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In this episode, we catch up with phenomenal guitarist Justin Sandercoe about the effects COVID-19 has had on the music industry, his new studio space and his philosophy of health, fitness and social media.

During the pandemic, people have been trying to find ways to fill their time, often by pursuing hobbies they always wanted to pursue. One such hobby is learning how to play guitar. Who better to talk about teaching guitar online, as well as designing online learning experiences, than Justin Sandercoe, also known as JustinGuitar. Justin is one of the top 10 YouTubers in the United Kingdom through his online guitar instruction forum. Justin’s site has had triple the traffic during the lockdown with people of all kinds trying to fulfill their guitar dreams, reaching almost one million unique visitors in one month alone. We dig into the experience of creating engaging online learning experiences and teaching to guitar students of all levels, and talk about his blanket as a transitional object and now a key feature of his brand. We also discuss how having a ‘beginner’s mind’ is important for any teacher, and how learning left-handed gives him greater empathy for beginners (and with luck more empathy for left handed people).

Justin has posted between 1500 - 2000 guitar lessons online, amassing over 400 Million views and close to 1 million YouTube subscribers. Justin explains some of the business challenges he’s dealt with over the years… growing up in Tasmania and the difficult decision to leave… taking a philosophy course that changed his life… dealing with haters, biggest changes he’s made over the years, being a parent, more: Subscribe https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/subscribe/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EveryoneLovesGuitar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everyonelovesguitar/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ELovesGuitar