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The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music Author: Victor L. Wooten $7.93 Features:
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The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music |
Editorial Review:
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.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
Wooten Channels Carlos Castaneda: 
I'm a long-time fan of Carlos Castaneda's books (The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge), and Wooten's The Music Lesson is cut from similar cloth. In the Castaneda books, the author--an anthropologist--studies with a Mexican Yaqui shaman by the name of Don Juan Matus who teaches the author many things: about plants, about spirituality, about his own inner self, and much more. This is done in a humorous and almost entirely believable way. Debate still continues as to whether the books are fact...
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Part Useful, Part Not: 
The first, less mystical half, of the book is a lot more interesting and valuable than the second. Once Wooten gets into his magical, mystical, imaginary musical instructor, Michael, he gets carried away with the magic and the story becomes more like Harry Potter than music lesson. I will take some of the lessons from the first half with me for the rest of my musical life. I hope I can forget the 2nd half as soon as possible.
Go Foward: 
I picked up this book while browsing through a bookstore, once I picked it up I couldn't put it down. The story is incredible. This book is for the musician who has grown tired of practice & bad gigs. It speaks of the philosophy of music as opposed to a "how to" book. If you are in a musical rut, this is definitely must have for you.
The Music Lesson by Victor Wooten:
Upon a recommendation by a friend, I initially bought Victor's DVD, "Groove Shop". It has been a major revelation in how I approach thinking about, and playing music (natch I'm a bass player). When I bought the DVD, I also noticed his book "The Music Lesson" advertised, and after watching the DVD's (there are two in the "Groove Shop"), I looked into reviews on his book, and felt it would be a good addition to my expanding Wooten library.
I'm very glad I bought this book, as it fleshes out Victor's...more info
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