UPDATES & ARTICLES
LESSON CHANGES & CANCELLATIONS REMINDER
I find that I still need to be clearer on this matter. I'm still running into situations where I'm expected to be responsible for last-minute changes. If you'd like clarification as to why I run the studio on the current model, I'd be pleased to explain it to you in person. Hopefully, that will remove any remaining confusion.
The basic rule is that any lesson change up to and including your lesson time the week before will be accommodated to the extent that my schedule allows. That means that something can usually be worked out. Thereafter, it's on you.
APRIL FIRST FILE CLEANUP
I need your assistance with the following, please.
It's getting hard to figure out what's going on with people's tracks (in some cases, impossible), and there's a host of people with folders for ancient performance dates that need deleting - but better you do it so no files are lost.
On April 1, the following happens:
1. Any file not named by the convention (First Name - SongName.mp3) will be assumed to be of no interest and should be deleted. Example of correct naming: Tim - Happy Birthday.mp3. It makes them easy to find when multiple singers' tracks are in a single folder for a performance.
2. Any folder in your main "NAME" folder other than WORKING (things we are working on) and LIBRARY (where you store stuff - it's ok to have subfolders in that folder) will be assumed to be of no value and deleted. So, for example, if you wish to keep Christmas songs separate in a folder you do so in the library folder.
3. If you perform at Muttart, please don't use the Wednesday performance folder for a holding folder. I'd like to be able to tell which songs you are singing there (at a glance), so I have that information available at your lesson with a quick lookup.
4. Muttart Performers have two NAME folders. The one in the PERFORMANCE FOLDER / LIBRARY (Your Tracks) should contain only those tracks you have performed at the Muttart in the past. All development files should be in your stand-alone NAME folder in the LIBRARY subfolder or the WORKING folder.
5. If you are not yet performing, or have just begun doing so, the files in your WORKING folder should be those you are working on for performance. Everything else in the LIBRARY. That provides easy access to an overview of your rep situation.
To some of you, this may seem like unnecessary work. As we move toward more upscale performances, it will be necessary for me to review your material. Please keep your folders organized. There is a system that works ... for me ... and it must be so as I am the one dealing with 28 folders and, in some cases, a hundred tracks or more. This helps me keep a handle on your repertoire. It's important because, as I get ahead of this thing I've been struggling with over the last few weeks, I'll be digging in to find ways to create performance opportunities that are appropriate to your needs. 🙂
Please also remember, it is just as easy to put things in the right place and name them the right way as it is to do otherwise.
Thank you. Your assistance is appreciated.
Tim
