Impossible To Make Great Guitar Lesson Videos -Thanks To YouTube Content ID System

[@davidbrandt6925]

I'm with you Frank, and we're all behind you!

[@FrankPersico]

Thanks:::)))

[@johnmorton]

You’re very knowledgeable with your music. You like to teach and you’re gaining a following and you have a rapport with your viewers. Branch out with your content by simplifying your songs so the average Joe can actually have fun playing your songs. And just keep being yourself. That’s what’s bringing you more viewers--

[@FrankPersico]

I appreciate that!

[@superdave1964]

Loved all 3 and learned so much..tears in heaven was excellent..sorry about copyright hassles not sure how the algorithms works

[@FrankPersico]

I’m glad you got some value from it!!! Appreciate the comment

[@holirumicsfriend]

New to the channel! Great channel! Great videos! They are really helpful! Sorry for the troubles! You should get revenue from the great work you do!

[@FrankPersico]

Thanks so much and welcome to the channel!! I appreciate it.

[@jameswilcox763]

Awww Frank! Sorry for the KZbin hassles… those of us in subscriber land appreciate you suffering through their nonsense for us!

[@FrankPersico]

It’s worth it! I love making vids for u all!

[@michaelkhorsandi8623]

Sorry for your frustration. Looking forward to the lesson!

[@FrankPersico]

It’s all good! 😊 thanks for commenting

[@gene42]

Keep fighting the good fight! I really enjoy your content!

[@FrankPersico]

I appreciate that!

[@benisplayin]

Frank ....Perfect timing with the pink Jeep. LOL

[@FrankPersico]

I know right lol?!? It was a gift 🎁

[@Bixll09]

Frank, I am an older player, 57 yrs old. Only been playing for 10 years, but I picked it up pretty quickly. I am a finger player and I see we have a very similar taste in music. Keep you the great work.

[@FrankPersico]

I’m not too far behind u at 50!! Good for you for picking it up quickly. It’s never too late anyway. Thanks for the comment !

[@teacherengagingtechnology8819]

Man, I roused you about the Clapton video, because of tears in heaven. Thank you so much for doing it, it is one of my favorites to play. I like you way more now…I am a walking ranter too 😂. I think it helps my spirit when I walk around and talk to myself. Thanks for doing that! We love you, man. Keep up the good work. It’s frustrating but you are helping more people than you realize. I’m a fan and steering people your way.

[@FrankPersico]

lol a walking ranter! Yes!! 🙌 yeah dude it’s a great one to play. The vid is good I just had to cut the loop parts down and couldn’t demonstrate me looping the entire verse section. (Which is what you need to do). The content id was picking it up and so I had to keep cutting it and ultimately had to speed it up. So hopefully it still gets the job done. I’m sure everyone will get the point but I wanted to fully demonstrate it .

[@iamanovercomer3253]

A quote from John Maxwell, a great leader teacher " You do the hard things well , so you can do harder things later " You can't do harder if you haven't done hard " John Maxwell If everyone stops using KZbin for 2 days, KZbin will feel the pain

[@FrankPersico]

This is great

[@benisplayin]

And the hoops reference. They are getting smaller and now they are lit on fire.! good luck.

[@FrankPersico]

Hahahah sometimes it feels that way

[@stevemcclanahan3845]

Love And Appreciate All Your Videos Frank! Thank You! You will figure this out!

[@FrankPersico]

Thanks so much. Yeah for sure. It’s all good:)

[@Blinddog606]

Or maybe even create a podcast teaching guitar songs just a thought keep up the good work, Frank 8:07

[@FrankPersico]

Cool idea!

[@kennyg63]

Who is walking backwards holding the camera? Lol

[@SteveAuger2021]

Great video Frank as usual I really enjoy your stuff. I really enjoy singing and playing, and I wanted to post songs on my channel cover songs of me just playing and singing in hopes that somebody would see it and see what I can do but because of KZbin’s stupid system, and all these copyright issues, I decided not to do it. It’s not even worth it

[@FrankPersico]

It’s a real shame they make it so hard, thanks for watching

[@tblx2675]

