An Unfiltered Conversation w/ Alexandra Whittingham
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 มี.ค. 2024
- Today I have a chat with @AlexandraWhittingham about how she started her musical journey, the struggles she faces as a musician and what it is actually like to be a performing concert artist.
In this episode we're talking about:
- the challenges of social media and TH-cam as a musician
- how to deal with judgment
- the challenges of self comparison
- the fundamental problems of classical guitar community
Connect with Alexandra: @AlexandraWhittingham
www.alexandrawhittingham.com/
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0:00 Intro - เพลง
"pieces like Lágrima are popular for a reason" is a crucial thought I think 🙌... what was the most important thing Alexandra said to you?
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You gave me some real deep insights here with this conversation. The world is not that bubble we guitarists live with Brouwer and Bach and etc.. People are just people and dont live in that world. Keep it up with these talks. Great job!
my two guitar crush, such a talent combo, bravo girls!
This is a wonderful conversation. One of my students started playing classical guitar because he heard Lagrima! ❤
Thank you very much for this highly interesting and inspiring interview! I also think that people immediately sense whether you are passionate about what you do.
Only then can you let yourself be carried away by the respective artist and immerse yourself in their world.
And in my opinion, authenticity is so much more important than perfection!
"Start before you're ready" really is a wonderful motto. This is the only way to take people on your own development journey and this process is often more exciting and motivating than the end result. Especially as no artist is ever finished ...
By the way: I really love your fine sense of humour, dear Beatrix and Alexendra❣️🎶
Those dimples are the icing on the cake.
Hi Beatrix, this was a wonderful interview with Alexandra, and it was nice to hear personal insights from both of you. Great job. And I am glad to see your subscription number rising so quickly. One of the most important things I got from this interview was to play for yourself. At my age and ability level, that is paramount. Best wishes always, Will.
A highly engaging and down to earth conversation between the two of you. I think you have a great affinity with each other. .Both coming across not only in a delightful way but as very human, thoughtful and highly intelligent and accomplished musicians. I feel inspired to start posting vids again! . Well done Beatrix!
Good on you. Make music to make yourself joyful. Always good if you can share it; but if not, just play and enjoy. As I like to say: "I'm not selling any tickets!" So I play what I want and play it the way I like to play it. I am an electric player and have played for 62+ years; but have utmost respect for classical guitar players.
I just spent the past 1 1/2 hour listening to this very informative and helpful interview. You ladies expressed some of the very fears that I have felt and I’m glad to see that you two are doing it by following your inspiration, your muse. Several years ago my daughter was frustrated with her perceived lack of progress on the piano and she cited several people, mostly professional pianist, to compare herself to. I told her there will always be someone more advanced than you that you look up to but also there will always be others less advanced than you who look up to you. The important thing is to try your very best each day. You’ll know when your not giving it your best. Put out your best day by day. Don’t look too closely to other musicians to compare yourself to but rather for inspiration. I love your interviews!
This was actually a surprisingly good and honest interview.
Thank you!!
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That part around :20 talking about repertoire and popular pieces will actually stick with me, for i am so into academic pieces that truly, listening to your opinions and Alexandra’s about putting it together so the audience warms up to the music is very true.
Alexandra is a fantastic player. I'm happy to see this interview. Thank you Beatrix.
Hi guys,
It was an awesome and unbelievable feeling to see a video and to find my two favorite classical guitar players engaged in a chat.
I’ve been following the two of you, randomly and independently, for quite a while but I had no idea that you knew of each other. I’m, humbly, a classical guitar player myself. I very much enjoyed the work you both do.
You’re both beautiful and very talented. Congrats to both of you.
Greetings from an American lost in Canada who learned classical guitar in my dear, old country, Argentina.
Hugh
Great conversation!
She's My Ultimate Classical guitarist Idol and Crush .
What we can be sure of from this meeting is that they are two of the most talented classical guitarists of our generation! Too bad we won't be able to see it live, leave a bookmark for later!!!
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You two have amazing informative channels :D this I didnt expect
Great interview, thanks for sharing
I'm enjoying this interview, please keep it up. Cheers!
