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Comment on Music Success in Nine Weeks, Week Three: the web site by Amanda Monaco

Amanda Monaco — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:30:18 +0000

Thanks, neighbor! The whole thing has my head spinning, but not necessarily in a bad way…I’m enjoying the “getting more organized” aspect of it, especially because it’s making me look at the music I’m writing these days, and has me asking about that as well…

Comment on Ted Dunbar’s 38 Bebop Heads by Cary Allen

Cary Allen — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:51:52 +0000

I’m always the last one to find anything. I just now found this list of 38 bebop heads. My age is showing badly. The only one’s I recognized were Orinthology and Yardbird Suite. I do think I remember that Orinthology is somehow similar to Cherokee (at warp speed)? I never could play this stuff, but I loved to hear Barney Kessell ! Now you surly know that I am ancient !
Cary Allen

Comment on Music Success in Nine Weeks, Week Three: the web site by Blatboy

Blatboy — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:34:12 +0000

Amanda,

Using technology can be looked at a lot like playing jazz. You can get all the chops you want, and use ‘em like gangbustas, but in the end, the more you rely on chops and technique alone, the less likely you are expressing who you really are. (Ok, perhaps not true 100% of the time, but a high percentage…)

Bleeding edge technology is the same way. Find subtle ways to use it to where your ideas come across clearly, and focus on it being “you.” That’ll be what brings the type of people that are really tuned into who you are and what you do. It’s still the content, not the presentation necessarily, that will bring bring peeps back in the long run. Too bad content is higher maintenance…

Granted, this approach is a bunch of idealistic mumbo jumbo, and from a pure, numbers based, marketing perspective may not be the best thing. I’ve never been good at numbers tho…

blatboy

Comment on Music Success in Nine Weeks, Week Three: the web site by Amanda Monaco

Amanda Monaco — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:30:29 +0000

Thanks, Carla!

Comment on Music Success in Nine Weeks, Week Three: the web site by Carla Lynne Hall

Carla Lynne Hall — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:11:57 +0000

Hey Amanda!

I know what you mean about technology, but you’re doing great!

Keep up the good work, and good luck with the blog challenge!

Carla
(one of Ariel’s judges)

Comment on OK, It's Official: by Amanda Monaco

Amanda Monaco — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:25:33 +0000

Hi Adam! It’s great to hear from you! I will definitely check that book out. Hope you’re having a great summer!

Comment on OK, It's Official: by Jus'Tone

Jus'Tone — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:48:54 +0000

I had one student with MS, and another student’s mom with the same. It seems to affect everyone quite differently. It also seems to come and go with those that I have met. I wish you well.

Comment on OK, It's Official: by amandamonaco

amandamonaco — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:01:15 +0000

Justin, thanks for the recommendation; that book looks INCREDIBLE. I must read it!

As for the MS diagnosis, it’s been almost 5 years. I really have no right to complain as I’m in fantastic shape considering where I could be; sometimes the fatigue is simply overwhelming, as is the uncooperative brain. It comes and goes, thankfully, but sometimes it just gets the better of me.

Comment on OK, It's Official: by Jus'Tone

Jus'Tone — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:13:46 +0000

Great post. I have had an overactive ToDo list on several occasions. This article, http://sivers.org/book/PowerOfLess, helped recently and I like a lot of his other stuff too. He is a former principal of CD Baby if you do not recognize Mr. Sivers.

Sorry to hear of your MS. Was this a recent discovery?

Justin
http://www.ListenHearInc.com

Comment on NGW Part One: McLean, VA by National Guitar Workshop McLean 2009 | Jason Shadrick

National Guitar Workshop McLean 2009 | Jason Shadrick — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:36:29 +0000

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