Benjamin Zander - Work (How to give an A)

Absolutely love the video!

Love it! Especially his ah-ha moment..'my job is to awaken the possibility in other people' AND 'if they are not shining, who am I being that my players (or students or peers, anyone engaged with you) are not shining?'.

Very simple but significantly inspiring! Love Zanders enthusiasm and engaging charisma!

exelent give everyone an a.

"Who am I being that my children's eyes are not shining?" - Benjamin Zander

Great lesson , still valid in 2023

I get a voice in my head when I play my piano and I make mistakes, I forgot to practice

What is the piano piece in the beginning?

What a brilliant man. So fresh and original to hear his ideas.

What is the background music at the beginning???

One of my favourite authors

He is right. My brass teacher was amazing. My piano tutor was a demon. If I made a mistake I would have the ruler across my fingers. She didn't know I only had a 2 octave keyboard to practice on. I also drew out on paper a piano keyboard and joined all the pieces together with tape. I would practice on that. I had lessons from her for 2 yrs. Was super critical. When you compared her to my brass teacher.... If I made a mistake with the tenor horn, he wouldn't stop me. He would encourage me to carry on. He would get me to practice the bits which I was stuck on, but cheer me on. I looked forward to every lesson.

this guy makes me grin every time. amazing, amazing, amazing. shining eyes. his philosophy is so clear, applicable, universal. beautiful!

Just look at how many Buggs Bunny cartons include pieces of classical music and kids eat it up.

Ben Zander is a pure musician. When I say pure, he has the true sense of humour, optimism and a need for an audience. I fall in to the same compartments. For the last year of the Covid problem, I have used the time to contemplate. And it has resulted in a plan that goes as follows: Once the epidemic is over, to get out and play for free in as many places as possible. This is to put back in to the stony broke venues something that they need. An attraction. To bring in people to hear real music being played again. And I will do it with a chum or two. This will satisfy personal egos, venues will enjoy the notion of free entertainment, and best of all, audiences may just pick up on our joy. Thank you Mr Zander for reminding me why I became a musician.

So unassuming, yet so motivating. Simple yet so powerful. Easy answers to tough questions.💕

How fascinating! He sounds like Blinky from Trollhunters hahaha

Thank you.

Ben is an amazing leader. Awaken other's passion.

We don't give children a name as an Expectation to live up to,
We give children a name as a Possibility to Live in to.

AMAZING man. The Zanders have been powerful inspiration in my life. Thank you for this post.

BRAVO!

I feel bad for the guy who thinks his eyes can light up a village. he did that at the ted talk too...

57 people clearly didn't get the video xD

Zander must be the president of the world

“The conductor doesn't make a sound. He depends for his power on his ability to make other people powerful. I realized that my job was to awaken possibility in other people.“

ok...inspirational, but it really isn't that simple now is it. Standing in possibility and rule number 6 is a drop in the ocean for what is really required to be successful, especially in classical music.

"radiating possibilities"... this is the philosophy of giving without expectation ... I am happy to see he is applying in to students and sharing with the audience...

"radiating possibilities"... this is the philosophy of giving without expectation ... I am happy to see he is applying in to students and sharing with the audience...

Still 100% valid ❤️

I showed this video to my daughter, and she is writing the letter of having an A in her music class/audition. She tends to be too harsh with herself. I am trying to help her. We will see...

My voice is Sergeant Hartman.

He is a brilliant man. When he talks about the voice in your head he is talking about what Prof Dr. Steve Peters calls "The chimp". He is also on You Tube.

"We might as well invent something that lights up our life,"

saw his Ted talk and now this. he is excellent. i thought he was just talking about classical music but more of a motivational life coach type person which is perfectly amazing as well. really good speaker and glad he travels around the world motivating people.

Just great!

Speaks - Theory as Language

Shapership on display

If only everyone you met had the wisdom of this man

Aha! I just read that his wife is half of the accomplishment. No wonder! There's always a woman in there when things get really good. I've never had to give grades, but I would always give every student an A if I was ever forced into that situation. Potential cannot be measured and it can manifest later. No one stays mediocre.

I love it! I love it! I love it! Benjamin Zander is the true president of the new world because he let his personality bloom. And I agree with him totally!!

the same as his ted talk

Congrat. Dear Mr.zander, you ve got a perfect way to make your student THINK! To make the most possible! Art!

I'm not sure if I'm more inspired by his brilliance, or the positive response in these comments. Bless you all!

God deliver us from pontificators