First time I attended a Victor Wooten's masterclass was in 2004 at the BPC when I was still a student at Berklee. My first impression was that he must be the wisest musician on earth. Fast forward to 2018 and after watching many more of Vic's masterclasses, I still feel that he's the wisest musician on earth. He has inspired me in not only the way I make music, but also how I live my life.
that just means he’s GREAT at time… the problem is most musicians can’t properly keep time (myself included) Jacob Collier says he prefers a player that plays all the wrong notes on time, than a player that plays all the right notes outta time
The stuff that Victor Wooten talks about sound basic. But even with years of dedicated practice one might miss all this and still sound amature. Victor is like a prophet who can change music education forever. I wish his aproach becomes mainstream one day.
Fantastic Victor: No one teaches feel, or rather let me rephrase it, discover feel already in them. It is usually left for you to find it years later organically. what a waste!. Excellent good demonstration of feel. The first time somebody actually conveys and performs the power of feel so simply using chromatism. Absolutely Great !
I am so inspired! I haven't been this inspired in... I can't remember the last time I was this inspired! Thank's for the lesson. Honestly, I got everything I need from this. Thank you.
Been to music school for years when I was a kid. Took me a decade to get a few principles explained here. Not a single teacher were able to tell things simply...Like, how did they put us, 10 years old kids, in front of a music sheet with a pen and expecting us to be musicaly good, curious and interested? I picked up the bass again 3 years ago after seeing some Wooten's videos. His words have always been followed by a succesful learning and it's only UA-cam videos....I owe him so much. This camp is a blessing for musicians! Mr Wooten please never stop being you.
he just always leaves me speechless. he is .. in my opinion....one of the most musical, virtousic musicians who has ever lived. Knowing that there are people like him out there make me happy to be a musician and give me hope for humanity.
This is fantastic. We are going to the camp for sure this year. Have been wanting to go for a long time. This is the year! Thanks for posting this video and thanks Vic for being so great at sharing.
So Victor is confirming something that has always come natural to me as a musician with zero understanding of theory: Music starts in the head. My only formal music education was 6th and 7th grade choir class, and what little knowledge ive retained ive only applied to singing (obviously) but as a guitar player it didnt help. So i play guitar with absolutely no idea what im actually doing musically speaking. I cant tell you what key im playing in or what scales and chords im using. I just try to find the notes on the intrument that fit whatever jam is going on in my head. My mind is constantly playing music if its not occupied by something more urgent. Music is emminating from my thoughts and my guitar is simply the tool to express that music.
18:06 Does anyone know what this style of walking bass is called? How does the concept work? I get the 1-4-5 concept and when to land on them. Mine is really basic 😔. Any help or direction would be fantastic!
To me, I don’t agree there are 30 keys under the system of 12 equal temperament. I will classify major and minor as modes instead of keys because what makes a key is due to the tonal centre from my point of view. When C is the tonal centre, the musical gravity or you can say the ultimate goal of the music is on the note C. So no matter in C major, C minor, C Aeolian, C Lydian ...etc. They also have the tendency goes to the C, the tonal centre. So, when C major goes to C minor, I won’t say it’s a change of key, I will claim it as change of mode, cuz the tonal centre doesn’t change. What do guys think?
How does one practice in Db differently from C#? What does it mean to practice in Cb as a key distinct from B? Are chord progressions and note choices different/how so?
19:45 he says he played a minor triad in the key. But he says he played F minor while in the key of F major. Im confused, how is F minor in the key of F major??
IMHO it's the blues that make it sounds correctly. You can switch from F major to F minor instantly if you improvising in blues, hence the blues scale. Furthermore, this 'rule' may even applied not only on blues music solely. I've heard similar stuff from ballads, pop musics, and jazz of course.
