FCCB Virtual choir instructions & sing-along video
Deadline for uploading Volume 3 video
is
SUNDAY, JULY 19
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
SING-ALONG VIDEOS - VOLUME 3
You may record along with any of the following videos (all parts or your voice part emphasized).
Please sing all three songs in one continuous video.
UPLOAD:
or go to the following site:
https://fccbellevue.smugmug.com/upload/fGfspC/virtualchoirvolume3
SHEET MUSIC:
UPLOAD:
or go to the following site:
https://fccbellevue.smugmug.com/upload/fGfspC/virtualchoirvolume3
INSTRUCTIONS
(all this is covered in the video at the top of the page, but in case it's helpful in text form, read on!)
THINGS YOU WILL NEED:
1. A cell phone with a camera to take the movie of yourself ("Device #1")
2. A second device ("Device #2") with access to the internet (cell phone, tablet, computer) to listen to the singalong video while you film yourself with Device #1.
3. Headphones to listen to the recording on electronic Device #2
4. A quiet place with a solid background in which to film yourself
5. A steady place to set your cell phone camera to film yourself (examples include propped against a book, a tripod, or having a friend hold it steadily for you)
SET-UP & PRACTICE:
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Go to the spot you decided was good for filming (quiet and solid background). Bring both your cellphone and Device #2.
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Turn on Device #2. Attach your headphones. Put them over one ear so you both hear the video and yourself singing. Open up the sing-along movie and press play. When you hear the prompt "1-2-3-4-clap!" make sure to clap on the cue, this will make it easier to synchronize the video.
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Practice singing along with the video while listening in your headphones.
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Orient Device #1 (your cell phone) with the screen vertically (portrait orientation) and place it propped against a book or in the tripod so you are in the video window. Make sure we can see from your belly button up to the top of your head.
RECORDING:
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Go to the sing-along video for for the song you wish to record.
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Start filming! First start recording on Device #1 (your phone should show a timer and a little red dot to confirm it's filming), then press PLAY on the singalong video on Device #2. Remember to clap along with the cue!
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Sing along with the video through the end of the song. Be sure to pause for a few seconds after the end of the song.
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Upload your video using the link above. Sometimes it takes a couple tries, so keep going until you get a confirmation that it has uploaded.