Jascha Heifeitz once said : "If I stop praticing one day, I realize. Two days, the journalists realize. Three days, the audience realizes".
@MAsSiVeB0NG05
Жыл бұрын
Amazing quote(:
@no-rq7fp
Жыл бұрын
what a clever way to put it
@J0HNJ0RDAN
Жыл бұрын
I've often pondered this concept. There really is no end to the musical journey, that's part of the mystery and intrigue. I've played, guitar specifically, for almost 30 years. Mostly rock/blues/country. Just 5 mins ago, I received my brand new, first classical guitar. I feel the same way I did at 12, holding my first Strat. The passion and the possibilities are all there!
@brandonacker
Жыл бұрын
Congrats on the new guitar! Enjoy it :)
@danieledogliani6524
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@brandonacker
Жыл бұрын
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@tarar6926
Жыл бұрын
This is such a concept lost in our modern culture. We are so "achievement-based" and see everything as something we have to do in the most efficient way possible, we have a hard time letting go and just enjoying the process. Simply enjoying the act of making music - even if it's the most simple piece. What a gift it is to have music in our lives. What a wonderful perspective. Your students are lucky to have you!
@garrygrasinski
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant! And the wonderful thing is that Brandon’s philosophy applies to just about any journey in life.
@viktormedina4631
Жыл бұрын
Well said!
@bkirchner50
Жыл бұрын
That's what I should have said.
@yeezet4592
Жыл бұрын
I started playing in the 1980s. I did it professionally for 6 years after college. I thought that I had reached my skill cap until I heard the late blues guitarist Chris Whitely in concert in the late 90s. That reinvigorated my passion entirely after years of very little playing or performance. I thank him for that.
@tonyevans9999
Жыл бұрын
he was phenomenal
@TheMytherian
Жыл бұрын
If I reached the peak of the musical Mount Everest and did everything I would probably fall into despair. If that were possible then music wouldn’t have anything more to offer you and I can’t think of anything worse. The endless cycle is the promise of endless joy
@milkloverenterprises3367
Жыл бұрын
Thats why I and I think a lot of us love music. Its how vast it is that makes it beautiful. It's contradictory to put music in a box and say there is a limit to what is possible.
@aylbdrmadison1051
Жыл бұрын
Hope/optimism is also a key component. Being optimistic, and or having hope, drastically increases ones chances for succeeding because we keep trying. Whereas pessimism, and or loss of hope basically ensures that we will fail. If you're feeling hopeless, try intentionally helping someone else, in particular someone who has little hope of their own. What is good medicine for society, is good medicine for us all. _Be the change you want to see in the world._
@muhammedhaseeb4871
Жыл бұрын
I know its been only 26 second but and i am watching it , all the love from Pakistan 🇵🇰
@Americae_Primum
Жыл бұрын
This video is so enlightening. Thank you Brandon. I've said it before. Sometimes we are asked the question, "If you had a superpower, what would it be?" Some people would choose super human strength. Some would choose to be able to fly or instant teleportation or run as fast as lightning..etc..etc. My superpower of choice would be to have the ability to master the Classical guitar, of the likes of Segovia, Williams, Barrios, Bream, Sor...the list goes on and on. But I too have come to the realization that even for these great masters, the very best of the best, who we could concider having a "superpower", know/knew that there is no end. They themselves are/were aware there is/was always something to learn, always something to achieve, always something to progress on and that there will never be an ultimate end in the quest for personal greatness. It's a very sobering thought.
@JH_Phillips
Жыл бұрын
I was in a bit of a funk with guitar, but I picked it back up half way through the video :) Thanks, Brandon!
@boonscanary8646
Жыл бұрын
mountains and valleys. hard work and pleasant strides.
@eduardpenner2721
Жыл бұрын
This is so true. I had similar thoughts. No style is higher, it's an infinite landscape. What a wonderfull thing this is.
@AbigailPoirier
Жыл бұрын
We have to learn to appreciate the process (and progress) instead of chasing after some end product. That's my goal for this year!
