Wooten has won the bass player of the year award from bass player magazine three times in a row, and was the first person to win the award more than once. The victor wooten 10 elements of groove periodic table. Victor surprises us again by writing this book as a novel. If you have ever wanted to get inside the mind of victor wooten, this is the book for you. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Prove it the sound of light ep by mark peric youtube. The story the music lesson chronicles the story of. Throughout this audiobook is new, original music written by victor wooten and a bonus performance by the original supergroup bela fleck and the flecktones. In part 1, he outlines his ten essential elements of music including such important and underemphasized areas as emotion and feel, dynamics, tone, phrasing, space, and listening. Courses, or camps as wooten likes to refer to them, run from march through october, and range from jam weekends to a threeday music theory programs to threeweek residencies julyaug, and more. Mark peric, one of australias most exciting bassists, shares his skill with.
The best of victor wooten features his playing on 14 great tunes, which wooten transcribed himself. See all books authored by victor books, including how to raise christian kids in a non christian world, and the parables of jesus. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms. Always interested in fantasy and other worlds, mark has been creating new worlds and writing about them for a long time. Victor lemonte wooten is the preeminent bassist of his generation and one of the most influential bass guitarists in the 65year history of the instrument. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and. 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. One of the thigns i really like about victor s elements is how it reduces the idea of groove to more concrete elements for productive discussion and learning. Palmystery, like all of victors other music, is outstanding and i heartily recommend it to anybody who appreciates great music and unbelievable talent.
Because of that, i not only recommend this book to my students interested in latin bass playing but also assign it to my students who need to or want to get their sightreading in shape. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Im currently writing the sequel to the music lesson, and have at least three more books planned after that. Shop for merchandise and music from grammywinning bassist and flecktone victor wooten at vixmerch, the official store of victor wooten. Of added value is the fact that these transcriptions have been done by victor wooten himself. In 2009, wooten woods became the new home for all of victor s camps. The overall takeaway of his technique is that it is an amalgamation of most every technique. Turned 30 and got to spend the evening in the presence of 2 great bass players the aweinspiring victor wooten and australias own mark peric.
Joshua calvin young was born on october 15th, 1989 in queens, new york and since early age music infused his daily life. Parazitologicky ustav sav roky vykazovania slovenska akademia. Mix interview with the legendary bassist, victor wooten. Victor wooten wows with his performance of the lesson solo live on. It is a very engaging book with the mysterious character that is his mentor and guide. The objective of this book is to present important and cutting edge. Anthony wellington victor wooten band with his vcart solo victor wooten. Victor wooten was born in mountain home, idaho in september 1964. Victor wooten live at bass day 1998 by victor wooten. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and. Accompanied by guitar and drums, victor presents a set that stretches from the serious thunderfunk of u aint got no groove to classic performances of amazing grace and norwegian wood. For comprehensive details on victor wootens center for music and nature at wooten woods retreat visit. The language of music and how to speak it, victor reveals his musical soul. I came across the book entirely by accident and after having read its first few pages didnt know if i felt quite compelled to keep at it.
Victor books books list of books by author victor books. Victor wooten obituary west palm beach, fl the palm. Victor also discusses his thoughts about music as a language. Victor wooten songbook by victor wooten, paperback barnes. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The music lesson a spiritual search for growth through music the book that is helping musicians around the world form a stronger connection with music. Hes a bass player best known for his amazing work with banjo master yes, thats right, banjo master bela fleck. Anyone who knows anything about victor wooten knows that hes one of those rare souls. If youve never heard victor wooten s work, this cd is outstanding. I feel like were just getting started with the camps and wooten woods. By the rules of the game ill only be able to take physical actions soon.
Continuing to grow and always willing to share his gifts with all who desire to learn, it seems that victor wooten has no plans of slowing down. Yamaha bass guitarmidnight blueguitarsweaponstechnologyfilmbooksbassmusic. Its from the sound of light ep which is available now on my website. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
One of the first classes wooten teaches at camp, regardless of instrument, age, or ability, is called two through 10. The online course is a lifetime subscription that accesses more exercises and lessons. Smv stanley clarke marcus miller victor wooten home. He is also the author of the parable the music lesson. If youve listened to vital tech tones with scott henderson and steve smith, the flecktones live art or left of cool, or victor s own 3 solo disks, this cd is still great, but doesnt break new ground. Victor wooten did an excellent job on this book i dont know if he had help or not but he expresses his self very well and his journey and path through his bass playing and music in general. He has been the bassist for bela fleck and the flecktones since the groups formation in 1988.
If i close my eyes and just listen, i cant believe that it is just one man making all that music. Nov 28, 2017 one of the worlds best bassists, victor wooten, was the latest musician to guest with the roots during last nights installment of the tonight show starring jimmy fallon. Needless to say, he was thrilled, and now the victor wooten yinyang deluxe is one of our most desired models. Victor lemonte wooten is an american bass guitarist, record producer, educator, and recipient of five grammy awards. Victor lemonte wooten born september 11, 1964 is an american bassist, record producer, educator, and recipient of five grammy awards. Ployhar by jay ungar by jerry coker by jerry snyder by john kinyon and john oreilly by john oreilly and mark williams by katinka s. If the world were to follow you today, where would you lead them. Vic just retired from the city of boynton beach after. People frequently thank us for sending their new spouses home. Mark wandrey is an american author who specializes in supernatural books. May 08, 2015 bassist victor wooten performs the lesson on may 8, 2015 in the cpr performance studio.
