Alecia Lawyer: Founding A Collaborative Orchestra: A Dream Orchestra For Musicians And The Community That Supports Them

What you'll hear: The commonly given advice she DID NOT take - and why that was the best decision she ever made What she learned from the start-up orchestras she worked with and how that shaped her vision for her own orchestra start-up The most important thing she looks at when choosing personnel for her orchestra - it’s actually *not* based entirely on how you play Her unique point of view on the MONEY conversation… asking for money and the role you have as a fundraiser in a founded group How her mission has evolved - her revolutionary view on what is important and what matters in growing a classical music organization TODAY To find out more about ROCO: http://roco.org/  https://www.facebook.com/rocohouston/ I want to thank Ficks Music for sponsoring Crushing Classical. When you’re looking for high quality sheet music, look no further than  https://www.ficksmusic.com/discount/CRUSH Use the link above to get 10% off your order!   Check out the new revolutionary tuner app DRONE TUNER on iOS. Available NOW for iPhone and iPad. Tune to REAL recorded instrument tones instead of machine-like sounds to work on intonation, sound concept and blend. The visual component of this tuner is also incredible, with a super-fast reaction time, it allows you to tune while playing a musical passage or using vibrato. It even allows you to tune chords! Get yours today: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/drone-tuner/id1326016622?ls=1&mt=8