30 Sep 2018, 00:44
EnchantedSouls Meeting 1
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Information About Band Meetings:
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Band meetings, alternatively called band practices, are held every week. The thread for every practice will be open for ten days before it is closed to give every member a chance to participate. If you miss one, please owl me and inform me of that absence and I will make sure you are up to speed!
Within a meeting, we practice our music as well as go over important matters. When roleplaying in them, please make sure to:
A) Not post excessively. To ensure this rule, you are allowed to add to the thread two times in between each time I post. Don't worry, this won't be hard, as I am very active and post lots!
B) Be kind to everyone. It is okay to get frustrated or have other emotions, but be responsible and take care of yourself and others.
C) Voice questions, comments, ideas, concerns, etc. Thats what these weekly things are for!
D) Make your posts at least 200 words. This is to make sure you include enough roleplay or information.
And, have some fun! These are supposed to be entertaining, not stressful.
Band meetings, alternatively called band practices, are held every week. The thread for every practice will be open for ten days before it is closed to give every member a chance to participate. If you miss one, please owl me and inform me of that absence and I will make sure you are up to speed!
Within a meeting, we practice our music as well as go over important matters. When roleplaying in them, please make sure to:
A) Not post excessively. To ensure this rule, you are allowed to add to the thread two times in between each time I post. Don't worry, this won't be hard, as I am very active and post lots!
B) Be kind to everyone. It is okay to get frustrated or have other emotions, but be responsible and take care of yourself and others.
C) Voice questions, comments, ideas, concerns, etc. Thats what these weekly things are for!
D) Make your posts at least 200 words. This is to make sure you include enough roleplay or information.
And, have some fun! These are supposed to be entertaining, not stressful.
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Rorie stepped into the rehearsal room, feeling the newly formed memories of the auditions for her new and thriving band. They were just a week ago, when she watched the extraordinary talents her fellow Hogwarts students possessed for music. This first meeting was going to be a bit longer, as they had lots of things to talk about, and Rorie wanted to get to a bit of practicing their instruments as well.
Of course, a longer meeting meant a longer time to set up.
The Thompson girl got to work, writing on the blackboard she had wheeled onto the stage. When she finished her scribbles, she looked at it from a few yards away to make sure she didn't forget anything.
The board said:
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Fundraising Ideas:
~mini-concert
~bake sale
~singagrams
~merchandise sales
~jazz ensemble
~music lessons
Roles In Band:
Rorie~Singer (mezzo-soprano), electric guitarist, rapper, songwriter
Stella~Singer (soprano), drummer, rapper, acoustic guitarist
Aravis~Singer (), pianist, acoustic guitarist, songwriter
Sonya~ Singer (soprano), cello player, pianist, entertainer
Samara~Singer (), clarinet player, songwriter
Elena~Singer (mezzo-soprano), flute player, viola
Alexx~ tuba player, bass clarinet
Skylar~Singer (), violin
Singing Information:
Rorie~ G3-C6 (naturally), mezzo-soprano, big vocal range, highest held~29 sec, lowest~18 sec
Stella~C2-C7, likes going low, highest held~25 sec, lowest held~23 sec (comfortably)
Aravis~
Sonya~ E3-E6, big vocal range, likes acting out, Highest held~28 sec, Lowest held ~23 sec
Samara~
Elena~F3-F5, highest held~3 sec, lowest held~1 sec
Skylar~
Band Budgeting - 400/month total:
~100/month: instrument care
~70/month: band outfits
~150/month: concert
~50/month: merchandise
~30/month: emergency funds
Band Wants:
~merch
~advertising
Main types of music played:
~pop
~rock
~electric
~voice
~peaceful
~classical mixes
~mini-concert
~bake sale
~singagrams
~merchandise sales
~jazz ensemble
~music lessons
Roles In Band:
Rorie~Singer (mezzo-soprano), electric guitarist, rapper, songwriter
Stella~Singer (soprano), drummer, rapper, acoustic guitarist
Aravis~Singer (), pianist, acoustic guitarist, songwriter
Sonya~ Singer (soprano), cello player, pianist, entertainer
Samara~Singer (), clarinet player, songwriter
Elena~Singer (mezzo-soprano), flute player, viola
Alexx~ tuba player, bass clarinet
Skylar~Singer (), violin
Singing Information:
Rorie~ G3-C6 (naturally), mezzo-soprano, big vocal range, highest held~29 sec, lowest~18 sec
Stella~C2-C7, likes going low, highest held~25 sec, lowest held~23 sec (comfortably)
Aravis~
Sonya~ E3-E6, big vocal range, likes acting out, Highest held~28 sec, Lowest held ~23 sec
Samara~
Elena~F3-F5, highest held~3 sec, lowest held~1 sec
Skylar~
Band Budgeting - 400/month total:
~100/month: instrument care
~70/month: band outfits
~150/month: concert
~50/month: merchandise
~30/month: emergency funds
Band Wants:
~merch
~advertising
Main types of music played:
~pop
~rock
~electric
~voice
~peaceful
~classical mixes
Rorie was proud of her work, and of how she had kept it organized and neat on the board, something rare for her to do. She swept the chalk off of her hands and set up the chairs for every band member, putting the sheets of notes on each seat. The members would be arriving in a few minutes, and Rorie still had yet to put up a few of the finishing touches. She pinned some of the sheets she had printed off with more information on the corkboard next to the board she had just written on, making one final check over everything.
