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The Stellar Guitarist - what's actually working, and what isn't

Music · 16-min uploads · 157K subscribers · started 2022 · ~1.1/week
Est. ad revenue$257–$1K/morough estimate from recent upload pace at $1.5-6 RPM

Most stats sites hand you a subscriber count and an earnings guess. Neither answers the question that matters: which titles win on this channel, which flop, and what a creator should copy. Here is that read, from its 179 most recent of 383 long-form uploads. One of the music YouTube channels we track. Visit The Stellar Guitarist on YouTube →

In The Stellar Guitarist's own words
Hi, my name is Amber, also known as the Stellar Guitarist! I teach beginner guitar lessons here on Youtube to help you become a more confident, creative and focused musician. I have a passion for teaching and seeing my students succeed by reaching their guitar goals. I have been teaching beginners...Based in AE

How many views does The Stellar Guitarist actually get?

This channel runs on hits: its top 10% of videos pull 40% of all views and its biggest is 11.4× the median, so the median upload (36K views) is the floor and the big numbers are the exception.

36K
median views
11.4×
top vs median
29%
hit rate (2×+)
40%
views from top 10%

What is The Stellar Guitarist's most popular video?

Its biggest hit is "Wish You Were Here - Guitar Lesson Pink Floyd Guitar Tutorial [Picking and Chords]" at 412K views - 11.4× the channel median. The other top performers:

Video titleViews
Wish You Were Here - Guitar Lesson Pink Floyd Guitar Tutorial [Picking and Chords]412K
Tennessee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton Guitar Lesson [Chords and TAB]393K
Hotel California Guitar Lesson The Eagles [PLUS Beginner Picking & Play Along!]390K

Which titles work best for The Stellar Guitarist - and which flop?

Same channel, same audience. The gap between these two lists is the title doing the work. Its strongest titles:

Video titleViews
Wish You Were Here - Guitar Lesson Pink Floyd Guitar Tutorial [Picking and Chords]412K
Tennessee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton Guitar Lesson [Chords and TAB]393K
Hotel California Guitar Lesson The Eagles [PLUS Beginner Picking & Play Along!]390K
Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns & Roses Guitar Lesson Tutorial [Beginner Strumming & Easy Chords]367K
Take Me Home, Country Roads Guitar Lesson - John Denver Guitar Tutorial [FUN & EASY]349K
Sweet Home Alabama - Guitar Lesson Tutorial [CHORDS + PICKING]300K
Knockin on Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan [PERFECT Beginner Guitar Lesson Tutorial]298K
Heart of Gold - Neil Young [ Guitar Lesson Tutorial] Picking and Strumming216K
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams [Acoustic Guitar Lesson Tutorial] Fun and Easy!214K
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison [Picking and Strumming] Guitar Lesson Tutorial for Beginners206K

And the uploads that underperformed for this channel:

Video titleViews
SAVE YOUR TEARS - The Weeknd Guitar Tutorial [Easy Chords, Strumming & Lyrics]15K
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - Guitar Lesson Tutorial [Fun and Festive]14K
YOU AND ME - Lifehouse [Acoustic Guitar Lesson Tutorial]14K
Annie's Song - Guitar Lesson John Denver Guitar Tutorial [Play Along and Picking!]13K
BLINDING LIGHTS - The Weeknd [Beginner Guitar Lesson Tutorial] EASY CHORDS + PICKING13K
Everything I Own Guitar Lesson - Bread Guitar Lesson [ Plus FULL PLAY ALONG!]12K
Beautiful - Gordon Lightfoot Guitar Lesson [FULL Play Along Guitar Tutorial]11K
You Get What You Give - Guitar Lesson New Radicals [Guitar Tutorial Chords and Strumming]10K
Used To Be Young - Miley Cyrus [Beginner Guitar Lesson Tutorial] Chords, Lyrics and Strumming10K
Song Mashup Series - 4 AWESOME SONGS [Beginner Guitar Lesson Tutorial]10K

Which title patterns actually move the needle

Not a guess - the real view lift of each pattern across 179 uploads: median views with it versus without. This isolates the title from the topic, so you copy what works here and skip what does not - something no other tracker breaks down per channel.

View lift by title pattern - The Stellar Guitarist
Has a number9% of videos
-74%
Uses (brackets)95% of videos
+32%
An ALL-CAPS word47% of videos
-30%
The title formula for The Stellar Guitarist

Lean on uses (brackets) - they lift views the most on this channel. Go easy on has a number.

Surprise: has a number costs this channel 74% here - the opposite of the usual "always do it" advice.

What keywords does The Stellar Guitarist rank on?

Weighted by views, the topics this channel actually pulls traffic on are: lesson tutorial, play along, tutorial chords, chords play, beginner lesson, tutorial fun, tutorial beginner, lesson chords. These are the lanes it owns - and the ones a similar channel competes against.

How often does The Stellar Guitarist post, and when?

The Stellar Guitarist publishes about 1.1 videos a week, most often on Thu.

Views by day of week
Sun
11
Mon
5
Tue
9
Wed
32
Thu
59
Fri
58
Sat
5

How long are The Stellar Guitarist's videos?

Typical uploads run about 16 minutes. Broken down by length, its 20 min+ videos perform best (42K median views) - the format worth leaning into on this channel.

Median views by video length
20 min+
42K
10-20 min
39K
5-10 min
24K
under 5 min
8K

How does The Stellar Guitarist compare to other music channels?

At 36K median views, The Stellar Guitarist runs above the typical music channel we track (19K). It is outperforming its niche.

How much does The Stellar Guitarist make? (estimated)

Nobody outside the channel sees the real figure, and ad revenue is only part of it - sponsorships and merch often dwarf it. But from public view counts, The Stellar Guitarist pulls roughly 170K long-form views a month from recent uploads, which at a typical $1-4 RPM works out to an estimated $170-$681 a month in ad revenue (about $2,043-$8,173 a year). Treat it as a ballpark, not a payslip - real creator income varies wildly, and this ignores the back catalogue.

What should a channel like The Stellar Guitarist make next?

Copy what already works here, not generic advice: lean on the 20 min+ format, ship on Thu. The median is the bar - the goal of every upload is to clear 36K views.

The Stellar Guitarist stats at a glance

Subscribers157K
Total views15M
Videos published383
Avg views (of 179 analyzed)63K
Engagement rate10.8%
Uploads per week1.1
Typical length16 min
On YouTube since2022 (4 yrs)

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