Hi All,
just finished up a three-day workshop with Victor Wooten here on Oahu at the Kamehameha Schools performing Arts Building. Starting on Sunday, it was two hours a day from 2pm to 4pm., and was part of a week long Bass Festival, centering predominantly around upright bass. The cost was $125, which also includes entry to his concert this Friday, which he'll be doing solo.
The classes centered around the lessons and philosophies from his DVD and book, although he found new ways to present his ideas. He kept coming back to utilizing all twelve notes of the chromatic scale, that their are no real mistakes as long as it fits in with the groove, or "pulse" as he called it, of the song, and that the "right" note is only a fret away.
What impressed me most though is just how nice of a person he really is. Very down to earth, very patient, very intelligent, and very personable. I could go on and on trying to put down all the ideas I came away with, but I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the experience, and meeting a truly humble, gifted musician. If you ever have a chance to attend a workshop with him, by all means do it! Or, buy his book "The Music Lesson", and his DVD "The Groove Workshop". There is much to be learned from them besides the usual technique and theory lessons.
Has anyone else here ever attend one of his workshops or Bass Camps?