Great video. I want to go to Victor's camp! Is it only for kids? Do you think he would notice that one of the kids has a salt-and-pepper beard and a receding hairline? I could even teach classes like: "Disappointment: How to Deal With Being a Mediocre Musician" or "Regret: Admitting to Your Parents That They Were Right About What a Waste of Time and Money a Music Degree Is" or "Bowing Out: How to Pawn a Drum Set" PS - You could not transcribe that piece of music using only three notes. Close. Still a pretty good exercise.
vic you're great... you remind of tiger woods... and einstien... and ... and ... and ... ho oh ohoh but i've been reading s**t bout these guys looking at what miles william mathis writes and now know you make so much sense and now it make it look like it's not rocket sense :)
As much as Victor and I can disagree about minor actually being a mode, or that there are actually seemingly infinite scales, I still love every one of his talks. Also, I get what he is saying about “where is the theory of other things in music”. Dynamics and articulation are usually included in contemporary music theory discourse, in fact. But I think what he is really getting at is that music theory tends to lack the other human aspects of music. Music theory, like the STEM fields, reflect well the human aspects of organization, categorization, or description. But they often miss out on the psychological or philosophical aspects like intuition, perception, interpretation, impression, entertainment, and complex emotions. I think music theory is often changing in a more considerate way regarding those aspects. But perhaps music theory is the mathematics to music’s psychology field. They both are important to understanding the function of music and in creativity. Yet, are totally not mutually exclusive.
Now I’m on this video looking to see if someone can help me out- Someone give me a key that you can play in that’s not on the wheel of 4ths and 5ths.. major and minor- we can clear this up now.. then I’ll play in “all 30 keys” because I’m still confused 🤷🏾♂️ I dig everything else on how victor talks about music
Major keys in the circle of 5ths: C G D A E B F# C# (8 keys). Circle of 4ths: F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Cb (7 keys). 15 major keys. Minor keys in 5ths: Cm Gm Dm Am Em Bm F#m C#m (8 keys). Minor keys in 4ths: Fm Bbm Ebm Abm Dbm Gbm Cbm (7 keys). 15 minor keys. 30 keys total.
So I have to renege all my previous comments on this (on all videos) I still disagree though here’s why: you can write a song in ALL scales which would be the key signature. I want a dialogue in this. If I write a song in the KEY (key signature) of C7, can you tell me I’m wrong? Can you tell me I wrote it in a different key and changed the name? No. And you can’t just say it’s a chord substitution. The key signature C7 is only C7 like the key signature of F is Only F (one flat 4).. now I tell the band the progression is a 7-3-6-2-5-1.. so when we play the 7 its a flat 7.. how does this not flow like any other key and chord progression? The key has a key signature.. the point of the key signature is to tell you WHAT (not how many) flats and or sharps to play.. so if I wrote a song with a key signature of C7 what other key could that be BUT C7.. the seven isn’t playing a Cmaj7 it’s a C7 as in dominate 7 as in flat 7. So I wouldn’t write the key signature at having 1 flat because then you would think F. F flats the 4 But it would be C7 which flats the 7.. which is the mixolydian mode/scale.. Now this is why I disagree because victor said Dorian is not a key it’s a mode.. well Ionian is a mode , aeolian is a mode; You can say if you want writing in C7 is just C maj with a flat 7.. and I could say writing in C minor is just C major with a flat 7-3-and 6.. just because old theory says (for the sake of general understanding) that all other modes beside Ionian and aeolian aren’t keys.. doesn’t mean that’s right. It’s a very limited way of approaching music. When you write a blues song.. you do not have to write it in major or minor, you could write it in the blues scale. Even though blues is minor scales played over major keys .. you can write it differently.
Just one.........................That F'ing key to unlock the piano! Who locks away music? I can see, it would be OK to do, if the instrument was in a museum for instruments. Like it could be damaged? Maybe? There may be reasons, but I just feel bad about the music being a prisoner.
Victor Wooten is an amazing speaker. I could listen to him talk all day.
First time I attended a Victor Wooten's masterclass was in 2004 at the BPC when I was still a student at Berklee. My first impression was that he must be the wisest musician on earth. Fast forward to 2018 and after watching many more of Vic's masterclasses, I still feel that he's the wisest musician on earth. He has inspired me in not only the way I make music, but also how I live my life.
Victor is so affirming and charismatic he always makes me want to pick up the guitar and just start to play! ^^,
Yes
Victor Wooten makes you want to play your bass guitar
Every aspiring musician should watch this. So good.
