'm now 63 so it's long gone - I'm glad to know why. My piano teacher turned me around one day when I was young and played a note and I told him what it was. He took great delight in playing notes all over the piano and also chords. He only tried chords with one hand with me, and I sure wasn't as fast as Dylan is, nor as talented. It's great to see this - makes me smile!

I was one that was impressed with your kids pitch video and i didn't know about lots of what was demonstrated.i never seen anyone do that much less a little kid..i myself thought i had perfect pitch untill i saw dillan.that kid will stomp me into the ground lol..your daughter is amazing too..Rick you are blessed to have these kids and you seem like a great dad yourself,you are rich my friend..thank you for your videos and love what makes this song great..so original..ty again 👍✊🤙

How wonderful! The kid with perfect pitch wants more cow bell!!! lolololol

You and your son Dylan have musical abilities so far beyond my own, that I’m simply unable to put it into words! However, my ability to appreciate what you do is keen! 😃 And your music theory vids are eminently interesting to my appreciative brain. Thank you!

This video literally gives me goosebumps!!! I have no words how happy I'm watching this level of skill set in people. ❤️

I think perfect pitch is a great resource to feed and train the musical mind. I remember Steve Vai going mystical lengths in order to play what he hears in his head. Many times close, and maybe only a few exactly. According to him, and to many other musicians, the ability to connect your imagination with your musical vocabulary, knowledge and problem solving, is paramount for a satisfactory musical life... being able to play and put together what you hear in your head. If perfect pitch is to be lost, as many cognitive abilities as the brain grows old, then you're left with what perfect pitch did for you... and that can be still awesome.

This young man is gifted. I'm a musician but I have relative pitch only.

This is fascinating. And incredible. And impressive. I can't do words anymore

great learning of perfect pitch. it is all about hearing and study every note every time. Congratulations, Its a great talent and encouragements. More more.

I'm a person with perfect pitch, and i'm currently working on 6note chords right now. My band teacher always finds opportunity to train this and I hope to get as good as dylan is.

Great job Dylan! You're growing up fast. Thanks Rick!

Glad you added the remark at the end that relative pitch is as important, it works well for me but boy was I impressed by your son! Thanks for the video.

This kid has another level of perfect pitch - I can do the single notes as fast as him but I would need at least a minute for the chords

RICK I TELL YOU . YOU ARE THE BEST THING THAT HAPPENED IN MY LIFE . KEEP GOING PAPS.

Would have been funny if when you said “it’s been 3 years since we’ve done this” and Dylan pretended to have forgotten everything and became tone deaf.

Always love You and your family you guys are such a amazing people and inspire me a lot for my journey

Knowing, as a musician, that I will never have this ability, makes me quite sad. Idk why I organized this sentence this way. I’m stickin with it.

Meanwhile, i have trouble to find the right chords to a basic pop song... oh boy... For real this boy astounds me, i hope there are more things to be seen from him. He needs to develop his own music still, let's see how that turns out.

Music, sports, science, chess, history, outdoors,.... whatever you nurture will grow! Great to see a father having such a positive relation with his son. 👍🏻

That's amazing. Thank you for sharing.

Tbh kids obviously gifted, but fathers obviously great too. It's the only thing I see and can comment on. Music's obviously Rick's passion/obsession/chosen lifetime personal and professional journey and the fact that Dylan loves music as well is a good show of how Rick didn't push him so hard that Dylan would reject the world of music, or at the very least, the very "boring" theoretical side of it. Great to see you share your passion with Dylan as a competent father who sees his son as a fellow music enthusiast by letting him grow at his pace and acting as a knowledge bible whenever the occasion comes around. Take care guys!

Perfect pitch is when you throw an accordion into a dumpster and it lands on a banjo.

those burning eyes full of pride Rick has during the whole testing process

Superb pitch, smile and spirit. His visual tribute to 'More Cow Bell' underscores the precociousness. The Reaper is running!

Hi, thank you so much for this video! I do actually have perfect pitch (and studying music). I would be very grateful for your tips on how to develop the relative pitch having the absolute one. Much luck and inspiration to you and your son!