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My man speaks the same way he plays - sophisticated and with excellence.

@joshrocha2500

3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of Julian Lage. He also speaks the same way he plays -- lots of subtle intentionality, confident yet subdued and with a legato cadence.

Gotta love when he laughs at his own jokes. He truly is a humble vampire

The hardest part of the video for Brandon was speaking as though he wasn't alive during in the baroque period cause ya know he's a vampire

@ruperttmls7985

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@ponylover2206

3 жыл бұрын

He 💯% is a vampire lol

Fascinating, Brandon! So in a nutshell, a key general principle in baroque composition was that the composer would subtly tell those who would play their piece “Go on! Break a leg!”, but Bach however, would tell them “Go on! Break a leg! But break it like this...”.

I'm glad you're posting more often 😊 Edit: Can you please play some Arabic vibes on the Oud 😊

This guy is like the Bob Ross of classical instruments

@Rylee_G

3 жыл бұрын

Omg you're right

@GenXstacker

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed, he has a very soothing voice: the vocal equivalent of a nice hot cup of chamomile tea.

@RobertSlover

3 жыл бұрын

no.

@macmuggo5459

3 жыл бұрын

@@RobertSlover yes?

@RobertSlover

3 жыл бұрын

@@macmuggo5459 no content bot.

Little known fact, Brandon is actually a famous lute player from the 1600's that stumbled upon a time machine and brought his knowledge to our time.

@joeyskar

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, his real name is Banicimo Del Arpegio IV

@123four...

2 жыл бұрын

@@joeyskar Ah yes, Banicimo. I knew him back in the Navarre's court.

How cool that you do the "swing 8ths"! I remember reading decades ago when I was at Berklee part of a CPE Bach treatise on harpsichord playing, and he mentions that when you see a string of eighth notes, you play them more like triplets than straight eighths. I have often wondered since how no one seems to take that into account, especially the 'originalists". You are the only other person I've run across since then (mid 70's(!)) who seems to even have heard of this idea. Totally cool, thank you for showing me that I didn't make it up in some gin induced coma.

Brandon: Feel free to play along Me: Yeah yeah no I think I’ll just put my guitar away

@seandwyer1823

3 жыл бұрын

I think most folks can't take their eyes off the monster machine he's playing....and they thought learning a 6 string was tough going 😳

I'm living on planet Bach and you have just handed me a spade, sir.

This video has such an inexplicable medieval royalty vibe to it. Great music!!

I hardly can Händel all of this. Edit: The light and space here simply blew me away. Thank you.

I'm glad you brought in the topic of ornamentation. Ornamentation is an important part of improvisation in music, that was part of a good musician's vocabulary for centuries. Today it is wrongly taught that classical (and baroque, renaissance etc.) music does not encourage improvisation, which is the opposite of the truth. Johann Quantz (1697-1773) describes ornamentation tied to geographical tastes; some types of ornamentation were preferred in Italy, others in France, the Rhineland, etc.

Phenomenal. There should be more people like you in the world.

I must hear the rest of this. And the entire piece, on the baroque lute of course. So beautifully played.

So impressive that you play so many instruments well. I always enjoy your playing.

You can really tell Brandon loves what he is doing, and that is enough to inspire atleast me. Maybe not to become a professional guitarist, but to work hard towards becoming better at what I love to do! Thanks Brandon, you are really inspiring! :)

*_You are Amazing my friend, and also a good teacher ... Thank you_*

Your next video should be ornamenting the intro to “Nothing Else Matters” by Metallica. Not kidding. That would rule.

So Basically, I'm Bach

@legentilmuyombo4533

3 жыл бұрын

Ok Mr Bach, why did you have to make everything so difficult for some of us

@jeremyacton4569

3 жыл бұрын

Mr Bach, I am a great fan of your work.

@letsgofishing5238

3 жыл бұрын

So basically,

@egg5474

3 жыл бұрын

Bach with a new mixtape I hope

@dirtywojta

3 жыл бұрын

Bach off, bro

You truly are amazing. Not only are you an immensely talented player, you remove so much of the pretense of classical music and make it how it ought to be, fun for anyone. You do good work.

This is not just a free video, its a very premium video! Thank you for this.

