Sound Tracks and Teams

As I work on the Easter drama script, I edit the sound tracks.  Most folks don't realize that sound tracks for the each choral song we use are usually divided up into 6 to 10 shorter tracks.  After I download those short tracks to my computer, I load them into my music editing program where I "glue" them together into one full track.  Then I go through and shorten the song or lengthen it, add instrumental sections for dialogue, and add sound effects (such as animal noises for a marketplace scene, or crickets for a night scene).  

One of the songs we're using this year had two different arrangements, and I like both of them, so I combined pieces of each arrangement and edited it down to one track.  It was time consuming, but the final outcome is beautiful and allows me to have a very moving scene fit the music.

Our Greeters Team and Reservations Team are working hard at figuring out how to communicate our policy for seating.  We have such large crowds that we have to have some very organized guidelines to make sure there's room for everyone.  Our Extras Team has met twice this week and continues to assign people to acting parts.  I'll have a meeting this Saturday with our Construction, Set Decoration, and Props Teams to discuss some new scenes that will affect our set.  Our Costume Team continues to go through props and costumes and repair and make arrangements for new things to be made. 

Choir rehearsal last night was great.  The drama Choir this year has a very beautiful sound...full and secure.  I'm enjoying teaching them the music.