From: Sandi
Date: November 8, 2006 1:16:11 PM PST
Subject: Thank you, Ken!
Hi Ken
Thank you so much for playing at the open house. It was great! People really enjoyed hearing your music and enjoyed your personality, which really shone through.
We are very grateful to have you as part of our Tamarack extended family.
Kindest regards,
Sandi Thompson, Project Coordinator
Tamarack Wellness Center-Transforming Health, Eugene, Oregon

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"Dear Ken,

Now this is early in the morning.
I'm listening beautiful song by early birds.
I'm sorry to miss your concert.
I really wanted to see how it matches well you,piano, and suit.^^
Next week, it'll be the last day for us.
I will bring my camera, please allow to take picture of our practice studio.
And I really like the song you gave to me 'When you're smiling'
I'll practice that one.
And one more, My favorite song is 'when I fall in love'(top with 'Moon river')
Could you let me know how to pick(?) it?
What I mean with 'Pick' is..not stroking. kind of..way to play guitar and unfold melody.
I'll finish my final by tomorrow. So I can focus on guitar for this week.
And-can you believe it?-I'll bring guitar to Europe,
During Europe travel, I'll do street performance.
I want to be musician like you who fill with enjoying of music..."

Soo Jin Huh

Soo Jin having a good time in Kenny's music studio.

"Hola Professor Silverman....


I just wanted to thank you for another amazing class. It is so easy to be
chill and fun around you and your style of teaching. I appreciate it
greatly. It seems like you easily assess what your student needs and you
just adapt. It is a great skill.

I went to class this past wednesday not knowing what to expect. Honestly, I was afraid you would be annoyed with me for our confusion the past week. . . . but it wasn't that way at all when I arrived. it felt comfortable and really friendly and I guess what I felt most thankful for was just feeling accepted for wherever I am at.

So, thank you again for such an amazing session. The things I am learning with you I know are long term skills in development. They will continually be
transforming into whatever I want them to become with my dedication and
focus..."


-Brooke Heffner, private voice student, 2004


Brooke having a good time with Kenny

 

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“Hi Kenny,


Thank you for playing for our art group!  you play such a nice variety of music so beautifully and as a bonus you are a fun person to have around!  i imagine it can be a little different, being in front of a bunch of people who are drawing you than it is being in front of people who are solely there to hear you play.   i loved that you "played" us.  i will miss you!


Thanks again, and i hope to see you around!”


-Becky Uhler, Eugene Artist

 



One of Becky's drawings when Kenny posed and performed for her artists' group, "Museart", January 2005

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Even my periodontist had to send me a note about "Old Friends" !

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Carol is someone I met while attending a healing retreat in Washington State. I encouraged her to sing (despite the negative feedback she'd gotten as a child about her voice).

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Hi Ken, A HUGE HUGE thanks to you ...You were a BIG HIT and many folks commented to me 'afterwords' how MUCH they enjoyed the 'beautiful Piano Concert by Ken". REALLY, you did a WONDERFUL job, and I was truly 'honored' to have you play .
God Bless, Pal Larry VanWyngarden