Alexandra Whittingham: Talking Music (The Full Interview)

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A long-form discussion with the brilliant classical guitarist Alexandra Whittingham.
This video is part of my ‘Talking Music’ discussion series.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro.
0:31 - Alexandra’s musical journey.
9:09 - Geography & how it can influence music.
12:02 - What’s the best advice you were ever given as a musician?
17:04 - Dealing with self-doubt.
22:23 - Commercial success & artistic integrity. Getting the balance right.
27:36 - What does it mean to ‘be a good musician’?
32:04 - Advice on preparing for a concert.
47:50 - Who are the guitarists that have most inspired you?
51:56 - Other than the guitar, what instruments do you listen too?
54:54 - How to find Alexandra online.
56:05 - Alexandra’s words of advice to her younger self.
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This video was recorded via Zoom in my home studio.

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@SingleMalt77005 11 ай бұрын

Big fan of Alexandra. Samuel, you are an excellent interviewer. You ask really great interesting questions! I learned a lot from this give and take between professional guitarists.

@SamuelMooreFlamencoMusic 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm delighted that you enjoyed this interview and the questions I asked. To date I've released three interviews in the Talking Music series so please do check the others out if you enjoyed this one 🙂Very best wishes and have a great day, Samuel

@stanhoughton9099 Жыл бұрын

What a thoroughly stimulating discussion with so much useful content. Alexandra has a delightful combination of informality of approach and an interesting wish to control her direction of travel regardless of external pressures. She has an obvious love of the guitar and the variety of music it represents. Her playing is exquisite (imagine what I felt when her album was out of stock - I hope there will be more available later). Thank you both for an interesting hour and useful pointers!

@SamuelMooreFlamencoMusic Жыл бұрын

I'm so pleased that you enjoyed it so much Stan 👍. Hoping that you are able to get a copy of the album soon 😃👍

@Francisco-lg2dd Жыл бұрын

When is Alexandra gonna start playing flamenco ?

@eliseatpaintingglory4654 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed listening to your interview, Samuel, great questions! I love Alexandra's music!

@SamuelMooreFlamencoMusic Жыл бұрын

I'm so pleased that you enjoyed it. It was a really enjoyable discussion to do! 100% agree. Alexandra is a superb musician.

@silddx Жыл бұрын

Another superb interview, Samuel, thank you so much. I always feel I'm being let in on a few secrets with your interviews, that seems such a rarity elsewhere. My barres feel better already. I really enjoyed all of it, but Alexandra's approach of asking her students to play a piece straight and then with articulation and describing in detail every expression choice they made, was such a lovely insight, so useful for exploring and developing one's inner music and articulating this on the instrument. I think that's one of the hardest challenges, it is for me at any rate.

@SamuelMooreFlamencoMusic Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm so pleased that you enjoyed it and got a lot out of Alexandra's answers. Thank you also for making the time to leave a comment, it's very much appreciated 👍