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Groove Workshop

Victor Wooten

Victor redefines the essential elements of music and demonstrates how to apply them in fresh, creative, musically relevant ways.

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Expanding on the groundbreaking concepts he introduced in his book, The Music Lesson – A Spiritual Search For Growth Through Music (Penguin), master bassist Victor Wooten lays out his unique philosophy of teaching and learning music in Groove Workshop. The video features nearly five hours of material, including a complete master class where Victor along with bassist/educator Anthony Wellington and six bass students, uses his personal experience and expertise to delve deeper into rarely discussed, yet vitally important, aspects of music making.While traditional music education focuses primarily on developing technique and note-perfect performance, professional musicians like Victor know that there’s much more to making music than just playing the right notes.

On Groove Workshop, Victor redefines the essential elements of music and demonstrates how to apply them in fresh, creative, musically relevant ways.

Chapters and content include:

  • Notes: Sometimes even the right notes can sound wrong. But applying chromatic scales and playing within the musical context can make “wrong” notes sound right.
  • Grooving: Why feel and emotion are important in music and an explanation of the elements that need to be present for a good groove to happen.
  • Articulation/Duration: How changes in articulation can affect the feel and help create a more professional sound.
  • Dynamics: How to use dynamics to connect with your audience.
  • Rhythm/Tempo: Victor’s suggested rhythmic exercises along with the creative use of metronomes and drum machines will improve a player’s sense of time.
  • Tone: Understanding the role of tone quality and how to adjust it for different situations.
  • Phrasing: Utilizing singing, breathing and imagination to create more natural, more musical phrases.
  • Space/Rest: A discussion and demonstration of why space is such an integral part of playing music.
  • Listening: Learning to trust your ears and why listening may well be the most essential aspect of playing music.

Also featured on Groove Workshop are several solo performances by Victor, as well as duets with Anthony Wellington.

ABOUT EBOOKS

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Our entire catalog of DVDs is available through Instant Video, as well as many exclusive, Instant Video only titles. Both instructional and performance content is available.

Refunds: We are not able to issue refunds for digital purchases. Please click here to contact us if you are having an issue with your purchase and we will work to resolve.

More Questions? Click here to visit our Support Page to view more questions and answers, or to ask a question of your own.

ABOUT PLAY-ALONGS

Our play-along tracks are the perfect way to learn a new style, keep your chops sharp on something you already know, or just let loose and have some fun on the kit!

Each play-along features an audio track without drums, and detailed chart/transcription to guide you through the tune. When available, we also include a reference track with drums, so you can check out what another drummer played on the same track.

After purchase, you will receive a link to download your track and chart. Files are delivered in a .zip file that when expanded will include your audio track (usually as an mp3 file), and your chart as a pdf.

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