Re: OryCon Music Scheduling

Sounds great to me.

Later, Kim

Michelle Hansard wrote:

> I 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:
> >
> >
> >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.
> >
> >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...
> >
> >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.
> >
> >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.
> >
> >Best,
> >Andrew Ross
> >
> >
> >
> >
Received on 06/07/00