Gruv gear welcomes bassist mark peric as artist endorser gruv. A spiritual search for growth through music berkley trade, 2008, which is a novel, rather than a victor wooten howto, is based upon this concept. Sharing the genius, the francois rabbath, of bass guitar. Soul circus, however, isnt just an extravaganza for bass players. His spellbinding, acrobatic basslines take the lead, literally, and even when hes fulfilling the traditional role of the bassist not that theres much about his virtuosic playing thats traditional and shining the spotlight on his collaborators, he remains the focal point.
We then surprised victor by using the yinyang symbol to cover the entire front of the bass, instead of a simple inlay. Ng mel bay publications inc melody bober music minus one music sales music theatre international schott music simrock southern victor wooten. Written by 5time grammy award winning musician victor l. Wooten is an american bass player, composer, producer, and fivetime grammy award winner, as well as an original member of the jazz and bluegrass band bela fleck and the flecktones. Mark day fractal audio ax8 nice rack canada fractal audio, boss. Expanding on the groundbreaking concepts he introduced in his book, the music lesson a spiritual search for growth through music, master bassist victor wooten. A spiritual search for growth through music, which can be purchased at a lower price at.
Anthony crawford who was also a part of the how i play series. Siege, my game about a hostage situation, is running out of patience. Fleck was forming a jazz group to appear on a tv show. About bio discography gear press education educational resources vixcamps wooten woods vix records dates videos store contact. Nov 19, 2015 victor lemonte wooten born september 11, 1964 is an american bass player, composer, author, producer, and recipient of five grammy awards. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. In this bookonline video package, victor wooten bass workshop. The nearly 150acre retreat, owned by victor and his wife, is located on the beautiful duck river west of nashville, tn. Joshua young is one of those bass players that if you havent heard of him yet, youll hear of him soon enough young is and has been a student of music his entire life, beginning at the age of 9 with piano lessons in his hometown of queens, new york, through his early teens where he was given his first bass guitar at age 14 and joining victor wooten at his annual bassnature camp in. Zelinskiwooten mb, hess dl, baughman wl, molskness. This deluxe songbook includes notefornote transcriptions of. Wooten, as it turns out, is also a heck of a writer and, as the listener will learn on the first track, a fine singer.
Wooten 55, of boynton beach, fl originally from south charleston, wv passed away saturday, august 6, 2011. Victor wootens music and nature camps making music magazine. In 1995, victor approached us with an idea to have a yinyang symbol inlaid on a monarch bass. Since 2017 he has played bass for the metal band nitro. Berklee college of music boston ma, evergreen state college, olympia wa and california state universitychico chico ca. Although an unexpected entry into music, it was meant to be and mark has excelled in his craft and is now considered one of the best in his field and has toured the world multiple times over the last decade and has had the opportunity to tour and play with many great musicians including james morrison, victor wooten, guy sebastian and many more. Over the course of his fivedecade career, victor has had a major impact on the art of the bass guitar through his innovative playing techniques, genreuniting music and his bass. New international version bible scripture quotes, and more on. Victor wooten is an amazing musician, hes like a one man band on four strings. Discover book depositorys huge selection of victor l wooten books online. Victor wooten makes it clear in the first few seconds of palmystery that hes the man in charge. The tonight show starring jimmy fallon recommended for you. My name is mark j smith and i present a free bass lesson every friday.
Download audiobooks by victor l wooten at and save. The best of victor wooten features his playing on 14 great tunes. By 1988, victor wooten moved to nashville to join a rock band, and the following year met bela fleck, the banjo player for new grass revival. Victor wooten wows with his performance of the lesson solo live on emgtv duration. Victor wooten and dane alderson jam aug 24th 2010 perth western australia duration. Victor was out here plugging mono gig bags a product that i wholeheartedly endorse and am currently sporting their double and single gig bags as well as their producer bag. Highly regarded as a bass innovator, victor wooten has made a name for himself laying down the lowend for both bela fleck and during his guest stints with the dave matthews band, and in his own successful solo career. Mark peric shedding on bass at a recent clinic with victor wooten. As any listener of victor wooten will know, these bass lines are very challenging. Im joshua young and this is how i play smart bass guitar. While he was in 10th grade in high school, mark went to his local churchs. But there is much to be gained by a thorough study of this material.
This page is dedicated to providing materials for promoting victor wooten or the victor wooten band. All information within is expressly for promoter use only. Croatia, national plitvice lakes, 2530 september 2007. Victor wooten jams with the roots on the tonight show. He has been the bassist for bela fleck and the flecktones since the groups formation in 1988 and a member of the band smv with two other bassists, stanley clarke and marcus miller. Wooten s book the music lesson berkley trade 2008 caught me off guard.