Jerry Jackman Blog - week of 20 July 2015

     I finished the ChoralClub slips for a June packet to include a description for each of the four titles in the release: one version of the slip for club members, one for dealers, and another for reviewers.

     While I worked, a new choral piece Missionary Medley by Chemain Evans and Ryan Eggett was delivered from our printer. We stopped production on the ChoralClub slip, and added this important new piece to the document—expanding the June release packet to create a five title June/July combined release.

     As of today, Abigail Anne Jackman is officially my assistant assistant. She will take over when Heidi is away.

     This is her second summer serving on our staff. It is a joy to have my granddaughter working with me in editorial—plus, she is a precise helper. I can trust her.

     Abigail commenced expanding the previously-prepared release package with the new title.

     Next, she and I discussed technique details of scanning from our archive.

     We scoured through the archive files which we had on hand for each volume of the Hymn Preludes for Organ series scrutinizing them for quality.

     Abby then scanned Book Five by herself. 

     She did a perfect job.

     In the afternoon, I took home a dozen sales reports and contracts from Carole and created Royalty Schedules for our newest titles. These documents record exactly our understanding with the writers— including royalty rates, shares, and each party's contributions and responsibilities.

     We maintain a product file for each title which contains the royalty schedule, the royalty agreement, a copy of the first edition of the work, and, if possible, the original manuscript. This was Carole's creation. I don't know what ever did without this file. Many times, like today, we have gone to this product folder for an early edition to scan in order to restore it. If there is ever confusion over what our or the writer's intent was, ostensibly, we can go to the product file for the answer.

Jerry Jackman Blog - week of 13 July 2015

13 July 2015

We are restoring the Sonos® Hymn Preludes for Organ series. Robert Manookin put this series together during the 1980s and 1990s. We have unified all of the covers according to a preplanned color scheme, and we are restoring and reassembling each book for use on the Internet. This series has been valuable for everyday ward organists. Though there are a few original postludes in some of the books, most of the offerings are prelude arrangements of LDS hymns.

Jerry Jackman Blog - week of 6 July 2015

Monday, 6 July 2015

      I finished a half dozen or so cover graphics for internet files, and completed the internet layout for #00029 “Where Can I Turn for Peace” for medium-high vocal solo, arranged by James C. Kasen.

     I edited new engravings provided by T. Chemain Evans for her “Missionary Medley” for SATB choir which was performed in the last General Conference by the Missionary Training Center Choir and organ, conducted by Ryan Eggett. 

     In the afternoon, I re-engraved #09169 “Where Can I Turn for Peace” edition for oboe and piano. Both the vocal and the oboe editions use the same accompaniment, but the oboe solo needs an instrumental line set in small notes with rehearsal letters in the score and part, and an adapted oboe part in a range which better serves the instrument.
      I may fall back to these new engravings for a final edition of the vocal score as well. The one we have been using is beautiful, but has staff lines which are faint and won't download well.