Shadowing Practice: Rick Rubin on the Creative Act — 60 Minutes - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Should we spend two minutes eyes closed meditating before we start just to like really get here?
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Sure, okay.
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Let's do that.
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That's a first.
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Nice.
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Does meditation help you creatively?
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It clears the distractions.
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So the distractions can get in the way with a direct connection to the creative force. Do you play instruments?
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Barely.
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Do you know how to work a soundboard?
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No. I have no technical ability.
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And I know nothing about music.
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You must know something.
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Well, I know what I like and what I don't like.
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And I'm decisive about what I like and what I don't like.
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So what are you being paid for?
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The confidence that I have in my taste and my ability to express what I feel has proven helpful for artists.
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Artists are eager to make the pilgrimage to Shangri-La Studios in Malibu to work with Rubin.
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How many studios do you have here?
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There's the main control room here with the live room.
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The place is minimalist to say the least.
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There's no mirrors, no TVs, no signs of Rick Rubin's extraordinary success.
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I've never been in a recording studio where there's not gold records and Grammys.
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Do you have like a tiny ego room somewhere?
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I don't.
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I used to send them all to my parents and I don't know where they are now.
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It's a distraction.
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If you start thinking about doing something to achieve that, then you're not focused on making this beautiful thing.
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It undermines the purity of the project.
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I like the idea of getting the point across with the least amount of information possible.
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And that's what you're doing in a recording studio.
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You're listening to music, to sound, and trying to strip it.
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Just to see what is actually necessary.
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Getting it down to that essence to start with is really helpful in understanding what it is.
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On our first day, he brought us in on a jam session with saxophone great Kamasi Washington.
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What are you listening for?
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Like right now, there's chimes, piano.
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Yeah, I'm not listening to any of those things.
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What are you listening to?
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I'm listening to the feeling.
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How do you listen to a feeling?
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Well, my body's moving.
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I feel that melody awaken something in me.
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There's something familiar about it, but I don't think I've heard it before.
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The feeling of familiarity is a good feeling.
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If you haven't noticed by now, Rick Rubin talks a lot about feelings.
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My aim is not to have my presence felt.
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Unless it's necessary, unless it's helpful.
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His presence is laid back, literally.
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He usually listens lying down.
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And barefoot, with his eyes shut.
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You might think he was napping.
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I try to listen as closely as I possibly can.
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And when my eyes are closed, I feel like I'm there with the music.
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It may not seem like work, but Ruben hears things and senses things other producers don't.
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Back in 1993, a few stray guitar chords on a Tom Petty demo tape caught his attention.
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Tom sent me demos of about five new songs, and none of them really struck me, honestly.
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None of them spoke to me, but that guitar riff that opens a song was something that was played between two of the songs, just like a warmup.
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I drove to Tom's house and I played it for him.
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I said, listen to this piece.
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I feel like this is the best thing on the tape.
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Write this one.
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And that turned into Last Dance with Mary Jane.
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Last Dance with Mary Jane, one more time to kill the fame.
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That's going to be hard, though, when you come back saying, I like the thing that happened accidentally in between two of these songs.
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That's a tough sell sometimes, isn't it?
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I'm not trying to sell it.
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I'm just sharing what I'm feeling.
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You know, like if they don't want to do it, it's fine.
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Rubin has shared what he's learned in a book, The Creative Act, A Way of Being.
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It was published in January and is his guide to harnessing creativity, something he figured out how to do his sophomore year at New York University in 1982.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “Rick Rubin on the Creative Act — 60 Minutes”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: feeling, listening, studio, listen, song. Deze video bevat 71 zinnen en 705 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:38. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 152 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 82% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken. 11 van de 71 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| distraction zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/ | afleiding |
| demo zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈdɛm.oʊ/ | demo, demonstratie |
| awaken werkwoord | /əˈweɪkən/ | wekken, wakker maken |
| barefoot bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈbɛɹfʊt/ | barrevoets, blootsvoets |
| meditate werkwoord | /ˈmɛ.dɪˌteɪt/ | mediteren |
| minimalist bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈmɪn.ə.məl.ɪst/ | minimalistisch |
| pilgrimage zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɪlɡɹɪmɪd͡ʒ/ | bedevaart, pelgrimstocht |
| saxophone zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsæksəˌfoʊ̯n/ | saxofoon |
| undermine werkwoord | /ˌʌn.dɚˈmaɪn/ | ondermijnen, ontwrichten |
| chord zelfstandig naamwoord | /kɔɹd/ | akkoord |
| harness werkwoord | /ˈhɑɹ.nəs/ | inspannen, optuigen |
| sophomore zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsɑf.mɔɹ/ | tweedejaars |
| stray werkwoord | /stɹeɪ/ | dwalen |
| decisive bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/ | beslissend, afdoend |
| melody zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmɛl.ə.di/ | melodie |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| come back werkwoord | terugkomen |
| figure out werkwoord | uitvogelen, er achter komen |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Does meditation help you creatively?
- Do you know how to work a soundboard?
- How many studios do you have here?
- Do you have like a tiny ego room somewhere?
- What are you listening for?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | has proven · I've never been · I've heard |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | being paid · is laid · are closed |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 21 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, I'm, you're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: distraction /dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/, meditation /mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: creatively /kɹiˈeɪtɪvli/, familiarity /fəmɪliˈæɹɪti/, minimalist /ˈmɪn.ə.məl.ɪst/, creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: pilgrimage /ˈpɪlɡɹɪmɪd͡ʒ/, chord /kɔɹd/, decisive /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: distraction /dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/, familiarity /fəmɪliˈæɹɪti/, saxophone /ˈsæksəˌfoʊ̯n/, nap /næp/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: pilgrimage /ˈpɪlɡɹɪmɪd͡ʒ/, eager /ˈiɡɚ/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als distraction, demo, awaken.
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.