Re: OryCon Music Scheduling

replyI second the vote for one circle that is moderated chaos. Karen makes an *excellent* moderator, if she is willing. I've noticed she is always so conscientious about inviting people who have been quiet to maybe give a request or a performance, and she's so inviting that you don't feel intimidated by it. Karen? What do you think about all this?

At 01:00 PM 6/7/00 -0700, you wrote:
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>Having read Michelle and Anne's messages, I have concluded that there are
>not enough free hours and rooms to schedule everything that we want.
>Please add more hours to each day of the Con ASAP.
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>I think that two hours for mini concerts is just about right. Then again,
>it depends on how many people want a slot. If there are great hordes of
>performers lined up, maybe it would be better to have some of that time
>set as an open-mike style event, with people doing just one or two numbers
>each. Or maybe some people who only sing a capella or with an acoustic
>guitar could have small slots in between those who require more
>setup/takedown time. Really, my only complaint about the way the concerts
>were run last year was that we spent so much time waiting between sets.
>I'm sure if we put our heads together, we can find a way around that...
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>I vote for one filk circle. I want to hear as many singers as possible.
>However, it should be moderated chaos. Bardic in one room takes way too
>long to go around the circle, and chaos with no moderator can result in a
>few people taking too many turns and a few shy types not getting to sing
>at all. A little common courtesy should make things work. Again, I'm
>thinking of last year, especially Saturday night, which worked fine.
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>Another option to consider is poker chip style. I have no experience with
>this, but it sounds like a great way to run a large filksing.
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>Best,
>Andrew Ross
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Received on 06/07/00