The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music | 
 enlarge | Author: Victor L. Wooten
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 10257
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
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Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0425220931
Dewey Decimal Number: 781.1
EAN: 9780425220931
ASIN: 0425220931
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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Product Description
From Grammy-winning musical icon and legendary bassist Victor L. Wooten comes The Music Lesson, the story of a struggling young musician who wanted music to be his life, and who wanted his life to be great. Then, from nowhere it seemed, a teacher arrived. Part musical genius, part philosopher, part eccentric wise man, the teacher would guide the young musician on a spiritual journey, and teach him that the gifts we get from music mirror those from life, and every movement, phrase, and chord has its own meaning...All you have to do is find the song inside.
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Soul Pleasing & Mind Opening November 17, 2008
This book is a must read for the musician-old and new alike. Mr. Wooten has given musicians, not bass players, away of accessing something that many of us seemingly take for granted. The power of music is formidable! I, for one, thank him for writing the text.
The Music Lesson Everyone Should Experience November 4, 2008
This book is truly worth the value. There are other comments about this book being "warmed over new age cliche", but Victor Wooten is a bassist and not a philosopher. This book is clearly intended for a wide range of people with varied backgrounds and belief systems.
This book is an easy read for anyone, high school kids, adults, musicians, virtuosos, fans, and so on.
I was very pleasantly surprised to find that Victor Wooten and I share many of the same spiritual values, but he also gives some valuable insight about musicianship.
For example, within the book you find the very reason why so many of us practice, practice and practice certain techniques for years and years but never really master them.
You'll discover the most important elements of Music that Music Theory leaves out and you'll learn the crucial elements to making any musician successful that is not taught in any school of music.
Victor also explains how some mediocre musicians are so successful and able to move the crowds. I've always thought that if I just learned to be the baddest player I would instantly be successful. That's not the case.
Don't let the simplicity of this book fool you, there are some very deep insights within the book that only come from many years of experience.
The book doesn't necessarily talk about anything new, but it does take you in another direction and can give you a new way of looking at things that you may not have had before. It can help you make those breakthroughs in your playing, practicing and performance.
It can even help you make breakthroughs in other areas of your life, because in reality, this whole universe is nothing but a symphonic of vibrations = Music.
Regards,
Enigma Valdez
Even better the second time October 14, 2008
This book is a "must-have" for every serious musician. I keep buying copies for my good friends and students.
 Warmed Over New Age Cliche' October 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I will state first that my spiritual beliefs are liberal, so I am not giving this book a poor review because it goes against any "dogma" I may have. I agreed with everyone's review who mentioned how great a bass player Victor is.
So why one star? Because this is rehashed, 101, 1960 new age type philosophy (I hate to use the term as this is so elemental a book on music and spiritually). What we need is a complex discussion of the two, and there are examples do a google or Amazon search, of books, thesis and Research studies in the fields of Anthropology, Ethnomusicology, and even in books which discuss practicing an instrument.
I brought this book without really looking at it, since I assumethat Victor's writing would be as interesting and informative as his playing. Wrong.
My recommendation: Read someone else on this topic.
Music like you never imagined it! October 13, 2008
What an amazing book! I bought it for my husband, a bassist, but after seeing Victor (the author) in concert and seeing hearing him playing so incredibly easy and relaxed but yet at the same time 'killing' everyone with what he was able to do, I thought that reading this book would give me some insight on how he got to where he was musically.
And I think it definitely does. it's a beautiful music lesson that he has decided to share and it helps us all perceive and recieve music from a complete other dimension.
It's written in an easy style, but the message is deep and not to be forgotten if you are a musician yourself.
I was reading only a chapter a day to digest and store the information well, because I have never read anything anywhere like this book!
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