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Imagine sending this exact video in as your Berklee audition where you pause to promote your own guitar teaching course, what a flex 😎

I’m so glad I could be part of a video with you again! Brilliant work and good luck with your new course!

Congratulations into hypothetically getting into Berklee! And I just realized why you are cranking out a new video every day this week. You are 990K subscribers and, like a woman in childbirth, it is time to PUSH! PUSH! to get over the finish line. Here's to 1M subscribers!

Loved the last few uploads dude! I never listen to microtonal stuff but I really liked that piece. Keep it up!

currently in my 2nd semester at Berklee. honestly if you have a pulse and the money, you’ll be accepted

the micro tonal blues actually turned out really well. it sounded awesome truly. it just had that extra bit of something that really catches the ear, and I found my self just smiling like an idiot while listening for no reason. haha

As a current Berklee student I can attest that this was way better than most of my peers

Here's a secret: Berklee accepts everyone who can pay their exorbitant tuition

Great video. Loved the “day drunk” description of the microtonal guitar. LOL. You should send this to Tomo Fujita to get his reaction as a Berklee prof.

I like this, fantastic. That's probably the longest Coral Sitar piece I've ever heard, it pops up all over the place over the last 40-50 years but usually as a simple riff or motif, kudos for pulling of a jazz tune all the way through.

That micro-tonal blues was brilliant! I think those extra-notes really added something, like the slightly off bends, but with extra feel.

I actually got accepted to Villa Maria here near Buffalo, NY, and very stupidly I listened to my parents when they told me it's going to be incredibly difficult if not impossible to ever make a solid career out of a music theory/jazz guitar degree. So, I went to a local community college and dropped out before the first semester is over. Now I work at a lousy vape shop making $14.00/hr, and I've NEVER forgiven myself for listening to them. ALWAYS follow your heart and your own mind. Sometimes you DO know better than they do.

Hey sammyg! long time viewer, fist time commenter, just wanted to say thank you for all the entertainment and the knowledge. only 10k for the million! Well deserved!

I’m with Ben on the micro tonal guitar! I would’ve let you in just based on that. I have 2 cousins that went to Berklee. 1 is a jazz guitarist and the other went in playing the trumpet but came out the other end as a jazz pianist

7:22 I'm not typicly a fan of micro tonal music, but something about blues makes it sound great. it gives you those waky bends w/o the bend.

I really appreciate your openness on that second melody for the sight-reading challenge. A lot of musicians on KZfaq have that kind of over-rehearsed vibe when they try things. I'm never going to be a performative musician. I've already decided that. But a lot of people who are working to get to that level might compare themselves to people on KZfaq. And a lot of content creators set unrealistic expectations. It might not be intentional, but it's definitely a thing. You are a skilled guitarist, and you obviously have a lot of music theory knowledge that you know how to apply. But you're also willing to show that talented musicians can't do everything, all at the same time, in a moment's notice. And I think that's kind of what's missing when the algorithms direct traffic. It takes a lot of practice to get good at performing, and when a new piece lands on your lap, you still have to spend a lot of time on getting good at it. Our favorite bands and symphonies rehearse their butts off, no matter how long the musicians have been at it.

I love your content man. Definitly the best type of content to watch while either eating a snack or messing around with a guitar.

I love Ben, he's such a great guy. My band and I have shared a stage with Bent Knee probably dozens of times and I can't recall a single time that he was anything less than exciting to be around 🥳

Love the musical challenges dude, really lets you get creative and show us what you can do

Ive come back to your channel many times along my guitar journey, the better i get, the more i realise how awesome of a player you really are

This is probably the most fun of the challenges so far. Pure gold.

I agree with Ben; the microtonal blues solo was awesome. Every time you break out that guitar, I really enjoy what you do. You have a knack for using microtones in a way that's unique, but very musical and enjoyable.

