Musicians September 2018

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Piano in mixing board question for contra dances

by Emily Addison

Hi All, Something totally different... ... for those of you with pianos in your band. Do you find that plugging in your piano stereo (using both the L&R jacks into the board) impacts the sound going into the hall vs just using the mono (one jack) option? My piano model (Yamaha P115) hasn't sounded super awesome in our main hall but Pete Sutherland's Yamaha P105 sounded great when he came a few years ago. I'm now wondering if it might have been that he was inputting two channels into the mixing board whereas I have only being doing one..... ... thoughts? Or other suggestions on how to improve the sound? With thanks! Emily in Ottawa

6 years, 2 months

Next week - free CDSS webchat on creating thriving open dance bands

by Emily Addison

Hey fellow Shared Weight musicians, Below is the open invite from Linda Henry (Community Resources Manager at CDSS) to participate in CDSS' FREE online web chat next Thursday. The topic is CREATING A THRIVING OPEN BAND.... ... pretty awesome! We have a community band here in Ottawa but we're also starting an open band this year so seems perfect timing for our community. I'll be online seeing what I can learn so maybe 'see' a few of you next Thursday. :) Emily in Ottawa ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: CDSS Linda Henry <Linda(a)cdss.org> Date: Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 2:04 PM Subject: next CDSS web chat on 9/20 - spread the word! To: CDSS Linda Henry <Linda(a)cdss.org> Dear Organizers, Greetings to everyone who joined or expressed an interest in our first CDSS web chat on June 21 (see link <https://www.cdss.org/resources/how-to/organizers-resources#cdss-web-chats> to recording). Our next web chat is coming up soon on *Sept 20*, and we’d love to have your help spreading the word. The topic will be *Creating a Thriving Open Band*. So if you know any groups that include sit-in musicians at their dances or are considering this possibility, please forward the announcement below. Of course if your dance includes or is interested in open bands, feel free to join us by submitting the RSVP form (see link below). We’ll be using a new web chat platform that can accommodate 200 participants, so the more the merrier! Thanks for your help, Linda * * * * * *Please forward this invite to musical friends who might be interested…* CDSS will be hosting our next web chat on *Thurs, Sept 20 at 8:30 PM EDT*. The focus will be *Creating a Thriving Open Band*. Please join us if your group encourages sit-in musicians at your dances, or if you’d like to learn more about including this opportunity. We'll hear from open band leaders in Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia, and Massachusetts, followed by time for Q&A. To join the web chat (by computer or phone), *submit this RSVP form* <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fr20.rs6.net%2ftn.jsp%3ff…> by *SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th**.* You will receive instructions via email on Mon, Sept 17th about how to join the call. NOTE: If you’re interested but can’t attend on this date, submit the form anyway. We’ll send you a link to a recording of the web chat soon after it happens. *---* *Linda Henry, Community Resources Manager* *Country Dance & Song Society* *413-203-5467, ext 105 * *www.cdss.org* <http://www.cdss.org/> *I am usually at CDSS on Tues, Wed, and Fri. Email is the best way to reach me.* [image: CDSS_2C_HORT_SF]

6 years, 3 months

What makes you want to go to a music and dance week?

by Margaret Pigman

BACDS American Week has full dance and music tracks. Part of the original idea of setting it up this way was that there are lots of camps that focus on music, but there aren't as many places where the focus is on playing for dances. But I'm a dancer and don't actually know what attracts musicians to a week like this. I'd love to hear any thoughts you might have, but in case it's useful to get things rolling, here are a couple of potential questions. As musicians, what are you looking for in bands and music staff? What kinds of workshops and classes do you want? For example, tunes, styling, technique, jamming, ways of playing for dancers, working as a band, etc. What other factors (other than logistics like location, price, dates) are important to you? Thanks in advance for your thoughts and feedback! Margaret Programmer, BACDS American Week

6 years, 3 months

Shared weight musicians... some organizer resources

by Emily Addison

Hello fellow Shared Weight musicians, The info below is primarily for organizers but I wanted to share it with you as well given that many of you are organizers and/or you are also connected to so many organizers. [[[Note --> The Web Chat mentioned below is about OPEN DANCE BANDS!]]] CDSS has just made a number of exciting announcements regarding new resources that will support local organizers of traditional dance music and song. If you are willing, please share this info with local organizers in your network. We'd like to let as many people know about these resources as possible and word-of-mouth is so powerful in the trad dance, music, and song world. - *US organizers survey report out now! *CDSS has just released a report outlining the results the US organizers survey conducted this past spring. Here's the link: https://www.cdss.org/community/us-organizers-survey - *New e-blast for traditional dance music and song organizers: *The goal of this free quarterly e-blast is to support, inspire, and connect organizers. Check out the first Shop Talk e-blast here: https://conta.cc/2PlKAEr You can sign up to receive the e-blast at the bottom of the first Shop Talk. - *Online Organizer Resources Portal:* This is a very exciting initiative that will hopefully add to the set of tools available to us all. The goal of the Portal is to hold as many of the best resources as can be found which will support local traditional dance, music, and song organizers in their planning and decision making. For instance, visit this link to see specific resources organized by topic: https://www.cdss.org/resources/how-to/organizers-resources#resources-by-top… BTW - As one of the individuals working on the Portal, I know that the resource collection will only be as good as the resources it holds. ANNNND I alos know that local organizers have so many of the best practices and ideas already figured out. Thus, CDSS will be reaching out to local organizers over the next number of months to collect resources that folks want to share. If you're super excited about the initiative and want to start sharing your local resources now, you can fill out this easy form: https://www.cdss.org/share-your-resource - *CDSS's next online web chat - "Creating a Thriving Open Band": *CDSS held it's first web chat back in June which had to be capped because of the high number of people wanting to register! The next web chat is September 20th and is focused on Creating a Thriving Open Band. More information on the workshop and the registration form is located in the e-blast: https://conta.cc/2PlKAEr Note: I am sending this from my personal email account as I'm yet not connect to shared weight through my CDSS account. However, if you'd like to discuss Shop Talk (the eblast) or the Portal, please email me at emily(a)cdss.org. If you have specific requests or want advice from CDSS, please contact Linda Henry at linda(a)cdss.org. With thanks! Emily Consultant @ CDSS working on organizer supports PS - I have posted this on the Shared Weight organizers list and I will also be posting it on the callers list as well as the ECD and Pourparler lists as I'm guessing there will likely be interest there as well. Thus, if you're on more than one list, apologies!

6 years, 3 months

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