Victor Wooten - Groove Workshop

Victor Wooten - Groove Workshop



Year: 2008



Genre: Fusion (Master Class)



Duration: 3:01:48 & 1:50:27



Description



Master Bassist Victor Wooten lays out his philosophy of teaching and learning music in Groove Workshop, a brilliant master class captured on DVD by Hudon Music. While traditional music education focuses on technique and 'playing the right notes', Victor delves deeper and emphasizes many subtle and rarely taught aspects of music making, giving the viewer an incredible insight into his musical concepts.



Working with a master class of six Bassists, each with Bass in hand, Victor - along with expert Bassist and instructor Anthony Wellington - explores the following intriguing concepts:



* Notes: is it possible for wrong notes to sound great?

* Grooving: what elements need to be present for a good groove to happen?

* Articulation: how can you use articulation to better express yourself?

* Technique: should you be conscious of your technique?

* Emotion/Feel: are you able to make the deepest connection with your listeners - the emotional connection?

* Dynamics: how are dynamics critical to drawing in your listeners or pushing them away?

* Rhythm/Tempo: what are some specific exercises to improve your time?

* Tone: how can tone make people dance?

* Phrasing: how can you use your imagination to improve your phrasing?

* Space/Rest: why is silence so important in playing music?

* Listening: learn why for Victor, listening is actually the most important aspect of playing music.



DISC 1:



01. OPENING

02. VICTOR'S INSTRUCTION

03. GROOVE

04. CHAPTER 4: NOTES

05. CHAPTER 5: ARTICULATION

06. CHAPTER 6: TECHNIQUE

07. CHAPTER 7: EMOTION/FEEL

08. CHAPTER 8: DYNAMIC

09. CHAPTER 9: TONE

10. CHAPTER 10: RHYTHM/TEMPO



DISC 2:



11. CHAPTER 11: PHRASING

12. CHAPTER 12: SPACE/REST

13. CHAPTER 13: LISTENING

14. CHAPTER 14: Q & A

15. CHAPTER 15: FREE-FORM SOLO

16. CHAPTER 16: VICTOR'S CLOSING STATEMENT

17. CREDITS



Quality: DVD5



Format: DVD Video



Video Codec: MPEG2



Audio Codec: AC3



Video: 720 x 480 16:9 30 fps 9800 kbps



Audio: AC3 2.0 192 kbps