7 best-selling self help books like The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music by Victor L. Wooten

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The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music

By: Victor L. Wooten

4.17

Format: 275 pages, Paperback

From Grammy-winning musical icon and legendary bassist Victor L. Wooten comes The Music Lesson, the…

"Never lose the groove in order to find a note."

-Victor L. Wooten, The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music

"And by the way, if I always tell you the truth, you might start to believe me."

-Victor L. Wooten, The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music

"You can't speak Music with notes alone, but you can speak Music without notes at all!"

-Victor L. Wooten, The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music

"Every time you move, and every time you play a note, a piece of yourself is left behind."

-Victor L. Wooten, The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music

If you liked the self help plot in The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music by Victor L. Wooten , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. But Beautiful: A Book About Jazz

By: Geoff Dyer

4.24

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

In eight poetically charged vignettes, Geoff Dyer skillfully evokes the music and the men who shape… read more

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  • music
  • art
  • nonfiction
  • biography
"He [Thelonious Monk] played each note as though astonished by the previous one, as though every touch of his fingers on the keyboard was correcting an error and this touch in turn became an error to …"

-Geoff Dyer, But Beautiful: A Book About Jazz

"In his book Real Presences, George Steiner asks us to "imagine a society in which all talk about the arts, music and literature is prohibited." In such a society there would be no more essays on whet…"

-Geoff Dyer, But Beautiful: A Book About Jazz

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2. How Music Works

By: David Byrne

4.00

Format: 345 pages, Hardcover

How Music Works is David Byrne’s remarkable and buoyant celebration of a subject he has spent a lif… read more

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  • music
  • art
  • biography
  • memoir
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Performers try harder."

-David Byrne, How Music Works

"You might say that the universe plays the blues."

-David Byrne, How Music Works

"The radio was shouting at you, pleading with you, and seducing you."

-David Byrne, How Music Works

"There's a good chance that you might be inspired by ideas that originate outside of yourself."

-David Byrne, How Music Works

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3. How to Listen to Jazz

By: Ted Gioia

4.08

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A "radiantly accomplished" music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listenin… read more

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  • music
  • art
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Art and disease proliferate via contagion, and similar conditions favor both."

-Ted Gioia, How to Listen to Jazz

"In every sphere of social interaction, that hermeneutic leap—that ability to put yourself in the mind frame of the other—is a virtue and a blessing."

-Ted Gioia, How to Listen to Jazz

"When stealing from other players, an older musician wisely advised me, choose a different instrument from your own, and people won’t notice the theft."

-Ted Gioia, How to Listen to Jazz

"The work of art always requires us to adapt to it—and in this manner can be distinguished from escapism or shallow entertainment, which instead aims to adapt to the audience, to give the public exact…"

-Ted Gioia, How to Listen to Jazz

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4. The Musician's Way: A Guide to Practice, Performance, and Wellness

By: Gerald Klickstein

4.10

Format: 271 pages, Paperback

In The Musician's Way, veteran performer and educator Gerald Klickstein combines the latest researc… read more

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  • music
  • art
  • nonfiction
  • education
  • self help
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5. Miles: The Autobiography

By: Miles Davis , Quincy Troupe

4.18

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

For more than forty years Miles Davis has been in the front rank of American music. Universally acc… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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6. This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession

By: Daniel J. Levitin

4.18

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

Whether you load your iPod with Bach or Bono, music has a significant role in your life--even if yo… read more

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  • music
  • art
  • nonfiction

7. The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century

By: Alex Ross

3.00

Format: 76 pages, Hardcover

The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Centuryis a voyage into the labyrinth of modern music… read more

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  • music
  • art
  • nonfiction
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8. Effortless Mastery

By: Kenny Werner

3.98

Format: 269 pages, Paperback

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  • music
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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9. The Inner Game of Music

By: W. Timothy Gallwey , Barry Green

4.10

Format: 40 pages,

By the best-selling co-author of Inner Tennis,here's a book designed to help musicians overcome obs… read more

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  • music
  • art
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • education
  • self help
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10. Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix

By: Charles R. Cross

4.17

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

It has been more than thirty-five years since Jimi Hendrix died, but his music and spirit are still… read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"One of these days, I'm going to astral project myself up into the skies," he boasted. "I'll be going to the stars and the moon. I want to fly and see what's up there. "I want to go up to the sky," he…"

-Charles R. Cross, Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix

"They drove to the parking lot of Garfield High School, where Jimi pointed to the windows on the building and told Carmen what classes were held there. The building had a pull that had him returning w…"

-Charles R. Cross, Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix

11. Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove

By: Ben Greenman , Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

3.47

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"You have to bear in mind that [Questlove] is one of the smartest motherf*****s on the planet. His … read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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12. The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music

By: Victor L. Wooten

4.17

Format: 275 pages, Paperback

From Grammy-winning musical icon and legendary bassist Victor L. Wooten comes The Music Lesson, the… read more

Similar categories in Victor L. Wooten's The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music book and Victor L. Wooten's The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music

  • music
  • art
  • self help
  • biography
  • memoir
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • education
  • audiobook
"Never lose the groove in order to find a note."

-Victor L. Wooten, The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music

"And by the way, if I always tell you the truth, you might start to believe me."

