David Russell: Guitar Talks with Benjamin Verdery

[@felixmarinjr.66]

David Russell is so down to earth, humble, and practical. Not only a great guitarist, but a great inspiring person.

[@senjinomukae8991]

every interview I've seen with David Russell, I always want more. I check the progress bar part way through it and I'm amazed that it's nearly finished!

[@banjoboy01]

me too, I keep searching for more of his interviews, he's very genuine and well spoken

[@thistime1483]

His information about learning songs from the back to front makes a lot of sense.

[@Tongdee]

Works far better

[@allan2098]

Doesn't work for me. You can lose the whole picture of the piece and turn it into a technical excercise without musicallity by learning backwards. Going from the beginning gives a more rounded understanding of where the piece is going rather that just the mechanical process of memorising it.

[@DushanTorbjorn]

Stay away from my sugar.

[@ianstukenborg437]

My instructor at the community college had me doing that like twenty years ago with Capriccio Diabolico, but I found it way to difficult so I went with upside down instead.

[@vikasuploader]

I tried using Mr. David's method of memorizing a piece from the last bar. It really helped me. That's a very valuable tip!! Thanks.

[@Mrfujimata2]

Great, thanks. I wish the concert portion had been recorded though.

[@bariswheel]

Thanks for sharing!

[@haimlute]

Very interesting and great advice learning from the end. Thanks a lot!!!

[@chriscampbell1342]

Wow great talk!

[@SixStringSteve]

3:23 If my understanding is correct, David is saying that 45 minutes is the length of a concert program. Please tell me I'm wrong! In the good ol' days, 90 mins was expected and received at guitar gigs. I've noticed within the last 15 years or so a fetish for short programs, usually 50-60 minutes. When did it become acceptable to expect concert-goers to give up their evenings, then endure train / bus / car journeys to a gig, just for 50-60 mins?

[@seohunlee]

The general audience cannot usually endure a 45 minutes of consecutive playing oriented for “competitions or exams” showing how good he/she performs. This is the way I understood his words.

[@christianboddum8783]

I think DR talked about learning pieces 1 bar at a time even backwards in Guitar Player magazine a long time ago, the idea was to not remember pasages, but always have an orientation in a live situation, even at a 1 bar level.

[@JGPT1681]

Be possible for you to post the film of the concert that occurred after this discussion?