This series is really cool, Sammy! I hope you do more like this in the future

Hey man you probably won’t read this but just know that, as a beginner guitarist, I find your creativity super inspiring. I just can’t wait until I’m good enough to start making my own music. Keep it up, bro!

This actually helped me, I’m inclining to go to Berklee and this gave me a good idea of what to play. Thank you!

Those are some of the best videos you did in a while. Keep em coming!

Ok no lie that microtonal blues solo you did was some of the tastiest playing I’ve ever heard you do. That was fucking awesome

Excellent video. I really liked Ben's feedback actually, it felt very realistic and thoughtful!

Thank you so much for your vids! I learn so much from them! Also, I love that Mosorite microtonal guitar!

Some of your segways into your ad for your online course are so smooth. Would have been cool to see bens audition to Berkley and see how they compare

I love this series! Love this video too. Btw, I'm working through your series rn. Very well done

That was great, from beginning to end! Thank you!

King Gizzard is probably one of the only bands worthy of being asked what genre they play and answer with “yes”

Been really enjoying these newer videos, keep the good work up! We'll be there at 1M really really soon.

I agree with professor Bong Lover, the microtonal blues was a great use of that instrument!

Omg that microtonal blues absolutely kills ! I mean, blues is always kinda microtonal, but going even more that way fits perfectly

As a sitar player, I really liked the sound of the sitar guitar, some of the sounds like the bending notes sound quite similar to a sitar

I went to a Berklee summer program around 2002 and I soaked up so much knowledge. I learned some brand new perspectives on music theory that I had already known really well that reshaped my creativity. It's a cool part of Boston right there by the mall. I had no car but the train took you everywhere.

I know it's more complicated than this, but I find it funny that you have to demonstrate that you can play guitar in order to get into a school that will teach you to play guitar. lol

I cannot wait for tomorrow’s video. The video quality is so high on Sammy Gs content, and because of that the uploads are super frequent, but it’s still worth it. So seeing videos every day is awesome

Hi! Ben Levin was a student of mine during his Berklee career. I’ve been teaching at Berklee for over 30 years. I’ve given thousands of entry auditions. I agree with Ben’s take on your pieces. Very musical on both counts. There’s a couple of teachers here that specialize on microtonal stuff (not me…). If you auditioned on an electric sitar,I’d listen first, then ask why the choice of instrument and go from there. I’ve seen much weirder! You’re a great player congrats on great content!

Greetings from Bolivia! I rarely comment but gotta do it for that sweet sweet engagement in the search for 1 million! Fantastic video as always, and I'm a simple man, I see Ben Levin in a video, i press like. Here's to 1 million more and beyond!

This has been a fun series. Thank you!

Also wanted to say I really enjoyed this video man, you deliver some banger content sometimes

I love videos like this…unique, interesting and performed with panache. Thanks

This is one of my favorite things that this channel has done.

I'm very happy you brought back the Casio guitar. Funky clavinet for life! Here's to 1 million!

Just started watching your channel love it m8

Your hybrid picking technique in the jazz portion was incredible!

Hey SammyG! Love the videos, keep it up!

Killer video! Very entertaining and outside the box 😁👍🏻

that lick on the turnaround,beautiful.

I like this mini series, thank you!

love the unique video ideas man

Ben spoke my exact sentiments. Great work, samurai!

that microtoneal blues thing was amazing honestly i mean it just really impressive how well it worked everything was awesome i gottaa do more theory research

What a great video idea. Love to see it Sammy

Awesome video so cool how you got variety. Cheers Canadian bro

That sight reading was good. Menuet is part of a famous flute piece by Bach. Badinerie, the part that comes afterwards, is possibly the most famous part of the piece.

That was fun to watch 👍👍

Hey great video! I'm pretty sure the Ben Levin's School of music is more advanced, and apt for modern music too, so congrats! Love your content, definitely want to jam with you someday.

I actually did There Will Never Be Another You for my audition!! Unfortunately i didnt end up sticking with music school, but i didnt do autumn leaves

I totallly loved the microtonal blues solo. sweet!!

loved the blues soloing!