-Victor L. Wooten, The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music

"You can't speak Music with notes alone, but you can speak Music without notes at all!"

-Victor L. Wooten, The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music

"Every time you move, and every time you play a note, a piece of yourself is left behind."

-Victor L. Wooten, The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music

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13. The Art of Practicing: A Guide to Making Music from the Heart

By: Madeline Bruser , None

3.37

Format: None pages, Paperback

This landmark book enlightens amateur and professional musicians about a way of practicing that tra… read more

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  • music
  • art
  • nonfiction
  • education
  • self help

14. Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art

By: Stephen Nachmanovitch

4.27

Format: 217 pages,

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15. Cashvertising: How to Use More Than 100 Secrets of Ad-Agency Psychology to Make BIG MONEY Selling Anything to Anyone

By: Drew Eric Whitman

4.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

Barely one in a hundred businesspeople knows these facts about creating powerful advertising. Do Yo… read more

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16. The Practicing Mind: Bringing Discipline and Focus into Your Life

By: Thomas M. Sterner

3.97

Format: 179 pages, Paperback

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17. The Stanislavski System: The Professional Training of an Actor

By: Sonia Moore , John Gielgud , None

3.97

Format: 179 pages, Paperback

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18. How Music Works: The Science and Psychology of Beautiful Sounds, from Beethoven to the Beatles and Beyond

By: John Powell

4.02

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

What makes a musical note different from any other sound? How can you tell if you have perfect pitc… read more

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19. Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain

By: Oliver Sacks

3.92

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

With the same trademark compassion and erudition he brought to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a H… read more

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20. Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning

By: Gary F. Marcus

3.75

Format: 166 pages,

On the eve of his 40th birthday, Gary Marcus, a renowned scientist with no discernible musical tale… read more

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21. Beneath the Underdog

By: Erroll McDonald , Charles Mingus

3.42

Format: 8 pages, Paperback

The legendary jazzman recounts his life and career, from his childhood in Watts and his apprentices… read more

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22. Art Of Possibility

By: Rosamund Stone Zander , None

4.34

Format: 132 pages,

Presenting twelve breakthrough practices for bringing creativity into all human endeavors, The Art … read more

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23. Syd Barrett: A Very Irregular Head

By: Rob Chapman

3.93

Format: 214 pages, Paperback

Syd Barrett was the lead guitarist, vocalist, and principle songwriter in the original line up of P… read more

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24. Zen Guitar

By: Philip Toshio Sudo

3.32

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Unleash the song of your soul with Zen Guitar, a contemplative handbook that draws on ancient Easte… read more

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25. The History of Jazz

By: Ted Gioia

4.67

Format: None pages, Paperback

Jazz is the most colorful and varied art form in the world, and it was born in one of the most colo… read more

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26. What to Listen for in Music

By: Alan Rich , Aaron Copland , William Schuman

3.62

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In this fascinating analysis of how to listen to music intelligently, Aaron Copland raises two basi… read more

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27. My Effin' Life

By: Geddy Lee

4.58

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir, generously illustrated with never-before-seen photos, from the iconic Rock… read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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28. The Creative Act: A Way of Being

By: Rick Rubin

4.04

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their… read more

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  • music
  • art
  • self help
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Find the sustainable rituals that best support your work."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

"In terms of priority, inspiration comes first. You come next. The audience comes last."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

"When it comes to the creative process, patience is accepting that the majority of the work we do is out of our control."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

"Turning something from an idea into a reality can make it seem smaller. It changes from unearthly to earthly. The imagination has no limits. The physical world does. The work exists in both."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

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29. Sonic Life: A Memoir

By: Thurston Moore

3.81

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

From the founding member of Sonic Youth, a passionate memoir tracing the author's life and art—from… read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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30. This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You

By: Susan Rogers

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

This Is What It Sounds Like is a journey into the science and soul of music that reveals the secret… read more

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  • music
  • art
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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31. How to Write One Song: Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back

By: Jeff Tweedy

4.22

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

There are few creative acts more mysterious and magical than writing a song. But what if the goal w… read more

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  • music
  • art
  • self help
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"To all of the songs like windows, open just enough for us to make our escape, and to all of the songs like windows, closed and clear enough in a dim light to see our own reflection and be reminded of…"

-Jeff Tweedy, How to Write One Song: Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back

"When I'm on stage, my experience often goes something like this: Blankness . . . bliss . . . blankness . . . twinkle of awareness that rocking has been achieved . . . bliss . . . Voice of Observing E…"

-Jeff Tweedy, How to Write One Song: Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back

6 must-read philosophy books like The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music by Victor L. Wooten

Transform Your Habits

How Music Works

David Byrne

4.00

Transform Your Habits

How to Listen to Jazz

Ted Gioia

4.08

Transform Your Habits

Effortless Mastery

Kenny Werner

3.98

Transform Your Habits

The Inner Game of Music

W. Timothy Gallwey , Barry Green

4.10

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7 Top audiobook books like Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix by Charles R. Cross

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Chronicles, Volume One

Bob Dylan

3.97

Transform Your Habits

The Beatles: The Biography

Bob Spitz

4.09

Transform Your Habits

John Lennon: The Life

Philip Norman

4.04

Transform Your Habits

I Am Ozzy

Ozzy Osbourne , Chris Ayres

4.11

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