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I’ve arranged a version for Star of The County Down, including parts for Violin, Viola & Cello.  I will put submitted videos together, & post it here on the Forum.

There are links below to the sheet music & click tracks.

How to Submit Your Video

 You will need to upload your video to YouTube (Note: You need to have a YouTube Account).

1. Upload your video to YouTube. When saving your video, use the naming convention listed below.  Note: When you save your video to YouTube, please set visibility to Unlisted.
2. Send me a Private Message (PM) via the Forum with your YouTube URL address for your video. Please ensure it is the address for your specific video, & not just your channel.
3. If you cannot send a PM (i.e., do not yet have PM privileges on the Forum), use the YouTube Submission Form linked below.
4. I will send you a confirmation PM back (or email, if you chose to provide it on the YouTube Submission Form) to let you know I have it.

In addition to messaging you back a confirmation, I will have a Status spreadsheet posted that you can check throughout the time of the project (see link below).

Video File Naming Convention:

Before you submit your video, please use this standardized naming convention for your file.  I won’t use it if it is not in this format.

CountyDown_Forum username_part abbreviation

For example, CountyDown_SharonC_V1

Part abbreviations:

V1 – Violin 1

V2 – Violin 2

V3 – Violin 3

VA1 – Viola 1

VA2 – Viola 2

C1 – Cello 1

The Rules:

1. You must use a click track provided (see link below)—just like FM Group Projects, I have to match the videos up with a matching tempo.

Also, you will need to listen to the click track via headphones, earbuds, etc., so that you can hear the click track but it is not audible in you video.

This means you need two devices to capture the video—one to record the video, the other to provide you the click track while you play.

2. You must use the sheet music provided. No improv.

3. Your video must have at least 8 seconds before you start playing the first note & 8 seconds after you stop playing the last note.

4. You must submit your video via YouTube. Additionally, the video file you submit must use the file name convention I’ve indicated above, & the file visibility needs to be set to Unlisted on YouTube.

5. Do not submit more than one video for an individual part. In other words, ensure the video you send me is your FINAL VERSION.  Please, no multiple submissions for the same part. 

However, if you want to submit videos for more than one part, you can do so.  And you may submit videos for these different parts at different times.

Note: Only one video per member will be shown in the final project.  Other video parts submitted will be included in the final project as audio only. 

No audio-only submissions permitted.  If you submit videos for more than one part, please indicate which of your submissions you want as your video in the final project—the others will be used as audio only.  If you do not indicate which submission you want as the video from the ones you have made, I will choose.

6. Ensure your video shows your face & you playing your instrument. If you record your video with your phone, please use Landscape Mode. Try to center yourself and your playing area (think of the your arm movements, the bow, etc., ) in the camera view. 

7. Use this Forum thread to post questions, discuss, etc., or PM me (if you cannot PM, there is a Question Form you can use—see link below). DO NOT post your email address here.  DO NOT email, message, etc., Fiddlerman questions about this project—this is a Members Group Project, not a Fiddlerman Group Project.

Deadline for Video Submissions:

Last day/time to submit your video (i.e., your video is posted to YouTube, and you have PM’d me or sent the Submission Form with the link) is 12 September 2022, 1pm EDT (Eastern Daylight Time).

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