notes.txt

Profiles
    screen name
    email addr (not shown)
    country/state/city
    self-description
    web link
    A user can have both a composer and performer profile
    
Composer profile
    instruments
        piano/organ/keyboards
        woodwinds
        strings
        brass
        percussion
        vocal
        other:

        solo
        solo with accompaniment
        ensemble
        specific:
    styles
        romantic
        modern
        post-modern
        minimalist
        atonal
        new age
    influences
        (list)
    difficulty level
        beginner
        intermediate
        adv intermediate
        advanced
    priorities (1 to 5)
        get pieces played
        get pieces heard by an audience
        get paid for performances
    license of compositions
        public domain
        CC license
        other license
    "signature" MP3
    links to scores, performances
        
performer profile
    instruments played
    difficulty levels: as above (per instrument)
    ensembles
        already part of
        would like to be part of
    styles, favorite composers, favorite pieces
    where do you perform or want to perform?
        none
        family/friends
        Groupmuse or other house concerts
        live streaming
        Online recordings (Youtube, Soundcloud)
        public concerts

        for each: how often?
    "signature" MP3
    links to performances etc.
        URL, text

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functions

friends

matching
    search by criteria
        instrument
        style
        level

        "or" within each, "and" among them,
        e.g. "(piano or violin) and (atonal or classical)"

        sorting search results
            number of matches
            proximity to me
            ratings

    recommendations
        least-recently viewed

rating
    a) rating as a composer/performer
    b) how relevant to me?

messaging
    private messages
    message boards
        composers seeking performers
        performers seeking composers
        questions about MusicMatch

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pages

mm_user.php
    show a user in detail
    comp, perf profiles
    links to message/rate them

mm_home.php
    home page for logged-in user
    summaries of comp, pref profiles; links to add or edit
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database

store stuff mostly in JSON and PHP variables
performer/ID
composer/ID

styles: [baroque, classical, romantic, impressionist, modern, new age, contemporary]

level: [beginner, intermediate, advanced, pro]

composer goals: played, heard, paid

Keep track of user views
    DB
        src, dst userid
        time
        comp or perf
    # of views as performer
    # of views as composer
ratings
    DB
        src, dst userid
        time
        comp or perf
        overall or relevance
    rating as performer
        overall (I'd want to listen to their playing)
        relevance to me (I'd want to play with or write for them)
    rating as composer
        overall (I'd want to listen to their compositions)
        relevance to me (I'd want to play their compositions)

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Where to deploy?

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general text for profile
    play solo, accompaniment, small/large ensembles

search results, other view:
    circle w/ you in middle
    names around you
    close = better match

ratings
    how much do you like music? (nonjudgemental)
    collaborative filtering
    grouping

negotiation

audio engineers: for composers rendering
    x voices Y package

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call 1/2722

my background

my music, groupmuse involvement

I'm looking for composers

I know composers looking for performers

music match
    profiles
    searching
    communication

groupmuse
    new pieces at groupmuses
    pay composers

race/gender questions

possible partners
CNMAT
composer databases:
iceorg.org
chambermusic america
https://www.musicbyblackcomposers.org/
https://www.composerdiversity.com/
New Music America: https://newmusicusa.org/

protection/hiding/locking
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1/28/22

Tags
    you can attach "tags" to other users:
        "like",
        "looks interesting",
        "get back to them",
        or whatever you want.
    your home page shows lists of tagged users
    tags are private (?)

notifications
    shown on home page, and delivered in optional daily/weekly email
    - you have a new message
    - new user you might be interested in
        because of profile or proximity
    - a user you tagged added a link
    - new post in a forum or thread
    goal: keep users involved, keep them coming back

forums:
    performers looking for performers
    performers looking for composers
    composers looking for performers
    piano and keyboard technology
    composing technology (score editors)
    composing: musical issues

Keeping track of the relationship between 2 users
    A viewed B's user page
        when?  how many times?
    A tagged B
    A sent B a message
    A replied to B's forum post
    How to store this?  JSON in file? DB? JSON in DB?
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1/30/22

The original idea is to hook up composers and performers.
But if we're going to bring together classical musicians,
we may as well think of ALL the ways they might want to interact,
and support as many ways as we easily can.