Very good interview, Bea. It's always pleasant to discover that the person behind the performances that you watched, listened to and liked is nice. I also noticed that she has some traits of a perfectionist. For me, the most important thing she said is that, no matter hard you try to please everybody, there will always be a bunch of dislikers. So be yourself and do what feels good to you. I think that specializing in a few musical styles or era's will not necessarily reduce your popularity. I could give many examples.
This is a wonderful content! Thank you for sharing
I don't follow you yet BUT, when I've come across your videos it's been truly beautiful. I guess as a beginner guitarist my feeds are different but this video was truly helpful in many ways. Try hard to reconcile your fears, because you need not have them. You are inspiring and your playing is POSITIVE, POSITIVE, POSITIVE!
So thank you!
Fascinating conversation, and very thought provoking! I love the "Start before you're ready"!
You are the two guitarrist that I like most to listen to playing guitar.❤
Think that the issue of artistic expression and respect are important aspects! You have rasied several interesting questions, topics! Thanks a lot!
...great chat..
dear beatrix,im a fan of your chanel,the title oh sheet,is just a little too creative dear😊
OMG I got first wind of her from the first vid’ you posted of her in the Red dress 🤗
What a great interview. Very informal but so nicely done. I learned so much from both of you as musicians, and as a person.
Very nice video, with which I guess any musician or probably any artist in general, can relate.
Thank you both for your sincerity and sharing your thoughts and work with online community.
I wish you both all the best! 👍 🥰
The comfy sweater show. ❤
It is cute listening to wise women. Danke aus Germany. KÖSZENEM.
I'm a struggling guitarist. I have brief moments where I feel I might be able to one day play well. However age and my own disabilities conspire to defeat my attitude with the reality there is no where for me to perform. I was lucky to get some wedding gigsin the past but I moved and there is no community here to get me back into that gig plan. Lacking gigs makes practice a break even proposition at best, treading water with my playable repertoire gradually shrinking. I have however made good use of my skills to create arrangements of many popular songs for solo guitar. Local gigs are rare no one wants classical so I do mostly popular songs when the rare gig pops up.
Wow👏👏👏
Hey,technicle lesson?just caught your hashtag comedy title "ohsheet" very laughable,chucklingly fun!❤
Very good and interesting interview!!! About to show your (Beatrix) own compositions, you have a lot of followers to show your pieces, as you said it's unfair compare with Bach or other kind of masters composers, they did their works with heart in their own context. There are a lot of young composers making their own sound with personality, like Chrystian dozza and karlijn Langendijk for example. What really matters is that the audience wants to have fun and hear your own sound and personality, whether you're playing Bach or your own compositions.Anyway, I did this comment because I really want to practice my English. Good interview
mygod, yesss
These interviews are great! What you're doing is really cool.
However, do you think you can give your guests a bit more space to keep speaking? It's obvious you mean well, but you very often interrupt your guests while they're in the middle of some longer thoughts. Sometimes it's just you being engaged in the conversation, like saying "mhm" or "yeah," but that seems to derail their train of thought (the listeners' as well). I'm sure a lot of this has to do with the slight delay in your video call.
Silence on your end could give us a lot more insight from your guests.
Thanks, you are awesome!
If I were to attend a concert I would be disappointed if the artist didn’t play at least one from Tarrega.
Note to self: continue from 41:01. Great video so far tho!
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Alexandra, can you play more Ralph Towner?
We are told as we try to teach bible truths, the people are like new plants in the garden, you need to gentle water them, not drown them with a fire hose! I think your gentle method of introducing people to classical music applies the same principles, a big thumbs up from me anyway! I just an old codger trying to get back into music now my kids have grown up and I have the time, trouble is during my working years I wrecked my ears, so going a bit deaf now, pretty dumb a!
Still reportedly Beethoven found a way if the legends are true,so maybe there is still hope!
Same. I always love my Cedar top. Probably would be better for us to use Spruce :)
I mean, somebody is.
I am the best. Deal with it.
My guitar teacher tells me I'm not the worst guitarist in the World 😂