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Effortless Mastery: Liberating the Master Musician Within |  | Author: Kenny Werner
Brand: Jamey Aebersold
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Rating:  65 reviews
Media: Paperback
Pages: 192
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6
MPN: EM
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ISBN: 156224003X
Dewey Decimal Number: 781
UPC: 635621500297
EAN: 9781562240035
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Kenny Werner's Effortless Mastery book deals directly with these hindrances, and presents ways to let a musician's natural creative powers flow freely with minimal stress and effort.Playing music should be as simple and natural as drawing a breath, yet most musicians are hindered by self-consciousness, apprehension, self-doubt, and stress. Before you can truly express our inner self, you must first learn to be at peace and overcome the distractions that can make performance difficult. Effortless Mastery has become a favorite of many musicians who credit it with changing their lives! Easy, effortless reading paperback. Includes an inspiring CD of meditations designed to initiate positive thought.
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 This is a great tool to quiet your "inner critic." March 15, 1999
Doug Robinson (Escondido, CA USA)
97 out of 97 found this review helpful
I am only about 3/4s through this book, and I couldn't be more enthusiastic. I happen to love Kenny Werner's piano playing--always heard him and thought "Well, I'll never sound like THAT!"-- only to read his book and have him address this very attitude with unbelievable accuracy. I've already changed the way that I practice my instruments, and I just put some of his approach to work in a 3 day recording session with some players that I admire very much. While I had couple of brief self-doubt meltdowns, the whole experience was so much easier than I had even hoped for, and yes, even "effortless" at times. I know that changing my perspective, and my expectations made a huge difference in my ability to enjoy the moment, and as a result, the music that came forth. I am recommending this book for anyone who has ever played a musical instrument--at ANY level--and stopped, even if it was a long time ago. This book explains what might have gotten in your way of the music-making experience. I also want to recommend it to those of us who play professionally but are either frustrated with our own progress or just not enjoying it as much as we did when we were young. There's no reason music can't be that fun again.
Werner teaches us how to reach our potential as musicians.. July 3, 1999
MICHAEL ROYAL (royalblue@home.com) (SARASOTA, FL)
29 out of 29 found this review helpful
This is a truly a great book...it indentifies, and deconstructs fear and inadequacy in the realm of music performance...Werner explains the many reasons why musicians do not play up to their potential...he offers a direct access to applied musical experience and virtuosity by way of 1.) establishing a new rapport with the music/ instrument 2).honest self-realization (getting rid of the need to sound good, the necessity of being detached, so that "...we can be honest without becoming depressed". 3). New practice techniques 4).Affirmations
Kenny's Really Got It! August 19, 2000
34 out of 37 found this review helpful
I read Kenny's book while I was at sea for 3 months, and listened to the CD many times. My playing has really opened up, and I think he's right about all of it. When asked about effortless mastery, Bird said,(paraphrased) "Learn all the technical stuff and then forget it,just play!" That is strictly analogous to practicing correctly, and entering the space. Werner's remarks about the importance of learning the melody, how our minds ruin it for us because we continually rush through the music thereby missing what in fact we are after, practicing up-tempos by just "wiggling your fingers", his observations RE: Bill Evans and Horowitz videos, his "get real time" approach to self-assessment about how to really improve, how to practice, the distinction familiar and unfamiliar as opposed to easy and difficult, and his concept of the Learning Diamond...it is lovingly written... it encourages and shows how to give ourselves permission to really play from our hearts...and effortless mastery emerges from that...boldly insightful and generous.
New look at a timeless concept August 17, 1999
FluteTutor (Costa Mesa, CA)
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
Outstanding. As a musician and teacher (of band and orchestra), I can barely express my gratitude to the author. My outlook on teaching and musicianship has changed drastically for the better since reading this book. After reading it through once and practicing a few of the "steps," I am now re-reading more thoroughly. The students I teach are already benefiting from my more realistic and relaxed approach to their music education. Every music teacher and musician should read this!!!
an absolute must-read for musicians July 16, 1999
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
Anyone who plays, or has ever played, an instrument should read this book. About once a page, sometimes for the entire page, Kenny Werner addresses issues that seem to come right out of your own music-mind, not the least of which is the fact that so many of us suffer from frustration and depression in the attempt at learning something that is so inherently joyful. It is one of the many paradoxes which Kenny addresses so insightfully, humorously, and most importantly, compassionately. If you are having trouble learning music, check out this book. As Kenny points out, there is no immediate solution (other than acknowledging the problem and starting a new consciousness today) but you will be amazed at how well he knows the musical mind. Bill Evans once said that "knowing the problem is 90% of solving it", and with this book the problems are made known. Thanks Ken.
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