Helping 2013

I interviewed Brittany Ho on Tuesday April 24th during elective.

(1) What ideas do you have for your senior project and why?
Honestly, I’m not planning on coming back senior year, so I haven’t put much thought in it, but if I did stay, I would choose concert production or social work. I would choose concert production because it would be fun and social work because that’s what I want my career to be and I know it would look good on my college applications if they see I’ve been working on stuff like that.

Roz (Feedback): I think concert production would be good because you have the resources for it, but social work would be a little more challenging unless you have someone in mind that could help you with that.

(2) What do you plan to do to complete the 10 hours of service learning (working with an expert) which is due prior to senior year starting? Note: They also have to complete the 50 hours during the school year.
Well, like I stated in the previous statement, I'm not planning on coming back to iPoly. So obviously, I haven't given much thought to how I'm going to do that. I really have no idea. 

Roz (Feedback): Well if you do concert production, My dad can always help. And since you have Glass House connections, there’s other people there that can make the project easy like they did for me.

(3) What do you hope to see or expect to see when watching the class of 2012 present their two hour presentations?
I hope see some pretty interesting topics, nothing boring please. If I'm going to be sitting around, watching a presentation for two hours, I would hope that it would be entertaining or informative.

Roz (Feedback): Just go into them with an open mind. Last year, I didn’t want to watch them either and the first one I watched (Matt Briggs’s) completely blew me away and made me automatically interested in the project. I saw a lot of good ones, so you should have a good time.

(4) What questions do they have about senior project? What additional recommendations would you give the 2013 student about senior project? Be specific and note what you told them.
I think the whole point of it is to learn how to back up your opinions with factual evidence. I thought it was actually really fun. It’s especially gratifying to know that you’ve done a good job all year and didn’t give up like some of your friends. The key is just to pick something you either really like or have connections with. I think that’s the only flaw in the system. You can’t just pick anything. I would’ve loved to do a senior project on cake decorating or baking, but I didn’t want to end up changing everything about my project like so many people had to do. And Stay at iPoly! It's worth it.

Fourth Interview Questions

1. Aside from technology, how have tours changed over the years?
2. What kinds of venues have you worked at before?
3. How important do you think a band-venue relationship is?
4. What are some things that are unique to The Glass House as a venue?
5. What is most important in producing a successful concert?
6. What are some major differences between large scale and medium scale concert?
7. In your opinion, what is the most effective technique in promoting a concert?
8. How do acoustics of a venue affect the concert experience?
9. What specific aspects make a concert unsuccessful?
10. What are some valuable skills that you've learned from working at The Glass House?
11. What are some negative experiences that you've had with touring bands?
12. How important do you think concert promotion is?
13. What are some things to consider when creating a band lineup?
14. How can stage effects help and hurt a performance?
15. Which is your favorite venue that you have worked at?
16. What kind of things have gone wrong during shows at The Glass House?
17.What is the most important thing to consider when choosing a venue?
18. What was the most successful event that you've worked at? What made it successful?
19. How have advances in technology affected your experiences in concert production?
20. What are some key factors to producing a successful concert?

Third Interview Questions

#1. What is most important in producing a successful concert? Why?
#2. What are some positive experiences that you've had at The Glass House?
#3. How do you think the variety of bands affects the success of the venue?
#4. What are some valuable skills that you've learned from working in the record store?
#5. On a scale of 1-10, how important do you think flyers are to a concert? Why?
#6. What are some negative experiences that you've had at The Glass House?
#7. How do you think location of the venue affects attendance? Is The Glass House in a sound location?
#8. What are some valuable skills that you've learned from passing out flyers?
#9. In your opinion, what are the key factors to a successful concert? Why?
#10. What are some things that are unique to The Glass House as a venue?

Second Interview Questions

For the second interview, I will be using the sample questions:

1. What is your educational background?   And how has it helped you in your job?

2. What is your work experience?  And how has it helped you in your job?

3. What is the most important thing you have done in this job and why?  

4. What is some background information about the organization or company you will be working with? 

5. How many years have you been in the field and why do you like the job you have?  

Interview Check

For my first interview, I will be interviewing my father, Dennis Thorbourn. I want to interview him because he has worked in concert production for several years and he can offer me his perspective on how to produce a successful concert. In addition to the five required questions, I could ask him:
-In all of your years of concert production, what are the top three most successful concerts you have seen?
-On a scale of 1 to 10, how important do you think the audio engineer is in the production process?