The room's audience seating was all empty, as Rorie preferred to have all the band seated on the stage. In her experience, just being on a stage without anyone watching made the stage fright a little less dominant. There were two rows of seats, three in front and four in back, for the band members were facing the audience, with the two boards angled towards those seats on the right. There were two drumsets behind the seats. The only lights on were the ones on the stage, none of the others to illuminate the space. Rorie liked it that way, it felt cool and casual.
As members started to come in, she told them where to sit. The only reason that it mattered was that cello players needed to be in aisles, tuba players needed more space for their lap, etc, etc, etc. Once everyone had arrived, she rolled up the sleeves of her flannel and got to work, addressing her friends and bandmates.
"Welcome to the first meeting of Enchanted Souls band! I would first like to say that all of you are so talented and I am really glad you decided to join this group. I promise you won't regret it," She added with a wink. "This meeting may be a little boring and a bit longer than future ones, but we do have some important business to attend to. First up, I would like to discuss fundraising options. Getting more money would always be a help, as that way, we could support more electric instruments, which take a lot more to set up, run, and take care of. Does anybody have ideas on ways we could get some extra money for our new band? I already have said putting on a small concert, selling tickets for just a few knuts each, and then performing a few songs we cover or even write. Anything else?"
She took in the answers, writing them down on the board as they went along.
How to request a fundraising idea:
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1) Say what the idea would be and describe it.
2) State how many band members would take to run it.
3) Where would it be held?
4) How long would it go on for?
5) Would we have to spend money to create the event? This is fine, but if so, how much of a profit would you expect to make from the fundraiser?
if you have any other information please include that as well!
1) Say what the idea would be and describe it.
2) State how many band members would take to run it.
3) Where would it be held?
4) How long would it go on for?
5) Would we have to spend money to create the event? This is fine, but if so, how much of a profit would you expect to make from the fundraiser?
if you have any other information please include that as well!
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30 Sep 2018, 07:01
EnchantedSouls Meeting 1
Elena watched and thought, yes a fundraiser would be important. It would get them much needed money. Maybe Elena could ask to get some new shoes with it. Two pairs so that she could send a pair to Aria, both were growing out of her shoes.
Elena had an idea, something that she and her friends had done once to get a bit of cash. It was a low cost fundraiser, something that didn’t require cooking but did require a bit of singing.
“What about singagrams.” Elena’s voice rang out, “We can have it so members of our band are sent to sing to other people, they’re usually little songs written by us or the buyer.”
“We could rotate four people over a couple of days, it costs us nothing but time. They pay extra for instrumentation, to send a gift along with it, to go into a common room, or for us to write the songs. It would be schoolwide, although we wouldn’t send people into classes and we’d have to get specific members to go into common rooms.” Elena grinned and leaned back in her chair.
“It’d make money, and it wouldn’t cost us a cent. We could have headquarters in the common room or in the small hall.” Elena crosses her arms triumphantly.
Elena had an idea, something that she and her friends had done once to get a bit of cash. It was a low cost fundraiser, something that didn’t require cooking but did require a bit of singing.
“What about singagrams.” Elena’s voice rang out, “We can have it so members of our band are sent to sing to other people, they’re usually little songs written by us or the buyer.”
“We could rotate four people over a couple of days, it costs us nothing but time. They pay extra for instrumentation, to send a gift along with it, to go into a common room, or for us to write the songs. It would be schoolwide, although we wouldn’t send people into classes and we’d have to get specific members to go into common rooms.” Elena grinned and leaned back in her chair.
“It’d make money, and it wouldn’t cost us a cent. We could have headquarters in the common room or in the small hall.” Elena crosses her arms triumphantly.
I'm weak my love.
