Good morning and Happy Wednesday, PMA teachers!
Another week down, another edition of Wednesday Words coming your way.
As was the theme last week, this week will include some additional recital information, including the sign up link, how to enter student information on Opus, and what to do for any students with tracks.
To get us started, this link will take you directly to the current roster for students signed up for the recital on SignUpGenius. You will be able to view each and every student and their respective time/day. Doing so will allow you to build out your schedule for both days, and will offer you some clarity when updating your students’ performance information in Opus. Please be sure to check in with your students to ensure that they have 1) received the signup link and 2) are enrolled NO LATER THAN 11/1. If they have not received the link, you may forward it to parents through Opus. If they have received it, please reach out to parents and let them know about the deadline! We certainly do not want anyone to miss the recital due to an oversight with signing up.
LINK: https://peoriamusicacademy.com/2023-fall-recital/
With regards to student information and sign up, all information including song title, composer, tracks needed, additional materials needed, song length, and any other items are due NO LATER THAN 11/1. That said, we are now able to manually update all student information through Opus! By using the sign up link, you can now track down your students’ session time and enter all of the pertinent information. Below is a quick summary on how to do so:
Visit the SignUpGenius link and expand each session to show 25 performers- this will allow you to see all students in each session.
Locate your students in each session, if applicable- I strongly suggest putting these names in some sort of list/document to maintain some organization/track of who is where.
On the Opus main screen, type “Fall Recital” into the search bar and click on the event in the drop down. You will be able to click on each individual session on the calendar, and scroll through the sessions using the blue “next session” or “previous session” buttons. You can import your students’ names, song titles, composers, performance length, and any materials needed in this area.
Once you have entered your information, please make a list of students who need tracks, insert the exact link/copy of the track you are using, and submit that NO LATER THAN 11/1.
If any questions come up with this process, please reach out to Dan or Laura for clarification. It is of utmost importance that we stick to the deadlines, as they cannot be changed/flexed because a house crew is running operations at the church for the recital.
Lastly, Kaylin has offered to host a masterclass of sorts for voice students who are performing in the recital, hosted at Thunderbird on 11/16 at 6:15pm! This class will focus on microphone technique, how to adjust sound, and how to be conscious of presence on stage/with the microphone. The class is free, and for now will have 25 slots available, but we are exploring ways to make it accessible for ALL voice students (Facebook, video recording, etc). The Retirement Home show was a huge success, but the largest area for improvement was definitely the need for help/instruction on how to handle the microphone. This will also help smooth out the process and make life much easier for our sound crew!
As always, if you have any questions about the process or about the recital in general, please reach out to Dan or Laura. We are happy to help and are striving to make sure we are all on the same page. Thank you again for being tremendous humans, working hard alongside PMA, and sharing the joy of music with your students!
Warmest regards,
Daniel Christensen
Lead Music Teacher