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An inspiring parable about music, life, and the difference between playing the right notes... and feeling them.

An inspiring parable about music, life, and the difference between playing the right notes ... and feeling them.

From Grammy winner and legendary bassist Victor L. Wooten, "The Music Lesson" is the story of a struggling young man who wanted music to be his life and his life to be great. Then, a teacher appears out of nowhere. Partly a musical genius, partly a philosopher, and partly an eccentric sage, the teacher will guide the young man on a spiritual journey, and will teach him that the gifts we obtain from music reflect those of life itself; that each movement, phrase and chord have their own meaning. You just have to find the melody inside you.

A book that invites you to relax and feel the rhythm, instead of being trapped in a theoretical boredom. The chapters Articulation, Technique, Feeling, Dynamics, Rhythm, Tone, Phrase, or Space, are taught in a unique way, in connection with life itself. For musicians and music lovers, there is much more than just listening ... Feel, smell, taste and see. Experience it!

"Victor L. Wooten is the Carlos Castaneda of music". TONY LEVIN, bassist for Peter Gabriel.
"It is the best book on music - and its close connection to the mystical laws of life - that I have ever read." Grammy winner MICHAEL BRECKER.
"A must read for every music lover". CHUCK RAINEY.
"" The music lesson "is a true revelation." CHRIS JISI, editor of Bass Player Magazine.
"As entertaining as it is enriching." GUITARNOISE.COM
"The best book I've ever read on how to really make music." DANIEL LEVITIN, The New York Times.

"Victor L. Wooten is the Carlos Castaneda of music." —Tony Levin, bassist for Peter Gabriel.

"It is the best book on music—and its close connection to the mystical laws of life—that I have ever read." —MICHAEL BRECKER, Grammy Award Winner

"A must-read for every music lover." CHUCK RAINEY

"The Music Lesson is a true revelation." —CHRIS JISI, editor of Bass Player Magazine

"As entertaining as it is enriching." GUITARNOISE.COM

"The best book I've ever read about how to actually make music." —DANIEL LEVITIN, The New York Times

"A big THANK YOU to my new friend Juan Manuel Ruiz Pardo for translating The Music Lesson into Spanish. For over a year, he consulted me with questions just to make sure the translation was as accurate as possible. He is the only translator who has ever done that with me. I love him for that. I look forward to meeting you, my friend.

To all my Spanish Speaking friends: This translation is for You !!

Victor Wooten

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"Few autobiographies from the world of jazz are as personal and raw, but few are as good." JAZZ JOURNAL

As an innovative and constantly inventive pianist, Brad Mehldau has attracted a huge following over the years, who expect a unique and intense experience from his performances. With this book, Brad seeks to extend that experience, sharing very personal elements of his life and how they merged to make him the musician and person he is today.
This book paints a vibrant portrait of the New York jazz scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s, showing how a generation of musicians took their art in new directions. The atmosphere of the clubs and the creative scene in Manhattan and Brooklyn are brilliantly captured. The formation of the quartet with Joshua Redman is evoked, as well as Brad's own groups and his later reinterpretations of Bach and Brahms. Brad holds nothing back when addressing his period of heroin addiction; his painful decline and eventual redemption make for an emotional and often harrowing read. His reading and listening habits are a constant source of reference, ranging from James Joyce and Thomas Mann to progressive rock and Bob Dylan, or critics like Harold Bloom. Intimate, vulnerable, and profound, it offers a glimpse into the mind of an artist at the height of his powers, told in his own words.

"Incredible writing, free and razor-sharp. Brad writes words the way he plays the piano, with a delicate power and the gift of accessing memories and transforming them into emotions. I feel fortunate to be Brad's contemporary. I love his writing as much as his music." —PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON

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"Ruth Chiles' exceptional approach was just what I needed. Yes! There is hope for all of us" - Victor Wooten, five-time Grammy Award winner.

Ruth S.L. Chiles has used her deep understanding of the root causes of blocks in the fields of artistic and athletic performance to develop her world-renowned expertise in resolving focal dystonia. In this book, she shares her method through easy-to-follow steps.

You will learn what physical changes in the brain and nervous system cause dystonia, understand its origin, and, above all, discover how to reverse them and resolve your focal dystonia.

Would you like to experience the joy of reclaiming your gift and your greatest passion?

Ruth will guide you step-by-step through the process using the same exercises she regularly uses with her students in individual sessions. These effective and accessible practices, which utilize the Brainspotting technique, will definitively resolve your focal dystonia at its root. After successfully completing them, her students regenerate effective neural connections that restore full fluidity to their fine motor skills, allowing them to resume their careers and achieve higher levels of performance.

"Whether you are personally suffering from focal dystonia or are a therapist specializing in Brainspotting, this book will provide you with in-depth knowledge and an effective step-by-step guide to recovery from focal dystonia."

- Dr. David Grand. Discoverer and promoter of Brainspotting.

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Do you experience the desire to share your potential and creativity as a blessing or a curse?

On the one hand, you feel a very deep calling. On the other, you are tormented by many doubts, feel anxiety, and suffer from blocks that feel beyond your control.

Ruth SL Chiles has drawn on her experience and deep understanding of the roots of performance blocks to develop a unique method that has already received widespread international acclaim. Here you will learn:

The underlying causes of your blocks.
The way they are neurophysiologically connected to your deep unconscious brain.
The way to reconfigure your brain to release your blocks and finally enter a state of flow.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF UNLEASHING YOUR FULL POTENTIAL?

Ruth provides you with an accessible understanding of the neuroscience and physiology of performance blocks and shares her entire method with you step by step, using a cutting-edge technique known as brainpotting. Through this process, you will be able to rewire your brain in a way that not only releases your blocks but also unlocks your full potential.

If you suffer from anxiety or stage fright, mental blocks, lapses in judgment, loss of motor control, lack of motivation, doubts about your ability, imposter syndrome… this book is for you.

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