Music Teacher Reacts: TINA S - Altitudes

[@helgebrandt9062]

Tweet from Jason Becker, September 2015 : "Wonderful playing Tina! Thank you so much! I am honored."

[@youtubehollywoodhank]

Guess what, she's baaaaccckkkkk! She is on her channel again. Sounds bettet than ever. Everyone is buzzing over there!!!!

[@helgebrandt9062]

I know.

[@nathangrueber9834]

Long live becker

[@leecowell8165]

You know she doesn't ONLY do Becker she does EVERY other guitar GOD as well! Listen to her cover of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata I mean she rips the strings on that thing! I mean over 6 minutes of over 2450 notes without missing even ONE of them! And how about Steve Vai's For the Love of God? Or Gary Moore's work? She does all these players with her own slant on their work. In looking through these others I noticed you caught my drift regarding this phenomenal player and in my opinion she IS the GOAT. When you listen to her you may find others reaching her level in some areas but across the board NOBODY plays the strings at her level. Nobody.

[@tuttoto]

Thank you for your expertise and the quality of your comments. She is not human… how would one single human be able to capture the style of so many different guitar legends?? Without even looking at it… At this age…

[@d.l.7399]

INCREDIBLE SHE IS, A BEING OF HIGHER HEIGHTS...

[@cameronfoster4008]

So unbelievably talented, she blows me away with all her covers, a true natural. So relaxed even during the most complicated pieces , barely needs to glance at the fretboard, a true genius.. bravo Tina, keep them coming ❤

[@michaelnaisbitt1590]

I have played guiter for years BUT HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYONE PLAY THIS WELL this girl is in a class by herself

[@TuftedCS]

Check out thedooo, maybe just my opinion but hes a class above...

[@jeffneptune2922]

Tina S is a guitar prodigy and was classically trained for years from a very young age. Her soulful covers of Vai's "For the Love of God" and Gilmour's "Comfortably Numb" will probably make more than a few grown men cry and yes she can shred with the best of all time. Her biggest influence is the great female classical guitarist Anna Vidovic. I hope someday Tina S returns to music

[@kevinrickey3925]

I agree so much. Just watching her play does make me cry as she is so beautiful and talented.

[@mmichel2436]

She heard you and came back. 😂

[@mitsuhh]

How isn't she a prodigy?@BlackFlag714

[@johnhawkins_twa]

Thanks DJ. This got my 2022 started in a great way. Very few people have reacted to this video, especially anyone with guitar skills. Thanks for doing it. Everyone thinks her Beethoven cover is her best, but for me its Altitudes. You can't just have technical ability, you have to have the emotional chops as well. Plus a real feel/sense of legato. If you miss one thing, the whole piece falls flat. For the Love of God has been my favorite of her covers for years, but this one might just top it. I don't believe you've reacted to her version of The Loner yet. There are several shorter ones that you could put together and just do one reaction. Eruption was her first KZbin upload and is what first got everyones attention, including myself. I would suggest The Loner first, then pick ones that interest you. By the way, Jason Becker did send Tina a tweet congratulating her on this cover.

[@suegeorge8694]

She is a shred master! She has speed and accuracy with her left hand obviously. But her picking hand, just so relaxed and smooth...At the end of the piece when she was using the bar, there were parts of the solo that reminded me of "Phantom Of The Opera" from the musical. Actually, this whole piece could be in the musical and would sound like it was always there.

[@adrianbevilacqua3805]

U actually have no rite to critique her. No one alive does.

[@BlackSmith1965]

@@adrianbevilacqua3805 right*...he was complimenting her you twit.

[@georgegliszczynski8576]

Tina S is by far the best female guitarist on planet. Oh soooo brilliant! Perfect!

[@tommurphree5630]

Yeah, and she is not just the best female guitarist in the world , she is the best guitarist in the world !

[@musicspot1881]

I was playing just like her But I woke up from my dreams 🤣

[@boosuedon]

I don't know how old she is here, BUT, her teacher/coach, Renaud Louis-Servais said that he took her on as a student when she was 13 years old until she was 18 years old. Prior to that Tina had been training on an acoustic guitar. I can't imagine that there is sheet music for this stuff which means that girl is listening to the original and then playing by ear! Mirroring what she hears. Talk about phenomenal!

[@DJdoodoo]

of course there is sheet music for this lol what a dumb comment

[@mariohristov7909]

The truth is her technique is flawless!!!

