Benjamin Zander - Work (How to give an A)

“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.“

Every time I Watch at Zander's videos I'm happy. It's so fresh, so true, so obvious!!! tremendous speach! I'm a pure French Fan of this man!!

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!

"We might as well invent something to light up our life." <3

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

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.

I love his attitude and theory. "You have a goal and if you make the goal great. If you don't, HOW fascinating!"

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

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

I love this guys so much. We should never forget that his wife is co-author to these ideas.

Ben Zander is my role model for a music teacher. He teaches not only how to play music but how to LIVE and have a LIFE and to be open to possibility.

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

great inspirational talk - see the best in people - good place to start

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.

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.

"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...

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!!

I love Benjamin Zander life long experiences...& will be so looking forward to seeing him live. I so love his stories and realness...I really value people who help us all along our way...

I HONESTLY LOVE THAT GUY

Fantastic, positive thinking, up lifting may you keep up with the great work.