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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 781.1
EAN: 9780425220931
ISBN: 0425220931
Label: Berkley Trade
Manufacturer: Berkley Trade
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: April 01, 2008
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Studio: Berkley Trade

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Editorial Review:

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.




Rating: - A Must Have For Any Musician
The Music Lesson is a wonderful book that is full of interesting and useful ideas about music herself. Every Bass player must read this book, it helped my bass playing tremendously. Even if you do not play bass,this book will be very helpful to you. This is not the standard music book, there almost no music theory, scales, or exercises, instead this book talks about the spiritual aspect of music. I highly encourage any musician at any level to read this book, several times. It will change many things ... Read More

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Rating: - Soul Pleasing & Mind Opening
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.

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Rating: - The Music Lesson Everyone Should Experience
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 ... Read More

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Rating: - Even better the second time
This book is a "must-have" for every serious musician. I keep buying copies for my good friends and students.

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Rating: - Warmed Over New Age Cliche'
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, ... Read More

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