[@igres-qc1mp]

You're really incredible, Tina ! Congratulations.

[@lancemiller4647]

I never thought I'd see anyone who would dare cover Jason Becker but Tina just killed it... Side Note: Becker's performing career was cut short by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which he was diagnosed with in 1989. By 1996, Becker had lost the ability to speak, and he now communicates with his eyes via a system developed by his father.

[@joebarrera9741]

So anyway Tina rules I've seen this video over 200 times

[@AnthonyKellett]

I enjoyed a fair assessment, from a Jason Becker fan. I totally agree with your "paying homage... " opinion of covers. If it were identical, we may as well listen to the original.

[@markterrell3594]

I'm 62 and I've been playing since I was 9 and this young lady is as good as it gets! Rock on Tina!

[@david-ky7rt]

Amazing Guitar playing , let's hope she comes back

[@RickBuhlert-zb3dk]

She is the best female shredder I have ever seen!❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@normandelise948]

... I believe she is 17 years old at this 2016 recording ... Tina Setkic (born 7 April 1999) is a French guitarist specialising in covering technically difficult solos of heavy metal from Van Halen, Gary Moore, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, and Pink Floyd, and metalised classical music including pieces from Beethoven, Paganini, and Vivaldi, mainly employing a guitar technique known as shredding. From the age of thirteen, her popularity has increased, especially through KZbin and social media, attracting the attention of notable musicians and guitar manufacturers. Originally from the Paris region, she received classical guitar lessons at the age of 6 and later studied under jazz-rock guitarist Renaud Louis-Servais. At the age of 9, she covered the classic version of "Hotel California" by the Eagles and at 13 she began to specialise in electric rock. Setkic started a KZbin channel in 2007 (at age 8) and in 2013 uploaded a video of her cover of Eddie Van Halen's guitar solo Eruption. Within a week, this video was seen four million times and in the following two years had been watched eleven million times. In the same year, she took up Antonio Vivaldi's third movement, "Presto", from the Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 8, RV 315, better known as the Summer of Four Seasons (the piece was adapted for the electric guitar by Patrick Rondat in 1996). In March 2015, she played Through the Fire and Flames, by the British band DragonForce. By early 2016, her videos had received a total of about sixty million visits and in 2017. Setkic has not uploaded any videos since late 2016 but by 2020 she had amassed a total of 162 million views. Setkic is a featured artist of the French guitar manufacturer Vigier Guitars, and her playing has been noticed by bassist Wolfgang Van Halen. According to Setkic, her interest in the guitar stems from her passion for the work of female guitarists Ana Vidović and Orianthi. (Wiki)

[@frannyp46]

Tina and Laura Basilia are the real deal. They are streets ahead of the semi naked bad intonation busty brigade who could learn a thing or two.

[@noobertnooberton2495]

And all that at 16/17 years old! imagine how good she is now , if she has continued playing....who knows

[@DaeLh]

From what I know she took a break from guitar playing to study law.

[@theric66]

@@DaeLh NOT BE ON YOU TUBBE DOSN4T MEAN SHE STOP PLAYING ?I THINK SHE HAS A PASSION FOR MUSIC AND PLAYS IT REGULARY

[@rcjoe406]

@@theric66 I read that she opened a studio in a small town Europe

[@kent-oveprestberg3578]

Oh....now comes my favourite female guitarist besides Haruka Noma. Tina Setkic is a master on the guitar.

[@ronlawrence4706]

So you and I have the same view on these two. I tend to temporarily place Hal-ca above Tina only because we have little self written material from Tina to compare them. Would love for Tina to come back and give us some of her own material.

[@kent-oveprestberg3578]

@@ronlawrence4706. Hi Ron🙂👍🏻. I can't put one or the other above on the pillar. Tina have the best tecnique i've ever seen. Haruka is a master shredder.

[@ronlawrence4706]

@@kent-oveprestberg3578 I agree, well said. They are just different beasts. And now Hal-ca is doing vocals so we will see where that leads.

[@kent-oveprestberg3578]

@@ronlawrence4706. Has she start doing vocals??

[@ronlawrence4706]

@@kent-oveprestberg3578 Yes search 'Asterism Risky', just released a live of this

[@mgmontini2]

She's amazing

[@derekpetersen7571]

I’m glad Tina came back I’m waiting on a solo album from her and to hear her Jhon Putriti style of playing I know she can still pull i it off

[@davidyerkey7425]

Flawless! BEAutiful!