I think one of the most important lessons that Victor taught is that you should not be afraid to make mistakes, as long as you keep the groove going
that just means he’s GREAT at time… the problem is most musicians can’t properly keep time (myself included)
Jacob Collier says he prefers a player that plays all the wrong notes on time, than a player that plays all the right notes outta time
@@ravendanoJacob Collier 😂
@@carstarsarstenstesenn what’s up?!
The stuff that Victor Wooten talks about sound basic. But even with years of dedicated practice one might miss all this and still sound amature. Victor is like a prophet who can change music education forever. I wish his aproach becomes mainstream one day.
21:28 - I must be a much greater musician than I thought. This is how I play walking bass to every song.
Fantastic Victor:
No one teaches feel, or rather let me rephrase it, discover feel already in them. It is usually left for you to find it years later organically. what a waste!.
Excellent good demonstration of feel.
The first time somebody actually conveys and performs the power of feel so simply using chromatism. Absolutely Great !
Victor is on another level of awareness!!!
Why can’t I like this twice?
I am so inspired! I haven't been this inspired in... I can't remember the last time I was this inspired! Thank's for the lesson. Honestly, I got everything I need from this. Thank you.
Such a great teacher with interesting insights & ways at looking at things. Read his music book, a must read!
whats the name of the book??
Shiva Reddy The Music Lesson. Get it!
Thanks brother :) :D
It's not really a music book, per se
I know i got it
Thank you Victor, I am humbled.
Victor a very captivating orator. So humble and down to earth
Thank you so much for putting up this video. I might be exaggerating but Victor is god of music. He has taken music to a different scenario.
that 7 rule blew my freaking mind
Many Thanks, to Victor Wooten, for relating his experience, and sharing what he learned about simplifying the introduction to music theory.
Riffs in the key of Victor Wooten
Been to music school for years when I was a kid. Took me a decade to get a few principles explained here. Not a single teacher were able to tell things simply...Like, how did they put us, 10 years old kids, in front of a music sheet with a pen and expecting us to be musicaly good, curious and interested? I picked up the bass again 3 years ago after seeing some Wooten's videos. His words have always been followed by a succesful learning and it's only UA-cam videos....I owe him so much. This camp is a blessing for musicians! Mr Wooten please never stop being you.
Thank you! This is it, y'all. Kudos to Joe, Victor Wooten and Bob Franceschini for reminding me why we do this. Love. Music.
he just always leaves me speechless. he is .. in my opinion....one of the most musical, virtousic musicians who has ever lived. Knowing that there are people like him out there make me happy to be a musician and give me hope for humanity.
That was such a magical moment, glad I was there to see it!
i have to get to his camp soon. thanks for this.
so this was incredible. I definitely will be attending that camp!! you better believe it!! the close out was so heavenly!! my goodness!!
I would love to meet him in person
Vic is just a super human being.
Vic has turned into Yoda.
The force has always been strong with Vic
I've always called him "Mace Wooten" personally
bass he slaps
You misspelled God
Master Jedi of bass
まさかウッテンさんの動画を探してる時にこんなにも素晴らしいソプラノの音が聞けるなんて.....今日ついてる。
Victor Wooten! Love him
Love the outro... reminds me of Glenn Moore, Paul Mcandless from Oregon...
that ending jam was tasty. thanks for the advice victor!!!
Those were alot of my favorite things Bob and Vic that was just amazing to behold I want to go to this camp...
there was this one time at bandcamp..
Wish I could like this a million more times
This is fantastic. We are going to the camp for sure this year. Have been wanting to go for a long time. This is the year! Thanks for posting this video and thanks Vic for being so great at sharing.
So Victor is confirming something that has always come natural to me as a musician with zero understanding of theory: Music starts in the head.
My only formal music education was 6th and 7th grade choir class, and what little knowledge ive retained ive only applied to singing (obviously) but as a guitar player it didnt help. So i play guitar with absolutely no idea what im actually doing musically speaking. I cant tell you what key im playing in or what scales and chords im using. I just try to find the notes on the intrument that fit whatever jam is going on in my head. My mind is constantly playing music if its not occupied by something more urgent.
Music is emminating from my thoughts and my guitar is simply the tool to express that music.
