Wooten Woods: A Unique Blend of Nature and Music Education
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Talking Up Music Education is a podcast from The NAMM Foundation that shares news and stories about music education. Episode 92-recorded LIVE at The 2020 NAMM Show-features Victor Wooten, a bass player and GRAMMY award-winning musician.
“People want to express themselves. People want to feel something,” said Wooten. “You don't teach a kid how to paint by teaching them how to hold a brush. You let them paint. We don't celebrate the outcome; we celebrate their input.”
In this episode Wooten talks about his Center for Music and Nature, dubbed “Wooten Woods,” a retreat center for musicians and students outside of Nashville, Tennessee and the journey that every person can take to make music.
Soundbites
“Because nature's the key. Nature is the key.” – Victor Wooten
“I was literally learning to speak English and music at the same time, and, more importantly, in the same way.” – Victor Wooten
“We teach students that the note has to be right, and what I show them is that if the other things are right, the note can be whatever you want.” – Victor Wooten
“As my mom would say, ‘we have enough people leading the world down; we need more people leading the way up.’” – Victor Wooten
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