[@jerrypeal653]

Tina is a phenomenal player .

[@gsxrkz]

She's a monster on that guitar. You can go head to head with anybody on this planet, from the past and to the present.

[@kevinmiller5786]

Goosebumps. Wow. "Air"next would be awesome."Mabels Fatal Fable"...she can do it! Becker played bass as well.🤘🤘🤘

[@scoterion6891]

you should check out her cover of steve vai (for the love of god) iv'e seen all her stuff and just saw this last night i was blown away

[@BennoWitter]

I don't think this cover is controversial since Jason Becker shared this video on Twitter.

[@workinprogress9613]

Now play it back and this time, watch her almost non-existent facial expressions. Watch as she casually looks around the room while she sometimes plays some of the most difficult parts. Those are some of the things I love about watching her play - everything goes into the guitar! She is my favorite guitarist to watch. Now that she's back, I hope to hear more instrumentals from her, and not just the band.

[@leecowell8165]

Really some reactioner was suggested she vocalize are YOU kidding me? She doesn't need a voice when she can play like THIS! She may want a band as backer but she doesn't need vocal in that backing no way.

[@martcoombs9031]

she has her own way of playing neck pick up or not.... each to their own she is amazing

[@blu3qc]

yea he is reacting to this video as if he could teach her something lmao . wondering if he can even play that . Not ! someone said her powerchords were bad because she dont use the pinky . i mean IMO its better if you have a floating pinky you can add more notes down the neck faster .

[@martcoombs9031]

@@blu3qc I know, I don't know anything about guitar playing, i just know what i like.... when he said her pinky might stop advance stuff down the line... I'm thinking... how much more advanced does she need..!!!! Those that can do, those that can't teach...

[@Countachockula]

I love the way leads sound on the neck pickup. In my opinion the bridge is better for articulating distorted chords and is too harsh for leads.

[@martcoombs9031]

no idea what ya going on about, but sounds good lol@@Countachockula

[@BlackSmith1965]

@@blu3qc This guy couldnt each Tina anything, he's a clown.

[@Dutch1961]

I recommend her Yngwy Malmsteen's Arppegio's From Hell cover and her Patrick Rondat's Vivaldi Tribute cover.

[@jc4566]

I, would love to see Tina setkic come back soon and doing cover songs from nightwish or arch enemy songs, awesome thanks 😎

[@SuperMoofie]

Nightwiisssh :)

[@BlackSmith1965]

lol, the 'lead' guitar player from Nightwish plays like a beginner.

[@tlabelle1965]

Your wish is granted. She's back, in a group, and with awesome tatts!

[@Nonnie335]

The new Intro is SICK!!!!!! Hi 👋 John! I know nothing about shredding so I have to rely on your wisdom.

[@joebarrera9741]

Its cool i met Jason back in 1987

[@OtRatsaphong]

Just discovered Tina S while looking for something else and found your channel. I like your commentary. Thank you.

[@Hiro.the.God.]

Someone should make a custom Tina S guitar.

[@vieri5359]

Have you picked out one of the best guitarists in the world? 👍😁

[@timhallas4275]

It's a tremolo, not "the bar". Tina S is a virtuoso on the guitar. you can't even compete.

[@ralftarifa7748]

tina s is not from this planet. eargasm pure

[@f0273]

Thank's to Guitare Village ☺

[@jamesmorris5937]

She does believe it’s iron maiden trooper really good and you have to hear her Metallica cover master of puppets. Oh my God I found her probably about five or six years ago and then she disappeared but I’ll tell you what man the covers that she has done to date before she stopped, or are absolutely mind blowing, I would say yeah, iron maiden trooper and then Metallica master of puppets. She does really good.

[@robbieallan6522]

Why hasn't she come back? She's amazing at lashing the guitar 🎸

[@kraftwerk974]

Bravissimo Tina 😝😝😝

[@sheboyganshovel5920]

For some reason, all of the videos on her channel came down at one point, and were re-uploaded later. Many of the original notes were lost, including the order of the recordings. However, she initially put out one or two in a year. Some of these she recorded when she was 12. I just don't remember which ones. Moonlight Sonata was the last of her recordings before her hiatus. She was 18 at that time.

[@BlackSmith1965]

Probably when she removed Renauld's name from them and put them back up. must have been a falling out...

