Upper Midwest Digital Folklore Archives 
Accession Form (Version 2:  12/1/11)  

Title of Project: Redefined- the Art of A Capella 	  

Course: 	CA 522					Instructor:  Howard	 		
[e.g. Folklore 100: Introduction to Folklore]	

Year:	2011					Semester:Fall
[e.g. 2008] 					[Fall, Spring, Summer]

Date(s) material was documented: 
11/6/11, 11/17/11, 12/1/11, 12/10/11
Language(s):
English
Places mentioned:  (town or county, state [spelled out], country)
Madison, UW-Madison, West Coast
Summary of Project: (100 words or less.) 

An peak into the art and lives of the members of UW-Redefined, Madison's sole co-ed  A Capella group. 

Restrictions, if any, placed on the use of this project by the Student or the Respondent:  

Keywords:   (terms that will help researchers find your fieldwork; include 3-5 terms)
music, UW-Madison, A Capella, singing
 Folk Genre Keywords: (from the Ethnographic Thesaurus’ top term categories, e.g. Belief, Ritual, Music, Dance, Material Culture, Foodways, etc; list all that apply)			
	art, entertainment and recreation, music, performance, 				
				
More Specific Subject Terms:  (from the Ethnographic Thesaurus, e.g. taverns, basket making, etc)
		performance art, entertainers, musical genres, musical ensembles, vocal music, a cappella singing 		
 				
Folk Group Keywords: (use list of ethnic terms handed out in class and/or the Ethnographic Thesaurus, e.g.  Family; Ethnic: Greek American, African American; Work: firefighters; Sports: baseball players; Gender; Sexualities; Others)
 				young adults, musicians, vocal musicians 
				
Cultural Practice, Motif, and Issue Keywords not described above: (examples: -making, Ho-Chunk pahkeh beadwork;  apples, bear, car, water, death, murder, changes in tradition, hybridity)
						
				musical group, a cappella singing group 		

About the Student-Researcher:

Name of Student: Amanda Waller

Major/Dept:	Communication Arts			Year in College: (please circle one)
						Freshman	 Sophmore	Junior 		 Senior  
Gender:Female			 Age: 	21				 Ethnicities (list specific ethnicities, not racial categories like “Asian”):	White		 Birthplace: Racine, Wisconsin, USA			Significant places of residence, if different: Madison, Wisconsin  (town or county, state [spelled out], country)    				
Religious group affiliations: Christian 			
				
List of Respondent(s):
 (Include the following information for EACH respondent from whom you have collect a consent form.  Copy and Paste a Respondent Information section for each respondent beyond those below.  Leave unused entries blank.  Number consecutively:  “No.4,” “No.5”.  These numbers should match your uploaded consent and release form document numbers (see below)).

Respondent Information 

Name of Respondent No. 1:  	Grace Graszer		
						
Area of Expertise/Explanation of Focus: (what is it about this person that forms the basis for this project?)
		Redefined member , Business Manager							
Relationship to student:										
			none						
Gender:	Female						
Age:	
Birthplace (town or county, state [spelled out], country):			
 Significant places of residence , if different than above:	Madison, Wisconsin		
		
If relevant, please provide the following:			
Ethnicities (list specific ethnicities, not racial categories like “Asian”):		
Religious background:				
Occupation:					
Hobbies:			
Other:		

Name of Respondent No. 2:  	Samuel Fleishman		
						
Area of Expertise/Explanation of Focus: (what is it about this person that forms the basis for this project?)
			Redefined member, Freshman						
Relationship to student:	none									
									
Gender: Male							
Age:	
Birthplace (town or county, state [spelled out], country): West Coast			
 Significant places of residence , if different than above: Madison, Wisconsin		
		
If relevant, please provide the following:			
Ethnicities (list specific ethnicities, not racial categories like “Asian”):		
Religious background:				
Occupation:					
Hobbies:			
Other:		

Name of Respondent No. 3:  	Alec Hoge		
						
Area of Expertise/Explanation of Focus: (what is it about this person that forms the basis for this project?)
			Redefined Member, Senior, President 						
Relationship to student:										
			none						
Gender:Male							
Age:	
Birthplace (town or county, state [spelled out], country):			
 Significant places of residence , if different than above: Madison , Wisconsin			
		
If relevant, please provide the following:			
Ethnicities (list specific ethnicities, not racial categories like “Asian”):		
Religious background:				
Occupation:					
Hobbies:			
Other:		
Name of Respondent No. 4:  Sarah Carpenter 		
						