Great interviewer, very natural and selfless. Great stuff right there!
Vic Wooten = the Epitome of Humanity and Human Success. Wotta Guy !
One of those people who in a few moments can make stuff clear. Well done Victor.
Priceless material!!!!!
Yes! I've been looking for the full video! Thank you for this! 👌
This is an excellent presentation, including music theory! Thank you so very much, Reverb & Victor Wooten! ;)
Insure would love to go to Wooton woods!! He lives close to my mom in Tennessee
nice course, great jam.
Amazing! Mr. Wooten que maestro!
Guru!!!
Read The Music Lesson
18:06 Does anyone know what this style of walking bass is called? How does the concept work? I get the 1-4-5 concept and when to land on them. Mine is really basic 😔. Any help or direction would be fantastic!
He is a great mentor.
I LOVE THIS!!!!!
Legend.
Wooten is an enlightened human. How lucky we are to have his presence. And Alana Rocklin!!!!! shout out. Go listen to STS9. It's good for you :)
James Cook went to the first camp too. He tours with Luke Bryan country artist. :)
wonderful!
Great stuff
Awesome!
astounding!
I was there while they were filming this!
You're a star! Thanks for stopping by the booth, James. :)
damn, thick ass groove to begin with, Vic's sauce is FOREVER.
To me, I don’t agree there are 30 keys under the system of 12 equal temperament. I will classify major and minor as modes instead of keys because what makes a key is due to the tonal centre from my point of view. When C is the tonal centre, the musical gravity or you can say the ultimate goal of the music is on the note C. So no matter in C major, C minor, C Aeolian, C Lydian ...etc. They also have the tendency goes to the C, the tonal centre. So, when C major goes to C minor, I won’t say it’s a change of key, I will claim it as change of mode, cuz the tonal centre doesn’t change. What do guys think?
Where are your guitar videos?
Victor knows about STS9?!?! One of my favorite bands
How does one practice in Db differently from C#? What does it mean to practice in Cb as a key distinct from B? Are chord progressions and note choices different/how so?
24:55 that melody is so good wat
What was the song they were playing?
Excellent! Victor's speaking voice is similar to Denzel Washington's.
Waaaaooo! This is deep
If anyone knows where the bass line in the beginning of the video is from please let me know.
The song is called "Flip Flop" and is from "A show of hands 15"
19:45 he says he played a minor triad in the key. But he says he played F minor while in the key of F major. Im confused, how is F minor in the key of F major??
IMHO it's the blues that make it sounds correctly. You can switch from F major to F minor instantly if you improvising in blues, hence the blues scale. Furthermore, this 'rule' may even applied not only on blues music solely. I've heard similar stuff from ballads, pop musics, and jazz of course.
Does anyone know the song Vic and Bob played at the end?
Victor seems like a really nice guy
Great video. I want to go to Victor's camp! Is it only for kids? Do you think he would notice that one of the kids has a salt-and-pepper beard and a receding hairline? I could even teach classes like:
"Disappointment: How to Deal With Being a Mediocre Musician" or
"Regret: Admitting to Your Parents That They Were Right About What a Waste of Time and Money a Music Degree Is" or
"Bowing Out: How to Pawn a Drum Set"
PS - You could not transcribe that piece of music using only three notes. Close. Still a pretty good exercise.
vic you're great... you remind of tiger woods... and einstien... and ... and ... and ... ho oh ohoh but i've been reading s**t bout these guys looking at what miles william mathis writes and now know you make so much sense and now it make it look like it's not rocket sense :)
14.40 love it
As much as Victor and I can disagree about minor actually being a mode, or that there are actually seemingly infinite scales, I still love every one of his talks.
Also, I get what he is saying about “where is the theory of other things in music”. Dynamics and articulation are usually included in contemporary music theory discourse, in fact. But I think what he is really getting at is that music theory tends to lack the other human aspects of music. Music theory, like the STEM fields, reflect well the human aspects of organization, categorization, or description. But they often miss out on the psychological or philosophical aspects like intuition, perception, interpretation, impression, entertainment, and complex emotions.
