Here's a link to the demo of one of my latest arrangements: http://www.nicholasarrangements.com/demos/MuchToMySurprise_Demo1.mp3 Difficulty level: Medium ...
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jon
jon.nicholas
Jan 2, 2010 3:32 pm
http://www.nicholasarrangements.com/demos/HomeOnTheRange_Demo.mp3 Difficulty level: Easy to Medium Contestable? No. Learning tracks available. For more info,...
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Neal
nealsiegal
Jan 7, 2010 6:43 am
The Atlantic Harmony Brigade is considering featuring a couple of Roger Payne's arrangements in our 2010 song mix as an homage to him as one among our...
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John Rentz
jg62bbshop
Jan 7, 2010 2:31 pm
FYI: I have M-A-N-Y links about M-AN-Y things on the Barbershop Quartet Yahoo group site. Unfortunately, looking through them, it would appear that there is no...
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Derek Hatley
djhatley
Jan 7, 2010 2:53 pm
... Neil, ... I just downloaded the BHS Music Catalog in Excel format, sorted it by Arranger Name, and converted the pages with Roger Payne to PDF format. The...
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Neal
nealsiegal
Jan 8, 2010 8:12 pm
Thank you John and everyone else who offered a hand. Yup, I got those listed from BHS but I know there are many others by Roger that are not listed here. I...
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jon
jon.nicholas
Jan 17, 2010 2:54 pm
Here's a link to the demo of my latest arrangement. The song is called I'm Still Here: http://www.nicholasarrangements.com/demos/ImStillHere_Demo.mp3 ...
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John
jg62bbshop
Jan 26, 2010 7:23 pm
All right, I'll pitch. Each of you grab a bat and get in line and take a few swings. Pricing/Charging for gigs I don't want to hear about why you *don't*...
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Edward Headley
ewheadley
Jan 26, 2010 8:53 pm
John,  What a great topic !   I have often asked myself these very same questions.......only I don't have any rationale 'thought out' as of yet, so I am...
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Stancil, Chris
Chris2258
Jan 26, 2010 9:02 pm
I believe you have to be very honest with your and your quartets ability. Starting out with a new quartet you don't want to charge much as you need to build...
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Lee Tayon
leetayon
Jan 26, 2010 10:04 pm
This has been a topic that I have struggled with over my 10 years in quartets. I believe that the confidence of the quartet (or the person promoting the...
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Bob Caldwell
slickerleadq
Jan 26, 2010 10:09 pm
Yes, John. VERY good questions and good rationale behind your theory. What your time is "worth" though and what you can "get for it" can be very different...
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Grant Carson
wareagle57
Jan 26, 2010 10:13 pm
In my opinion, a quartet should never sing for free because that cheapens your price. However, there are times when you might not want to charge a charitable...
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Lee Tayon
leetayon
Jan 26, 2010 10:18 pm
Please understand that I am not advocating that we sing for free, merely stating that most of us do this for the love of the music and not merely the money....
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akousen@...
akousen
Jan 26, 2010 11:48 pm
There are times in the life of a quartet where it needs the audience feedback as part of it's own development on musicianship and performance. It's a win win...
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joe08867
Jan 27, 2010 2:18 pm
I will echo Bob on this. I am currently in two quartets. One that has competed on the District Stage and one that is looking forward to competing on the...
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joe08867
Jan 27, 2010 2:24 pm
I agree with this totally. I would not expect people to pay for a performance that does not warrant it. Best way to look at this is to ask yourself. Would...
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Derek Hatley
djhatley
Jan 27, 2010 3:14 pm
Good topic, John. There is something neither you nor any responders have raised: for almost all of us quarteting is a hobby not a profession. We don't depend...
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Leaderman
jcelving
Jan 27, 2010 3:16 pm
As far as not charging for your novice quartet even though you may not think it is up to a perceived level, you need to take into consideration the costs...
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Bob Caldwell
slickerleadq
Jan 27, 2010 3:23 pm
In the early years of my quartetting I used to say to friends about it, "It's the only hobby I have found that can pay for itself."Â That was true in my first...
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John Rentz
jg62bbshop
Jan 27, 2010 5:14 pm
I just don't think you have to discount something just because YOU enjoy what you're doing. You enjoying what you're doing is what makes it a better...
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John Rentz
jg62bbshop
Jan 27, 2010 5:53 pm
Two good points. 1) So... perhaps a fee schedule that runs parallel to a contest score? Say, a quartet scoring from: 55-65 = $200/half hr gig 65-75 =...
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joe08867
Jan 27, 2010 6:09 pm
The Freebie for future gigs has worked a couple times for us. We have done a couple gigs for fellow guarteters church and gotten a couple gigs from it. I...
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joe08867
Jan 27, 2010 6:14 pm
I agree that it takes time and money to be in this Hobby. Why are hobbies so expensive by the way? I don't pay the bills with my quartet gigs but they do...
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Phil Beaver
phil4lead
Jan 28, 2010 1:07 am
Previous comments have been great. Maybe everyone is taking it for granted, but to me, a quartet should consider first entertaining the customer. I liked the...
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Alan Kousen
akousen
Jan 28, 2010 1:43 am
Its a bench mark of quality and using the competition as a ranking with an impact on how a qtet charges for its services. It should be one of several tools;...
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EdwardH
ewheadley
Jan 28, 2010 5:19 am
Gentlemen: I keep playing the same record every few months.....I am still seeking a quartet in need of a good Bass to replace your Bass who may be looking to...
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Neal
nealsiegal
Jan 29, 2010 9:07 pm
I know over 800 men who feel your pain Ed. It's time you stop playing that broken record. Here's what you need to do.... 1) Come to the Atlantic Harmony...
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Bob Caldwell
slickerleadq
Jan 30, 2010 3:29 am
Good sell, Neal.  Harmony-us-ly, BobCaldwell@... 571.766.2976 or 804.241.6957cell FRiDAYS!            O{/////] Steve, Bob,...
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jon
jon.nicholas
Jan 30, 2010 7:01 pm
To listen, go here: http://www.nicholasarrangements.com/demos/TumblingTumbleweeds_Demo.mp3 Difficulty: Easy Not recommended for contest use. Learning tracks...
