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Un double DVD pour perfectionner votre jeu de basse par l'intermédiaire des conseils d'un grand bassiste, Victor Wooten.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
So there you have it, perhaps everything you could want to observe on Victors' techniques, styles, his philosophy of music as a language, oh and his and giant thumb... If you have read the book 'The Music Lesson' then this can be seen as a physical incarnation of the messages contained within. Some ideas are or terminology discussed in the dvd are quite simple, others will present a challenge for even well seasoned bass players to follow, but, all in all a great offering from the man who has revolutionised the way some of us approach and play. The 10 elements of music discussed within the 5 and a half hours of material are well explained and the solo performances compelling to watch. Easy access menus help to find specific topics and lessons. A steal at 15 quid.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Victor Wooten: Groove Workshop [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
I was looking around for something different to add to my own bass playing, not to involve all the boring theory and science in most bass DVD's, I definitely found it here in Victor Wooten Groove Workshop. watching it was like being their live and it's funny too, I learned something in the first ten minutes, I read the music lesson and I was curious as to see the physical demonstrations from Vic's story it works so well!. I would definitely recommend this to any musician not just bass players, if you enjoyed the book THE Music Lesson get the DVD its awsome!, or get the DVD then enjoy the book! your choice.
I was looking around for something different to add to my own bass playing, not to involve all the boring theory and science in most bass DVD's, I definitely found it here in Victor Wooten Groove Workshop. watching it was like being their live and it's funny too, I learned something in the first ten minutes, I read the music lesson and I was curious as to see the physical demonstrations from Vic's story it works so well!. I would definitely recommend this to any musician not just bass players, if you enjoyed the book THE Music Lesson get the DVD its awsome!, or get the DVD then enjoy the book! your choice.
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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Master Class?
17 April 2009
Don't let the Master Class classification fool you. If you're thinking of taking up any instrument and know virtually nothing about music, watch this video first! This video was a complete reawakening to me of what I'm trying to do learning music. If you're reading this you probably, as I do, consider Victor Wooten among the top five living bass players. I hoped simply to watch the self analysis of a master performer. This video is vastly more than that. Wooten starts out with defining music as a form of communication and then asks, "How did you first learn to communicate?" He looks at the remarkable success rate of humans learning to speak a first language and compares it to the frustration for most people of approaching music classes. Do we ask a baby to recite the alphabet before we teach them their first words? Wooten asks the participants what notes are in a G minor key? He proceeds to play a bass solo in G minor using only notes NOT in G minor. Then he plays one in the G minor scale. The first solo sounds better. Wooten's point is that music is not about notes. Notes may actually be the least important part of playing music. This is one of the most thought provoking music lessons I've ever taken, primarily because it asks me to STOP THINKING when I'm playing. I LOVE this video.
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
An Essential Reality Check for the Performing Muscian
30 Oct 2008
There are many aspects of musicianship that "go without saying". We don't talk about them, so growth occurs slowly (if at all). We can flounder for decades without ever becoming great players, never questioning why.
Victor and Anthony break these elements of music down in a very logical manner, allowing us as musicians to take a sober look at what we actually know and don't know. This can be a very shocking reality check, but it's also very inspiring.
The content is best suited for good bass players who want to grow into great bass players, but it is also applicable to beginning and intermediate bass players, and to musicians in general. Some exercises are strictly for bass players, but this video teaches music as a whole.
You won't learn how to play the VWB's funk-infused jazz from this series of lessons, but you will learn something more valuable -- how to make whatever you do more musical.
Victor's approach to learning music is unusual, but it's not radical. He does not attempt to replace the classic methods, but to supplement them. I would be skeptical if his teaching methods were radical, but they are simply based on observation of how music really works.
Victor and Anthony break these elements of music down in a very logical manner, allowing us as musicians to take a sober look at what we actually know and don't know. This can be a very shocking reality check, but it's also very inspiring.
The content is best suited for good bass players who want to grow into great bass players, but it is also applicable to beginning and intermediate bass players, and to musicians in general. Some exercises are strictly for bass players, but this video teaches music as a whole.
You won't learn how to play the VWB's funk-infused jazz from this series of lessons, but you will learn something more valuable -- how to make whatever you do more musical.
Victor's approach to learning music is unusual, but it's not radical. He does not attempt to replace the classic methods, but to supplement them. I would be skeptical if his teaching methods were radical, but they are simply based on observation of how music really works.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Not a quick fix, but well worth it!
16 Nov 2008
I purchased this DVD thinking that it would be an instructional video like Billy Shehan or Jaco Pastorius. Well, it was not what I expected, but it was much more. It seems that Victor Wooten does not put out a DVD that is just simply an instructional video. This DVD is perfect for someone who wants to look at playing bass in a whole new way. He really gets you thinking about the music itself, not just memorizing different finger patterns.
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