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Thanks, Kenny, for all the inspiring music!
I’m coming across some of the Effortless Mastery concepts in a book I’m reading now, “The Inner Game of Tennis”.
Looking forward to this information – I need all the help I can get! I’ve enjoyed the piano all my 72 years– but I still can’t play well– am finally attempting to get my ears involved. My dream is to improvise from a real base of knowledge.
I can so relate to the being dazed in class. . .
I think I have ADD.
I tell my students about your book.
Ken
dear Kenny,
Thank you for your inspiring workshop in San Juan Puerto Rico and above all, the book and the meditation-cd. I hope I will ‘break open’ the hornplayers in the Caribbean, that they can forget the past of their people and realy see the true masters around them, and not the ‘ masters of the plantations’ Thanks for supporting me in this mission.
I’ve read Effortless Mastery more than once and find new things each time. I do the meditations almost daily. If I could give up coffee, I’d be doing a lot better. Thanks for all your efforts to share this wisdom with us.
dear kenny,
Thank you for all the inspiration !
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I loved your master class at SFCM yesterday. We seniors get free passes to attend – what a treat it was to hear you play and to hear your stories. Thanks a lot.
Hi Kenny,
Loved your book! I’m just wondering do you actually have an audio ‘podcast’ somewhere I can download and listen to further reflections you might have had since writing Effortless Mastery?
I know it says “Podcast” up the top of this page but I can only seem to find the blog material.
Thanks for the inspiration,
Tom
Mr. Kenny Werner, I just heard Your playing today in Radio Jazz Copenhagen. You were in a duo With Jens Soendergaard on sax. Amazing!Great pleasure to hear this kind of advanced music playing!Let’s hear some more here in Denmark please!
All the best Finn Larsen.
Kenny, thanks…Effortless Mastery is outstanding. This book should be in every
music school, a “must read” for any musician.
Tom Rusnak
(Bassist – 43 years)
what a joy to have (hear and see) a little piece of you here at home.
be well.
love, sh
Kenny,
Thank you so much for all you are doing and sharing with all of us.
I’ve read your book and am looking forward to the DVD’s and more lessons.
Although I’m a mainly a vocalist guitarist, I’m re-inspired to play the piano again.
with peace and gratitude,
Lindakay
Kenny! REally appreciate all you are and do. You are really at OM in the Universe.
Light always, my brother!
Deborah from Houston
hi Kenny, I have had a copy of your book and cd for many years and have used and beefitted from it a lot. The cd is plumb worn out and i am very interested is getting a copy . thank you
Hi Kenny,
Just wanted to put a quick note of thanks in. I’ve read your book several times and watched the DVD several times and I think you’ve done a tremendous job of helping people find their way on the path to connecting with Music.
I am a guitarist and have recently (~8 months ago) returned to music after an extended absence. I am now blogging (blog.kengon.net) about this to both chronicle my progress as well as encourage others to develop their deep connection to music.
Will definitely be recommending your book to people. As another poster notes, this is a “must read” for musicians.
Best regards,
kengon
Hi Kenny,
Your book has opened my eyes. Expanded my awareness. Shown me another path to look deep inside of myself without all of the criticism and the *JUDGEMENT* I haven’t been able to sustain a flow of honest, naive, open creation but I touched it the other day. I held it in my hands for a moment and it felt good. So good. It was like a butterfly passing by. I saw that beauty for a moment before it flew away and now I want more. That feeling that I can’t describe has begun to leak into my life outside of music. Pulled me out of my depression and now I’m beginning to see the world in a new light. I almost have those rose colored glasses in my pocket.
I can’t thank you enough,
Jon
Salut,
The first time I saw mister Werner in concert In Paris.
With Tom Harrel. It was one of my best !!! Except the french drummer …
Hope to see & hear you again soon.
Yves Grunhard
Hello Kenny, I love your book and share with you meditation and chanting practices daily. I have been practicing vocally and on the guitar for 6 years as a jazz musician who plays standards with a sweet and simple style. Bruce Foreman sugested the most important thing was to memorize tunes, because I am always glued to the charts, so I have changes for 21 standards, the melodies on guitar, and the vocal melodies and words pretty much memorized. He suggested memorizing 50 tunes. I have been chiseling away at that goal for a while now. My soloing skills still don’t flowing, and practicing scales don’t seem to help me with solos. I feel like I have way too many directions I’m working on with guitar chords, scales, melodies, vocal warm ups and melodies and words, as well as memorizing it all. I am overwhelmed, see little progress in the quality of my playing, and am often immobilized by the enormous amount of material I am attempting to lean. How do you recommend I prioritize what I focus on? I do everything at a moderate skill level. I welcome your suggestions. Thank you for your wisdom and for walking the path and laying out a road map for others. Om Namah Shivaya, Bari Sasha Roberts
Hi Kenny:
I just saw you perform today (Sunday November 29th) in Seattle with Men’s chorus and Betty Buckley.
I was very taken with your beautiful accompaniment, rhythm, articulation, and the clarity and beauty of your voice leading.
I am a professional person in the Seattle area and I study here regulary with Dawn Clement at Cornish College of the Arts.
I was wondering if you give private lessons and if you would happen to be available to give one while you are here in Seattle for this engagement.
Many thanks for your beautiful performance today.
Jed
For me, there is no alternative to a fairly substantial amount of woodshedding in order to even approach an intermediate level of play, but EFFORTLESS MASTERY has helped immeasurably to clear away a lot of emotional debris, intellectual flotsam, and just plain bad playing habits that I have accumulated over a lifetime of frustration at an instrument that I love.
It’s true: flawed practice can deliver only a fraction of what we need. Hats off to you, Kenny, for pointing out a better direction—-several better directions.
Cheers, and here’s to better playing for all of us!
Thank you Kenny. Reading Effortless Mastery and listening to the meditations has helped me feel lighter and more at peace in the world. That book is a gift to musicians and I recommend it often.