Here’s one…Tim Aven, guitarist based in Nashville with a new-ish KZbin channel (check him out) who plays in the a band called LANCO was doing a live stream, he got copyright struck down for playing one of LANCO’s songs. He’s in the f-ing band! KZbin’s algorithm basically says you can’t be in the band and play the actual band’s song. Love your content Frank…it’s absurd how instructional/videos have this happen. Beato’s had a few rants about this. But hey, just make sure you don’t do anything from The Eagles, Don Henley will have his team of attorney’s who specifically monitor KZbin content shut you down (and Don Henley claimed that he’s there to protect the smaller musicians 😂). Keep up the great work Frank 🤘🏼

[@FrankPersico]

I’ve had that happen to me as well. Had a copyright claim using my own material. And as for the Don Henley situation I did 2 vids on him regarding this. Here is a link to one…. Thanks for posting:) Do NOT Cover The Eagles or Don Henley -Don Henley Against Small Musicians kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZofLkqufbbKEnpY

[@outcome476]

I hope it doesn't put you off of making your amazing videos. You're helping us a lot.

[@FrankPersico]

Not at all!

[@brandosteele4433]

You’re amazing Frank and I appreciate your hard work and dedication to the craft. You taught me to play three songs in one video. And they were so easy to play and I was playing confidently 15 minutes later. I did a small little of each, and it sounded great. And Wonderwall was one of them.😂😂😂😂 I think it’s only gonna get worse from here on out. They have all lost their minds. They don’t know what they’re doing anymore and it’s not an isolated situation. It’s all over this nation. People are under heavy delusion.

[@FrankPersico]

Hi and thanks for posting. Glad to hear you are getting some value from the vids!! All the best to you

[@johngrattan302]

Thank you Frank for all your great content!!

[@FrankPersico]

My pleasure!

[@macstil585]

Very beautiful neighborhood Frank ..glad you went for a walk..this will be a distant hurdle before you know it Cheers from an avid follower🙏🎵

[@FrankPersico]

Thanks. And yea I’m not losing any sleep over it. was just the subject of the day after a particularly frustrating edit:)

[@maxjay5284]

Hey brother… I appreciate what you are doing! I need your input in my life! I am an acoustic performer as well and am always looking to improve my skill set. So… don’t give up or give in…. Thank you for your time

[@FrankPersico]

Oh no worries I’m not giving up at all. I love this … it’s my pleasure and thanks for the post

[@robertgrimsted877]

Hi frank you are a amazing artist and you play and sing amazing love your channel

[@FrankPersico]

Thanks so much Rob. I appreciate it

[@meljohnson5579]

Keep it going Bro!😊

[@FrankPersico]

For sure!!!

[@EduardoDiaz-wy4mi]

I'm with you Frank you make great content and BigBrother wants to keep you down 😡

[@FrankPersico]

Thanks so much. I’m gonna get better at this! Lol

[@gregsmith29]

Frank, thanks for putting you with this nonsense on our behalf. You are a gifted teacher( I now use my Looper at Every Show because of this Channel) Keep up the good fight! P.S. hope Alice in Chains doesn't give you a strike for showing Roosters

[@FrankPersico]

Hey brotha! Thanks for the kind words and glad to hear about you using the looper!!! That’s awesome. Yeah I hate doing rant vids but sometimes you gotta. I hope I do t come off as a spoil sport :)

[@gregsmith29]

@@FrankPersico No Spoil Sport ALERT! you come off as genuine and thoughful. This must be extremly frustrating to put in all this efortt and not be able to share. I appreciate all you do, and it's very cool to see NYC thru your lens, thanks again!

[@skintslots]

Get in line behind Rick Beato and company Frank. This is the kind of thing that happens when you employ robots instead of real human beings and why music is nothing without humans. PS That is a very nice neighbourhood you are walking through too.

[@FrankPersico]

True. I’ve heard Rick carry on to some extent about this type of thing. Now I get it. Yeah this hood is pretty nice especially considering it’s in the belly of the beast… lol

[@williamb6197]

This is Rooster - I do not approve of you including me in your video!! I will sue! JK, love this video, and if there was an online petition to simplify approving "fair use" videos, I would sign in a heartbeat, as I am sure everyone else would too!