[@amjrpain919]

Does the "S" stand for; So cool make a icecube Shiver?!👋😎💥

[@howtoshootstraighthtss4948]

I am 34 atm one day once i grow up with lots pf practice i may be 1/2 as good as 15 year old tina.

[@kevinrickey3925]

I really like Tina S. she is beautiful and talented.

[@zemlidrakona2915]

Honestly, there are a ton of shred masters on KZbin and she's right up there. However most do covers and those that don't do shred jams of one ilk or another, which sound great as you are listening to them, but I find I have no desire to go back and hit them again. I'd rather see some of these guitar wizards put their skills into writing and playing good songs. But OK, maybe that's just me.

[@joebarrera9741]

Also met Marty Friedman.....that's when I learned alota of tapping and scales

[@rcjoe406]

Ok I get playing it is extremely hard .....but yes there's a but having photographic memory is key to learning this ...I can barely remember a 3 chord country song

[@aerden2]

Is it wrong that I want to hear her play The Earl of Essex Galliard" with all the ornamentation? *happy sigh*

[@DWilliams-ce8nb]

This clown acting like he's the final arbiter of her talent! LOLOLOL

[@ronaldfrohling3221]

Excellent!! Love for her to try M.A. Batio

[@Maverick06723]

Her technique is fantastic dam I wish my technique was as good as hers

[@LerockJohn]

Like watching the Olympics. Only the best perform such complex, technical difficulties with grace and power. Like figure skating. Same kina of vibe. Stunning! Peace out!

[@richardrybicki749]

Mary on Richard's phone from Florida I'm getting better at hearing I did hear something else in the background had a hard time keeping up with it and listening to her not really my thing but I'm starting to understand it a little bit better Good job DJ

[@pauldhoff]

Also put in a link to the original video.

[@Maverick06723]

Doesn’t matter if she’s playing the backing track I was just recording it’s her teacher it’s a backing track

[@SlingbladeJim]

Yes there is...........

[@drewrosecrans9728]

I love to see her do some Arch enemy 🤘🤘

[@CoinNinjaThriftyBee]

teacher, you cant play better than her...

[@walidhassan61]

Woooooow Tina the jinn

[@pacorabane-pe5mt]

She plays with sound

[@mawigangte7646]

A meek living legend... Steve Vai in hidden

[@pacorabane-pe5mt]

She's not human

[@WilliamUD321]

I would love to go listen to you on a life concert

[@markb4460]

Loving the reaction videos. I would highly recommend Colm McGuinness' take on If I Had a Heart

[@dirkchopar7161]

Diana Ankudinova - Can't Help Falling In Love

[@tonyaxeman4381]

Think you could hold your comments till the end da

[@charki40]

Cant wait to see you play this and let us critique. It annoys that there is not examples of your skills in your channel.

[@BlackSmith1965]

Because he cant play.

[@gushy7438]

Dj, great video as always. I have a question. So my question is.. why she not watch where her figers goes ? She not watch the guitar at all most of the time. Is that affect accuracy ? Or for player on her class does not need to watch it ? I dont understand.

[@TempleMusicAcademy]

Great question. Advanced players like Tina don’t always need to see where their fingers are to play accurately. Eventually the piece you’re playing becomes second nature and you only check in every once in a while. I suspect this is what is happening here.

[@gushy7438]

@@TempleMusicAcademy I appreciate the quick response. This shows me how seriously you take every question here.. As for my question, I read that it takes about 40-50 thousand repetitions to get that muscle memory, especially for complex performances, which in itself is incredible. And the fact that Tina is able to play such complex songs, does it classify her as a virtuoso or is there a standard by which this is determined? And if she is not a virtuoso on this instrument yet, what must she achieve to be defined as a virtuoso? Thank you again.

[@joebarrera9741]

He's the greateas

[@grahamhiggins3457]

She is a master at this I wonder if we will ever see her again. There is a video of her playing with 2 other young women but not sure how to find it not a virtual band but actually in the same room.. Her cover of Gary Moores "The Loner" shows a side her that adds a lot of feeling to the music. I agree with you re doing covers really great example of this the Warning and Alessia Cara doing the cover of Metallicas Enter Sandman earlier this year they took the song apart and re did it.

[@jrnmadsen2710]

She is back !! :)

[@danilobautista7165]

Can't find the Tina S. Cover with Speed kill by Michael Angelo Batio

[@TempleMusicAcademy]

Did she do that one? Wow I didn’t know

[@LerockJohn]

Could you imagine back in the days when some trolls would claim that she was faking it in some ways.... My God... Buch of losers. That is one of the reason I believe she just went away from all that toxicity.... Our loss..... Hope she's fucking ripping somewhere in a band that gets al the good well earned attention! Peace Out!!

