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What Role Do Music Directors Play In Determining Overscale?

Mon, Jan 1, 2019
by Drew McManus
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Who determines how much a musician earns in overscale, the part of a musician’s individual agreement that deals with extra wages paid over and above the minimums guaranteed by the collective bargaining agreement? Is it the CEO, music director, the board, a combination, or none of the above? If nothing else, Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO)
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Helping Service Organizations Do More For Their Members

Fri, Jan 1, 2019
by Drew McManus
Performing arts service organizations have always been among the most intriguing and engaging clients because they always bring a wealth of projects to the table that require creative solutions. Case in point, one of my newest clients is the League of Chicago Theatres (LoCT), which serves more than 200 theatres in what for my money
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#TBT Who’s Who?

Thu, Jan 1, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 131
Following the New Year’s resolution post earlier this week, I received a few notes from readers asking about writing some articles about who these stakeholders are and what they do. Fortunately, that already exists! Orchestra Governance Essays Share and enjoy.
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You Don’t Have To Be A Frontend Developer To Take Advantage Of Frontend Dev Tools

Wed, Jan 1, 2019
by Drew McManus
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If one of your New Year’s resolutions is digging into content management tasks at your website with an eye toward accessibility, I have a terrific insider tip to make the job of color contrast compliance much easier. I published an article at ArtsHacker that provides step by step instructions on how to use Kontrast, an
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An Orchestra Stakeholder’s Guide To New Year’s Resolutions

Tue, Jan 1, 2019
by Drew McManus
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It’s that time of year and even though we’re eyeball deep in the age of anxiety, one odd byproduct is it makes the whole resolution thing that much more straightforward. To that end, one simple thing all stakeholders can resolve to do is be nicer to one another. There’s enough dickishness to go around and
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