Free TWO HOUR Guitar Masterclass - Brandon Acker 🎸

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:37 About the class
9:33 Performer #1: Villa-Lobos
43:30 Performer #2: Bach
1:14:40 Q & A

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[ulfdanielsen]

Condensing Brandon´s four centuries of personal experience into a two hour masterclass for all of us to learn from is beyond amazing.

[holzhausholz]

I admire the courage of the students to share their performances. Bravo!

[aaronsaiewitz]

There I was nervous about playing for about 70 people and now I'm playing for thousands. Yikes! It was such an honor to get this lesson from you. I've been practicing a lot of what you recommended and I feel like it's really taking my performance of the piece to the next level. Thanks again!!

[JasonCan-wpfu]

The G.O.A.T of Classical Guitar YouTube!!

Thanks man!

[ksenyameow]

Thanks, Brandon! Here are some tips I found extremely useful:
19:19 - "pet" the strings, not "scratch" them for more round sound
29:19 - use great singers' voices as a model for correct vibrato and legato
42:05 - "if you can't tap a foot while you play, then something is wrong"
1:01:15, 1:11:11 - see the real song behind sheet symbols
1:32:56 - do some stretching and massaging before playing
1:35:30 - how to not squeeze too hard with the left hand
1:42:47 - how to determine a correct right hand position
1:51:54 - how the right hand should move during string crossing and "economy of motion"
1:54:45 - how to avoid squeaking noise during slides
2:02:38 - come up with a story behind a piece to understand it better

[JudahPryorGuitar]

It was really awesome to get a lesson that helped me really think about aspects of my technique that I hadn’t really thought about yet thanks Brandon.

[musicmonsterman]

The students killed it. Thanks for sharing, cool to see this in action

[w.l.graves]

hello brandon . i'm 71 , and have playing string instruments since i was 10 years old, being left hand dominant, learning to play an instrument in a right hand manner allowed me to build up dexterity and strength in that right hand .so i have become ambidextrous not be trying to be nor from any decided effort, but from the desire to play stringed instruments. thank you very much for your generosity of mind and soul . i have learned a great deal from you just in the first 1/2 hour .
with approach, posture, breath, timbre, seeing the forest for the trees, not rushing thru, things most important that i tend to forget quite often. i am " self taught " being a sponge of all things stringed is the classroom. growing up in a n.y.c. apartment in the 1950's, a neighbor sang in the met. and i would sit on the stairs and listen to her warm up & practice her parts, which resonated thru the entire hall & stairwell, also, my mother was a professional singer, so i so much appreciate your expressing the importance of listening to the human voice. the only instrument of which the timbre and texture cannot be duplicated .
i am subscribed to your channel and look very much look forward to learning more from you.
thank you again.

[kevinmaillet]

This was the best masterclass I have ever seen. Entertaining but, most importantly, very educational. Especially as the Allemande is a piece I am working on now. Fantastic job, not only to Brandon but to the students who bravely put it all out there and did wonderfully 👏 ❤❤❤

[aficionado]

Thank you very much, Brandon and all participants - especially for the both nice live performances ! I felt very much with Heidi (1:31:45) about her pain in the left hand. It was one of the biggest misunderstandings in my youth when all my teachers told me the mantra to be relaxed, relaxed and again relaxed. I thought the full body must be totally relaxed and the hands are there to do the hard work…And then 35 years later, when I restarted to play during Covid, you showed me how to play simple barré in Tarrega’s Lagrima without any involvement of the thumb by just let the arm hanging has you told Heidi today as well - I was shocked that it is possible. Since then I talked with plenty of young and old guitarists have or had similar problems and we had one thing in common: We were not actively aware about the constant cooperation between the left arm ‘hanging’ to put weight on the strings via the fingers and the right arm, from shoulder to elbow, putting power to the guitar to keep it stabile - while at the same time in the right arm, from elbow down to the hand, should be totally relaxed to play nice and fluently as the brain wants to hear it. Since I am aware and trained this, it is a total different level. This was a game changing lesson ! Merci from Geneva, Best Christian

[DublinIsrael]

Mr. Acker, It was a pleasure watching your master class. I appreciated how you explained and demonstrated the principles that apply to music generally, and how they apply to the guitar specifically. I have been playing the guitar for 60 years, and believe that every guitarist, even experienced professionals (and-other musicians, ) can benefit from your instruction/coaching.

I'm only 40 minutes in, and I have gotten advice that will stay with me forever. Acoustic guitar is my thing, but many of the things you say apply to anyone who plays anything. "Use your voice to teach your fingers" is just one example. ❤

[thomasoliver]

Word. Thank You. A noble and genuine act.

[heidi]

Brandon, thank you for hosting this free master class! I learned so much from watching.
Please wish Barney and his wife well. I'm also a caregiver and I know how it can be ❤️

Thank you for answering my question! It was nice hearing an answer from someone who has experience with an injury. I'm trying your advice, wish me luck 🙏

[joejonesguitar]

Lots of great information. I wish I could have instruction like this.

[Freedom-CAN]

Wow Bravo! Not just on the music playing, but bravo on the instructions clarity, the passion in music, and the generosity of sharing.

[coinquadro]

My first guitar lesson🎉🎉🎉 incredibly generous and mesmerizing to witness. Thank you Mr. Acker and both performers 🙏

[waleid-isa]

I'm so freaking excited for this 😁

[kavertx]

This is an amazing learning opportunity. You are an amazing teacher! Thank you for this masterclass!