@peterblock6964
Жыл бұрын
One of the things that makes music so appealing is that there is no limit to what you can learn. There's always something new, different, challenging, interesting to explore. There's no point where boredom has a legitimate excuse to impose itself on you.
@DavidPerry-ui2qz
Жыл бұрын
You speak the truth with love. Thank you for your knowledge, insight, and musical inspiration. I throughly enjoy the content you create and the music you play. 🤘🎸🤘
@finnmcool2
Жыл бұрын
Something that took me a long time to realize is that you don't notice your standards changing as you practice. Even a simple warm up exercise no matter how long you've gone playing it every day you always notice imperfections in your playing. The trick is to know that you wouldn't have noticed the same imperfections a couple weeks ago.
@Robobagpiper
Жыл бұрын
Scottish fiddler & piper here struggling with a musical plateau, which kind of hit when I started trying to perform more. This was going to be the year I redoubled my efforts, built a deeper repertoire on my two main instruments, and this video speaks to my aspiration to go back from being a semi-pro *performer* to becoming a learner again. Thanks for the inspiration!
@rassar7178
Жыл бұрын
Proud of you for continuing to try. Keep it up. You got this.
@chaplainmattsanders4884
Жыл бұрын
Cool comment-all the best to ya!
@MrFancyFingers
Жыл бұрын
That’s my philosophy in everything, I’m a builder and an acrylic painter, and love to learn any new techniques or facets to expand my knowledge base.
@MelvinHughesatp
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your wonderful references to Pablo Casals! I have been a folkie/singer-songwriter guitarist since I was 12 or 13, almost 60 years now. And even after a few years chasing a music degree (but switching wisely) I have never felt that I have reached any summit. There is always, always so much more to learn, to experience, to live. I found this quote about and from Casals on the Cello Museum site, "Casals’ musical career spanned over ninety years, having performed professionally as a choirboy from the age of five, and having played his last performance at age 96. Music made him feel young. In June 1973, four months before he died, he said: “I am perhaps the oldest musician in the world. I am an old man, but in many ways I am a very young man. And this is what I want you to be! Young, young all your life . . .” - Casals, quoted in Song of the Birds by Julian Lloyd Webber, p. 110.
@vanrozay8871
Жыл бұрын
You'll never reach the end (in pursuit of perfection), so savor the journey. Any one truly tuned in knows there'll always be frontiers of possibility to approach and sometimes cross. No lack of challenge.
@Sonny2299
Жыл бұрын
Every guitarist from virtuoso, to complete beginner should watch this. This type of mindset of being a forever learner will only make you better and better and there’s no end to it. Some people may view their instruments as a task to complete to play music once you “learn everything.” Which is obviously not true. It’s as if a painter completes their magnum opus and stops painting simply because they can paint anything they want. This mindset can be used everywhere not only in music.
@notaname8140
Жыл бұрын
About 15 years ago I discovered Zen Guitar by Philip Toshio Sudo, and while I'm not really one for mysticism, it is a very interesting mindset towards playing an instrument and I recommend any musicians check it out. Among many other things, it talks about a belt system, like in martial arts, but the only belt that you will ever get is the white belt. Through years of practice and training that belt might start to get dirty and turn black, until eventually it frays away, and that's when you need to learn to wear the white belt again, and try to go back to the beginner mindset of freely exploring and just enjoying playing. Like I said I don't fully buy into it but I found it quite helpful to try and change my patterns when it felt like I had settled into a plateau, if you can find it cheap then it's worth the read
@sinjaja5836
Жыл бұрын
Beginner's mindset saved my life again and again, any time I feel stuck and frustrated. (Just Like right now). Thanks for reminding me.
@terrymarshall6664
Жыл бұрын
Sounds a lot like science and mathematics - there is no end to discovery, research, focusing on how to do them well (which requires creativity too). Music, math, philosophy, language - so closely and beautifully intertwined!
