One of my aims in studying the harmonica is to get to the point where I can play music without any effort. Of course playing will always require some kind of effort but what I mean is that during playing I don't want to be distracted by any limitations. Eventually, the music has to play itself without my interference.
A wonderful source of information about effortless mastery is a book by the jazz piano player Kenny Werner. click here
Kenny Werner:
Mastery is playing whatever you are capable of playing ... every time ... WITHOUT THINKING ...
Mastery is comprised of two things:
what wants to come out: these are the components of the 'master space'.
A wonderful source of information about effortless mastery is a book by the jazz piano player Kenny Werner. click here
Kenny Werner:
Mastery is playing whatever you are capable of playing ... every time ... WITHOUT THINKING ...
Mastery is comprised of two things:
- Staying out of the way and letting music play itself.
- Being able to play the material perfectly everytime
without thought.
what wants to come out: these are the components of the 'master space'.
Through this blog I'll regularly publish new thoughts, excersizes and anything that could be helpful to other harmonica players.
Wim Dijkgraaf
jazz harmonica & composition
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