Welcome to the Twilight Virtual Children’s Choir (& Orchestra)

THANK YOU for sharing your musical talents and being a part of this unique project!

Congrats to all our performers!

How the final video was created

Participants recorded their voices or instruments together with the video just below. The individual videos were then combined and synced up.

Instructions

Twilight Virtual Children’s Choir (& Orchestra)

Singers: To participate in the children’s choir, singers must be ages 6-12, without limit to nationality or region. There are two requirements: first, fill out the online application/permission form below, and then, when ready, but not past the deadline (!), upload your video file.

Instrumentalists: Musicians contributing parts must be very advanced, or professional. There is no age requirement, but it is anticipated that the instrumentalist would be at least high school age. Instrumentalists may use the audio clicktrack just below to record to, but watch the video first so it’s clear when to clap before you start playing. Percussion and piano/keyboard entries can be accepted only by special permission (fill out form below with a note under “questions”. Like vocalists, instrumentalists must first fill out the Participation/Permission Form, and then, when ready, upload your video. Scroll down to download a pdf of your part or parts. You may submit more than one part, but not more than two.

Name

First Name

Last Name

Email

Age (if under 18)

Name of Parent/guardian (if participant is under the age of 18)

First Name

Last Name

Permissions (must click each that applies to proceed)

If the participant is a minor, the following two boxes MUST be checked by their parent or legal guardian.

I, the participant, am at least 18 years old and consent to video and audio of my uploaded performance to be included in the final video of "Twilight."

The participant is under the age of 18

I am the parent or legal guardian of the participant and I agree to allow video and audio of the child participant to be in the final video of Twilight. which will be uploaded to YouTube.

Write "vocalist" if singing, or the name of your instrument part (ie Flute 1, Violin 2)

Questions?

HOW TO PREPARE, RECORD and then UPLOAD YOUR VIDEO

First practice singing or playing along with the video above, with or without headphones.

When you are ready to record (most will likely need several takes as you get used to recording), put headphones on, covering at least one of your ears, so that you will be recording ONLY the sound of your voice or instrument, and NOT the accompaniment. All, be sure to clap once at the start of the video when you hear (1-2-3-4 CLAP), as this will allow your video and sound to be synced up with everybody else’s. When you finish recording your take, leave at least a few seconds of silence before pressing stop. Only record one take at a time (ie press stop and then record again between takes).

VIDEO FORMAT TYPE/FILE NAME

We can accept your video in any format (MP4, WAV, etc.). After recording, locate the video’s file location on your computer or phone and change the name to lastname-firstname-twilight (keeping the original file type, ie .mp4, .wav). This will allow us to match your recording with your application.

RECORDING METHOD

You don’t need fancy equipment or exterior mics, but if you have them and are comfortable using them, you may get a higher quality recording. Be sure to try to record in a quiet space. The easiest way to record for most will be from any type of computer or cell phone. If using a cellphone, prop it up solidly or attach it to a tripod if you have one. Do not hold it with your hand, no matter how steady your hand is!

FRAMING THE SHOT

Singers should capture at least from the chest up, with your face in the center of the shot. Instrumentalists are encouraged to show the full instrument and your face. On cellphones, either horizontal or vertical works.

Be Yourself and have fun. Give it your all, remember to smile at least once (!) and don’t be too hard on yourself. There’s no such thing as a perfect take.

EMAIL RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS SUBMITTED IN APPLICATION

Please be patient if we don’t respond quickly to your email. Depending on the number of entries, it may become difficult to keep up at our end. There will be updated info to this page, so check back here.

Orchestra parts

Click here to go to a shared google docs folder with all the orchestra parts in PDF, which can be downloaded and printed.

UPLOAD YOUR VIDEO HERE

Simple! After you’ve filled out the online registration/permission form above, and renamed the video file (see above), you have two options: 1) navigate to the video file location and drag the file into the upload zone below and then press send; or 2) click inside the upload box below on the up arrow, and then navigate to the video file location, select the file to upload it, and then click on the “Send Files” button below.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED: Midnight on May 22, 2020.