@mji1967
Жыл бұрын
This video made me think of Jeff Beck RIP. Recently passed away at 78 but just kept getting improving his whole life
@JustNoAmbition
Жыл бұрын
I'm relatively new to the classical guitar, studying for only about a year now. I started by playinig ode to joy with a simple melody, and then progressed to doing Tarrega's scales and eventually Carcassi's Op 60 No 3. Most recently I can now play the same arrangement of gymnopedie no.1 that you (brandon) put up some years back- and I hesitate to say "can play", as there are always details to attend to improving. I dream of playing pieces by Rodrigo and Brouwer some day, but that feels like a long way off! If I can play Rodrigo's Toccata even poorly before I die, I'll be happy 😹
@pratyaymukherjee6085
Жыл бұрын
Always love your approach.
@nikolapetricevic
Жыл бұрын
I love this, Brandon, it really puts things into perspective, and not just music, I think it's true for life as well. It is a magnificent mindset to have, and I don't hear it talked about almost ever. Thank you for this.
@NeitherRimeNorRaisin
Жыл бұрын
I feel like one of those revealing pieces of this advice is that if there is no endpoint to attain, you're suddenly released from any duty to reach it or any feeling of failure for not having done so. You can just concentrate on the (still difficult, but much more attainable) "what am I trying to do better now?"
@CookyOfficial
Жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this video. I learned at a very young age that I love constantly creating and learning new things and I think that's why music has stayed with me since I was a kid. It's so amazing to hear the many interpretations of the same pieces too!
@FortuneFinders
Жыл бұрын
I reached the peak of what I needed technically. But I’ll never reach my peak for writing new music. Which is the thing I love most!!!!
@AdityaVerma-br3im
Жыл бұрын
This encapsulates everything I've been reading about and trying to internalize. So beautiful.
@nowmonk
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely, Pau Casals was a soul toucher...😃
@mre_man
Жыл бұрын
Great take Brandon. I was on a merry go round of learning songs week In and week out. Always rushing to learn the song but somewhere along the road it became less fun. These days i realize i have a lifetime to learn song so i just take my time learning and enjoying play older pieces.
@NickPilmeyer
Жыл бұрын
I tell the same quote to my students all of the time, but I had no idea who said the quote, it was told to me 'as a legend'. Happy to know his name now. Keep up the good work
@music-collective
Жыл бұрын
So true .... so true ...
@comradesoupbeans4437
Жыл бұрын
this is really good, and can honestly be applied to a lot more than just music but rather to all forms of art
@DontForgetTheDroids
Жыл бұрын
Whoa, new graphics are looking sharp. Keep it up, Brandon and thanks!
@huu6078
Жыл бұрын
I think this is an amazing video and an important lesson in not only music, but life. For me this video resonated mostly with my martial arts side in addition to guitar playing / music. No matter what do you do, especially in creative areas, there will never be a roof to that creativity. Like always, keep up the good work Brandon! You are a shining star for many young learners of music and I guess even the martial arts. Thank you!
@Randyball711
Жыл бұрын
The great thing about this mindset is that it also takes some pressure away from you when you are struggling. Why should you worry so much how fast you "should" be be progressing if there is no peak to be climbed? Embracing the struggle and looking forward to the next is how you will eventually make progress.
@anonamos8129
Жыл бұрын
I find that I cycle through different genres continuously. I tend to spend about 2-3 weeks on one genre, practicing about 90-120 minutes a day then move on to a different one. 🍻 cheers
@Traceur172
Жыл бұрын
I just got finished talking with my wife about this subject then you post this video. Thanks, Brandon.
@brandonacker
Жыл бұрын
I read your mind!
@virginielafrench3921
Жыл бұрын
@@brandonacker 😅😅😅
@nigelvillafana1773
8 ай бұрын
I remember seeing this video for the first time and not getting it too much. Today I watched it again and I just gotta say that it's a great form of seeing music as it is, art. Thanks Brandon❤
@mariasaha8303
Жыл бұрын
The world would be a better place if more people would have the outlook of a forever learner. As you set out for Ithaka, hope your road is a long one.
