Hi @apurva! I hope things are going well with you. Now that AUC’s break is ending we will likely hear from Nadine, hopefully confirming our upcoming proposed meeting time and date.
In the meantime, I have a few questions for you.
First, a little background…I am planning to send emails to colleges, conservatories and universities in California in which I propose concerts and workshops related to this resource. I’m hoping to give concerts (in which I will perform the original music from the book) with my colleague in LA, Philip. I’m also proposing workshops in which I teach students how to use the resource in their own practice and teaching. I hope to give these concerts and workshops in fall 2019 in California (since I will be on sabbatical from AUC). I think the timing is perfect, as I aspire to complete the resource by Sept. 1, 2019. In any event, I need to start contacting the programs now since most of them schedule fall 2019 activities at this time!
As part of the initial email to these programs, I’d like to include a link to the REBUS Community page and ultimately provide an overview of the resource. I’m sure the people I email will want to view a bit of the resource before agreeing to invite me to engage with their communities.
Currently I see two potential links, each with different issues. Which link do you recommend I send?
https://projects.rebus.community/project/duFXDJqjAoNpEU4iNhWDP3/sight-reading-for-guitar
OR
https://press.rebus.community/sightreadingforguitar/
The former has some outdated information on the outline, etc. If you recommend I send this one, I would like to update the information. How might I do that? Can you grant me editing access?
The second link seems to go directly into Pressbooks. I can see the entire resource (all 22 Units, etc) but maybe that is just because it recognizes my credentials. Can everyone currently view the resource via this link, or only me? Ultimately however, can this link display the Intro and a few units to people who don’t even have a Pressbooks account or approved access? If so, this might be the better option of the two for my current situation. What do you think?
If we can’t provide a link with a bit of Pressbooks viewing (or if you don’t recommend it at this time), can I offer that a few faculty at these institutions view the book in its current stage of development. Are you okay with that? If so, how might I facilitate that? Shall I email you (along with the interest faculty) to get them set up?
I realize this is a bit of a hassle. It would be so much easier if the book were already published at this time and I could simply provide a link to the completed book. But, at least this will inspire me to work hard all summer to complete the recordings and get the book published by Sept. 1, 2019. In the meantime, I will be so grateful if you could help me strategize how best to provide a preview/overview to the educators/musicians I intend to email in the coming weeks. - Thanks, Chelsea