It's wonderful, and very refreshing, to learn more about baroque performance. My piano background made it seem so dry! Forbidden to use rubato, playing notes like a ticking clock. Interpretation? Don't even think about it. It felt like my digital piano was better suited than any human to hammer out these dull, robotic pieces! It's vindicating to find out that baroque music wasn't boring, I was just taught to play it very badly. The swung rhythm brings this piece to life like magic. Knowing that performers were intended to add ornaments, even interpret over pieces, turns baroque music into something wholly different, far more creative.

@brandonacker

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! It's an amazing improvising style which feels closer to jazz than classical to me.

I'm just a simple amateur guitar player. There's no way I could ever learn this stuff and incorporate it into what I do, but I swear I could listen to you talk about it and demonstrate these techniques ALL DAY LONG!

What a beautiful melody!

Happened to me playing the famous Minuet in G Major, from Anna Magdalene bach's method... Everyone playing the explicit ornamentation and i was playing a lot of ornaments improvised... If it's baroque then it's made to be extremely ornamented! Happens to particularly the keyboard pieces such as the Goldberg Variations, the Anna Madgalene method or the Well Tempered Clavier, you really can improvise a lot the ornamentation on those pieces

I love this piece so much. You always use the prettiest music Brandon, I just wish whenever I searched classical music stuff like this would come up instead of the same five most famous pieces ever

So young with so much wisdom and talent. A manifest joy to listen of your presentations. Vielen Dank Herr Musiker!!

Watching your professionalism and knowledge on the guitar has really given me something to aspire to. I've been implementing some of your tips on practice and posture and recently I've become much more patient with myself when I practice. Thank you for your content!

Wow! I just really appreciate the extent of your education, background, and ability. There's so much out there to know. It's wonderful and daunting at the same time. Thank you for your videos.

Video about Bach, and there is Händel playing in the background xD I love you Brandon.

I wish I had the $$ to buy those instruments man. You've become one of my favorite youtubers, even though I don't understand some of the stuff you say(music theory related).

@jeremyacton4569

3 жыл бұрын

If you play guitar, try the Brian Kelly channel as well. Happy music!!

@Kuroiwa1988

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeremyacton4569 who can I watch if I play the Kazoo?

@_the_concestor_8185

3 жыл бұрын

@Oliver Ortiz Have you tried saxophonists? After all, it is widely accepted that the kazoo is the poor man’s saxophone.

@Kuroiwa1988

3 жыл бұрын

@@_the_concestor_8185 damn dude thanks!

@jakubolszewski8284

3 жыл бұрын

@@_the_concestor_8185 xD

I feel smarter every time I watch one of your videos. Also, I want a lute. Right after I get the "student model" theorbo. [in my dreams]

Thank you for sharing your genius, and Bach, with us.

Love your work Brandon

Excellent video, clear, simple, warm, pro. Thank you very much!

My wife loves ornaments. She has them in a cabinet.

I love lute, arab oud and theorbo. Lovely work.

I love Bach ! Thank you, Brandon.

You're a fantastic teacher!

Excellent video! That baroque lute of yours has a most exquisite tone and was very interesting to hear alongside the guitar.

You're so knowledgeable in old and new music theory. As well as music terminology. As a grammar nazi, I really appreciate that.

@seandwyer1823

3 жыл бұрын

But not an old '"grammar Nazi" as they capitalised the 'n'......

BRANDON ACKER, PERFECT!!!!!!

It's sound so beautiful!!!

I could listen to you and your playing for hours on end!!!! Actually it would be wonderful to see you playing live....

love your content mate, good job.

Thanks for sharing incredible content 💮

This is fantastic content. The sound quality is superb. You provide a bit of historical background, yet the focus remains on the music. Now to the ornamentation: As a musician I imagine it is tempting to add lots of flourish, but it risks cluttering up those beautiful empty spaces where clear notes are ringing. A little ornamentation is nice, whereas too much is busy. All the same, no complaints from me. Always enjoy your videos.

Love this, love Bach, and love You. xD That's so exciting. Baroque is my favourite time in music (with modern times).

Limpid explanations and your luth sounds so beautiful, thanks a lot

Glad to see you enjoying that beautiful lute of yours! You haven’t posted anything with it since you got it.

Been looking forward to more Baroque lute stuff! You and Rob Scallon are overdue to start a Bardcore band!

