Post 3000
Thu, Apr 4, 2015
by Drew McManus
Today is Adaptistration’s 3000th post and after having dinner with a colleague last evening, I decided to postpone what was originally scheduled and instead focus on one of his questions that caught me entirely off guard (in a good way). Specifically, he asked me what I hoped to achieve from all of this blogging at
Kudos To SoundNotion.tv
Wed, Apr 4, 2015
by Drew McManus
Recently, SoundNotion.tv (SN); the new music and music news podcast, tweeted they just wrapped up recording their 200th episode and since this seems to be a week of acknowledging milestones, I wanted to take a quick moment to recognize all of their work and how much value they contribute to culture blogging. We just recorded episode
Concert Etiquette 101: Applause
Tue, Apr 4, 2015
by Drew McManus
It isn’t easy to make a well-worn topic fresh and interesting but that’s exactly what Neo Classical author Holly Mulcahy did with her What To Wear To The Symphony post from 12/29/2014 and it seems that climbing one mountain wasn’t enough as she decided to ascend the rocky summit of when to clap. Granted, we’ve covered
2,997 And Counting…
Mon, Apr 4, 2015
by Drew McManus
It dawned on me last week that Adaptistration was rapidly approaching 3,000 articles and by a (very) conservative estimate, that’s approximately 2,500,000 words dedicated (mostly) to the business of orchestras. That means Thursday, April 9, 2015 is post number 3,000 and per one reader’s suggestion via Facebook, I wanted to solicit ideas about the post’s
Are You Suffering From #AwkwardTwitterName Syndrome?
Fri, Apr 4, 2015
by Drew McManus
Phil Paschke published an article today at ArtsHacker that addresses one of those increasingly annoying social media hurdles for some groups: awkward Twitter names. The good news is there is something you can do about it and he walks you through the process needed to change an obstinate name into one your followers can actually
Reader Survey Results: All About Millennials
Thu, Apr 4, 2015
by Drew McManus
On 1/16/2015 we examined some early returns from the 2014 Readership Segmentation Survey and I have finally found some time to dive deeper into that data. We’ll take a look at results from all demographics later this month but today’s post is going to cover results from the 25-34 age group. Without a doubt, the
Breaking News: Vänskä Changes Name To Emoji
Wed, Apr 4, 2015
by Drew McManus
Following the tradition of North American conductors changing their names to sound more European, conductor Osmo Vänskä announced he is changing his name to a series of emoji, the ideograms, or smileys, used in digital communication. “I got the idea while guest conducting in Japan,” explained Vänskä. “I had never seen emoji before but I
Following Up On Contemporary Music And Ticket Sales
Tue, Mar 3, 2015
by Drew McManus
In case you missed it, there was a fascinating discussion going on in the comment thread of the Five Articles People Should Stop Writing post that evolved into the topic of whether or not contemporary music can attract audiences and sell tickets. Within the thread, I hinted at an article in works on that very
Get Your Government Affairs Groove On
Mon, Mar 3, 2015
by Drew McManus
Sarah Marczynski published an article at ArtsHacker on 3/27/2015 titled 10 Ways to Build a Strong Relationship with Your Legislator and all 10 are worthwhile tips and it made me think about one of the most overlooked areas of governance we haven’t examined in a few years: the need to establish and maintain an effective
The Performance Simulator, Now With Realistic Backstage Ambiance!