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Showing posts with label blind. Show all posts
Sunday, November 12, 2023

Mysteries of Publicity

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Throwback Sunday? I'm reminded of an older post in which I lamented that I'm much more likely to attend a concert if I know what you...
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Sunday, July 23, 2023

Innovation?

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Well....when a new professional chorus sends out its first email and uses the phrase "a commitment to artistic innovation," you na...
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Monday, November 22, 2021

Vagueblogging

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Just saying, if you're an organization that someone donates to and you want to show your appreciation with a special offer, be as flexib...
Friday, June 25, 2021

Sigh.

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I've been to two live events in 2021, and as I started to get a ticket to a third, I was reminded of a....benefit (?)...of not having bo...
Thursday, June 17, 2021

JFC: In 2021, Accessibility Should Be Automatic

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I love it when I receive a "video preview of our season" from a major arts org that is so ham-handed that it is all visual , print...
Thursday, December 05, 2019

Note to Publicists

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After I've told two of your publicists that no, I am not going to post about your organization, product, or service, I'd rather not ...
Thursday, September 26, 2019

Survey Joker

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Personal to anyone constructing a survey: when a question that is irrelevant to a person answering the survey, and you make it a required q...
Sunday, December 23, 2018

Blind Faith

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It's best if your web site lists the works you are playing on a particular concert. I can't begin to tell you how much I won...
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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

How to Construct a Press Release

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I have in my hot little hands a press release that is making me slightly crazy. It's got the usual copy about how fabulous the organ...
Monday, February 19, 2018

A Little Early?

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It's February 19. What organization is already advertising tickets for its New Year's Eve Gala?
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Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Blind Foolishness

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What Bay Area performing arts organization does not have a place in its ticket purchase flow to make a donation ? I'm not necessar...
Saturday, October 07, 2017

Why???

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I got a rather odd email this morning, one that is unique in my experience, from a Bay Area organization whose mailing list I've b...
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Saturday, November 15, 2014

It's Mildly Embarrassing....

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....when the photo caption in a preview mentions a performer who isn't in the photo. ....when a leading artist's name is spelled ...
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

How Does a Musician Know It's Time to Quit?

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That's a serious question. We've all heard singers who were still on stage years after their voices had become threadbare; we also a...
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Monday, July 01, 2013

What to Wear When Conducting

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A couple of points, regardless of your sex/gender. If you're wearing black, but the top and bottom are not from a set, for heaven'...
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Advice for Young Composers Everywhere

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1. Let your music speak for itself. 2. Learn the purposes of a program note: to provide information that locates the work in history and i...
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Tuesday, December 04, 2012

Public Service Announcement

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Don't leave purses and other objects on the floor where somebody might trip on them.