The inner game of music and Effortless Mastery...

The second I don't know but the first I know and admire highly. Very wise and very practical. I of course grew up with is not as great as Gallway's original, but it has some of the same greatness. AFF

Hi Alan, thanks for posting your advice. Regards. Jacky

Hi, I've read Effortless Mastery and much of my musicians friends as well. It is a very famous book in the jazz music world. Although Kenny Werner writes about improvisation, the principles and concept developed in the book are fully adaptable to a classical practice. It is based on the observation of the inner self and fear-based playing, which Kenny Werner describes as being the cause of all tensions, frustrations and bad practice. He develops topics such as fear-based practicing, which I find very interesting, and guides the musician to find his own voice, no matter what he play. It also includes a CD with meditation exercises, very simple but effective if our music routine or playing is polluted by fear. One quote of the book" Every note I play is the most beautiful sound I ever heard". A book I recommend to any musicians which sense that fear takes more or less control in his music. Julien

Sounds like a fascinating and rewarding read... Thanks for sharing! AFF