Use cases
    performer wants to find pieces to play
        create account
        do composer search
            only composers with scores online?
        get scores, or communicate with composer to request
            piece, request changes, etc.
        Notify performer if new composers arrive
    performer wants to find composers, commission a piece
    performer wants to ask composer about a particular piece
    performer wants to find (local) performers
        singer seeks accompanist or vice versa
        group (e.g. string quartet) seeks new member
        member seeks group
    composer wants to find performer to play piece
        create account
        do performer search
    composer wants to find performer to perform piece at a Groupmuse
        possibly local
        find vetted performer, send them message
    composer wants help with editing software (score editing/rendering etc.)
        create account
        browse message boards
    performer wants help with recording technology
        message board
    composer wants guidance or feedback on a composition, or in general
    performer/composer agree that a piece will be used in a groupmuse
        arrange for payment to composer

questions:
    composers: what editing software do you use?
        Musescore, Sibelius, Finale
    flag for composers saying whether they have scores online?
    require
        creating an account before doing search?
        creating a profile before doing search?
    flag for performer: vetted by Groupmuse
    provide a chat system?

performer groups
    string quartet, wind ensemble, choir, piano/violin duo etc.
    performers can be linked to a group,
        but the group has its own profile (styles, links etc.)
    composers can search for groups
    Implementation: each group is a user,
    with its own email addr and password.
    Linking a performer to a group:
        log in as group
        send invitation to performer
        performer accepts

concept: make pieces and recordings explicit
    In this model, MM knows about individual pieces and recordings of them.
    composers list compositions and provide scores
    performers can upload performances of them
    link the two together:
        a composer page shows list of pieces,
        and for each piece a list of recordings,
        with links to performer pages
    This is analogous to IMSLP, but we can do this better than IMSLP
    We could also let performers provide score markings (fingering, phrasing)
        as separate layers

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2/15/22
talk with Mosa
- I'll develop it on my own
- I'd like review/comments from you, Kyle, Dara etc. if possible
    - choice of name
    - list of style names, instruments, etc.
    - UI, features
- When it's done, need to get critical mass of both performers and composers
    can you announce to GM performers?
    referrals to composers groups would be great (I've learned of a couple)
- Eventually would be good to integrate into GM somehow.
    Would be good for me to have a chat with Kyle to discuss
    how to make this possible/easier

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"close" search criteria

I searcher is outside the US
    show only results from same country
else
    if searcher's zip code not recognized
        say that
        show results IN US
    else
        show only results with zip, and distance < 100 miles
        subtract distance from value
        show distance in result

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American Composers Orchestra:
https://americancomposers.org/
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Signup experience:

- home page: read blurb. click Join

- reg1.php: registration form (post)
    user name
    email address

- reg1.php: handler
    if user name is taken, complain
    if email is taken:
        if unverified, continue
        else complain
    else
        create user record, unverified
    send an email with 6-digit code, store in user rec
    send cookie with user auth
    redirect to reg2

- reg2: form
    we sent you a code; check spam folder
    enter code

- reg2.php handler
    check code, complain if wrong
    show form to finish reg
        password
        country
        postal code
        pass code,hidden

- reg3.php handler
    check code
    mark account as verified
    redirect to Intro page

make a version of get_logged_in_user() that checks verified.
if not, redirect to a variant of reg1.php
Use this in most places

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private messages

eventual; for starters
    just user/user
    simplify send form

"send message" link on
    user page (send msg to this user)
    ensemble.php (if member or founder)
        send message to ensemble members
    home page
        if have friends, "message friends"

in write message page,
   have add/change recipients button

add/change recipients page
    show current list of recipients w/ checkboxes
    "add user by name" field
    "add my friends" button
    "add ensemble members" button for each ensemble
    Update button
    "return to message" button
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search results

create a notification for a search if there are
new results since the last notification
Want a single "new search results" notification,
roughly once/week.
Link to "My searches" page

search table:
    create time
    user ID
    role/params
    params hash
    last viewed results
    last viewed time
    last rerun time
    last rerun #new results (relative to last viewed)
    unique(user ID, params hash)

