#kennywerner

Currently reading: “Effortless Mastery” by Kenny Werner based on many musicians’ recommendations but most recently, @rebecca_hass (whose weekly email newsletter I always look forward to getting- check her out!). • I’m on Chapter 5 right now which talks about fear-based playing. The book so far has been dealing a lot with ego-driven playing in our practice and the obsessive need to sound good which hinders our best playing potential. Werner brings up a good point- “A person who is not afraid to die, knows how to live. A person who is not afraid to fail, succeeds. And a person who is not afraid to sound terrible may sound great.” It makes sense. Anybody else read this book? Thoughts? • #effortlessmastery #kennywerner #currentlyreading #musicians #music #pianist #piano #books #musicbooks #readingcorner #reading #readingbreak

#Steinway + #Stiga @ #JimHensonStudios. I read this book once called #EffortlessMastery by #KennyWerner. It teaches u to take remove yourself from yourself, and when #improvising or playing live music, to listen to yourself play music as if you were watching as a person in the audience from the back of the room. (at Jim Henson Studios)