3 years ago

This interview with @RobMacKillop1 is the final video in my “classical guitar without nails” series.
➡ Rob MacKillop's YouTube channel → https://www.youtube.com/c/RobMacKillop1

LINKS & LESSONS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO:
• Get my FREE Solo Guitar Arrangement Pack (Sheet Music & TAB) ➡ https://bit.ly/2HdU0mV
• My website: https://www.soundguitarlessons.com/
• Full Playlist of This Series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF2IHLcrq2JrHKJTksVwfpqS
• Rob MacKillop on Finding Your Unique Voice (clip): https://youtu.be/ZeyXNJS9a5Q
• Rob MacKillop's YouTube channel → https://www.youtube.com/c/RobMacKillop1

LESSON DESCRIPTION:
This week’s video is the final piece in my series on playing classical guitar without nails.
This is something I’ve never done before—a full interview with another guitarist/teacher on YouTube.
Rob MacKillop is a master guitarist and a grounded musical artist who believes that every musician should have their own individual sound, and even their own technique.
We talk about:
• The importance of having an outlet for your music
• How to balance many musical interests
• The history of no-nail guitar playing
• How to find your own unique voice in music
• Embracing imperfection
• And much more
I hope you find it inspiring.
P.S.
I loved chatting with another teacher so much that I may do more of these as a podcast, in addition to my weekly video lessons (which I’ll never stop doing).
So if you enjoy this, and if you’d like to hear more interviews with other YouTube guitar teachers, let me know (my email is working again!).

➡ Get my FREE Solo Guitar Arrangement Pack (Sheet Music & TAB) ➡ https://bit.ly/2HdU0mV

I hope you enjoyed this interview with Rob MacKillop and found it beneficial. Let me know what you thought in the comments.
Thanks! :)
- Jared

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VIDEO CONTENT OUTLINE (WITH TIMESTAMP LINKS):
0:00 - Intro
1:44 - Introducing Rob MacKillop
3:35 - Why do you upload your performance videos? Is that an important outlet?
9:48 - Do you advise your students to have an outlet / arrival point?
13:00 - The history of no-nail playing
19:00 - Influences of lute technique
23:28 - Do you always play tuned a whole-step down?
25:54 - String types - gut, nylon, varnished / unvarnished
27:03 - What difference do gut strings provide?
28:35 - Using finger balm
30:31 - Right hand technique variations
34:53 - Give yourself time to try new techniques
36:48 - The credibility of no-nail playing
40:28 - Embracing differences between players
43:21 - Finding your voice
49:42 - Ways to find your voice
53:37 - How do you balance projects?
55:48 - Is working on one project at a time a conscious choice?
58:14 - Is the project approach applicable to anyone?
59:40 - How do you persevere when you're not inspired?
1:01:27 - We need more humanity in music
1:02:26 - Thoughts on reverb
1:03:37 - Thoughts on tremolo
1:06:55 - Recap
1:09:50 - Outro