[@FrankPersico]

Hahaah great now I’m gonna have to deal with the rooster as well lol

[@LearnEasyGuitarTunes]

I hear ya, I started my channel about 8 months ago and realized early on that I couldn't sing certain songs without a copywrite flag. So now I do test uploads of about a minute to a minute and half videos to see if I can sing the lyrics or just speak them before recording the lesson. I do get subscribes asking why I speak the lyrics on some songs and others I sing and I have to explain it to them. I upload 4 videos a week and since using this method, I have not been flagged for 4 months. However, prior to that, I had recorded a lesson on Turn the Page. When looking at where in the song I was flagged, it highlighted the very beginning sitting on a droning Em....???? No singing and no lyrics....you cannot copywrite a chord or a chord progression otherwise country music would be screwed. I had another on Purple Rain and didn't sing a note. Several of them I disputed on fair use but they all were denied. I am going to start a hybrid method of singing a small line of only a couple of seconds followed by just instructions as to where we are in the song. I subbed brother....keep picking!

[@FrankPersico]

Hi and thanks for the great suggestions and for subbing! I will check out your channel! I always schedule the vids to come out at least a week or so in advance to give me a heads up for any potential pitfalls. I need to be more diligent when making the vids to not play too long a sample … that’s my takeaway from this last fiasco lol

[@LearnEasyGuitarTunes]

@@FrankPersico I would appreciate any feedback on improvements I could make on my channel if you are inclined. Thanks again.

[@trevorarthurson6815]

RUMBLE - I’ll subscribe.

[@FrankPersico]

I have to look into that

[@trevorarthurson6815]

@@FrankPersico You have the most watchable content, you get to the point quickly and clearly.

[@benisplayin]

There are copy write tracking apps used by private companies for the intent of finding and filing suit for people using musical content across the web. IT is a load of crap. They profit off frivolous lawsuits from someone like Frank using pieces of a song, melody or even lyrics. It is possible to copy write a word. phrase or action making the people using it responsible for a fee cost or penalty. Sorry Frank your doing a fantastic job here and many of us greatly appreciate your talent and efforts.

[@FrankPersico]

Totally agree with this ☝️

[@CalvinLimSH-ld5le]

I agree making music videos isn't easy to do but be careful with copyright issues. Sometime one week planning gone to waste after seeing You tube content take down warnings and have to delete or rework part of the affect videos. i mostly delete part of the videos rather than to dispute it and get a copyright strike [ 3 times and your channel are gone ]. After posting so many videos you learn how to avoid getting into some of the copyright issues and learn to live with it if you still want to post to You tube and play by the rules.

[@FrankPersico]

Totally. I would never take it that far as to raise the level of the dispute if I was denied. Not worth the risk for sure. I need to really think about the copyright system at all times when planning out my lessons rather than thinking first about how to make the best lesson. I think that is my takeaway moving forward. I thank you for taking the time to comment

[@CalvinLimSH-ld5le]

@@FrankPersico Sometime you don't play to perfection but don't forget the lyrics are copyrighted too. Cannot sing the lyrics or even hum the tune. I just learn to avoid the songs sung by the artiste who are very strict with copyright issues. No point promoting this artiste and the songs and ending all messed up with the Law. Don't forget the legal issues if they decide you can afford to pay for the lawsuits and they come after you.

[@ChristianPsencik]

My wife is a classical pianist and was flagged for a classical piece she played that was public domain from like 1700’s. Flagged as owned by some record company. I sent them a dispute and eventually it got released in its entirety, but yeah, their algorithm is not great.

[@FrankPersico]

Oh wow. This sort of thing happens a lot. I’ve heard similar stories when it comes to classical as well

[@kmg474]

Frank, I reckon you should get a commission on the sale of that pink jeep.

[@FrankPersico]

Starting with you. What do you wanna pay? 💰 lol

[@ghijkmnop]

Before watching the video, and guessing you got a take-down notice, I can only offer my support and this piece of advice: Don't teach songs; it's literally asking for a take-down or to be demonetized. Learning to be a guitarist goes far beyond learning songs; it's also about learning how to adapt on the fly, like if you break your A string during the first chorus of a song and it throws your guitar completely out of tune, but you have to keep playing.

[@FrankPersico]

Hi:) no thankfully not. I’m on the platform for awhile (though mostly I used to only upload performance clips) so I’m pretty good at navigating the waters. I thanks you for the post and for the wisdom! Cheers

[@waynebateman9440]

The thing about these copyright issues, if the artist who wrote the song has a problem with someone teaching it maybe they should teach the song instead, but if they don’t how can they complain when they can’t be bothered, either put up or shut up.