I think music theory is often changing in a more considerate way regarding those aspects. But perhaps music theory is the mathematics to music’s psychology field. They both are important to understanding the function of music and in creativity. Yet, are totally not mutually exclusive.
μοναδικος...!!!!
Vic was freaking the hell out that dam intro.
Please tell me that was not completely improvised at the end. Cuz if so that was amazing.
It was mostly The Lesson, a song by Wooten.
Now I’m on this video looking to see if someone can help me out-
Someone give me a key that you can play in that’s not on the wheel of 4ths and 5ths.. major and minor- we can clear this up now.. then I’ll play in “all 30 keys” because I’m still confused 🤷🏾♂️
I dig everything else on how victor talks about music
Major keys in the circle of 5ths: C G D A E B F# C# (8 keys).
Circle of 4ths: F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Cb (7 keys).
15 major keys.
Minor keys in 5ths: Cm Gm Dm Am Em Bm F#m C#m (8 keys).
Minor keys in 4ths: Fm Bbm Ebm Abm Dbm Gbm Cbm (7 keys).
15 minor keys.
30 keys total.
I have a question, isn't A# and Bb the same?
So I have to renege all my previous comments on this (on all videos) I still disagree though here’s why: you can write a song in ALL scales which would be the key signature. I want a dialogue in this.
If I write a song in the KEY (key signature) of C7, can you tell me I’m wrong? Can you tell me I wrote it in a different key and changed the name? No. And you can’t just say it’s a chord substitution. The key signature C7 is only C7 like the key signature of F is Only F (one flat 4).. now I tell the band the progression is a 7-3-6-2-5-1.. so when we play the 7 its a flat 7.. how does this not flow like any other key and chord progression?
The key has a key signature.. the point of the key signature is to tell you WHAT (not how many) flats and or sharps to play.. so if I wrote a song with a key signature of C7 what other key could that be BUT C7.. the seven isn’t playing a Cmaj7 it’s a C7 as in dominate 7 as in flat 7. So I wouldn’t write the key signature at having 1 flat because then you would think F. F flats the 4 But it would be C7 which flats the 7.. which is the mixolydian mode/scale..
Now this is why I disagree because victor said Dorian is not a key it’s a mode.. well Ionian is a mode , aeolian is a mode;
You can say if you want writing in C7 is just C maj with a flat 7.. and I could say writing in C minor is just C major with a flat 7-3-and 6..
just because old theory says (for the sake of general understanding) that all other modes beside Ionian and aeolian aren’t keys.. doesn’t mean that’s right. It’s a very limited way of approaching music.
When you write a blues song.. you do not have to write it in major or minor, you could write it in the blues scale. Even though blues is minor scales played over major keys .. you can write it differently.
amazing in 9 50 At my own camp, sounded like Richard
What was the song they played at the end.
anyone knows what it the track at 23:49??
The Lesson - Victor Wooten
Someone knows how to be part at "victor camp"?
What was the song they played at the end?
Bass to me is not a lead instrument, but what he's doing here is pretty freaking awesome.
I need an invite for next year, for reals.
That end jam killed me
Vic's GROOVE T-shirt can be purchased at www.neckjeck.com
Whats the name of the first song?
Flip Flop! here's a great version: ua-cam.com/video/fOFf9kBnlGM/v-deo.html
最初に弾いてる曲なんですか？
Whats the name of the piece they play in the end of the video?
Qussai Sayed Ahmad it's The Lesson by Victor Wooten
That intro song... I need to know it's name
Flip Flop. Here's a great version: ua-cam.com/video/fOFf9kBnlGM/v-deo.html
25:47 sounds like Teen Town
Truth
dam
whats song he play at start??
Flip Flop. Here's a great version ua-cam.com/video/fOFf9kBnlGM/v-deo.html
😂 "'one' is not good answer."
Just one.........................That F'ing key to unlock the piano! Who locks away music?
I can see, it would be OK to do, if the instrument was in a museum for instruments.
Like it could be damaged? Maybe? There may be reasons, but I just feel bad about the music being a prisoner.
dudes a fucking genius!
I'm a bass player trying to get as much knowledge from any bass guru I can find online!! 😔
You look much like Mr. Tito when he was younger 🤛
oh my god, when the sax comes into that ending song...