Naquams World Artists Showcase Show 2/12/2011 - naquam2011 Internet Radio Blog Talk Radio My cousin Tery Birdsong was kind enough to feature some of my music in his online radio "Artist Showcase" segment; I forgot to call in for the interview till the last three minutes, but he played my music for a good 15 minutes anyways!!

New movement in the series, "Passion"

New piano piece! Enjoy :) ~Monica

My new piano composition! Enjoy!

Greetings to all of my Music World out there! This post is about the preferred etiquette for piano accompanists from soloists who hire them for accompaniment purposes. Of course, this is all from my point of view, but being that I've had over ten years of experience in accompanying at universities, churches, weddings, dinner gigs, etc., and after listening to loads of complaints from both accompanists and solo musicians alike, I thought it would be a good idea to at least get some of these issues aired out. So here goes! First and foremost, it is preferred to contact your accompanist at least TWO WEEKS before your event. It also is very helpful to have the music on hand or nearby so that the accompanist can take a peek at it and decide if they are comfortable with the time allotted to learn it based on the difficulty level of the assignment. If you are contacting the accompanist by email to potentially hire them, be sure to ask for their rates at the beginning. A collegiate acc...

She exhaled a small sigh of sheer ecstasy at the ability to grab her laptop and sprawl out on the loveseat in front of the window to write. These small bits of time were precious to her, the times when her husband was working and the kids were at daycare. The moments of aloneness were welcomed and wished for often during the week, and when they finally came it was like a wish come true, almost too good to believe. She knew at any moment the phone would ring, it would be time to rush off to her evening's work, the oven timer would ring signalling that the food would soon start to burn if she continued to neglect it. Many a dinner had suffered at her hands, which were often busy tickling the keys of her laptop. Ah, moments just to sink into her thoughts and simply let them run wild across the screen. Sheer bliss. She thinks of the times before the kids and the marriage, when she was alone once again, wild, a bit selfish, but free. Able to do whatever she wanted whenever she wanted...

This is a cry for blog help! Does anyone know how to add pictures to blogs? Also I would love to know how to post links of specific blogs onto my other networking sites (fb, twitter, etc.). Does anyone have suggestions on how to help a novice become better at blogging? Luv you for taking time to read this! Moni