Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Inside The Arts Turns 11

Wed, Nov 11, 2019
Inside The Arts is celebrating its 11th anniversary!. One of the collective’s longest running sites, Joe Patti’s Butts In The Seats, enjoyed a refreshed design this past year and Frank Almond is back in action at non divisi. The blog features an updated look and new features to help celebrate Frank’s return to blogging. Holly Mulcahy’s

2019 #NAMPC Slide Deck: A Content Manager’s Guide To Website Accessibility

Mon, Nov 11, 2019
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As always, #NAMPC was a great time and the Content Manager’s Guide To Website Accessibility workshop was a real hit. Before I forget, I wanted to take a moment to make the slide deck available. The slide deck is available at Google Slides and open to all: I’ve always felt speaker notes are an integral

Off To Miami And #NAMPC 2019

Fri, Nov 11, 2019
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I’m en route to Miami for the 2019 National Arts Marketing Project Conference (#NAMPC) where I’ll be presenting A Content Manager’s Guide To Website Accessibility. Date/Time/Room Saturday, November 16, 2019 – 11:00am to 12:15pm ET in the Biscayne Ballroom Session Description If web accessibility isn’t already on your radar, it should be.  At the heart of

Emojis: The Body Language Of Social Media

Thu, Nov 11, 2019
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a dozen times, the ability to engage with readers on social media is a double-edged sword. Case in point, yesterday’s article about Jeremy Reynolds’ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article on conductor body language produced a thought-provoking discussion thread yesterday…on my Facebook wall. That means even though the comment section

A Body Language Expert Offering Feedback On A Professional Orchestra? Yes Please.

Wed, Nov 11, 2019
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The 11/11/2019 edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a terrific article by Jeremy Reynolds, who came up with the idea to have a body language expert examine orchestra conductors and provide feedback. It’s as interesting as you can imagine and a few steps short of what I would love to see next: observations of musicians