WEBVTT

00:00:00.899 --> 00:00:02.759 align:center
Hi everyone, my name is Samir

00:00:03.420 --> 00:00:04.900 align:center
and I've been a student of

00:00:04.940 --> 00:00:07.220 align:center
Stefan Jouber for about three, three

00:00:07.240 --> 00:00:08.041 align:center
and a half years now.

00:00:08.721 --> 00:00:11.201 align:center
I started my guitar journey from

00:00:11.301 --> 00:00:13.462 align:center
scratch from the very beginning, all

00:00:13.482 --> 00:00:15.862 align:center
those years ago, and I wanted

00:00:15.922 --> 00:00:17.403 align:center
to take some lessons to be

00:00:17.443 --> 00:00:18.623 align:center
able to begin my journey.

00:00:18.643 --> 00:00:20.423 align:center
Right off the bat, I could

00:00:20.603 --> 00:00:22.564 align:center
see that Stefan was an instructor

00:00:22.624 --> 00:00:22.824 align:center
that

00:00:23.632 --> 00:00:25.314 align:center
was going to spend time and

00:00:25.354 --> 00:00:27.235 align:center
be patient and understand what it

00:00:27.335 --> 00:00:28.717 align:center
is that I wanted from these

00:00:28.757 --> 00:00:30.378 align:center
lessons and what was my current

00:00:30.398 --> 00:00:31.899 align:center
skill level as well playing the

00:00:31.939 --> 00:00:32.440 align:center
instrument.

00:00:33.100 --> 00:00:34.722 align:center
So from there I could see

00:00:34.782 --> 00:00:36.363 align:center
that Stefan was someone that was

00:00:36.403 --> 00:00:38.425 align:center
going to tailor make lessons to

00:00:38.465 --> 00:00:41.448 align:center
be able to make me enjoy

00:00:41.868 --> 00:00:43.550 align:center
what I was learning and what

00:00:43.570 --> 00:00:44.711 align:center
I was playing but also to

00:00:44.751 --> 00:00:46.292 align:center
be able to push me outside

00:00:46.312 --> 00:00:46.673 align:center
of my

00:00:47.593 --> 00:00:48.574 align:center
skill level as well.

00:00:49.034 --> 00:00:49.954 align:center
And the one thing that I

00:00:49.974 --> 00:00:52.776 align:center
would add is Stefan is exceptional

00:00:52.816 --> 00:00:54.416 align:center
when it comes to striking the

00:00:54.436 --> 00:00:57.038 align:center
right balance between making sure you

00:00:57.078 --> 00:00:58.739 align:center
feel comfortable in terms of learning

00:00:58.799 --> 00:01:00.579 align:center
something new with the instrument but

00:01:00.639 --> 00:01:02.460 align:center
also being able to push you

00:01:02.560 --> 00:01:03.801 align:center
just a little bit outside of

00:01:03.841 --> 00:01:05.682 align:center
your comfort zone so that you

00:01:05.722 --> 00:01:07.043 align:center
exceed in your abilities.

00:01:07.783 --> 00:01:09.264 align:center
And I can safely say that

00:01:09.324 --> 00:01:10.984 align:center
from the last three and a

00:01:11.024 --> 00:01:13.265 align:center
half years of learning and playing

00:01:13.306 --> 00:01:13.866 align:center
with Stefan

00:01:14.506 --> 00:01:15.648 align:center
I've learned a whole manner of

00:01:15.728 --> 00:01:17.930 align:center
things, and most importantly, I've been

00:01:17.990 --> 00:01:20.313 align:center
able to build confidence in playing

00:01:20.353 --> 00:01:22.876 align:center
the guitar, especially independently as well.

00:01:23.297 --> 00:01:24.919 align:center
So some of these things include

00:01:24.959 --> 00:01:28.803 align:center
learning arpeggios, chords, scales, but also

00:01:28.823 --> 00:01:30.445 align:center
being able to combine these things

00:01:31.086 --> 00:01:32.628 align:center
and play over a backing track

00:01:32.688 --> 00:01:33.048 align:center
as well.

00:01:33.749 --> 00:01:35.669 align:center
So I definitely tip my hat

00:01:35.709 --> 00:01:37.030 align:center
off to Stefan as being an

00:01:37.150 --> 00:01:39.370 align:center
excellent instructor and being able to

00:01:40.011 --> 00:01:42.191 align:center
slowly help me build my way

00:01:42.311 --> 00:01:45.352 align:center
through this journey in learning the

00:01:45.372 --> 00:01:47.952 align:center
guitar and being able to really

00:01:48.172 --> 00:01:50.153 align:center
enjoy playing the instrument as well.

00:01:50.893 --> 00:01:52.353 align:center
The last thing that I would

00:01:52.473 --> 00:01:54.634 align:center
add is our lessons for the

00:01:54.674 --> 00:01:56.094 align:center
last three years have been over

00:01:56.174 --> 00:01:58.875 align:center
Zoom, so they've been remotely performed.

00:01:59.448 --> 00:02:01.909 align:center
However, I've never experienced any issues

00:02:02.889 --> 00:02:04.909 align:center
during these lessons week by week

00:02:04.969 --> 00:02:05.489 align:center
over Zoom.

00:02:05.769 --> 00:02:06.990 align:center
In fact, they've actually been very

00:02:07.070 --> 00:02:09.770 align:center
smooth, especially given the fact that

00:02:09.850 --> 00:02:12.031 align:center
myself and Stefan are two completely

00:02:12.051 --> 00:02:13.911 align:center
different geographical locations.

00:02:14.572 --> 00:02:16.912 align:center
So with that said, I have

00:02:16.952 --> 00:02:18.913 align:center
found Stefan to be very flexible

00:02:18.993 --> 00:02:20.913 align:center
and accommodating as well, in terms

00:02:20.993 --> 00:02:23.094 align:center
of if there's ever been instances

00:02:23.174 --> 00:02:24.374 align:center
where I've had to move,

00:02:25.074 --> 00:02:27.455 align:center
my weekly lessons around just because

00:02:27.475 --> 00:02:28.796 align:center
I've had like a busy schedule

00:02:29.016 --> 00:02:29.676 align:center
or busy week.

00:02:30.076 --> 00:02:31.777 align:center
Stefan's been very understanding with that.

00:02:31.937 --> 00:02:33.278 align:center
And he's also been very on

00:02:33.358 --> 00:02:34.879 align:center
point in terms of making sure

00:02:34.919 --> 00:02:36.840 align:center
that I'm getting my weekly lessons

00:02:37.440 --> 00:02:39.861 align:center
and I am hitting my goals

00:02:40.001 --> 00:02:40.822 align:center
every week as well.

00:02:41.362 --> 00:02:43.443 align:center
So with that said, I would

00:02:43.463 --> 00:02:44.943 align:center
definitely say give it a shot.

00:02:46.184 --> 00:02:47.285 align:center
Try your first lesson.

00:02:48.065 --> 00:02:49.105 align:center
You won't be disappointed.

00:02:49.125 --> 00:02:52.007 align:center
And I think having Stefan as

00:02:52.027 --> 00:02:53.688 align:center
your instructor is an excellent choice.

00:02:54.208 --> 00:02:54.428 align:center
Thank you.