[@FrankPersico]

Agree. And really in this case I wouldn’t even blame the artist. KZbin ID does this automatically but what a joke their system is

[@JoeReblMusic]

Guess teaching anything from Don Henley is out ;-) In all seriousness-saw the video and folks should be able to follow along no problem.

[@FrankPersico]

Yes you have to be super careful with Don. I personally wouldn’t touch it. Just on principle alone.

[@stephenmullins1219]

Patreon guitar lesson sites are plentiful, but few can afford multiple patreon subscriptions. I assume the copyright holders get a piece of the patreon revenue that we as the subscribers pay for

[@FrankPersico]

I’m not sure how it works on patreon. I am on the platform with some subscribers but it’s basically behind the scenes and vlog posts for me

[@SearchingForTone]

KZbin is not for creators, it is a social experiment. They have created this air that you don't need to subscribe, we will show you what you want. Hurting us small channels. Shorts 1 can do really well, basically re do it with identical description, tags, etc... and tanks. If they are so good at showing us what we want why wouldn't they show that same short to the same exact people.

[@SearchingForTone]

Former FDNY, think that looked like S.I.

[@FrankPersico]

You got a point for sure. Sometimes it feels they don’t care about the creators at all.

[@FrankPersico]

Howard beach queens. Oh nice former FDNY… funny played yesterday at Salty Dog in BK… I’m sure you know the place. Many guys there came in uniform in memorial of 9-11

[@SearchingForTone]

@@FrankPersico Think I don't remember being there numerous times 🤣

[@rfwright13a]

I subscribed just because this copyright issue is straight bs.

[@FrankPersico]

Thanks so much!! Welcome to the channel

[@brendantindall805]

If it’s your job, maybe play by their rules After what ive had to do to make a living over the years, I’m finding it hard to relate to this

[@FrankPersico]

Thanks for sharing your perspective! Everyone’s situation is real to them and equally valid. Whether you relate or not obviously is valid as well. I’ve made my $$ in some way shape or form with music which requires its own sacrifices in life just like anything else. What we “have” to do is really up to us individually to decide. There is always a choice … my 2cents. And of course I have to follow the rules. It’s their business model not mine. I just love delivering quality educational vids to those who relate to it. Cheers!

[@brendantindall805]

@@FrankPersico totally right, I’ve got a couple of mates still gigging and in Australia it’s no glamorous lifestyle Love your videos and hope it works out for you

[@BlurredTrees]

So if I play the song and cover it and then end the video with a lesson and how to I should get paid and not copyrighted?

[@FrankPersico]

Not sure what you are asking. If you cover a tube as an artist you need to have a license to do so. But if you are educating or commenting (as in an editorial) you can use copyrighted material to that end alone.

[@ghaus1961]

From Trubadora

[@FrankPersico]

Yes!!!! That has to be the place lol

[@large-degenerated]

How about doing your own music?

[@FrankPersico]

I do that as well. But how are people to learn to play an instrument?

[@rickgrebenikpuggles56]

You tube strikes are nonsense, its these clowns behind desk that are giving you strikes over nonsense

[@FrankPersico]

👍 I agree

[@J.Blogsblues-ns4to]

This strange notion where people do a cover version of a song, claim it as their own, upload it to You Tube, get about thirty views and then the video goes on to get other videos blocked for copyright is ludicrous. Perhaps You Tube should do their content ID the other way around, so that fair use is simply assumed unless the copyright holder actually intervenes rather than You Tubes clearly not fit for use algorithm.

[@FrankPersico]

We can dream can’t we? Lol. Thanks for the comment

[@LastSongOfTheNight]

Simple solution....channels like yours should be allowed to apply for an 'exemption' from the system. Perhaps channels should already have at least 30 example videos before they are vetted and accepted into a non-claimable channel. Teaching channels should be no-brainers for this.

[@FrankPersico]

That’s a brilliant idea!!

[@randydoss193]

Well try teaching guitar not songs ….once they know how to play turn them loose. They can download a song themselves and play it but they have to learn how to play first ..that is your job… teach chord progressions,bending,triads..etc teach them how to write songs. If you use someone’s song you cause yourself to get in trouble….. like it or not this is what happens when you try!

[@FrankPersico]

Great suggestion!

[@darrenfoxwell7831]

you say teach freely but you want to get money for it ?

[@FrankPersico]

Yes I think people who teach others deserve compensation. You don’t?