Why a blog?

Posted 1 year, 5 months ago at 12:31 pm. 2 comments

Why did I decide to write a blog?

Well, last year when I was preparing for the NATS Artist Award competition, I did some googling.  I ran across Chris Foley’s Collaborative Piano Blog (http://collaborativepiano.blogspot.com/).  I immediately LOVED his take on the classical music world – definitely a consummate professional with an absurd sense of humor.  I loved it.  As I’ve said frequently “It’s only opera.”  It may be how I make my living & I’m very serious about performing & improving my voice/performance/technique/knowledge base, but at the end of the day, it’s about the people in my life (as, if you’ve read the previous blog postings, you can tell – I hope!).

But, Chris Foley pointed the way toward starting to understand the world of social media. I immediately followed links to Chris Brogan (Social Media Wizard/Guru) at http://www.chrisbrogan.com/.  Through Chris Brogan, I ran across Kavit Haria (http://insidermusicbusiness.com/) who publishes about how to make a living in the business of music.

The point I ran across more than anything else was to establish a web presence and LET PEOPLE KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

So, here I am.  I hope it’s interesting and of some use to people (if they can even find me!).  Good luck, and I’ll keep you posted!

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