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The Music Lesson

A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music

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The Music Lesson

Written 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
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"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.

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Narrated by the author, Victor Wooten takes his life experience and spins it into a fantastical tale set in his world of odd-ball musicians, sharing advice and insights that apply as much to the everyday person as they do the performing musician.

A Fun and Insightful Tale

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I read this book 10 years ago as an assignment in my own music journey and enjoyed it but listening again this time around was full of new revelations.

Time and Space are the only things that separate one thing from another.

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This book was definitely very entertaining. The narration is really well done, with a diverse cast of characters making it more like a radio play than a narrated book at times. The writing is great and I chuckled out loud at many points. The book is not a music theory book at all, and I think it would be interesting to anyone who is interested in the process of making and playing music, learning a language, or engaging in any creative endeavour. That being said, I was interested in it mostly for the music aspect. The book starts out by fairly clearly tying the concepts and philosophy to specifics of music performance. But as the book progresses, I feel like it loses its focus and becomes more philosophical and spiritual perhaps, but less about music, or makes less effort to tie the concepts back to music, as it did at the beginning. So while I was a little disappointed by the end that the focus on music seemed to disappear, it was still an entertaining listen overall, and it did definitely give me lots to think about in the music realm.

Very entertaining, relevance to music diminishes

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Love this book! What a trip indeed. Highly recommended and have an open mind. Tons of great info in here that will make you question everything. Onto his next book...

What a trip!

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Not the last time I listen to it.
Tried a lot of wierd things suggested and so far they all work.

Really an amazing book to improe any aspect of your life.
Rythm in music can also be translated to rythm in your life <2

1st book that makes me cry

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The production was top notch, performance was incredible, and most importantly the story was fantastic.

One of the best books I've listened to on Audible

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great audible. enjoyed it a lot more than reading it. Victor adds his flair.

loved it

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This book open some doors, I loved the journey, I can’t wait for the next one.

Thank you, Victor Wooten

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Víctor Wooten is an amazing bass player and this is an interesting way to share lessons and insights about music. What he's not is a writer, the story turns kinda cheesy up to the point is can resemble cheap self help books. Please Victor, stick to play music

kinda cheesy

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