From Marty Music.

Learn how I accidentally built a YouTube guitar career with no plan, no natural talent, and no idea what I was doing. I’ve been teaching guitar on YouTube for over 17 years, but this story started way before YouTube was even a thing! This is my full story of how losing my job changed my life and eventually helped me start Marty Music.

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0:00 – Storytime Intro
0:27 – Starting a YouTube Career Before It Was a Career
1:30 – Building a Private Lesson Business
5:02 – Becoming an Elementary School Music Teacher
10:10 – Teaching Music My Way (Making It Fun)
13:06 – The 2008 Economic Crash Changed Everything
16:06 – How Old Tech Led Me to YouTube
19:10 – The Guitar Lesson That Started It All
20:42 – Discovering YouTube Growth by Accident
22:40 – Going All-In on YouTube After Losing My Job
26:02 – Launching Marty Music
26:54 – Grateful to Do What I Love
28:07 – Throwback Footage from My First YouTube Channel