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Playback Sessions Β· October 18 Β· 34 min

The 8% Rule Billy Strings Uses To Practice

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. πŸš€ Book a Free Skills Assessment with Sonora. https://www.learnwithsonora.com/skills-assessment?source=robb-video πŸ‘‡ Want to go deeper? Join the Playback Sessions community for tabs, breakdowns, and more. https://www.skool.com/playback-community-9570 ⏱️ Free Tool for looping videos on YouTube and Instagram https://looper.sonoraintensive.com/ 00:08 – Opening: Billy Strings' Secret Teacher Revealed 00:21 – Robb: I Practiced More for Billy's Lesson Than My Own 01:22 – Goal: Teaching Students to Teach Themselves 02:25 – Good Teachers vs Bad Teachers 04:07 – I Am Both Your Boss and Your Student 05:18 – Nothing Bothers Me More Than "Because I Said So" 08:17 – Billy's First Lesson: What Rob Discovered 10:38 – Robb's Morning Practice Routine 16:02 – How Robb Structures Billy's Learning Journey 18:13 – The Spiral Method Explained 22:23 – The Biggest Misconception About Practice 28:49 – Why Theory as a Starting Point Creates Boring Players 30:44 – Time Is the Most Important Thing on Any Instrument 33:13 – The 8% Speed Rule: Ego Is What Stops You 🎸 Follow Playback Sessions on socials: -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playbacksessions/ -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playbacksessions -YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Playback-Sessions -Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@playbacksessionspodcast -Spotify: @ Playback Sessions Podcast πŸ“ Filmed live at Carter Vintage Guitars in Nashville, Tennessee. πŸŽ₯ 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 #BillyStrings #GuitarLesson #PlaybackSessions #GuitarTeacher #GuitarTechnique #LearnGuitar #GuitarPractice #MusicEducation #EarTraining #GuitarTips #BluegrassGuitar #TimeAndTone #GuitarPhilosophy #MusicPodcast #GuitarImprovisation #PracticeRoutine #SonoraGuitarIntensive #SpencerHandley #CarterVintage #GuitarCulture #RobbCappelletto

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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.

πŸš€ Book a Free Skills Assessment with Sonora.
https://www.learnwithsonora.com/skills-assessment?source=robb-video

πŸ‘‡ Want to go deeper? Join the Playback Sessions community for tabs, breakdowns, and more.
https://www.skool.com/playback-community-9570

⏱️ Free Tool for looping videos on YouTube and Instagram
https://looper.sonoraintensive.com/

00:08 – Opening: Billy Strings' Secret Teacher Revealed
00:21 – Robb: I Practiced More for Billy's Lesson Than My Own
01:22 – Goal: Teaching Students to Teach Themselves
02:25 – Good Teachers vs Bad Teachers
04:07 – I Am Both Your Boss and Your Student
05:18 – Nothing Bothers Me More Than "Because I Said So"
08:17 – Billy's First Lesson: What Rob Discovered
10:38 – Robb's Morning Practice Routine
16:02 – How Robb Structures Billy's Learning Journey
18:13 – The Spiral Method Explained
22:23 – The Biggest Misconception About Practice
28:49 – Why Theory as a Starting Point Creates Boring Players
30:44 – Time Is the Most Important Thing on Any Instrument
33:13 – The 8% Speed Rule: Ego Is What Stops You

🎸 Follow Playback Sessions on socials:
-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playbacksessions/
-Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playbacksessions
-YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Playback-Sessions
-Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@playbacksessionspodcast
-Spotify: @ Playback Sessions Podcast

πŸ“ Filmed live at Carter Vintage Guitars in Nashville, Tennessee.
πŸŽ₯ 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

#BillyStrings #GuitarLesson #PlaybackSessions #GuitarTeacher #GuitarTechnique #LearnGuitar #GuitarPractice #MusicEducation #EarTraining #GuitarTips #BluegrassGuitar #TimeAndTone #GuitarPhilosophy #MusicPodcast #GuitarImprovisation #PracticeRoutine #SonoraGuitarIntensive #SpencerHandley #CarterVintage #GuitarCulture #RobbCappelletto