The Music Lesson

A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music

By: Victor L. Wooten

Narrated by: Victor L. Wooten, Michael Kott, Chuck Rainey, Sam Hunter, Radmila Bowers, Regi Wooten, JD Blair, Steve Bailey, Dorothy Wooten, Kaila Wooten, Jonathan Chase

"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 thought 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."

The Music Lesson is the inspiring story of a young bass player and the lessons he learns about Life, Music, and the Life of Music. Throughout this audiobook is new, original music written by Victor Wooten and a bonus performance by the original supergroup Bela Fleck and the Flecktones.

©2006 Victor L. Wooten (P)2010 Tantor

Very interesting

This book is written in the form of a parable. The narrator is visited by a mystic teacher that guides him through learning ten of the elements that are a part of music. If you are forgiving of an occasional insult to your intelligence and are patient with the length of time it takes to make a point, then you can get a lot out of this book. The good outweighs the bad. As a bonus, the music that is sprinkled in is fantastic. I Really enjoyed it.

This is a good listen for musicians of any instrument regardless of aptitude or experience. It serves as a reminder of what is important about music.

The right book at the right time

This book finally convinced me to only review a title after I completely finished it. When I like something, I usually rush to give it a glorious review but waiting, in this case, allows me to write a better one and this book deserves it.

It's a very spiritual work and any musician and also many non-musicians interested in the spiritual side of musicianship, will appreciate it.

"When the student is ready, the teacher appears" goes the saying, and Victor appears to have truly summoned his teacher, Michael, a mysterious and colorful entity, from, well, somewhere.

Although the book is an attempt to describe a series of events that actually happened, victor sometimes questions if it did. I won't share why here. There's a bit of mystery to this book, although nobody comes to any harm.

If you're interested in the law of attraction, like I am, many of the concepts will be familiar to you. I'm an avid reader of Jerry and Esther Hicks, and I'd had this in my library for a while before listening to it. I finished it just the day before I'm to give my first drum lesson to a very special student. My teaching will be much, much better for it.

If you find this book, it's meant for you and you don't need my recommendation. If you don't, you'll find something else. But I think all seekers will eventually find some version of this wisdom, maybe without ever touching a single book.

Enjoy!

3rd Time Listening --STILL LEARNING SO MANY THINGS

Dude, you already know music is a reflection of life is a reflection of music. It's all vibration, alchemy, and hidden secrets in plain site. Just get this, and keep listening to it. It has literally changed my life on a spiritual level and has taught me SO MUCH about music. (I'm a producer / artist on spotify).

An amazing journey!

This story should be listened to by all musicians. Such great insights. Wish I had heard this a long time ago...or maybe I did.

LOVED IT!!!

This is the greatest bass lesson/book I've ever heard! Mr. Wooten You gotta do a sequel