5 Stupid Questions Classical Guitarists Get Asked
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- čas přidán 23. 08. 2024
- As classical guitarists we get asked several stupid questions. Here with the help of some of my friends, we answer these questions...
Special guests include: Silvia Nogales Barrios, Clara McLain, John César, and Zaira Meneses.
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"So...you start out with plastic strings, graduate to steel strings, and then if you get really good you get an electric guitar. Right??"
That’s hilarious! I’ve never heard that one before. 🤣 Cheers, ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Re. Question #5: I'd like to think we've evolved past the point where such a blatantly-chauvinistic question would ever be considered appropriate by anyone. Apparently we haven't.
Unfortunately, idiocy prevails. If you ask Zaira, Ana Vidovic, or Rosie Bennet, they will tell you about the idiots they have to deal with on a daily basis. I wonder if those idiots gave me the 7 thumbs down.
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@@MiguelFerreyraGuitar - There's a long list of female guitarists that could probably school these morons on the instrument without breaking a sweat.
great video, should be more like these, good fun, poor Zaira getting asked for her phone number , what a clown, ,
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Thanks Miguel!
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Not so much a question but often, after playing a demanding program, being told that 'My (brother-in-law/son/sister/aunt Betty etc etc) is a FANTASTIC classical guitarist' (because they can play Romance or the first few bars of Leyenda, badly)
"If I hire you to play at my BBQ, would you play stuff like that, or would you play Stairway to Heaven."
I get weird looks after some folks see my one hand with long nails and short nails on the other.
I know what you mean. When I lived abroad, I used to get several looks as well. I was onced asked by a dental hygienist if they were “Coke nails”. Here in Spain, everyone knows you are a guitarist if they see long nails on your right hand. Thanks for sharing your experience. 🙏🏼 Cheers, ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
I really agree .they keep asking this kind of questions..thanks for making this video i hope more people watch it ...and they get their answer here!
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Agree with the dumb questions except for the annoying girl at the end.
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“Do you play flamengo?[or worse,flamingo]” You what.....!?
Apart from the fact that flamemco is a different culture, let alone different style at least pay it the respect to call it by its proper name please.
Yes, I totally forgot about that one! I used to get that all the time. I’ll definitely have to make a 5 Stupid Questions Classical Guitarists Get Part 2. Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
My dumbest question: Why are you Holding your guitar between your Legs? This Position isn't appropriate for a Woman ... 🙄
I’m sorry that you have experienced this. There are many subpar human beings out in the world. Don’t let them bring you down and keep playing! By the way, if you haven’t already, subscribe to my channel and hit the bell to receive notifications on upcoming videos. I have a lot more in the works. Cheers! ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
I’ve definitely got the classical gas and why don’t you use a pick question before. Thanks for sharing man I can definitely relate to this video
I used to get the Classical Gas question all the time. I actually just listened to it for the first time in preparation for making this video to find out who plays that shit. Thankfully, it’s not part of our repertoire. ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
@@MiguelFerreyraGuitar Fair I've only got it once or twice
Boomers on the boomer forum be like "That is so inappropriate!" Seriously? What a pity the boomer-aid hasn't rid us of these precious snowflakes.
I’ve definitely been getting a lot of hate on “The Boomer Forum”. Thank you for watching and supporting this channel. Cheers, ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
I'll bite -- what is the boomer forum? And just because I have to ask does not make me a boomer! GenX actually. If it's Delcamp, I stopped going there years ago because I found the members annoying. Too bad it's the only internet forum left for CG.