30 Sep 2018, 08:09
EnchantedSouls Meeting 1
Rorie clapped her hands together at the suggestions.
"Stella, great idea! Tons of kids have a sweet tooth and that would be able to bring together the muggle and wizard cuisine, awesome!" She scribbled down on the chalkboard in big letters, "BAKE SALE".
Then Elena spoke, explaining a singagram to the group. Rorie instantly loved the idea and was bouncing up and down with all the possibilities of it.
"Yes, yes, yes! We absolutely must do that, it'll be really fun! And easy for us to pull off, seeing as we are all vocalists here."
Rorie was basically dancing as she wrote that idea on the board as well. "SINGAGRAMS", she scribbled, underlining it twice as she finished the column.
"Alright, if you have any other ideas you can owl me them or just yell them out in the meeting at any time, anything works. Moving on, though," She paused, smiling widely at the crew as she spoke,"Band budgeting and what we want for the band! This is fun, and I already have some basics up on the board," she said, pointing to it.
"We have 400 galleons a month to use based on what I have worked out with my people, and 100 will be spent for the instruments themselves. Seventy will be spent on band uniforms, we are gonna have some shirts with pretty sweet designs on them! We still have about 200, as I want to keep thirty for emergency, so what does everybody want to see? I might be able to work it in!"
She took in the answers eagerly.
if you still have ideas about fundraising, either owl me or just put them into a post, either works, like Rorie said.
"Stella, great idea! Tons of kids have a sweet tooth and that would be able to bring together the muggle and wizard cuisine, awesome!" She scribbled down on the chalkboard in big letters, "BAKE SALE".
Then Elena spoke, explaining a singagram to the group. Rorie instantly loved the idea and was bouncing up and down with all the possibilities of it.
"Yes, yes, yes! We absolutely must do that, it'll be really fun! And easy for us to pull off, seeing as we are all vocalists here."
Rorie was basically dancing as she wrote that idea on the board as well. "SINGAGRAMS", she scribbled, underlining it twice as she finished the column.
"Alright, if you have any other ideas you can owl me them or just yell them out in the meeting at any time, anything works. Moving on, though," She paused, smiling widely at the crew as she spoke,"Band budgeting and what we want for the band! This is fun, and I already have some basics up on the board," she said, pointing to it.
"We have 400 galleons a month to use based on what I have worked out with my people, and 100 will be spent for the instruments themselves. Seventy will be spent on band uniforms, we are gonna have some shirts with pretty sweet designs on them! We still have about 200, as I want to keep thirty for emergency, so what does everybody want to see? I might be able to work it in!"
She took in the answers eagerly.
if you still have ideas about fundraising, either owl me or just put them into a post, either works, like Rorie said.
30 Sep 2018, 19:02
EnchantedSouls Meeting 1
((lol normally I don't post right after someone but you did have a question and I am eager to answer it))
"Great question, Stella!" Rorie said as she flipped the chalkboard over to to the other side and scribbled down "types of music".
"So, we have a variety of instruments, from guitars to classical to brass. I think that mainly rock and pop would be cool, but we will be doing some electric beats too, as well as slower and more peaceful music."
She wrote down five things under the heading, "pop", "rock", "electric", "voice", and "peaceful".
"What I mean by voice is a song that is mainly just us singing with maybe some light piano or violin to support it. Now, of course this doesn't mean that from time to time we will do other types of music, but I feel that these are our best bets."
Rorie flipped the board over again, to the side where all the fundraising and budgeting was.
"I think that what you said, Stella, is great! It's a very smart idea and we can do some fun techniques for performing at concerts. Also, that leads me to budget, hm, let's say 150 for decorations and setups for concerts, and maybe the last 50 for producing merchandise of the band, that way we will make profit from selling tees and such."
She wrote down those under budgeting.
"Again, we are going to move on from this topic but if anything comes to mind during the meeting just tell me and if anything comes to mind after just owl me!"
"Next up we have a very exciting one. I need information about all of you, how you sing, preferred genre, everything. To do this I am going to pass out a form and just fill it out, pretty simple.
Rorie handed the papers to everybody, and they got to work filling them out.
For this you will have to copy and paste the questions and answer them, but you can also include roleplays in your answer.
"Great question, Stella!" Rorie said as she flipped the chalkboard over to to the other side and scribbled down "types of music".
"So, we have a variety of instruments, from guitars to classical to brass. I think that mainly rock and pop would be cool, but we will be doing some electric beats too, as well as slower and more peaceful music."
She wrote down five things under the heading, "pop", "rock", "electric", "voice", and "peaceful".