@imaginarysheeps
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Brandon. This is something I try to keep in mind but it's always good to have a reminder--- and you said it so beautifully! I look forward to sharing this with my partner, I think it will really help :) Growth = Life
@PeteBarta
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this video. I’ve needed exactly this message lately. Appreciate you
@heshuamusic
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video Brandon ♥️ always excited to see a new release. This is something I don't actually think about often enough, thanks for reminding me.
@TMD3453
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Brandon, just got this after a cello lesson! Right on! It’s about whatever meaning you find and the truth you tell with the instrument. I see you have a how to practice video and knowing that is so important. Going slowly over hard parts seems to be the best and hardest thing to do. There’s cognitively knowing and being able to perform and practicing slowly seems to be the best bridge. Thanks!!
@viktormedina4631
Жыл бұрын
@Brandon Acker What a beautiful message you just gave us in this video. You're young, but you're very wise. Respect and thanks for your work.
@claudiafinger7700
Жыл бұрын
I'm no musician, but I found this advice so helpful. Thank you very much! Sometimes I really forget, it's not about reaching the peak and than it's done. On the contrary, I think it's better to stay on the journey, to have fun with experiencing something new, like being a work in progress all the time. Thank you for reminding me. 🥰❤️
@mre_man
Жыл бұрын
You mean you’re not Claudia Fingerstyle??
@paulinemegson8519
Жыл бұрын
It’s the same for ANY creative process. No artist ever captures an image exactly as they see it in their head. No jeweller, painter, carver, musician, creative is ever “finished” because every step opens more viewpoints, more options for further explorations. Oftentimes the “completion” of one piece, triggers the creation of many related pieces. Many artists create in suites, or “periods” or “styles”because of this, exploration of many options based around a theme, each piece learning more. There’s a good reason to consider any artistic endeavour as a “process” because it’s less about the destination, and more about the journey. And yes sometimes you look at the huge range of options in your chosen creative field and it CAN overwhelm…..but then, hopefully, you realise that”every journey starts with one step” and you take that step.
@bradgeiken124
Жыл бұрын
Appreciated this. Thank you.
@kirbymarchbarcena
Жыл бұрын
Learning in life is a continuous process no matter what that can be, there is no exception.
@sonsieface1
Жыл бұрын
Lovely thought - I’ll keep climbing!!!
@42themel
Жыл бұрын
I have that quote saved in my "Favorites" folder.
@existentialmartian
Жыл бұрын
Geeez, I really needed this video. I got my guitar like 5 months ago mostly because of you; and now, not only was I having a hard time to find motivation to play my instrument but I was having a hard time finding motivation to play the game of life hahaha. I will come back to this as many times as necessary to keep finding that motivation. Thanks for what you do! Much love.
@ChuckSilva
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely love this!❤
@mccafferyfamily
Жыл бұрын
I’m a multi instrumentalist and master of none. While a long time focusing on piano my latest fulfilling journey was trying cello for past 3 yrs and joining local community orchestra. The music is way too hard and it is massively challenging me working on Tchaikovsky cello part, but I’ve been enjoying the process and just aiming for more correct notes , closer intonation, better tone and expression each session
@iancameron5536
Жыл бұрын
Very encouraging video, awesome quote there may yet be hope of improvement for me!!!😊
@terryeverson9820
Жыл бұрын
Ive actually backed up, and are in some respects starting out again. After 40 some years of playing. I call it my humble down retreat, and Im loving the results!
@David-vr3wx
Жыл бұрын
i really love how you make it extreamly meaning full
@kpreno
Жыл бұрын
I always feel inspired by your music and your insights... both eloquently presented. Thank you
@mer1red
Жыл бұрын
Well known guitar master Pepe Romero once visited the Taylor guitar factory. After some time he said: 'You must excuse me, I have to go to do my guitar excercises and practice'. This life long routine is not only for improving, but playing is also a kind of sport where you have to maintain your muscles and movements in good condition.
