Daily Practice Tips – Recap
DAILY PRACTICE TIPS RECAP Welcome to the Recap of my Daily Practice Tips. These tips are posted daily on my Lessons Facebook Page and on my Twitter – @saxymoni – with the hashtag #dailypracticetip I...
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DAILY PRACTICE TIPS RECAP Welcome to the Recap of my Daily Practice Tips. These tips are posted daily on my Lessons Facebook Page and on my Twitter – @saxymoni – with the hashtag #dailypracticetip I...
View ArticleTen Things to do Every Work Day – Moni Edition
I’m a list maker. There’s hardly a day where my desk isn’t covered in post-it notes and I tend to write things out to help me think things through. I recently stumbled across a blog post that had a...
View ArticleMy Morning Routine
Recently a musician friend of mine made a post on Facebook about books that had helped him be more creative and work through blocks that he had, both physical and mental. One book that was on the list...
View ArticleMy Daily Jazz Album Challenge
Last month, I read an article in JazzEd Magazine written by Ezra Weiss called The Importance of Listening. (JazzEd Magazine November/December 2014 Page 15 – definitely worth checking out). The article...
View ArticleBook Recommendation – The Practice of Practice
I’ve always had the idea in the back of my mind that I’d like to write a book on practicing. I’ve read a number of books on the subject, some of them good and some of them not so good. As a doubler, I...
View ArticleI’m a Musician and I’m Female – Part 1
Note: When I started this post I had intended to keep it short. But the more I wrote, the more I realized how intricate and deep this conversation really is. So, instead of giving up and walking away...
View ArticleGems from a Rodney Whitaker Bass Clinic
One Monday last September (thanks to the Mesa Center for the Arts and The Nash) I was able to attend a free clinic given by one of the best bass players on the planet: Rodney Whitaker. Now, I’m not a...
View ArticleMy Hobbies – Doodling
Everyone should have hobbies outside of work that they love to do. For many people that’s music. But as a musician, I had to find things outside of music that were interesting, fun, and helped make me...
View ArticleWhy I Love Twitter
I joined twitter in October of 2010. I can’t for the life of me remember why I joined. Probably because someone told me to and because I didn’t want anyone else to grab the name “saxymoni”. I don’t...
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