Observe Yourself Playing – Your Effortless Mastery Reminders #017

March 17, 2010

The five finger exercise that Joao Assis Brasil gave me seemed simple enough.
I only had to practice for five minutes.
As a dysfunctional learner and undisciplined person,
that sounded great.
But the assignment at first terrified me.
He wanted me to practice nothing but
the five-finger exercise for two weeks!
I was to do absolutely no other playing.
I could observe the [...]

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Can You Hear the Music? – Your Effortless Mastery Reminders #016

March 8, 2010

After attending Berklee on and off for three years,
I got the opportunity to go to Rio de Janeiro.
Joao Assis Brasil was a concert pianist
who happened to be the twin brother
of the late saxophonist Victor Assis Brasil,
with whom I traveled to Rio to play concerts.
Joao was entering European competitions
and practicing eight hours a day.  He had [...]

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Your 2010 Progress Towards Effortless Mastery

January 8, 2010

Now is the time of year when everyone reflects on the previous year,
and sets their goals and intentions for the upcoming year.
How was 2009 for you, musically?
Did you make progress?
Many people practice.
Few actually make progress.
You can make musical Effortless Mastery a part of who you are,
when you apply the principles that Kenny teaches.
What will you [...]

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Woodstock Festival + Kenny Werner = ??

October 8, 2009

Question:  What does the original Woodstock Festival
have in common with Kenny Werner?
Answer:  They both have original performances
in upstate New York, at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.
Click this link to get your tickets to see Kenny Werner at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

On Saturday, November 14th, at 7 pm,
Kenny will be doing a [...]

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Madame Chaloff and The Secret of Music – Your Effortless Mastery Reminders #015

August 5, 2009

In our last post, I wrote about my new beginning at Berklee College of Music.
People were telling me about a legend whom Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock,
and Chick Corea were suppoed to have studied with in Boston.
Madame Chaloff was a mystical figure who taught the “secret of music.”
I found her to be a truly light-filled being.
She [...]

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Marian McPartland + Kenny Werner = Piano Jazz

July 27, 2009

Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz
Guest: Kenny Werner
December 4, 2007
Length 58:00
All clips are short; about 3-4 minutes each, for your listening pleasure.
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Thank you for being here as part of our Effortless Mastery Community.
To Your Effortless Mastery,
Kenny Werner
and
Dr. Andrew Colyer
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A New Beginning at Berklee College of Music – Your Effortless Mastery Reminders #014

July 27, 2009

In our last post, I wrote about my emotional roller coaster experience at the Manhattan School of Music.
Life didn’t necessarily feel worth living, but I didn’t have the courage to end it, although the thought made me feel vaguely peaceful.
I had heard that Berklee School of Music had a good jazz program.  I didn’t know [...]

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Kenny Werner’s Effortless Mastery Videos BANFF Part Three

July 22, 2009

Here’s your latest Kenny Werner Video!
Kenny is living and demonstrating Effortless Mastery
by spontaneously creating a five-minute song
from a snippet of an ancient hymn.
This is Part Three from Kenny’s One-Man show
at the Banff Performing Arts Centre
in Alberta, Canada.
Enjoy!

Thank you for being here as part of our Effortless Mastery Community.
To Your Effortless Mastery,
Kenny Werner
and
Dr. Andrew Colyer
KennyWernerLive.com
and
ConsciousWorldMedia.com
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Kenny Werner & Claudia Villela at Redwood Jazz Alliance – Part One

July 13, 2009

Here’s your latest Kenny Werner Video!
It’s from a performance at the Fulkerson Recital Hall
at the Redwood Jazz Alliance in northern California
Here’s what one reviewer had to say about this concert:
“Many were dazzled by Villela’s five-octave range and her ingeniously percussive vocal gymnastics. She and Werner are improvisational soulmates, and their considerable talents and uncanny rapport [...]

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Free Music Clinic Part 2 – Kenny Werner’s Effortless Mastery Videos

July 9, 2009

Here’s your latest Kenny Werner Video!
It’s an excerpt from the NEW “Living Effortless Mastery” DVD.
Get Your Copy of the DVD “Living Effortless Mastery”
and Kenny’s “Free Play” book and CD
by clicking on the link below:
http://kennywernerlive.com/kenny-werners-effortless-mastery-and-music-store
Enjoy!

Get Your Own Copy of the DVD “Living Effortless Mastery”
and Kenny’s “Free Play” book and CD
by clicking on the link below:
http://kennywernerlive.com/kenny-werners-effortless-mastery-and-music-store
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