@dw7704
Жыл бұрын
I still like to learn new stuff, and need to rearrange my time better to have more time to learn And it’s fun, I enjoy it
@micktulk
Жыл бұрын
I've played guitar for 60 years and only now am I coming to this point.
@micktulk
Жыл бұрын
Of course having a half decent instrument is essential.
@LibbysBluegrassVideos
Жыл бұрын
I'm a bluegrass flatpicker and I learned a lot from this. Thanks!
@markus-hermannkoch1740
Жыл бұрын
Learning music is like climbing a mountain though. One always thinks to see the top. Only to realize, that it goes on farther up behind the ridge that blocked the view.
@saus2818
Жыл бұрын
Great message as always, Brandon
@rhettclark2877
Жыл бұрын
Wow, what a wonderful pep talk. Thanks for sharing!
@blakehelgoth5247
Жыл бұрын
What you can achieve is limitless.
@dannym5980
Жыл бұрын
Hey Brandon great video! The title reminded of something unrelated tho, if you had to pick your Mount Rushmore of influential guitar players I think that'd be a cool video, curious to see who the other 3 would be besides Tarrega. Thanks for the awesome channel have a good day
@thedragonofthewest5789
Жыл бұрын
Brandon you should upload more of your playing! I quite like your playing and would love to see more of it. It would be a delight to see you playing some Barrios
@brandonacker
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! If you go back in my older videos (out of 200) you'll see at least 130 performance videos :)
@virginielafrench3921
Жыл бұрын
@@brandonacker i would also like you to do more videos where you play AND SING ! because you sing beautifully too ! I love the video where you sing with your brother for christmas
@themedallostoryteller1105
Жыл бұрын
I think this is one of my favorite videos All my 2023 I’ve been having the same thoughts, as I was a bit frustrated two months ago, ‘cause I felt like I was progressing too slow on a song that’s actually difficult (Rondo Alla Turka) and then I realize I was somehow in a hurry, and that’s not the way it works, because it’s not like I can say at some point “I know it all, I’m on the peak of guitar playing right now”. And it’s like you say, there’s no Everest in our path as musicians, i just have to keep practicing and keep expanding my repertoire, there’s no race
@kjell5352
Жыл бұрын
What a lovely video. Love it!
@christoffernerheimwith1692
Жыл бұрын
Love this! This is pretty much the philosophy of Guthrie Govan as well. He is probably the one musician (alive) closest to the finish line but still he will be the first to tell that he will never reach the end
@pottedrodenttube
Жыл бұрын
This is so true, Brian Eno said in an interview that he is STILL not a musician yet.
@PerpetuallyTiredMusician
Жыл бұрын
I learned early on to view music as a endless buffet of knowledge and no matter what I crave or need there is something for me when I want it. Be it new approaches to something I already know or a new technique or just a new (to me) piece of music that blows my mind and spurs me to write even more of my own music. It's gonna sound very up my own a** but a day when I feel done with music would be a day of mourning and not a day of celebration. Peace
@brunosipavicius7867
Жыл бұрын
Too great video. Thanks.
@margaretmaggiedelilahkrawczyk
Жыл бұрын
Very valuable video Brandon! I am fascinated by the process of learning songs, pieces, techniques and theory of music. In playing an instrument or in the art of music, the wonderful thing is that it is an endless adventure, a friend for life.
@biswasronit
Жыл бұрын
Are you polish?
@margaretmaggiedelilahkrawczyk
Жыл бұрын
@@biswasronit Yes. I’m Polish.
@davidthurman3963
Жыл бұрын
Favorite art form. And the oldest.
@horatiodreamt
Жыл бұрын
Yes. A few old piano method books promoted the idea of "Gradus ad Parnassum" as though one eventually arrives at that summit of perfection called "Mount Parnassus".
@scootersays
Жыл бұрын
Excellent insight, knowledge and advice. Thank you Brandon.
