From: Ðào Minh Tâm [daot@lawrence.edu]
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 12:49 AM
To: Alumni
Subject: Request: alumni contact list
Dear Alumni Relations,
I am a student in the Entrepreneurship in the Arts and Society (Econ 180) course. For the class project, a group of students, including me, are aiming to build a network between graduating musicians and alumni who are currently living in big cities in the Midwest. As many graduating music majors face the difficulty of finding a sufficient practice space and/or instrument after they just graduated from Lawrence, we hope to connect them with alumni who may be willing to open their homes to host/ provide these seniors with the necessary practice spaces or instruments.
We hope Alumni Relations can help provide us with a contact list (name, email address, phone number) of alumni who
(1) are currently living in one of these cities: Madison, Twin Cities, Chicago, Milwaukee
and
(2) graduated from LU with a music-related major (music performance, composition, music education, etc...) OR (3) are working in the fields related to music.
If you have any question about the project, please feel free to contact me
We are looking forward to your cooperation.
Thank you very much
Friday, April 23, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Business Networking Page on Facebook
To do list:
1. Create Facebook Page
2. Take headshots, gather quotes, print on brightly colored paper
3. Search for Alumni contacts in Madison, Milwaukee, Chicago, & the Twin Cities
4. Write email draft for Alumni
1. Create Facebook Page
2. Take headshots, gather quotes, print on brightly colored paper
3. Search for Alumni contacts in Madison, Milwaukee, Chicago, & the Twin Cities
4. Write email draft for Alumni
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Brainstorming
I have been trying to think of a clever name for our project and I was wondering what you thought of this name..."The Poor Musician" Other suggestions that Sammi & Caitlin came up with..."The Homeless Musician." I just don't want people to confuse this website/place with a homeless center. haha
Also I found this through a google space...looks like someone in Austin, TX had a similiar idea.
http://www.musicgym.com/austin/music-rehearsal-rooms/index.php
They called their music lounge "The Music Gym" which I kinda like.
ALSO look at this yelp! I found. Proof that this idea is needed.
http://www.yelp.com/topic/boston-music-practice-rooms-with-piano
Also I found this through a google space...looks like someone in Austin, TX had a similiar idea.
http://www.musicgym.com/austin/music-rehearsal-rooms/index.php
They called their music lounge "The Music Gym" which I kinda like.
ALSO look at this yelp! I found. Proof that this idea is needed.
http://www.yelp.com/topic/boston-music-practice-rooms-with-piano
Monday, April 19, 2010
"Realizing" Our Idea
Here is a summary of what we discussed in the meeting with Adam today:
The main concern in this meeting was that it would be difficult creating something tangible from our original idea, to create a practice space available which would cultivate a community of musicians. Like we said before, starting a coffee shop is a huge undertaking in itself, and finding the space, sound proof material, pianos, security, etc. with limited funds is much bigger than a 6 week project.
The first question Adam asked is whether an organization like this already exists (we weren't sure...). This is something we definitely need to look into.
Adam also stressed that when "realizing" this project, we should be thinking that we take this idea and create something that has some kind of value for society. That is, create something in the world that didn't exist before us.
We mentioned the ideas we had in creating a website that would show a mock set up of practice rooms and space, the marketing idea we discussed last meeting (photographs of "homeless" or "soon-to-be-homeless" musicians with a blurb about this problem), and bounced a new idea off of him. Before the meeting we briefly discussed keeping the focus on the community of musicians and perhaps create a network or kind of consulting group that would help musicians find practice space in different areas.
Aubree brought up the idea of "couch surfing" (http://www.couchsurfing.org) and thought maybe we could come up with something similar - practice room surfing, homeless musician surfing - creating a network that could help you find a place where you could practice. We would still have the long term goal in mind, but work small scale until then.
Some of the issues with this idea are 1) building a website (who could do it, payment, etc.) 2) the security issues behind it. How could we insure that the information of those using the site would be protected? 3) Who would maintain this site after the course is over?
The last thing we discussed was in regard to the security issue of this site. To scale this idea down even more, perhaps it might help to test out this idea with Lawrence students, faculty, and alumni. Adam basically said that people are more willing to help and trusting if they know that its within the security of the Lawrence community.
Did I forget anything? Please comment if I did, or if I misinterpreted something...
Either way, we should meet about this and fast!
...Sammi
The main concern in this meeting was that it would be difficult creating something tangible from our original idea, to create a practice space available which would cultivate a community of musicians. Like we said before, starting a coffee shop is a huge undertaking in itself, and finding the space, sound proof material, pianos, security, etc. with limited funds is much bigger than a 6 week project.
The first question Adam asked is whether an organization like this already exists (we weren't sure...). This is something we definitely need to look into.
Adam also stressed that when "realizing" this project, we should be thinking that we take this idea and create something that has some kind of value for society. That is, create something in the world that didn't exist before us.
We mentioned the ideas we had in creating a website that would show a mock set up of practice rooms and space, the marketing idea we discussed last meeting (photographs of "homeless" or "soon-to-be-homeless" musicians with a blurb about this problem), and bounced a new idea off of him. Before the meeting we briefly discussed keeping the focus on the community of musicians and perhaps create a network or kind of consulting group that would help musicians find practice space in different areas.
Aubree brought up the idea of "couch surfing" (http://www.couchsurfing.org) and thought maybe we could come up with something similar - practice room surfing, homeless musician surfing - creating a network that could help you find a place where you could practice. We would still have the long term goal in mind, but work small scale until then.
Some of the issues with this idea are 1) building a website (who could do it, payment, etc.) 2) the security issues behind it. How could we insure that the information of those using the site would be protected? 3) Who would maintain this site after the course is over?
The last thing we discussed was in regard to the security issue of this site. To scale this idea down even more, perhaps it might help to test out this idea with Lawrence students, faculty, and alumni. Adam basically said that people are more willing to help and trusting if they know that its within the security of the Lawrence community.
Did I forget anything? Please comment if I did, or if I misinterpreted something...
Either way, we should meet about this and fast!
...Sammi
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Mission Statements For All!
So we drafted a first attempt at a mission statement in the hopes that it might clarify how the rest of the term should progress. This is what we came up with so far - I'm sure it will change over time but I think it's start.
We believe music should be accessible and so, in addition to a physical practice space, we also seek to cultivate a relationship with the broader community, making connections outside the immediate network of musicians by giving our customers the opportunity for live performance in our facilities. This series of performances will give younger musicians valuable experience, while granting more established groups a bit of publicity, all while giving the gift of music to anyone, musician and non-musician alike.
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