When view search results
    create search record, or update existing
    rerun time = last viewed time = now

periodic rerun
    for each search for which last rerun time is old (week?)
        rerun search
        record time, results, #new results
        if new results
            create/update notification

"My searches" page
    list last viewed, search params, #new results
    delete "new search results" notification, if any
    View link
    delete button

View search page
    arg: search ID
    show results with new results at top
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Alpha testers

Ellie
    her composer friends
    her performer friends
        lewis patzner
Maryse
Chelsea
Monica
Lily
Brian Tang
Rich Kraft
    his contacts
Molly McCann
Mosa Tsay
Kyle Schmolze
Gareth Loy
    Jonathan
Robert Au
Weinberg

see alpha_email.txt

Beta
American Composers Orchestra
https://americancomposers.org/composers/

American Composers Forum
https://composersforum.org/

American Composers Alliance
https://composers.com/
shows the catalog of 350 obscure composers

PR:
Conservatories
Groupmuse
Facebook
Reddit
Twitter
UCB mus dept
opera companies
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Forums
News
Performers wanted
Composers wanted
Technology
The Lobby
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Teacher

profile:
You teach: instruments (coarse), theory, composition
Styles you teach: styles
Levels you teach: levels
Where: my place, your place, online
Introduction
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Ensemble type

currently, in composer profile, if you check an ensemble type
there's no way to indicate whether you also write solo music.
Or to search for composers that write music for solo instruments.

fix:
create
COMPOSE_FOR_LIST
This is ENSEMBLE_TYPE_LIST plus Solo

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SSL update:

back up:
letsencrypt/
apache2/
or all of etc/
scp -r
cp -r or -R

autoregen:
cron.d/certbot

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Monica 4/5/22:
use MM to create a mini-festival?
5 composers, 5 performers
themed

events/deadlines

simplify;
intro, 2 rep. pieces
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Mosa 4/12/22:

Demo/reaction
    simplify?

How to promote?
Can you suggest people I should cold-call about it?
Facebook, Twitter?
what did groupmuse do initially?

button to share on FB, twitter
    FB: need followers to be seen
    ads: can spend what you want; can target e.g. composers
email lapsed users?
    changes to site, last login time
    get in at the beginning
    help us build our community

other people
christopher richardson
daniel shapiro
robert schwartz
tim zhou
    z.timothy96@gmail.com
chiara bertogli
eric tran
joanna rozewska
phil covitz
esa-Matti
Eri

current people (call them):
tell your friends
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Ron:
"support" instead of "technician"

show "others" in popup

promote through BAMC

getting old compositions played
(non-compete with commissioning structures)

events: e.g. specific concert

sign up for MM -> get to perform at piano club

tech workers who are musical
Zach weiner
tim zhou
pam/mike fong
stock email cc me
music email list at google?
who else do I know?

local choirs
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PUT STUFF ON SOUNDCLOUD what stuff?
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As I see it, there are several scenarios for composer/performer interaction:

1) The performer "commissions" the composer to write a piece,
    i.e. the performer pays the composer

2) Similar to 1), but mediated by an organization,
    which pays the composer

3) Similar to 1), but no money is involved; the composer works for free

4) The performer discovers the composer,
    browses their existing compositions, and plays or performs some.

5) The composer discovers the performer,
    and tries to get the performer interested in playing
    existing compositions.

For a famous composer, only 1 and 2 are relevant.
But a non-famous composer may have lots of compositions
that have never been played.
For such a composer, the goal is probably to get their compositions played,
rather than to get paid for them.

The purpose of Music Match is to let people (e.g. composers and performers)
discover each other.
What happens after that is up to them.
So it supports all the above scenarios,
with an emphasis on 3-5.
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IMSLP
eguo@imslp.org  (Edward Guo: founder)

Sarah Cahill?
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Assoc chamber music players (acmp.net)
    offers a service similar (but weaker) than MM
    fancy wordpress-based web site

https://www.sfcivicmusic.org/
    SF civic comm orch

https://amateurmusic.org/info/
    lets people post various things