@TylerDaleJr.McCarty
Жыл бұрын
I play cello and mandolin. (Respect to Casals!) The cello, I know I'll never be "good enough" and I'll work on it for my entire life. With the mandolin, I play it outside during the sunrise while the birds chirp or around a fire with friends. The cello is an expression of my life's talents and a symbol of proffesionalism. The mandolin is a pure joy of music wether I play it badly or not (or sober or not 😂)
@scottglasgowmusic
Жыл бұрын
Great video Brandon. I hope some day we work together on something. I remember in school when I was a classical guitarist (begrudgingly TBH) I decided to find many versions of one of the Bach Cello suite for guitar and I kind of combined what I liked of each version into my own "transcription".
@elbelnini
Жыл бұрын
- always enjoy your playing and teaching* I also like to think of working on music as getting closer, and closer to the music itself, rather than trying to reach a better place in terms of ability.
@chrismuratore4451
Жыл бұрын
What a great piece of advice, Brandon. Not that I doubted the value of learning every day, but, for the first 16 years of my musical journey, I played exclusively acoustic. During the pandemic I discovered classical and went back to the start and have loved every minute of it. Lately, I felt like I was betraying myself by spending more time on the electric guitar, but I guess its just expanding the horizon of possibilities.
@TheCatGoesRawrMusik
Жыл бұрын
Going back to mount Everest. A good way to say it is, as soon as you cross the clouds you saw from the ground, you find a second mountain.
@Dark_Souls_3
Жыл бұрын
🔥🔥
@RNogueras
Жыл бұрын
I needed this today...thank you Brandon! 👍
@abefernandez6546
Жыл бұрын
I started learning the guitar when I was around 10. My 1st teacher was a classical guitarist who usually played Tarrega's pieces and I had trouble learning it and was not exactly my style of music. Learned alot but slowly shifted to rock, then, punk rock, to metal, 80s rock and now that I'm in my mid 30s have slowly gone back to classical guitar playing. Luckily I didn't pick up too many bad habits in my playing that I do not struggle to relearn it.
@BaggerVance
Жыл бұрын
I agree completely and wholeheartedly 👍🏻
@horaciomillan4181
Жыл бұрын
The nice, good and beautiful thing with art is that there’s no top of the mountain, cause first, there’s always something more, or different to try; and second, the best is the path to the top, not the top itself. One can enjoy this journey so much that reaching the summit, with no way to go further, wouldn’t be like being dead?
@notsomething7561
Жыл бұрын
I think I'm making progress And I never want to stop
@BluesnG
Жыл бұрын
Hey that's great! I use the same analogy with my guitar fellows to described the guitar path. A very hard mountain to climb at the begining that turns easier and has no end. Someone told me once: There is a lot of art for so little life (sorry for my english)
@suedemutant8196
Жыл бұрын
“It's not the destination, it's the journey” - RW Emerson 🙂
@DudeSmokedd
Жыл бұрын
just like Steve Vai said in one of his video : '' Theres only 12 notes, but its all about what you will do with those 12 notes ''
@EzDeanFassassi
Жыл бұрын
Amazing insights. Thank you
@lolin6375
Жыл бұрын
As always a really nice video😊
@MrPhillip2
Жыл бұрын
As someone that enjoys playing many instruments, I appreciate the metaphor. However, my brother Vern Tejas has played a “packable” violin (which he created and dubbed the Stratavernius) on top of Mt Everest and Mt Denali and many others. So… he’s played Everest, but still keeps practicing 😊 Thanks for the knowledge transfer. Another saying I appreciate is “A closed book is worthless”. If you don’t pass the knowledge on, it dies with you. Tkanks
@tylerwest719
Жыл бұрын
During a master class by David Russell at the University of Kentucky, a student asked when they could stop spending most of their time doing technique exercises and just play music. He responded, “When all of your technical issues have been resolved.” He went on to explain how he starts each day with single finger strokes like a beginner.
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