Technically proficient people display that in all they do. Its like a singer who uses vocal calisthenics constantly "OK we get it" Now sing something fomr the inside out

Technicians are the least creative players i have run across. I played in a professional show where there were TWO keyboard players. I had charts for a 7 piece band. The one keyboard player was a technician but her playing had no soul, no heart. The other could not read the charts but after a time his playing was amazing. Guitar players are a great example. Some can rip through patterned scales. Others make the note sing by what's BETWEEN them.

Sometimes in a rare occasion you get both. Out of 25 or 30 keyboard players I worked with in theaters and showrooms in 12 years all over and from AC to Las Vegas to Branson and internationally, only TWO I can remember had both. Heart,soul and major technical and reading skills.

Teacnical players are great for Neiman Marcus, Orchestras, Hotel Lobbys, and restaurants. But not as entertainers in OMB situations that require more than just playing "as written" with prowess and no heart.