Dancing With Difficulty
Every musician knows how challenging the art and craft of music can be. Learning and practicing something new will stretch you, often...
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Michelle Monette
- Jun 22
- 2 min
Tradeoffs
Tradeoffs are an essential part of building a musical life. Being a musician requires a lot of time, focus, and effort, which means...
Michelle Monette
- May 22
- 1 min
Mystery is Overrated
Over the years, I’ve often heard musicians explain their lack of desire to learn music in a deeper way as simply wanting to retain...
Michelle Monette
- May 11
- 2 min
Less But Better
I have long said my interest in pursuing so many musical endeavors has been both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, I derive great...
Michelle Monette
- May 2
- 1 min
What If?
If you’re anything like me, you may have found yourself bogged down with a variety of questions I call “the shoulds.” For a musician,...
Michelle Monette
- Apr 25
- 1 min
Hard Work Worth Doing
I recently finished rewatching the television series Parks and Recreation. In the final episode, Leslie Knope (played by Amy Poehler)...
Michelle Monette
- Sep 6, 2021
- 2 min
How to Build a Regular Practice Habit
If you want to get better at any musical endeavor, whether it's playing an instrument or singing, songwriting or music production, it is...
Michelle Monette
- Mar 2, 2021
- 2 min
RPM Challenge Complete!
Hello everyone! This year's RPM challenge is officially complete, and I was able to finish and submit on time. The result is a 7 song EP...
Michelle Monette
- Feb 19, 2021
- 1 min
RPM Day 19 (Final Daily Post)
Hello! As the title of this post says, this is going to be the last daily update. I'm finding that in this stage of the game I'm not...
Michelle Monette
- Feb 18, 2021
- 1 min
RPM Day 18
Hello! I had a very busy day but was still able to make some progress on two songs. One needed another verse and pre-chorus, as well as...
Michelle Monette
- Feb 17, 2021
- 1 min
RPM Day 17
Hello readers! I finished the new song that I started working on yesterday, so now the EP is currently sitting at six songs. I have the...
Michelle Monette
- Feb 16, 2021
- 1 min
RPM Day 16
Hi everyone! It's day 16, and despite fighting a headache and exhaustion for most of the day, I was still able to start a new song that...
Michelle Monette
- Feb 15, 2021
- 1 min
RPM Day 15
Hello everyone! We are on day 15, which is also the start of week 3! I can't believe we're already this far in, and I'm starting to see...
Michelle Monette
- Feb 14, 2021
- 1 min
RPM Day 14
Hello! Another productive day, despite teaching and having other work to do. One song that needed the last of its lyrics written is now...
Michelle Monette
- Feb 13, 2021
- 1 min
RPM Day 13
Hello and happy Saturday! I spent a long time today really digging into one song in particular, trying to get it pieced together in a way...
Michelle Monette
- Feb 12, 2021
- 1 min
RPM Day 12
Hi everyone! In preparation for the tracking I'll be doing next week, I spent some time today researching about recording so that I can...
Michelle Monette
- Feb 11, 2021
- 1 min
RPM Day 11
Hello! I made some pretty great progress on three of my songs today, adding in some vocal harmonies and playing around with their...
Michelle Monette
- Feb 10, 2021
- 1 min
RPM Day 10
Hello everyone! Day 10 was full of playing with various effects and tones. I'm working on shaping up the songs to get them to where they...
Michelle Monette
- Feb 9, 2021
- 1 min
RPM Day 9
Hi everybody! Day 9 was quite a success! I made some progress on three songs, including wrapping up the lyrics to one, writing a second...
Michelle Monette
- Feb 8, 2021
- 1 min
RPM Day 8
Hello one and all! I made a lot more progress today than yesterday, which felt like a great way to start the week! My goal at the start...