Prodigy, 4, Plays One Mean Trumpet

A Natural, Knows Notes And Dozens Of Songs; Wows Crowds

(CBS)  That's right, Murphy exclaims, read music! While other kids are still learning their ABCs, Geoffrey already knows his musical keys.

And Geoffrey, whose feet dangle from the stool, has only been taking lessons a few months.

The two first met at band camp, a four year old among junior high school kids, each about 10 years older than the star pupil.

"They have four levels of band, based on the kid's talent," David says. "And so he auditioned on his trumpet and he made the highest level band in that camp."

Geoffrey knows scores of songs at this point, and eats up playing trumpet music in public.

But he won't play "Mary Had a Little Lamb," saying it's "for babies" and something he learned in his first lesson.

And, Murphy points out, if you're worried that Geoffrey is simply the product of stage parents, you needn't be.

"It comes from his heart," observes Bingham, his mother. "You know, he's got soul. He's got, whatever it takes to do it, he's got it. Whatever it is, he has it. And I think he really enjoys it."

No one is sure where Geoffrey's talent comes from, since there are no big-time musicians on either side of his family tree.

But there's no denying he has a gift, Murphy concludes, and a future as big as his sound.