but - having done some of the video-game live-with-video concerts, the principals (including the tuba) are given the same clicks/prompts/earbuds as the conductor, which makes these things (as long as the "licks" are all mastered at the indicated tempos, and the tempos - due to the genre - are going ...

It's available for rent for a month on Amazon Prime for a whopping $3.79. I've got a promotional discount that brings it down to $0.79, though I can't tell if that's because I have a Prime subscription or that is a generic seasonal promo available to everyone. You could stream it to any internet ...

To help with the music size, I have seen our piano player use their tablet in landscape mode. The whole page won’t display in this orientation, but it is much easier to read. Much more scrolling for sure though, so I’d imagine very situationally dependent. I was thinking about the idea of orchestra s ...

I’d bet that what you’ve described is largely what the process would look like. Allow musicians to check out a device in advance, create a unique log-in for each musician, and store/update PDFs in a cloud-based app (so the program can be updated remotely). I’ve used the half page feature too, but I d ...

I'm pretty sure they could spring for 50 or 60 tablets... They spend a ton more than the cost of that many Android large screen tablets on renting a deluxe outdoor stage once a year, and that concert is free. I feel pretty confident that they spend more money than that on hiring the sound and light ...

I know I'm being redundant, but - dammit - I'm already supplying the crazy expensive instrument, and traditionally they've always supplied the sheet music. Military bands often supply instruments, yes? What's the customary thing with European symphony orchestras? (I'm not trying to get away from ...

The only defense for printing on 8.5”x11” copier paper is necessity (aka the orchestra can’t afford the good stuff or afford to hire people who know to use the good stuff). Professional engraving is definitely an under-rated art form that is easy to dismiss with the ease of use that comes with digit ...

I can’t see my phone screen in bright sun. How do people navigate the sun with an iPad? That’s definitely one of the trade-offs/struggles of standard backlit tablets. It’s the worst in direct sunlight (similar to the overheating issue mentioned), though is a bit more reasonable in shaded envir ...

Anybody remember how many pro players used to be on the old forum? Yup, Bloke got rid of almost all of them. :smilie2: I love a good discussion of ideas, especially when there is disagreement. People adding different information, references, principles, analogies,and personal experience increases ...

To Bloke's credit, the K&M collapsible stands are way better than the cheap wire stands that we all probably started on, and I think it's important to not conflate the two. They are definitely more durable, just as convenient (if not more since the desk folders over the body instead of coming apart ...

... and generating extra electricity puts carbon into the atmosphere... and we certainly can't have that, because carbon in the atmosphere encourages plants to grow. I honestly have no idea how to process this random aside. Is this serious? Is this sarcasm? Is this relevant? Is this a legitimate ...

... and generating extra electricity puts carbon into the atmosphere... and we certainly can't have that, because carbon in the atmosphere encourages plants to grow. I honestly have no idea how to process this random aside. Is this serious? Is this sarcasm? Is this relevant? Is this a legitimate ...

I've been very happy with my Protec Sousaphone gig bag. It comfortably fits my 1919 Conn 38k and the front pouch very easily stores extra gig hardware (iPad, microphone, mic cable, bits, necks, and mouthpieces). It feels surprisingly comfortable on the back and sits high enough to not interfere with ...

Why not show data that he's wrong? What's always the big deal with "data", as some excuse to which people always retreat in order to deny the obvious. :eyes: I can crank out "data"...but first (please) tell me what the data that I crank out is supposed to demonstrate. For instance, would you like ...

Even with all of that data available, it would still be difficult to make that assessment for an individual orchestra, let alone for the entire field. So again, I would rather not make assumptions based on ignorance or, at best, anecdotal evidence from conversation with acquaintances. We are saying ...

I'm not sure how your comment on general public awareness of "full time vs per service" is relevant to this conversation. Colby, you also mentioned the success of an orchestra being hard to define and to define if it was dying. Lets use a 40 year benchmark. How many orchestras have had weeks to the ...

I used to work with a trombone player who doubled on sousaphone in our trad. jazz band. He picked up a Wessex Mighty Midget at one point to use when the band would take extremely small planes to more remote locations. His thought was that it would easier to fit it and any additional amplification ...

Those are great questions, and exactly the kind of information that I think someone trying to make incredibly generalized statements about an entire field would ask. Some additional questions worth asking: - How many orchestras have experienced pay increases and how have they experienced it (such ...

The folding of the San Antonio Symphony (and rebirth as San Antonio Philharmonic) is an excellent example of LOCAL issues, not national issues. We simply do not have enough data to reasonably assert that the circumstances surrounding the folding of SAS is a nation-wide issue at this time. The fact ...

Have you sat in on a lot of orchestra board meetings or contract negotiations? Colby, have you ever sat in on several orchestral board meetings or contract negotiations for a ICSOM orchestra? I am curious on this one. I know you are the librarian for South Bend. One of the orchestras Bloke plays ...