WMAS NEWS UPDATE
November 1, 2020
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Hello WMAS members and friends!
We hope you’re well and continuing to stay safe!
Our annual Oktoberfest was a little different this year, just like everything else is. It took place via Zoom on October 18 and featured performances by a number of our members. There may also have been food, drink, and dancing in our respective homes, but alas, we couldn’t share any of that. Following the open mic, Peter DiGiovanni played songs from the Sound of Music for the “Name That Tune” game we’ve been enjoying at some of our recent meetings, and Joe Kulick won this time, with 11 correct answers out of 12 songs.
Our next meeting will be two weeks from now, on Sunday, November 15. Because it conflicts a bit with a concert organized by Mary Tokarski, the doors won’t open until 4 pm, and the meeting will start a little late. Please let us know if you’ll be attending and if you’d like to sign up to play for us for 5 minutes. If you’re interested in Mary’s concert, please contact her directly at mary.tokarski@comcast.net.
As usual, please let us know, too, if you need help with Zoom settings. And if you haven’t already, please check this out: https://blog.zoom.us/high-fidelity-music-mode-professional-audio-on-zoom/.
Planning Ahead
Looking ahead to our December meeting -- a Zoom holiday gathering -- we would like to have a virtual orchestra in addition to the usual open mic. Please let us know asap if you think you’d like to participate in the orchestra; this helps us plan.
We will be sending out MP3s and instructions in the next few days; please let us know if you need them but don’t receive them. We realize that this will be a learning curve for many if not of all of us, but it should be fun!
See you soon!
Check out the WMAS website: www.washingtonaccordions.org
Our mailing address is:
accordionsociety@verizon.net or peter@musicisforever.com
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We hope you’re well and continuing to stay safe!
Our annual Oktoberfest was a little different this year, just like everything else is. It took place via Zoom on October 18 and featured performances by a number of our members. There may also have been food, drink, and dancing in our respective homes, but alas, we couldn’t share any of that. Following the open mic, Peter DiGiovanni played songs from the Sound of Music for the “Name That Tune” game we’ve been enjoying at some of our recent meetings, and Joe Kulick won this time, with 11 correct answers out of 12 songs.
Our next meeting will be two weeks from now, on Sunday, November 15. Because it conflicts a bit with a concert organized by Mary Tokarski, the doors won’t open until 4 pm, and the meeting will start a little late. Please let us know if you’ll be attending and if you’d like to sign up to play for us for 5 minutes. If you’re interested in Mary’s concert, please contact her directly at mary.tokarski@comcast.net.
As usual, please let us know, too, if you need help with Zoom settings. And if you haven’t already, please check this out: https://blog.zoom.us/high-fidelity-music-mode-professional-audio-on-zoom/.
Planning Ahead
Looking ahead to our December meeting -- a Zoom holiday gathering -- we would like to have a virtual orchestra in addition to the usual open mic. Please let us know asap if you think you’d like to participate in the orchestra; this helps us plan.
We will be sending out MP3s and instructions in the next few days; please let us know if you need them but don’t receive them. We realize that this will be a learning curve for many if not of all of us, but it should be fun!
See you soon!
Check out the WMAS website: www.washingtonaccordions.org
Our mailing address is:
accordionsociety@verizon.net or peter@musicisforever.com
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