Show Notes
Mentor: Robb Cappelletto who taught Billy Strings joins Playback Sessions to share the teaching philosophy behind one of the greatest players alive and why most guitar teachers are wasting their students' time.
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00:08 โ Opening: Billy Strings' Secret Teacher Revealed 00:21 โ Robb: I Practiced More for Billy's Lesson Than My Own 01:22 โ Goal: Teaching Students to Teach Themselves 02:25 โ Good Teachers vs Bad Teachers 04:07 โ I Am Both Your Boss and Your Student 05:18 โ Nothing Bothers Me More Than "Because I Said So" 08:17 โ Billy's First Lesson: What Rob Discovered 10:38 โ Robb's Morning Practice Routine 16:02 โ How Robb Structures Billy's Learning Journey 18:13 โ The Spiral Method Explained 22:23 โ The Biggest Misconception About Practice 28:49 โ Why Theory as a Starting Point Creates Boring Players 30:44 โ Time Is the Most Important Thing on Any Instrument 33:13 โ The 8% Speed Rule: Ego Is What Stops You
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๐ Filmed live at Carter Vintage Guitars in Nashville, Tennessee. ๐ฅ Host: Spencer Handley Guest: Robb Cappelletto (Billy Strings' Guitar Mentor) Editor: Carl Reeverts, Clayton Hopkins, Evan Bowser Executive Producer: Spencer Handley Camera/Sound: Mitch Goudy
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