[@Spoohkybooh666]

clap

[@BlackSmith1965]

Right...Jealous little boys were crying.

[@tlabelle1965]

She's back!

[@franklinberry6700]

I certainly hear Tina s

[@thomasheininger2243]

Please, understand me,right. I love her playing,so much and I hobe she is still fine and maybe, one Day we see her playing again

[@richardnoble4328]

i would like to see tina do zappas black napkins!!!

[@dwork9451]

Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive | Allie Sherlock

[@мрак-и1п]

I can't find any information about her anywhere - where did she go? why isn't he playing?

[@jeanclaudevillenave4484]

Le besoin de faire des phrases, écoute comment Cette française joue de la guitare les autres sont a des années lumières une pépite

[@Allan-et5ig]

Temple Music Academy An interesting, appreciated review. Tina has come and apparently - gone. You're aware that she went to an academy in France, which she said in her (only?) interview 'anyone' can enroll in (or their parents can enroll the kid). Very modest of her. What she didn't add is that not everyone can STAY in the academy! She must have been pretty good to hang in there. She also said that compared to her classical pieces, rock was very easy. Did she find her way into rock/progressive because she got the dreaded 'shove' at the academy - she could no longer compete - or go to rock by choice? Whatever, some great skills.

[@TheKristophe65]

Je voudrais bien savoir comment il jouait lui au même âge à 17 ans pour voir 😂😂😂

[@drewrosecrans9728]

Check out Tina's moonlight sonata u will freak out!

[@diegofiorillo6412]

by the way...she learns most things by ear

[@itsmedrooms6071]

She’s a master, a musical savant…has to be to play like that at such a young age. I ask you, what can you actually teach such a person? I say nothing.

[@bartonbagnes4605]

I don't know what to suggest for another Tina S. I know when the guitarist from Dragon Force reacted to "Through The Fire And Flames" he commented that she was doing both guitar parts since they were recorded together and can't be separated. I will suggest you check out something a little unusual, it brings new meaning to the term "Shredding". Watch 2Cellos cover "The Trooper Overture".

[@theric66]

the day you can play like her come back

[@bartonbagnes4605]

@@theric66 She hasn't come back yet, as far as I can see.

[@theric66]

@@bartonbagnes4605 maybe not but i'm suure she is still very good

[@bartonbagnes4605]

@@theric66 I await her return or to see whatever band she joins.

[@shane6060]

ok dude4 where are your shred vidoes?

[@nomusician4737]

Tina S is amazing! It's such a shame she left KZbin. I hope she's still playing! I have to recommend you to check out Mikio Fujioka. Japanese guitarist that passed away way to young. He worked as a teacher at Musicians Institute in Osaka. Virtually every single Japanese shredder have at some time had him as a teacher or mentor. Here he's playing with the amazing Takayoshi Ohmura (Plays in Marty Friedmans band among many others). kzbin.info/www/bejne/hn6tY4WhjtCbd6M

[@theric66]

of course she is playing its her love but might not want to be on you tube because she migt have more important things to do like her studies

[@brucegelman5582]

She is this good because she studied classical guitar from the age of 6

[@klauss8417]

Studied classical? No she learned classical but not studied. She is Classical trainiert, that, s true. Her guitar teacher Renaud louis-servais do this all. E , akustik and Classical trainiert. Tina was just learning, and very very well. And she, s such a Talent 🎶🎶🎶👌👌👌

[@BlackSmith1965]

@@klauss8417

[@SlingbladeJim]

Is there a channel where Miss Tina S plays this without this rumpkin

[@maryodonnell5760]

her own channel...

[@johnmcdonald5055]

👍

[@natjes6017]

You sure don't like Van Halen then as he tapped with his indexfinger... But a nice reaction vid none the less.

[@jimmydoho]

You should check Abim Finger 15 y.o guitarist from Indonesia

[@BlackSmith1965]

Go spout shit over there.

[@Jack-il3qv]

There's no magic here. It's all hard work.

[@dirkchopar7161]

пожалуйста реакцию Diana Ankudinova - Can't Help Falling In Love

[@walterheublein5848]

Does Tina talk ?

[@Spoohkybooh666]

😂

[@BlackSmith1965]

does your dad?