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Hi Kenny,
Always nice to hear from you..I am enjoying the variety of things you are doing and the apparent forward positive movement!
There are clips of 40 or so of my compositions on my website if you find the time to listen to some of them..Any comments from a mentor such as yourself greatly appreciated..
All the best!
Al Gould
Thanks!
Hi Kenny!
Your meditation CD is my best friend!
Any plans to do a second one?
Jonathan
yes, pa’lante. It’s nice to stay connected with the masters , wherever a ‘missionary’ is in the world (now it’s Holland)
Kenny,
Thank You for all of your work you share with us, especially your book. It is truly changing my life if such a positive way, breaking down years of struggle. I’m thankful that you refer to singers in the book, and it would be wonderful if you put out something with even more specifics towards the vocalist. Maybe an article on your site? Well anyway, thanks again!!
Amy
Hi Kenny,
I’m reading your book for the second time. It’s changed the way I think about music and the way I play.
Thanks,
Denis
Hi Kenny,
I am deeply challenged by some of the statements in your book. Thank you!
Dear Kenny Werner,
I heard you in the master class yesterday at SF Conservatory. I enjoyed the amazingly generous two hours with you and the young students in the audience. Last year I found a fine jazz teacher who has patiently taken me through the first stages of relearning piano music. With the freedom of not straining to see written notes, I’m having a ball, so yesterday was another blow to fearful approach to piano. Thanks so much.
Irene
Hey Kenny,
I got my first taste of your music and effortless mastery approach about 10 years ago when I was studying at the New School and attended your clinic. I was also heavily interested in buddhism at the time so it was perfect timing. For various reasons, I did not follow up on your ideas and even quit playing piano altogether for a couple of years (“ill never be as good as herbie/kenny/chick/keith…” and other similar reasons). About five years ago I got back into music slowly but surely, and just this past year have been sucked in to it completely. Some of the credit for this turn of events goes to you and your book. I’m still very early in the process of unlearning some destructive habits and learning better ones, but I’m feeling really good about the direction. And why wouldn’t I? After all, I am a master!
Thank you for your kind and generous spirit!
Tal
Hello Kenny!
I just started reading your book, “Effortless Mastery’ this morning and looked you up on the web. So far, it is a great read and I’m hopeful it will help me break out of my playing and life shell.
Thanks!
Hello Kenny
I’ve been working with the E.M. book and find it very helpful.
I would also like to get a copy of the DVD but I haven;t seen an order form on this site yet.
I will keep looking…
Thanks
John
Hi Kenny…I saw you in Winnipeg on July 1/09 and you signed my copy of your book…I’m enjoying the read and am looking forward to this website…thanks for all the great music and insights! Brian Paul.
Hi,
I’m a performance anxiety coach and flutist and I recommend your book all the time.
Best,
Helen
Hi!
Your book is an absolute inspiration to me as a formerly self-conscious musician, and in all facets of my life! I am a jazz pianist and have recently come to see that in order to open up worlds of musical and professional opportunities, I want to teach myself to sight-read (much more efficiently). I can almost taste the joy of looking at a page of music and having it flow from my fingers to my ears, as I have never been able to do.
I was wondering if you have any specific, technical suggestions for HOW to practice sight-reading, and how to apply the principles of Effortless Mastery to such a skill as this; i’m having trouble conceptualizing a meditative sight-reading practice since i’ve only thus far applied these techniques to improvisation and to prepared pieces.
Thanks for your help! Keep spreading the message of freedom,
Neil
Salut de Paris
The first time I saw mister Werner in concert, it was with Tom Harrel.
IT WAS ONE ON MY BEST !!! (except the french drummer hélas)
What are your projects ?
Hope to see & hear you soon.
Amitiés.
Yves Grunhard
Kenny,
…
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Hi Mr.Werner!
Unfortunately I only discovered your music this year here in Portugal, but fortunately I bought almost all of your albuns! Your music, and your way of thinking and living music is absolutely awesome and inspiring! I don’t know if this is true, but I found some similarities with the japanese zen buddhism like “vacuum”/”absolute zero” as a state of being in the most true present, or “satoro” (awakening), or even the relaxation of nothing expect… Next year I’ll try to attend to NYU’s Steinhardt College of Music’s Master Degree in Jazz Performance (piano), I really hope to meet you there (it would be like a dream come true)…
In my myspace I have two tunes wich are “free playing” with improvised piano and live improvised electronics, if you have a couple of minutes it would be an honour if you listen…
Once again thank you so much for your music and your literature!!!
Greetings from Portugal
Renato Diz
Is it possible to find à french version of “Effortless Mastery” somewhere in Canada?
Thank’s !
Mario
thanks for the inspiration……………
we met some years ago in copenhagen .while oyu were doing a clinic……..long time maybe eight years ….but the inspiration never left me…………………………..keep the faith!!!!!!!!!!!
frank roberts pianist …..form denmark
MR WERNER, IVE YET TO READ YOUR BOOK, IVE YET TO GET A HOLD OF YOUR CDS, BUT FROM THE BITS AND PICES THAT IVE HEARD FROM YOU…. YOU SEND ME. YOU SOUND LIKE A LATE SUMMER WATERFALL. BLESS YOU AND YOURS…. GABE.
Life changing advice! A religion for me.
Hi Kenny,
wonder if you remember me… Munich, at about 30 years ago, Unterfahrt…
We did some jam session together… Anyway – I read your book. It is simply great, impressed me deeply. I ordered a DVD today – more of this! If you ever come to Vienna, Austria, don’t hesitate to contacting me! All the best, Mic Oechsner.
thank you, kenny for your work !
, musicians ….. and this support through you,thank you , mareike
it is joy inside myself, home and a big support.
What a relief to smell and feel this field of music
I just finished reading Effortless Mastery. It was a very liberating experience. I felt like it was written for and about me. It is reassuring to know I’m not alone. Aside from the enlightenment and tools it provides (which I look forward to working with), I came away with the following new perspective.
Accepting the premise presented in the book I see four possible paths foward.
1. I could stop playing music all together. Completely give up.
2. I could continue to play but give up any dream of attaining mastery in any sense.
3. I could continue to work as I have been believing eventually I’ll reach my goal.
4. I could learn “not to care” and accept whatever the future holds.
Knowing #1 and #2 are giving up, and accepting that #3 is impossible, the only option left is #4, to learn “not to care”. This is both liberating and sad, perhaps like going through a divorce (although I have not experienced that). I feel like I have to experience “the greiving process” and be reborn to leave #3 behind. It’s liberating to be done with it, forever, to be done with the stress, the dread, the worry. But now I don’t know if I’ll ever achieve my goal and I have to be content with that. At the same time, it is clear that this is the best chance, the only chance, that I may someday achieve it. Like a divorce, I can’t begin to rebuild until I go through the pain of seperation from the old way of thinking. At the same, time I know I have to do it to move forward, regardless of what waits ahead. Mr. Werner, thank you so much for sharing this with the world.
Hi Kenny-
I see all is well! thanks for reaching out!
We hope to see you in NYC – October!
Love to all , Lorraine especially!!!!
DanZ