"What I mean by voice is a song that is mainly just us singing with maybe some light piano or violin to support it. Now, of course this doesn't mean that from time to time we will do other types of music, but I feel that these are our best bets."
Rorie flipped the board over again, to the side where all the fundraising and budgeting was.
"I think that what you said, Stella, is great! It's a very smart idea and we can do some fun techniques for performing at concerts. Also, that leads me to budget, hm, let's say 150 for decorations and setups for concerts, and maybe the last 50 for producing merchandise of the band, that way we will make profit from selling tees and such."
She wrote down those under budgeting.
"Again, we are going to move on from this topic but if anything comes to mind during the meeting just tell me and if anything comes to mind after just owl me!"
"Next up we have a very exciting one. I need information about all of you, how you sing, preferred genre, everything. To do this I am going to pass out a form and just fill it out, pretty simple.
Rorie handed the papers to everybody, and they got to work filling them out.
For this you will have to copy and paste the questions and answer them, but you can also include roleplays in your answer.
Name:
Favorite Bands/Singers:
Preferred Music Type (to play):
Preferred Music Type (to listen to):
SINGING- answer these questions by just writing in the line below.
What is your vocal range? I have attached a picture and link if you need help.
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How long can you hold your highest note?
How long can you hold your lowest note?
If you have any other information about your singing, please put it here.
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30 Sep 2018, 19:54
EnchantedSouls Meeting 1
Sonya listened to the fundraiser ideas. A bake sale would be simple and fun, and they usually made lots of money. Singagrams seemed very original and could make them lots of money as well. She smiled and nodded at the ideas when Rorie introduced the next topic and passed around some questionnaires.
She filled out paper as follows:
Name: Sonya Carlson
Favorite Bands/Singers: A few include Stephanie J Block, Andrew Rannells, and Laura Osnes
Preferred Music Type (to play): Show tunes
Preferred Music Type (to listen to): Show tunes
SINGING- answer these questions by just writing in the line below.
What is your vocal range?
E3-E6
How long can you hold your highest note?
Around 28 seconds
How long can you hold your lowest note?
Around 23 seconds
If you have any other information about your singing, please put it here.
Pretty big vocal range. Loves acting out songs and show tunes. Good belter and decent vibrato.
Sonya finished up the paper when she was satisfied. She was proud of her vocal range and technique and hoped she would get to sing a lot in this club. She got up and handed her paper to Rorie. "This is a really great club by the way. I can't wait to get to know everyone more," she smiled.
She filled out paper as follows:
Name: Sonya Carlson
Favorite Bands/Singers: A few include Stephanie J Block, Andrew Rannells, and Laura Osnes
Preferred Music Type (to play): Show tunes
Preferred Music Type (to listen to): Show tunes
SINGING- answer these questions by just writing in the line below.
What is your vocal range?
E3-E6
How long can you hold your highest note?
Around 28 seconds
How long can you hold your lowest note?
Around 23 seconds
If you have any other information about your singing, please put it here.
Pretty big vocal range. Loves acting out songs and show tunes. Good belter and decent vibrato.
Sonya finished up the paper when she was satisfied. She was proud of her vocal range and technique and hoped she would get to sing a lot in this club. She got up and handed her paper to Rorie. "This is a really great club by the way. I can't wait to get to know everyone more," she smiled.
"Life is never what you plan"
30 Sep 2018, 22:35
EnchantedSouls Meeting 1
Elena was glad that they liked her idea about the singagrams, the bake sale and a vote based concert were intriguing and fun ideas. Elena decided that this Stella girl was smart. She was very excited to become a member of the band, when she had told all her friends about it in her last owl message they had been happy for her, she hoped that Rorie might let her have a little bit of money to send back home. Home, such a foreign word in a place so far away, but looking around the room maybe home wasn't so far away after all. She had promised herself she wouldn't let herself make friends, or do anything that might be detrimental to her goals.
Name: Elena Puck Jones
Favorite Bands/Singers: Area 11, Ben Folds
Preferred Music Type (to play): Classic Rock/Pop
Preferred Music Type (to listen to): Classic Rock
SINGING
What is your vocal range? F3 to F5
How long can you hold your highest note? 3 seconds
How long can you hold your lowest note? 1 second
Elena tried to put the note down from memory. It seemed about right, Elena hoped it was. She didn't want to disappoint the leader, Rorie.
Name: Elena Puck Jones
Favorite Bands/Singers: Area 11, Ben Folds
Preferred Music Type (to play): Classic Rock/Pop
Preferred Music Type (to listen to): Classic Rock
SINGING
What is your vocal range? F3 to F5
How long can you hold your highest note? 3 seconds
How long can you hold your lowest note? 1 second
Elena tried to put the note down from memory. It seemed about right, Elena hoped it was. She didn't want to disappoint the leader, Rorie.
