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Look At That, Older Age Groups Do Use Mobile

Fri, Oct 10, 2018
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 196
Recently, I had the pleasure of conducting a private Google Analytics training session with a performing arts organization and one of the skills we covered was how to use the Secondary Dimension function to cross tabulate data. During that process, one of the items we uncovered is the top three age groups that converted to
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Principal Trombonist Facing Sexual Misconduct Allegations Is Suspended From Teaching Position During Investigation

Thu, Oct 10, 2018
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 140
While the Cleveland Orchestra announced in September, 2018 it would suspend principal trombone Massimo La Rosa pending an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct, the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) took a full month to follow suit. Nonetheless, according to an article by Zachary Lewis in the 10/16/2018 edition of the Plain Dealer, CIM finally
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Let’s Take All The Repeats For Berklee’s “Music Careers In Dollars and Cents”

Wed, Oct 10, 2018
by Drew McManus
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Every now and then I’m fortunate enough to have someone point out a resource I missed when it was originally released. The most recent example is Berklee College of Music’s Music Careers In Dollars and Cents resource from 2016 that provides salary ranges for quite a few professions in the US music business. A big
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Examining The Lyric Opera Orchestra Settlement

Tue, Oct 10, 2018
by Drew McManus
On Sunday, 10/14/2018 the Lyric Opera of Chicago (LOC) and its musicians ended a week-long strike with a new three-year agreement. Instead of the customary joint press statement announcing the news, each stakeholder released their own notice. While LOC’s statement failed to reference any terms, the musicians’ release covered a few highlights and based on
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A Quick Look Ahead

Mon, Oct 10, 2018
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 133
Just a quick update post today. First up, good news from Chicago where the Lyric Opera strike has ended. Both sides have issued individual press statements and we’ll be looking at those details along with some of the PR exchanges from both sides later this week. Next up, the Music of Star Trek (MoST) podcast
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