1. Motivated by community
1.1. Outside community
1.1.1. Very supportive
1.1.2. Death Tones
1.1.2.1. Concert together
1.1.2.2. collaboration
1.1.3. Warblers
1.1.4. Adding diversity
1.2. Inside Community
1.2.1. Group of guys
1.2.1.1. Unity
1.2.2. Talented group
1.2.3. Special sound
1.2.3.1. Harmony/Music
1.2.3.2. Unity
2. Elements to add other groups
2.1. Jamming
2.1.1. Getting to know each other more
2.2. Stronger sectionals and leaders
2.3. More student involvement
2.3.1. Trying music on their own
2.4. Rehearsal Flow
2.4.1. Communication
2.4.2. Accordion style rehearsal
3. Motivated by opportunity
3.1. Group members pick songs
3.2. Music on their own terms
3.3. More freedom
3.4. Arranging even w/ little experience
3.4.1. Collaboration
3.5. Leading w/ little experience
3.6. Music Education
3.6.1. Participants all ME
3.6.1.1. Opportunity to practice technique
3.6.1.1.1. Rehearsal management
3.6.1.2. Learn new techniques
3.6.1.2.1. Part teaching strategies
3.6.1.2.2. Learning through difficulties
3.7. Learn more about the a capella
3.8. YOU CAN BE FIRST!
4. Motivated by Legacy
4.1. Some founders still in group
4.1.1. See group last beyond their departure
4.2. Westminster Choir College
4.2.1. Living up to name
5. Favorite Performance
5.1. Performing incoming freshmen
5.2. Stan "Hey Their Delilah Solo"
5.2.1. Forgot words/Crowd helped
5.3. MMM "You'll Be in My Heart"
6. Favorite Rehearsal
6.1. When member suggest idea that goes well
6.2. "Just Haven't Met You Yet" unity/harmony locked
6.3. Resurrection rehearsal/Gary's election
7. Obstacles to group productivity
7.1. Time
7.1.1. Were having 11pm rehearsals at one point
7.1.2. Juggling school extracurricular goes first
7.1.3. Finding a meeting time for 16 people
7.2. Male ego
7.3. Poor leadership (Stan)
7.4. Balancing leadership w/ friendship
7.4.1. Having to cut friends from group
7.5. Outside drama
7.6. Lack of ownership
7.6.1. Strong dependency on piano part playing
7.6.1.1. Teaching music by rote
7.7. More structure
7.7.1. Lack of leadership leads to waste of time
8. Reheasals
8.1. Difficulty finding meeting time
8.2. Wednesdays from 9:30-10:30
8.2.1. Sometimes run over
8.3. Dysfunctional (Stan)
8.3.1. Poor leadership
8.3.1.1. Leader not taking charge of music
8.4. Usually run 1 to 2 pieces
8.5. Focused
8.5.1. Go straight to problem spot and polish
8.5.2. Tarantino style
8.5.3. Getting to meat of arrangement
8.5.3.1. Rewarding everyone with sound
8.5.3.2. Little stops
8.5.4. Ownership
9. Song Selection
9.1. They pick their own songs
9.1.1. Songs they like from radio
9.1.2. Songs they have done with past choirs
9.2. Outsiders give them songs
10. Favorite Artists
10.1. Rock
10.1.1. Daft Punk
10.1.2. Gorillaz
10.1.3. Darkness
10.1.4. My chemical romance
10.1.5. Fall Out Boy
10.1.6. Panic of the Disco
10.1.7. Sublime
10.2. Pop
10.2.1. Jason Mraz
10.2.2. Maroon 5
10.2.3. Beatles
10.2.4. Kesha
10.2.5. Lady Gaga
10.2.6. Lord (New Zealand)
10.3. Classical Pianists
10.3.1. Evgeny Kissin
10.3.2. Martha Argerich
10.3.3. George Boyle
10.3.4. Emmanuel Ax
10.4. Hip Hop
10.4.1. Jay-Z
10.5. Jazz
10.5.1. Charlie Parker
10.5.2. Miles Davis
10.6. A Capella
10.6.1. Committed
10.6.2. Pentatonics
10.7. Dub Step
10.7.1. Scrillex
10.8. R&B
10.8.1. Marvin Gaye
10.8.2. Jackson 5
11. Dream Job
11.1. HS or College Choir Condcutor
11.2. Conducting professional ensemble
11.3. Professional Performer
11.3.1. Singing in Bach Revival
11.4. Songwriting Teacher
11.4.1. Teach kids to use garageband
11.4.1.1. letting kids try on their own terms