I dont know I was recommended this video, but wow even though I know very little about music this is mesmerising, Really nice stuff

thank you for sharing your knowledge and talent M'Lord

عاششش كابتن مبدع كالعادة ❤️❤️❤️💜♥️💓

Yay, another introduction!

@BrandonAcker whenever i watch your videos there are atleast 4 times i say wow, atleast 👏🏻👍🏻

Beautiful just awesome.!!!

I really like that approach for ornamentation. Trying things out, going with the feel, mixing it up. Making the music your own. :)

That sounded like a good Christmas for some reason. I love a good interpretation as much as I love Bach

dude made an ad read sound wholesome

My favourite bit in this is you telling us that yes, it's *supposed* to swing a little, obviously.

My favourite KZread soul.

Wonderful!!

How fortuitous...I’ve been playing around with this piece as well on my 13c (Would love to hear you play the whole partita!!) ! I feel like this vid was made for me! Cheers!

I think i will just take take off from work for month and just sit and watch your videos.

Let's add ornaments to the ornaments because, why not? Vai is proudly smiling somewhere in his house

The luth sounds fabulous.

Wow, the quote by Scheibe sounds like a lot of current criticism of pop singers, good thing there weren't youtube comments back then, Bach might have just quit.

Listening to a new interpretation of a Bach piece always gets me gitty, because every performer articulates or ornaments differently.

I follow many guitar You Tubers. Classical is so refreshing. Delivered by a gentleman. I don't feel worthy Lol. Lovely sounds and educational. Far above my head though.

Honestly not sure which is more beautiful; his voice or his playing.

wow,,great sir,,superb instrument

Wow, excellent tutorial, “jazzacising Bach” 🤔🤗🤗🌹

Beautiful and helpful. Thank you.

Tuning A one semitone down, an instrument that is pretty much an extended range lute.... I feel like there's an easy djent joke somewhere around here

Every of his videos, he's sounds like Bob Ross when painting.. trust me, it's a compliment 😁👍

My brain immediately inserted the Hopkinson Smith ornamentations lol

Your are Amazing player 👍👌

The ad was slid perfectly... Smooth

“It don’t mean a thang if it ain’t got that swang”. - JS BACH

Give us more about the baroque lute, it is the most similar to the guitar repertoire and the one we all like the most !!, congratulations on your production and quality of teaching, Greetings from Uruguay

@brandonacker

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Three baroque lute videos coming over the next weeks;)

His wife is very lucky Woman Because : 1. Look at how handsome he is 2. Look at how talented the man is 3. He is walking ancient string instrument Wikipedia 4. He talks like Bob Ross the Painter, which is very soothing

SO CLOSE TO SHREDDING VIDEO !!!!

Bach was really ahead of his time, playing keyboard and all

How was your day Brandon?

@brandonacker

3 жыл бұрын

Just fine ;) and yours?

@fstapled9204

Жыл бұрын

@@brandonacker my day was pretty good, thanks for asking!

You know, that Scheibe guy has a surname that's quite similar to another word. Indeed, the "b" in it makes me think of what's called an S set which is this: "ß." I imagine that Bach, after reading that criticism, might have used that "ß" in place of the "b" and also added the ending, "kopf," in response. Thanks, Brandon.

holy crap, the notes inegales thing adds another level to the thesis that bebop is basically bach

Everyone jokes that he's a vampire but he seriously would make the most convincing vamp in a movie... Someone make a vamp movie with him in it.. lol

2:44 “So feel free to play along”. Yeah. I’ll totally do that.....

Absolutely brilliant!! Do explore some WEISS and B.J.Hagen= Augsburg Manuscript! Such accomplished & profound knowledge displayed in the Baroque Modes of expression! Hats off to you sir! ;-}

“Can we ornament the music of Johann Sebastian Bach?” Proceeds to play my favorite, Chopin! I love Bach but I REALLY love Chopin.

What a genius

Could you please do a video of you playing csardas by vittorio monti? ~George

Today I learned ... all of that.

Let's hear it on the Thomastik Rope Core Classical Strings.

I like the lute’s sound more than the guitar’s! We should bring them back. (And the tiorba omg)

Excellente

Absolutely, positively, unquestionably based