STEFAN SCHMIDT. The Art of Teaching | KGP (interview)

The interview with German musician, guitarist and guitar pedagogue Stefan Schmidt, Februar 2020, Friedberg, Germany.
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A big thanks to Julian Schmidt for the translation and film dubbing!
For the past two decades Stefan Schmidt has been considered to be one of the most successful guitar pedagogues in Germany.
He completed his studies at the Hochschule für Musik in Frankfurt with Stephan Werner (1987-1991) and Prof. Michael Teuchert (1991-1994). His students have been awarded more than a hundred prizes at national and international competitions and festivals.
So remarkable has been his success with young students that his teaching concept and methods have led to invitations to present workshops and lectures at music schools or universities both in Germany and abroad.
Since 2011 he has taught didactics and methodic of guitar playing at the Leopold Mozart Center at the University in Augsburg. In 2015 he received the prestigious acknowledgement „Friedberger Flügel“for his artistic and
pedagogical activities.

[@FilmMakerKlausKusserow]

Sehr inspirierend! Vielen Dank. BITTE einmal das deutsche Original hochladen 😃 👍🏻.

[@carloscastros]

Maybe the most outstanding guitar pedagogue of the history of our instrument... I just owe him a lot because I learned so much from his experience and passion! What it seems to be a miracle it's totally possible for Stefan! A totally inspiring genius for me! 😉👍 PS: And yes... please upload the interview with the original German audio! 😊🇦🇹🇩🇪🇨🇭

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

This was great. Thanks for the interview. I posted it on my site, This is Classical Guitar. So much good advice.

[@ArashAhmadiGuitar]

There aren't many videos like this, showing the masterminds behind the scenes of talents. Great video!

[@RafaelAguirreGuitar]

Very interesting interview. I like the way he works! 😀🎼

[@NicoSilva]

Very nice! Could you please upload the original interview in German language as well?

[@stephanfischer]

Is the German version ever gonna be out?

[@NicoSilva]

@@stephanfischer apparently not... 😫

[@stephanfischer]

@@NicoSilva funny things, it is not a lot of work 😏

[@wallyone3491]

This would be so interesting, but as a native German with second native Language English I get so much mixed up 😣 I would so much appreciate the original German version or an English version without hearing German in the background

[@klampfetamine]

This is pure gold for guitar pedagogues! Thx to Mr. Schmidt and KGP!

[@bulatbudaev]

Sehr bereichernd! Danke für das interessante Interview

[@StrungBug]

I’m really amazed with your students, especially with Leonora Spangenberger. I really hope that one day, I can meet her; the Bach’s music played by her are one of the best.

[@christiancocolicchio75]

Top level classical guitar teaching!

[@Hbg608]

Thank you for sharing. İt is such an inspiring interview ! Great teacher!!

[@zaenkmus]

Ich liebe seine Art! Sehr inspirierend auch fuer Lehrer im Ausland.

[@olverager]

Very informative and inspirational interview. Thanks for uploading this! Best regards from México.

[@karlfencl7083]

Very cool, please upload the German version. Danke!

[@dukenstar]

Very good teacher👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@sgnt9337]

The capo discussion was very interesting. I have never heard of it being used to train relaxation of the fretting hand. It makes very good sense, I wish I'd known about this long ago!

[@lawcch]

The best teacher explained everything a student should learn in holding the guitar in proper way, sight-reading, sitting posture, and his teaching methods are always have interesting times for every student learn from a great teacher.

[@benjamin.zuniga]

Gracias por esta entrevista! Muchos saludos!!!

[@kevintaylor995]

We see how immediate time, intensity and rapport play into the success of the teaching/learning event.I am very curious how this can be accomplished and what this might look like with the latency time of online instruction.

[@terenssotiri1683]

An outstanding teacher.

Realmente impresionante, mil gracias por compartir!!!!

[@bsdiceman]

Very talented teacher.

[@pavelvasilkovskiy772]

Cool!

[@latinguitarmastery]

Amazing guitar teacher

[@InaIna-tl6tz]

This video is very useful. Thanks Stefan. Guitar teachers need training. I would be glad if you would recommend me some pedagogical reading, exactly what you teach, how to teach a student. It is not an easy job.

[@reginalevosko4995]

👍👍👍

[@PabloUriarte]

👏👏👏👏👏🎶

[@lawrencetendler7747]

miter tiger..miiiittter tiiiigggger

[@LuigiSfirri]

a bit scared of him 😲😲

[@guenterneureiter]

Lieber Stefan Schmidt. Super Sache das Video. Wir hatten in Weinberg OÖ (Österreich) gesprochen, und es war ja schon vor vielen Jahren meine Meinung, dass man deine Unterrichtserfahrung breiten zeigen sollte. In diesem Sinne, sehr gut, dass du es gemacht hast. Allerdings wäre es meiner Meinung nach besser dich direkt zu hören, ohne die englische Übersetzung, bzw. wenn schon, dann mit Untertiteln auf Englisch, oder eine eigenes Video nur auf Englisch. - Trotzdem vielen, vielen Dank für deine wichtigen Anregungen. Alles, alles Gute

[@yasminb.6369]

I‘ve been wondering what weird kind of language he speaks, and then I realized it is my native language German. 😂😂😂

[@4namor7]

Many comments under this video ask for the German original. I would say, do it in German or in English and I mean one or the other, but not both at the same time! The way this video is made is really quite ... not easy to listen. It's actually awful. Yes, the English voice is louder, but the German is also still quite good audible, so my brain cannot decide to what I should listen. After five minutes I almost have a headache.

[@Philippepencet]

please in German! 🇩🇪

[@norbertroser9314]

Schade, dass ich Englisch nicht verstehe.

[@PaulPaul-vj2vx]

Key are the parents… if they structure the daily practice of the kid at home, the kids develope big time… the problem starts when parents start the pressure/ „love withdrawal“ game … then they mess up their own kid - thats why so many pro classical musicians have weird personalities… messed up in their youth …

[@marcinkowalczyk8717]

I don't trust teachers who don't play even a note on an instrument during the lessons.

[@kordiukguitarplatform9870]

I would rather not trust a teacher who only plays when attempting to explain something.

[@marcinkowalczyk8717]

@@kordiukguitarplatform9870 1) I didn't say "only plays" 2) the best way to explain music is... music