Apr 20, 2014

Music as a Language




Victor Wooten is an innovator, composer, arranger, producer, vocalist, and Grammy-awarded multiinstrumentalist. He has been called the greatest bass player in the world (he was named #10 in the "Top 10 Bassists of All Time" by Rolling Stone.) .  In the clip above, Music as a Language, Wooten makes the case for learning music in the same way as we learned our first language, calling for a more natural, less academic approach. He makes the point that, as babies, we weren't taught our first language or corrected when we made a mistake. We didn't even know we were beginners and got to 'jam' with people much better than us. Wooten draws on his own musical education as an example of how taking this approach can deliver great results. This is a great listen even for folks who are not musically-inclined. 

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