Drew McManus
When Was The Last Time You Updated Your Website Policy?
Wed, Mar 3, 2017
by Drew McManus
Rules and regulations surrounding internet use are anything but consistent. Take website policies for example. Does your organization have the exact same polices in place now you crafted three years ago? If so, you’re going to want to update those because they are so very out of date. Privacy regulations alone are continuously fluctuating. Case
Counting The Costs Q&A
Tue, Mar 3, 2017
by Drew McManus
Last week’s mega-article examining how much orchestra string musicians spend to equip, maintain, and repair their instruments over the course of their career generated a tremendous amount of reader feedback/questions across social media and email. Throughout those discussions, a few items popped up more than others and I wanted to take today’s post to cover
The Latest Instance Of Peer Review Problems
Mon, Mar 3, 2017
by Drew McManus
The 3/22/2017 edition of the Indianapolis Business Journal published an article by Lindsey Erdody that reports on an Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO) musician is accusing music director, Krzysztof Urbansk, of age discrimination. What’s interesting to note is Erdody’s examination of the internal process used by the music director and general manager, which reportedly contributed to
Counting The Costs
Fri, Mar 3, 2017
by Drew McManus
Have you ever wondered how much string musicians spend to equip, maintain and repair their instruments? Drew McManus spills the beans, and then counts them.
Why Yes, You Should Talk To Your Neighbors About Saving The NEA
Thu, Mar 3, 2017
by Drew McManus
Work deadlines and preparations for the string instrument cost of ownership mega-article are keeping me at max capacity busy so today’s post is a pointer to an enormously useful resource article from Joe Patti on why it is important to talk to your neighbors about saving the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and how
