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Activity Summary:
To provide more specialized training sessions, the electronic convention
planning team (e-Team) decided to offer a musical smorgasbord. Judy Dillard
has arranged with the hotel to provide a buffet luncheon between 11:30 and
1:30 on both days so the conventioneers are able to select from numerous
educational opportunities. Feel free to mix and match optional activities
for fun and variety. Each session is restricted to 15 minutes (2 minutes
to change tables) and 12 to 15 participants each. |
| Simultaneous
Mini Lecture Topics and Facilitators |
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(10-minute presentation and 3 minutes for
questions and answers)
- Accordion care and maintenance Dick
Albreski
Dick will give recommendations
on the everyday care of accordions, discuss some early warning signs
of potential accordion problems, give a brief demo on the internal working
parts of an accordion, answer any related questions pertaining to the
accordion.
Dick owns and operates 'JUST ACCORDIONS' in Oklahoma City and he is
the president of the OKLAHOMA ACCORDION CLUB.
- Marketing yourself Oliver Delaney
Many believe that publicity is marketing, or it's free advertising,
or even selling yourself or program; and for that reason marketing is
often the most misunderstood. Marketing concerns itself with all phases
of delivering your music to the ears of your audience: developing the
program, pricing your services, locating places to deliver your program
and knowing your audience. Bring your personal promotional material
and ideas for a professional evaluation given by Oliver.
Oliver Delaney, of Oklahoma City, was born and raised in Ireland. As
a young man he moved to New York. Drafted into the U.S. Army during
the Vietnam War, he landed in Oklahoma and continued thereafter to make
his home there. As the President of the Oklahoma Malt Beverage Association
for the past 18 years, he has directed the state beer wholesalers Public
Relations and Government Affairs programs.
- Assembling a program Jackie Cook
Jackie will be discussing how we plan our choice of selections for the
different situations we play. We ("Ancient Spirit") perform
3 nights a week in a large German restaurant. We also play in several
retirement centers around town. We soon will be playing in an Italian
restaurant where we will be strolling as we perform our music. I look
forward to sharing our experience with the conventioneers.
- Toastmasters organization Toastmaster
The "fear of speaking in public" is often listed as one of
our greatest fears! It is also a fact that many musicians are expected
to be great public speakers, but very few accordionists are comfortable
speaking in public. Once again, the Texas Accordion Association is first
to offer unique professional training for the accordion world.
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| Simultaneous
Roundtable Discussions |
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(3-minute opening and 10 minutes for discussion)
- Accordion conventions, attractions and
distractions Norman Seaton, President of the TAA
- Monthly meetings (starting, maintaining,
and reviving) Greg Klugiewicz, Dallas Coordinator
- Pricing jobs (on-going restaurant jobs
vs. private parties) Sharon Seaton
- Finding accordion resources (teachers,
accordions, web) Arleen Faulkner
- Newsletters (Display of accordion newsletters
from all clubs) No facilitator - just display & discussion (All
accordion organizations are encouraged to send sample copies of their
newsletters and other promotional material for this display) Send display
material to: Greg Klugiewicz, 1410 Bluebird Lane, Garland, TX, 75042
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| Texas
Tradition - On-Going Jam Sessions |
| On-Going Jam Sessions
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the tradition started by the Texas Accordion Association, the "on-going
jam session" will again be a favorite convention feature. The jam
session consists of various small groups that take shape as players get
together informally during the mid-day smorgasbord and after the Friday
and Saturday night concerts. All acoustic accordions, whether diatonic,
piano, or chromatic, are encouraged to join in, along with simple percussion
instruments. No complete drum sets or MIDI instruments are allowed.
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| Texas
Tradition - Accordion Dealer's Showcase |
| Accordion Dealers' Showcase
One of the convention's highlights is always
the Accordion Dealers' Showcase. A number of accordion and music dealers
will be represented at the 2002 Convention. Each dealer will be set up
in his or her own display room, in order that convention participants
may try the various brands of accordions available for purchase. This
is a unique and invaluable opportunity for those who are in the market
for a new accordion!
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| Texas
Tradition - Accordion Swap Shop |
| Accordion Swap Shop
The Accordion Swap Shop is a great way to
sell your old accordion to make way for the new one you want to buy at
the convention! Bring your accordion and display it in the Swap Shop room.
It is the owner's responsibility to determine the price and to take care
of the accordion. The owner should also post the price on the accordion
with a short description of the accordion (i.e., age, number of reeds,
quality of reeds if known--handmade, hand finished, etc.)
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