@@brice4221 Yes, the Delcamp forum! I posted the question and the video there and I got hammered for it. They called John and I jerks, defended Classical Gas and defended illiteracy. It’s pretty ridiculous. Hopefully, you liked the video. Cheers, ~Miguel, Guitar Lessons from Spain 🇪🇸
Miguel,
I know this is a year late, but instead of looking down on a piece like Classical Gas ( which I think is a nice finger style pop tune) and the person who ask about it, perhaps you can use it as a gateway to other classical guitar music. You could reply , "yes I'm familiar with Classical Gas. If you like that, check out Wild Mountain Thyme or Jubilation / Sunburst. And if you fancy that check out Asturias and Toccata and Fugue in D minor ( BWV 565) on classical guitar. " From there you can suggest Bach Lute and Violin Partitas, Tarrega, Barrios and Dyens.
I always thought that the Progressive Rock artists from the 70s were big in the increase of popularity of Classical and Jazz in the 70s. Someone like Steve Howe from Yes plays Mood for the Day. He's asked who influenced him when he plays a "classical" piece and he says Julian Bream, John Williams and Andres Segovia as well as Flamenco guitarists such as Carlos Montoya and Paco Pena. His other influences in Jazz were Wes Montgomery, Tal Farlow and Barney Kessel. Country was Chet Atkins and Jimmy Bryant. I can't tell you how many of us "Boomers" used this as a gateway to check out these other genres.
Stravinsky, Bartok, Copland, Sibelius, as well as the usual suspects such as Bach, Beethoven and Mozart influenced these Prog Rock bands such as King Crimson, ELP, Yes, Jethro Tull, Genesis, Gentle Giant, etc. In turn we checked out this music.
Classical Guitar was at its most popular in the 70s to the early 80s. Obviously Segovia raised the awareness of the classical guitar. Bream was obviously a charismatic player. I would argue that John Williams, arguably the greatest classical guitarist ever, had much to do with expanding interest in classical guitar. He had no issues playing with others outside the classical world. He played with Pete Townshend from the Who, played Movie Scores and for 5 years played in his on Progressive Rock band, Sky, which enjoyed a fair bit of success. Many in the classical music community scoffed at Williams for wasting his time. Instead these critics should have welcomed it as a way to reach out and welcome more people to listen to classical guitar.
Williams, obviously has been a critic of Classical guitar instruction ( and Classical music in general). The reliance on playing the classics and the focus on technique with little attention to improvisation are some of the criticism leveled. But, the appearance of the classical snob who looks down on everything not classical (Jazz suffers from this too) is a turnoff.
Both Jazz and Classical each represent 1% of total music sales. It used to be better than this. Weather Report, Brubeck, Miles Davis, Mahavisnu Orchestra and Pat Metheny had gold and / or platinum records in Jazz. Williams, Bream, Parkening and Segovia had albums that sold greater than 100,000 copies. That's no more. Today, outside of a Russell, Vidovic, Vieaux, Yang and a a few others who can play in front of 500 to a 1000 or more playing classical guitar, most are teaching or playing at a coffee shop.
There has to be a better way to bring people into the classical music world. Not looking down on people asking can you play Classical Gas is one of them.
By the way, Tommy Emmanuel and Doyle Dykes are tremendous guitarists. As for Glen Campbell, before striking out on his own, he was an A list studio musician with the famous "Wrecking Crew." The "Wrecking Crew" was a group of session musicians in Los Angeles with either a background in Jazz or Classical who were renowned for their versatility, virtuosity and sight reading skills. It was not uncommon for them to do a session with say the Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra and a Movie Score all in the same day.
Anyway, like your channel.
Pro tip: play the songs that people ask you to. Snobbery only hurts you.
Make sure to have sweet child and free bird living in your mind to cue up on demand…
@@AbeKenney have for many years, but free bird is usually trolling. Playing a couple of bars from the solo usually shuts them up.
Segovia, The Romero's, Beethoven, Dylan, The Beatles... they didn't play songs that people asked them to play. They led the way. Remember: "Artists lead and hacks ask for a show of hands.” ~Steve Jobs
@@MiguelFerreyraGuitar literally every one of these groups and individuals did exactly what you're saying they didn't. Telling revisionist history doesn't make it not revisionist history.