This guy is the Alan Watts of the music world.

Hal Galper here has basically explained everything that is wrong with how I play and how I can improve in this one video.

"Didnt hit the pregnant nun..." hilarious

This is Zen.

@12:44 "You can't be creative if you're afraid. If you're not approaching the playing situation with absolute joy at the opportunity to have some fun, something's wrong with your attitude...."

Jesus christ this changed my life not just music

Play music the same way you play playstation, play soccer, or play make believe. Play, like a game. This is great advice

"Mistakes open a window, stop having a negative attitude towards them". So true,  I've discovered so much by making mistakes and experimentation!

Whoever is holding the camera. Thank you so
much for preserving all this absolutely amazing education.

Care free playing is good enough for me.

The notion regarding fear of making a mistake was so well demonsrated by the Grateful Dead.  They were fearless and without ego.  Great video here, thanks.

This reminds me of session work where all the best takes are tracked following the ice-breaking mistake and the 'fuckits' kick in.

I have always wanted to hear this explained… it’s something I have always felt and experienced and didn’t know how to put into words.

Exactly, "playing" the word itself is asociated with fun.

Mr. Galper, Mr. Video Guy, THANK YOU FOREVER

'I'm not playin' 'til I'm l'm playin' what i don't know' - gonna be my motto, along with 'Everything I do gon' be funky from now on'. Thanks for sharin' this.
And don't hit those pregnant nuns.

I love when this kind of people have a speech and make you want to go practice because you're feeling so positive, sadly I've had only experiences in jazz schools where teachers make you feel like absolute shit and ramble about 30 minutes on how much you suck because you hold the 11 on a major chord.

This is probably the best lecture i have heard on this subject Bravo to Hal for adressing it. Wonderful! Thanks again Bret.

This is so spot on..............I wish someone said this to me 40 years ago.  Thank you Hal !

His book on booking a tour is one of the best music biz related book buys ive ever made, doesnt surprise me this video was great.