Virtual Live Concert Tutorial
There are three parts to every virtual live concert:
- Pre-concert video chat (~15 min)
- Concert stream (two sets of 20-25 minutes embedded on groupmuse.com; ~50 minutes)
- Post-concert q&a (~20+ min)
There are two essential roles (and one optional) for every virtual live concert:
- Performer: featured musician/s
- Staff Emcee: Groupmuse staff member moderating and handling the technical aspects of the Zoom platform
- Host (optional): invites friends to the concert and assists in guiding the socializing element
Order of Events
PRELIMINARY CHECK-IN
- Musician, Staff Emcee, and (optional) Host all meet in Zoom 15 minutes prior to the pre-concert video chat to discuss run-of-show
- Attendees arriving early will be directed to the waiting room
- Emcee and musician exchange phone numbers in order to communicate during the livestream
PRE-CONCERT VIDEO CHAT
- Emcee lets attendees in from the waiting room and continues to do so as needed, greeting everyone as they come in (all guests should be muted [with option to unmute themselves] upon arrival)
- Emcee introduces themselves and gives a basic zoom orientation, discusses what Groupmuse is (including Groupmuses's community standards), sets timing expectations, and provides the link to pay the musician(s)
- The Staff Emcee/Host introduces the musician, and gives the musician space to interact with their audience
- Audience members are invited to share their name and location
- If there is a host, they might briefly talk a little bit about their own experience with groupmuse and/or the musician and/or what led them to be an virtual host
CONCERT
- Emcee provides the link to the concert in the Zoom chat, texts the musicians to go live, and mutes all attendees
- Emcee explains they will be available to take any questions and comments from attendees via the Zoom chat
- Emcee encourages attendees to share comments about the pieces/performance via the Zoom or Youtube chat
- Musicians perform, taking a two-to-five minute intermission
- At intermission, emcee checks in with attendees via Zoom to acknowledge the break and makes a contribution reminder, posting the payment link again in the chat
POST-CONCERT Q&A
- Emcee asks everyone to unmute to clap together for the musician
- Emcee mutes everyone, stating that attendees can unmute themselves to ask a question OR type it into the chatbox for the emcee/host to read outloud to the musician(s)
- After ~20 minutes of Q&A, the emcee/host will make one final contribution reminder and signs off
- That’s a wrap!