Relative pitch is quite helpful to have. However, I have absolute pitch and I find it quite helpful as well. - I can hear things in my head and play them direc

Relative pitch is quite helpful to have. However, I have absolute pitch and I find it quite helpful as well. - I can hear things in my head and play them directly on the instrument more or less on the first try - I can improvise with others and catch what key/etc they are in quickly - As we practice, we get a sort of kinetic/physical memory for remembering music, but also this can feedback into that "hear things in head, play them on the instrument" – so I feel like memorizing things can be assisted by absolute pitch - I can remember music I heard and play it back easier There's a lot of people saying it's not helpful, but I have to wonder if they have experienced having it or not? If they have it and find it unhelpful that's fine… but I've experienced it as nothing _but_ helpful to me.