Breath and the Spirit
In my first post on this subject, Horn Playing as a Spiritual Activity, I addressed the fact that many musicians have at least thought about a connection between playing a wind instrument and spiritual activity or discipline. Today I’d like to touch on a key truth that we should all understand as horn players. […]
Effortless Mastery
Kenny Werner, well-respected and world-renowned jazz musician has penned the popular Effortless Mastery: Liberating the Master Musician Within (Jazz Aids, 1996) based on personal experience and some study. Werner has developed of a meditative process of simplifying, re-focusing, and relaxing in musical practice and performance. Effortless Mastery really has some excellent ideas to get the […]