The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music
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From Grammy-winning musical icon and legendary bassist Victor L. Wooten comes The Music Lesson, an inspiring parable of music, life, and the difference between playing all the right notes and feeling them.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 know I did. I'd been trying for years to break in to the music scene, to show everyone my chops, to make my mark. And I was good. But I wasn't great. I knew that there was something wrong.Then the teacher showed up. I didn't ask for him. I didn't think I needed him. And all he said he could teach me was "nothing."What happened next, you may not believe...I sure didn't...but that didn't stop him.Library JournalGrammy Award-winning bassist/composer Wooten (www.victorwooten.com), perhaps best known for his work with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, shares an allegorical tale of his discovery of the power of music. Narrated by the author, the book centers on the first-person protagonist's series of humbling encounters with a mysterious teacher and spiritual adviser named Michael. Perhaps inspired by the similarly semiautobiographical, mystical tales of Carlos Castaneda, Wooten offers a lesson in personal growth with music as the central metaphor. The primary advantage of the audiobook to the printed edition is the inclusion of original music composed by Wooten, which functions as a backdrop to the spoken text. Recommended for Wooten's fans and those liking jazz and jam bands as well as for listeners interested in metaphysics and spiritual discovery.—Christopher Rager, Pasadena, CA
Grace Note 1Prelude: The Beginning 5Groove 13Notes 35Articulation/Duration 51Technique 75Emotion/Feel 97Dynamics 117Rhythm/Tempo 145Tone 161Phrasing 179Space/Rest 195Listening 235The Dream? 247Coda: Back to the Beginning 261
