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Saturday, October 23rd, 2010
We are thrilled to have compiled a very comprehensive and user-friendly manual documenting the latest version of Velvet Singer! Sink your teeth into these 100 pages of information and you will know all there is to know about working with Velvet Singer.
You can download the user manual directly from our website. It is also included in the latest installation package inside of the Documentation folder.
The user manual will help you gain a basic understanding of how to use Velvet Singer. You will learn how to create records, navigate between modules and print reports. We guarantee that if you make even a moderate commitment to working with this powerful tool, you will quickly gain proficiency.
We have compiled your questions into this manual. So it can also serve to answer Frequently Asked Questions about installation, registration and navigation.
Customer service is our number one priority so please do not hesitate to contact us for help. We welcome calls, emails and instant messages. We help many of our new customers over the phone ranging from the initial installation and setup of repertoire to more advanced topics such as configuring your email or calendar sync. We are here to help!
Table of Contents
Introduction
- Welcome
- How to Contact Us
- Operating System Requirements
Installation
- Download
- Move the Zip File
- Unzip/Extract the File
- Folder Orientation
- Launch Velvet Singer
Initial Setup
- Expand Pop-Up Windows
- License Agreement
- Enter Customer Information
Setup Steps
- Audition Repertoire
- Resume Data Entry Form
- Professional Contacts
- Lessons and Coachings
- Reports Preview
- Tutorial
Navigation
- Main Menu
- Module Layout Toggle
- Dashboard
- Go To Related Records
- Four Standard Layouts
Working With Data
- Editing Data
- Adding New Records
- Deleting Records
- Working With Data In Portals
- Finding Records
- Sorting Records
Modules
- Journal Module
- Auditions Module
- Repertoire Module
- Contacts Module
- Trends Module
- Email Module
- Finances Module
- Projects Module
- Events Module
Initial Close
- Weekly Opener
- Alias / Desktop Shortcut
- Usage Logging
- Backups
- Restore From Backup
Registration
- Purchasing A License Key
- Enter License Code
- Two Computers
- Two Singers Sharing One Computer
- Lost License Keys
- Transfer to New Computer
Administration
- Main Menu Buttons
- General Settings
Email Settings
- Gmail Settings
- Yahoo, AOL, Hotmail
- Check Mail
- Check Email Timer
Calendar Settings
- Google™ Calendar Syncing
- Account Activation
- Enter Settings
- Sync Events
Appendix
- Glossary of Terms
- Speed Keys
- Reports
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Saturday, October 23rd, 2010
Dana Brown‘s graduate seminar is one of the finest courses of its type across the country. As I travel around to many music schools, I schools I inquire about how they handle this business of singing material. Few have as good of an answer as the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University.
Dr. Brown developed a two-semester course specifically designed for singers and required for graduation from the Master’s degree program called “Topics for the Professional Singer.” He continues to keep his material on the cutting-edge by involving outside guests and tailoring assignments to the needs of the class.
“Topics for the Professional Singer is a graduate seminar designed to help the aspiring singer make the leap into professional work. Topics are chosen in order to cover the musical, physical, psychological and business aspects of being a professional musician. This course includes teaching by guest artists.”
We were thrilled Roosevelt University decided to directly involve Velvet Singer Software into their curriculum as required “Courseware” purchased through the school bookstore. With this relationship, we are able to accomplish so much in such a quick amount of time. This represents a huge victory for the singers.
- Now we can reach those students that might otherwise not engage with this material. Organization and planning is for everyone — especially for those that are naturally less gung-ho.
- We can “teach a man to fish.” Dr. Brown’s assignments now come alive. Rather than asking only singers to prepare a repertoire list, we also leave the students with a dynamic and powerful skill set to keep their repertoire list updated throughout their careers!
- We are able to introduce new high-technology elements into the curriculum. It is not a paper world anymore and Velvet Singer Courseware helps schools take the leap.
Powerful Homework Assignment
With Velvet Singer Courseware, we were able to create a homework assignment including submission of these five reports:
- Professional Contacts
- Repertoire summarized by Repertoire Type and Status
- Audition Selections summarized by Season
- Career Journal submissions
- Coaching, Lesson and Practice Session Journal submissions
The students truly rose to the challenge and impressed their teacher by submitting far more than the minimum requirements of this assignment. This course (with the help of Velvet Singer Courseware) is one of the most important steps toward organizing and empowering these budding careers!
Tags: Auditions, Contacts, Courseware, Dana Brown, Email, Repertoire, Reports, Roosevelt, Seminars, Training
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Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
This release adds a few new reports and the ability to email more than 5 pages of any report directly from Velvet Singer. If you select to email a report that is longer that five pages, the system will immediately prompt you. After you select which of your professional contacts to email, the system will navigate you to a batch of email drafts.
At the request of several customers, we built a special report showing the detailed journal entries for each audition including the repertoire requirements, selections and status. The result is a very simple yet powerful repertoire “one-sheet” useful for sharing with voice teacher or vocal coaches.
Now as you configure your settings (such as your calendar or email settings), the system will record any success or errors to a simple usage log. This can greatly improve the quality of your communication between you and your Velvet Singer support team!
Tags: Auditions, Email, Journal, Releases, Repertoire, Reports, Selections, Status
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Saturday, October 2nd, 2010
The best way to understand what Velvet Singer Software can do for you is to check out this PDF. It shows the main menu and several modules including the popular repertoire module with sample reports.
When you are done having a peak, don’t forget to come back to Download Your Free Trial!
Tags: Auditions, Contacts, Email, Expenses, Features, Finances, Goals, Income, Journal, Journal Forms, Main Menu, Repertoire, Reports
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Friday, January 8th, 2010
Are you keeping your fans in the loop?
You have probably often heard it said that your contacts are your most valuable asset. With Velvet Singer you can easily send a sleek bulk email to your friends, family, and professional contacts. Pick from many reports or announcement templates to make your most important task a synch.
Send your repertoire list to your coach, send your financial reports home to Dad, fire off a schedule of concerts to your friends.
Velvet Singer can also read and sort email. Have you ever spent stressful moments before an audition searching for directions and repertoire requirements? Never again with Velvet Singer.
Velvet Singer Movie
Tags: Contacts, Email, Features, Finances, Gmail, Repertoire, Stakeholders
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Sunday, November 8th, 2009
Welcome to an Automated Velvet Singer
What is the best time of the week for you to work on managing your career? Perhaps it is right now. When do you put on the managerial hat, send applications, log expenses?
Now Velvet Singer will automatically open at a regular weekly time of your choosing. In windows, Velvet Singer creates a Scheduled Task, on a Mac, Velvet Singer adds a repeating reminder to your iCal. You can edit that time as you wish (some chose to make it bi-weekly). Velvet Singer pops open and proceeds to ask you a few questions about emails that have come in, new items in your calendar, and coachings and lessons that have transpired. Simply answer the questions, and you are well on your way to an organized career.
I thought it might seem a little “naggy” to users, but this feature has gotten an amazing response. It is very simple, but seems to really make a difference.
Tags: Automated Opener, Coachings, Email, Google Calendar, iCal, Lessons, Releases
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