Area of Expertise/Explanation of Focus: (what is it about this person that forms the basis for this project?)
			Redefined Member, Junior						
Relationship to student:										
			none						
Gender:Female						
Age:	
Birthplace (town or county, state [spelled out], country):			
 Significant places of residence , if different than above: Madison , Wisconsin			
		
If relevant, please provide the following:			
Ethnicities (list specific ethnicities, not racial categories like “Asian”):		
Religious background:				
Occupation:					
Hobbies:			
Other:		

List of Documents/Recordings:
 (Include the following information for EACH Document/Recording. List as much relevant information as possible.  Copy and Paste a Document Information section for each document beyond the five below.  Number consecutively:  “No.1,” “No.2”.  These numbers should match your uploaded document number.  This COMPLETED accession form should always be document 1.  You final cut of you video should be document 2.  All other interviews or other audio, photo, video, or text materials should be in separate files following.  There should be at least one audio file per interviewee.  Include relevant B-role etc.  Keep all files at 999 Megs in size or less.  Chunk longer video files in relevant documents of 999 Megs or less.)

No. 1	Accession Form

No. 2	Your Video Documentary Title: Redefined- The Art of A Capella 

No. 3	Name of Document: Alec Interview
	Material Type:   audio & video, final cut pro format
Date Collected: 11/17/11
Places where material was collected: Helen C. White, UW-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
(town or county, state [spelled out], country)
	
Description: (include a summary of the document and any pertinent information, such as if it is a raw interview footage, B-Reel, and audio interview etc.) This is a video interview with Alec Hoge, the current president of UW Redefined. He is a senior and has been in the group for 3 years .This is raw footage of me asking him a series of questions about his experiences in Redefined. 

	Social and/or Cultural Context: He has good insight on what it means to be a member of Redefined and it is a large part of his college experience. 

No. 4	Name of Document: Sarah Interview

	Material Type:  audio and video; final cut pro format
Date Collected: 11/17/11
Places where material was collected: Helen C. White, UW-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA(town or county, state [spelled out], country)
	
Description: (include a summary of the document and any pertinent information, such as if it is a final cut or raw footage)
	This is an interview of Sarah Carpenter who is a current member of Redefined. Sarah is a Junior at UW- Madison. This is raw footage of me asking Sarah a series of questions about her experiences in Redefined. 
	Social and/or Cultural Context: 

No. 5	Name of Document: Grace Interview

	Material Type:  video & audio, final cut pro format
Date Collected: 12/1/11
Places where material was collected: Helen C. White, UW-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. 
(town or county, state [spelled out], country)
	
Description: (include a summary of the document and any pertinent information, such as if it is a final cut or raw footage)
	This is an interview of Grace, a current member of Redefined. Sarah is currently the business manager of the group. 
	Social and/or Cultural Context: Sarah is very passionate about Redefined and it has greatly enriched her experience at UW-Madison. 

No. 6	Name of Document: Sam Interview

	Material Type:  audio and video. final cut pro format. 
Date Collected: 11/17/11
Places where material was collected:Helen C. White, UW-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. (town or county, state [spelled out], country)
	
Description: (include a summary of the document and any pertinent information, such as if it is a final cut or raw footage)
	This is an interview with Samuel Fleischman, a current member of Redefined. Sam is a freshman and this is his first semester in the group.
	Social and/or Cultural Context: Sam is from the West Coast, so being in Redefined has helped Sam adjust to Midwestern culture and meet people he could connect with. 

No. 7	Name of Document: Music Footage

	Material Type:  audio and video; final cut pro format
Date Collected: 11/6/11, 12/10/11
Places where material was collected:Humanities Building/ Union Theater , UW-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
(town or county, state [spelled out], country)
	
Description: (include a summary of the document and any pertinent information, such as if it is a final cut or raw footage)
	Footage of Redefined singing. A mixture of footage from one of their Sunday night practices and their Fall Show Performance. 
	Social and/or Cultural Context: Redefined doing what they do best, singing A Capella music! 

Consent and Release Forms
(Upload all consent and release forms that will be housed at “UW Archives.” Upload these AFTER all other documents are uploaded.  If there is a problem or you are in doubt, send all the .pdfs of the forms as an email attachment to the instructor and list the location of the forms as “with instructor.” Call them “Consent Form 1” and so on when you upload. If the respondents requested to be anonymous or had other restrictions, be sure to note that as you upload.)

Number of Consent Forms:4

Number of Release Forms:4

Number of Researcher Release Forums:1