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I'm weak my love.
4 Oct 2018, 01:00
EnchantedSouls Meeting 1
Alexx leaned back in her chair, contemplating. She rubbed her chin a little bit, stretching her long legs out. "We could do something similar to singagrams but for the band. Street music, if you will. I have experience with those from back in Paris." Alexx spoke up, not making eye contact just yet. She was thinking.
Back when her family was low on money, her siblings and herself formed a street show. They had brought the New Orleans jazz to France, and people loved it. Though, it wasn't as if she had practiced her creole jazz on the regular. In fact, she hadn't touched a piece in many, many years...
"Jazz." She started, finally meeting Rorie's eye. "I can organize a jazz ensemble. People, professors specifically, may be likely to donate to young musicians." She then pulled out her folder of music, perusing her jazz section. She had sheets dating between the 1920s and 1940s, all unique in their own way. "All it'd take is a couple kids who are interested and willing to learn a little jazz." She said, shrugging.
It was harder than it sounded, unfortunately. You couldn't really teach jazz, as was really something you had to pick up over time. However, judging by all the great musicians that she had seen audition, she was sure it would be easier than she anticipated. "Plus," She started again. "I already have pre-printed sheet music, so we wouldn't have to worry about buying any."
Back when her family was low on money, her siblings and herself formed a street show. They had brought the New Orleans jazz to France, and people loved it. Though, it wasn't as if she had practiced her creole jazz on the regular. In fact, she hadn't touched a piece in many, many years...
"Jazz." She started, finally meeting Rorie's eye. "I can organize a jazz ensemble. People, professors specifically, may be likely to donate to young musicians." She then pulled out her folder of music, perusing her jazz section. She had sheets dating between the 1920s and 1940s, all unique in their own way. "All it'd take is a couple kids who are interested and willing to learn a little jazz." She said, shrugging.
It was harder than it sounded, unfortunately. You couldn't really teach jazz, as was really something you had to pick up over time. However, judging by all the great musicians that she had seen audition, she was sure it would be easier than she anticipated. "Plus," She started again. "I already have pre-printed sheet music, so we wouldn't have to worry about buying any."
chill babe. we're all bad in someone's story.
7 Oct 2018, 20:08
EnchantedSouls Meeting 1
"Yeah, that's great!" Rorie said enthusiastically. "A final thing we could do to raise money is maybe lessons for kids interested in learning how to play instruments. That could be fun and we might even get more people to join the band in the future!"
Collecting the slips with the musical information on them, Rorie was extremely satisfied with how the meeting had gone so far.
"So, I am going to work on organizing the roles of the band, we should have them by next week. If you didn't do the form, just fill it out and owl a copy to me or give it to me, just make sure I get it, as otherwise I won't be able to give you any big voice parts, you will only be able to do vocal backups until I get your slip, as I need to know your singing range so we can figure out how to harmonize, if that makes any sense."
"So, great job with the business today, you guys were extremely helpful! I'll see you next week, and we will begin practice. One thing is, if you are interested, try writing a song. It can be any genre, doesn't matter. Not homework, just for fun if you'd like. Now, go have some fun on this great weekend!"
The band members filed out and Rorie wrote all of her information on the board down in her notebook. It was a very successful meeting.
Collecting the slips with the musical information on them, Rorie was extremely satisfied with how the meeting had gone so far.
"So, I am going to work on organizing the roles of the band, we should have them by next week. If you didn't do the form, just fill it out and owl a copy to me or give it to me, just make sure I get it, as otherwise I won't be able to give you any big voice parts, you will only be able to do vocal backups until I get your slip, as I need to know your singing range so we can figure out how to harmonize, if that makes any sense."
"So, great job with the business today, you guys were extremely helpful! I'll see you next week, and we will begin practice. One thing is, if you are interested, try writing a song. It can be any genre, doesn't matter. Not homework, just for fun if you'd like. Now, go have some fun on this great weekend!"
The band members filed out and Rorie wrote all of her information on the board down in her notebook. It was a very successful meeting.
MEETING IS NOW CLOSED
If you didn't get to answer these things, I would really appreciate getting information. The fundraising ideas and stuff will be accepted if you have ideas, but the form is required in order to be able to sing in the band, for reasons Rorie stated before.
Also, if you have a discord, make sure you join the H.Io server, and private message me on discord or owl me through h.io so that I can add you to a band chat! My discord is rawriethomps.