Awesome video. All I can think of is Last Train Home w that Danelectro. Yare yare.

Bro! Berklee grad here. You definitely got in! Come to Boston please 🙏

i am no Berklee professor but 5 seconds into the first videoclip it is evident that you are a professional musician who is just trolling us. cheers

I love this series. Maybe it could be longer or continued later on?

That micro tonal blues sounds like something I'd hear in Earthbound and I love it!

Haha, I just can't not hear Pat Metheny when someone's playing the sitar guitar. Great work all around! Super fun video! Subbed for sure.

I would really like to hear more of that microtonal blues! It was fresh and amazing! 👌

gz on 1m, enjoy that plaque!

Love Ben Levin I met him at a gig in the UK and had a great conversation with him.

Great video idea, loved that microtonal blues ✌️✌️

Gawd damn that microtonal blues solo was fantastic. Some real funky notes and some we're just spot on (as much as possible with microtonality) but that's where the fun lies I guess

Honestly I liked that melody you pushed out with that sitar it was noce

I love the " Do do do do de de da do" made with the sitar/guitar plastic thingy ma bop

🤯 You did amazingly well

love that phase 4 sound, sounds like slide steel guitar without the slide

I'm glad your channel is coming back into algorithm

This microtonal blues is wild man ! I love it

been a fan for a long time ! ... 1 Mil milestone should've come sooner !!!!

That cover of There Will Never Be Another You in the vid was very reminiscent of a Pat Metheny piece called Last Train Home, very nice

That jazz sitar audition is probably the COOLEST thing I've heard all month

Thanks so much for the great videos! It’s channels like yours that have helped fuel my love for guitar. Out of curiosity, what is the parlor sized looking acoustic on the stand in the background?

I can already tell you're going places. You have quite the resume.

Congrats on 1 mill!

Those videos are really fun! I kinda dig the microtonal guitar and didn't know about it. One rabbit hole to explore I guess.

This is the menuet from the Orchestral Suite No 2 in B minor! It's a very lovely piece, that precedes (and perfectly flows into, in my opinion) the very famous "Badinerie". Your partition wasn't notating the ornaments (I think it's standard for baroque music?), so I don't think your intepretation did it quite justice. Viewers should definitely check out this piece!

Microtonal on conventional music tend to sound weird to me (weird could be in good sense or bad sense). Your microtonal blues didn't sound out of place at all but still sounds unique and fresh. I think you're amazing for that. - a guy nothing to do with Berklee or any music school

Very impressed. Bravo.

All mine are weird apparently because they’re all leftys, but I guess my most weird, or rare, or something like that, is my Cort Viva, and I got it for a very low price, and it’s seriously a stunning guitar.

Trust me you got in haha.. I had a friend in high school who went to berk. I was in jazz band with him, and was basically his mentor. He never was quite as good at guitar, but he still wanted to make a career of it. You on the other hand are light years ahead of me.. so yeah you got in man

Late gang here, I'd like Jazz a lot more if they played it on sitar guitars instead lmao. Loved the 8-Bit/Microtonal Blues Fusion. Congrats on getting a scholarship too!

Man... I'm just sitting here right now with my guitar, worrieying (is that a word?) about technical stuff and watch this video... And all I think is, how GENIOUS you are! Yeah, you're not the typical shredder hero (but often enough!), but you throw out MUSIC, that is a joy to listen to and also pretty (!) hard to play! You really should be more proud of yourself and don't compare yourself to instagram-players! I cancelled that relatively long ago and it's great! How's the saying...? "Be the best version of yourself!" Keep on doing what you do! And an early congrats to 1 Mio. subscribers! You'll get there soon, I'm sure! :)

I've been really enjoying this series, Sammy G!

Hey Sammy g would love to see an updated collection video and show your amps. Love the content

i hope this becomes a series

Nice, i love this new series :)))