Brandon Acker interviews guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Rob MacKillop focusing on the topic of playing classical guitar without nails. FOLLOW ROB: null https://robmackillop.net/ Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:11 Why make music on YouTube? 3:40 Why did you start playing without nails? 9:00 The future of the lute 14:39 The intimacy of YouTube 16:13 The power of playing softly 17:15 Brandon's online guitar course 17:37 Rob's path back to the guitar 20:50 Historical guitars 24:57 Playing at a lower pitch 31:10 Finding your own voice 33:00 Becoming "one" with the guitar 35:23 Musicians are storytellers 38:00 How Rob wants to influence the guitar world today 43:00 Technique VS Musicality 46:09 Fernando Sor 49:48 How to make the guitar sing 55:44 What counts as a mistake? 57:48 Julian Bream 59:13 Segovia's legacy 1:04:10 Surprises from YouTube 1:05:47 Why keep making videos? 1:07:15 It's great to have many teachers 1:09:05 The score is your greatest teacher 1:12:00 Chicago 1:13:29 How to learn more about Rob Fernando Sor's Method Book: https://www.thisisclassicalguitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Sor_-_Methode_for_the_Guitar.pdf Subscribe: https://bit.ly/3OY45ln My Most Popular Videos: https://tinyurl.com/popularvideos3 ➢LEARN GUITAR!🎸 My Online Guitar Course: https://classicalguitar-pro.com/ My Online Music School: https://arpeggiato.com/ My Arrangements: https://arpeggiato.com/music-arrangements/ ➢ LISTEN TO MY MUSIC! My CDs: https://arpeggiato.com/cd/ ➢ FOLLOW ME! Instagram: https://instagram.com/brandon.acker.guitar Facebook: https:// facebook.com/BrandonAckerGuitar ➢ SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL! Patreon: https://patreon.com/brandonacker ➢ WATCH MORE VIDEOS! Most Popular: https://tinyurl.com/popularvideos3 Newest: https://tinyurl.com/newestuploads Classic Guitar: https://tinyurl.com/moremusic2 Guitar Tips: https://tinyurl.com/guitartips3 ➢ MY GEAR! https://a.co/7d4mo0j I am Brandon Acker. I create guitar tips, classical music covers, educational videos about rare plucked instruments, tutorials, and more! Consider checking out my new online guitar course: https://classicalguitar-pro.com/ and supporting me on my Patreon https://patreon.com/brandonacker A huge thank you to my patrons on Patreon who keep this channel alive! "Producer:" -John Spindler -Walter del Aguila "#1 Fans: " -Vivienne Yumi Nishimura -Javier Artiles "Super-Patrons:" -Christine -Carsten Korn -Håvard E Danielsen -Jeshom -Karen Pautz -Tianhong Zhou #guitar #classicalguitar #brandonacker