After, oh, about 10 years of dancing, I have quite a few numbers I have performed. For each, there is a single CD (labelled appropriately); but, the problem is that they were all mixed in with my "listening music." I couldn't find them quickly. And, when a show mandates that my music be LESS than a certain time limit, finding "just the right music" is daunting.
After, saved by a shoebox and some index cards.* Fancy, eh? All I did was put my music all in one spot. They were already (mostly) in paper sleeves to ID them as show music. A quick run through allowed me to put the ones in sleeves that were not all ready in them, sort them by duration (less than 3 minutes, less than 4 minutes, etc.) AND, it allowed me to pull aside the ones that were actually (gasp!) ROUTINES! Being retentive, I did put them in order of length, shortest to longest within each category.
And in front, you will find the little CD cases I made with a label on them to make transport more secure.
And yes, for all you geeks out there wondering about my sort by time method, I was, in fact, channeling this:
*Well, at least my performance music is saved. The rest will require another day. ;)
I am stealing this idea! Stealing it, I tell you!
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