The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music

"As music lessons go, this one is unique and can be enjoyed by both musicians and general listeners, especially those interested in the arts and creativity." ---AudioFile

Wooten has won five Grammy Awards and two Nashville Music Awards for Bassist of the Year, and is an original member of the Grammy Award-winning ensemble Bela Fleck & the Flecktones.Victor L. Victor L. . Wooten has won five Grammy Awards and two Nashville Music Awards for Bassist of the Year, and is an original member of the Grammy Award-winning ensemble Bela Fleck & the Flecktones

Eastern storytelling, universal lesson. How do you convey in a book something that doesn't adhere to typical containers of meaning? The difference between the performances of master musician and beginner is not easily notated. There is no economy of words sufficient to capture the experience of a non-adjacent sensory/cognitive process that flows in the moment.The best remedy is concomitance with a master, but the book can not put the reader in the room with the master. What about a story of the master comin. Chris R. said Interesting read - a must for musicians, new and old. The value of this book really depends on how much Victor Wooten you've watched/how many interviews you've listened to. If you're a pretty seasoned Victor Wooten follower, then a lot of the material discussed here is going to be redundant to you. There are a few things written in the book that I haven't seen elsewhere (and just like everything else Vic says, it's genius), but most of it can be found in the form of YouTube clips.The book itself reads okay. It's a bit ch. S said Magical Journey!!. Absolutely loved this book. If you're looking for guidance and an example for more holistic approach to playing music, you will get a lot out of this book. But if you want more of an instruction guide or method book, you will not find that here. Victor Wooten has a very entertaining and magical style of storytelling. Highly recommended for anyone involved with the creative arts.

But I wasn't great. I knew that there was something wrong. I'd been trying for years to break in to the music scene, to show everyone my chops, to make my mark. "Boy, do I have a lot to learn!" Anyone who's ever picked up a musical instrument of any kind-from the first caveman banging rocks to that little kid at the guitar shop-has though that. I didn't ask for him. And I was good. Throughout this audiobook is new, original music written by Victor Wooten and a bonus performance by the original super