GinnyT11
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We're making a Seasonistas Anthem video!
In Season 57, I posted a song for which I had rewritten lyrics to make it about ukers. Several people said it seemed almost like a Seasonistas anthem. Well, now—because of the generosity and mad skillz of 23skidoo (Bill)—it CAN be, and we can all play it TOGETHER! I've revised the lyrics even further and now call it "I'd Like to Teach the World to Strum."
If you've posted a video you made specifically for a Seasons challenge, you're a Seasonista, and you're ALL invited to participate in a multi-tracked video singing this song! Bill will take all these contributions and do some Skidoo-studio magic with sound levels, video quality, multi-tracking and multiple windows to create a fuller, fancier music video—woo hoo! (If you haven't seen Bill's studio tricks, check out this or this.)
Here's how it will work...
It’s not too complicated and doesn’t require special equipment—all you need is a computer, a video camera or webcam, earbud or headphones, an ukulele, and your individual Seasoning!
1 – Download the PDF document at this link: https://www.box.com/s/4y5874ampeh8qcdljxbj
This is the lyrics and chord changes for the song.
2 – Download the audio file at this link: https://www.box.com/s/9yv0ys81z63ydgjst290
This is a recording of Bill playing and singing the song.
Here's an additional click track: https://www.box.com/s/lt857znzmcbhbc55na7s
For this to be possible, we’re all going to have to be on the same page, and this audio file is the foundation upon which we will build our ukulele masterpiece!
The idea is simple: with Bill’s recording going in your ear, play and sing along with him while you’re making your own video. This way, the tempo and tuning will all be the same and he can combine the various tracks more easily.
3 – Set up your recording equipment. Any quality of recording is encouraged—use whatever set up you usually use and we can make it work! The only consideration is volume—please make sure your recording is as loud as you can easily make it.
4 – Get some headphones. You’ll need to listen to Bill’s base track while you’re recording your video, but we only want to hear you and not his original recording in your contribution. Headphones aren’t pretty, but there really is no other way to play along with the base track without hearing it in your video. If you have an mp3 player, it may be easier to listen to the file that way. If you need help figuring out how to listen to the track and play along at the same time, just let Bill know.
5 – Get in tune. The audio file has tuning reference notes at the beginning so we’ll all be in tune.
6 – LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! Record your contribution, playing along with Bill.
~Record in your customary spot (car, attic, music room, study) so we'll recognize you in a brief clip.
~Feel free to sing harmony, especially on the choruses.
~If your recording has back lighting that overwhelms your face, consider re-doing it, as it will look different than the other videos.
7 – Upload your video to YouTube. Feel free to make the video ‘unlisted,’ but not ‘private’ (we can’t use it that way). Please include your UU username in your video title—this will make it easier for Bill to keep track of all the file names.
NOTE: There has been some concern lately about matched-content notifications from YouTube. Don't worry (says Bill)—that shouldn't be a concern for this project. The title and lyrics are different and the YouTube copyright protection scan won't take notice of the similar chord progression.
8 – Post your video by AUGUST 7. Post it in this thread or send the link to 23skidoo in a PM.
That’s it! If you have technical questions, don’t hesitate to ask Bill, either here in the thread or by private message. Also, if you need either of the downloadable files in a different format, shoot him a PM.
Let's rock, Seasonistas!
Ginny + Bill
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Submissions: 55 of us! 23skidoo, 29moons, alemarco, austin1, barbablanca, barefootgypsy, bird's eye view of my uke, bonesigh; caukulele(&Ray), chrimess, CTurner, decaturcomp, Dougf, DWitt, electrauke, elmann, erivel, filipinouker, frisbee fred(&Audrey), GaryC1968, GinnyT11, glass, J-Peg, jazzbanjorex, kleblanc, ksiegel, librainian, mattydee, mikef, myrnaukulele, ombracorta, peewee, pootsie, Pueo, Raygf, southside mike, strumsilly, TCK, TheOnlyUkeThatMatters, thesillydave, TheUkeBloke, Tootler, Uke4ia, Ukelites, UkeyDave, ukuleledaddy, ukuleledaveey, ukuLily Mars, ukuloonie, UncleMoon, wallyboy, we tigers, wolfchs, xommen, ~dave~~wave~
14 women contributors: alemarco; (ffred&)Audrey; austin1; barefootgypsy, bird's eye view of my uke; bonesigh; caukulele; filipinouker; GinnyT11; myrnaukulele; ukuLily Mars; wolfchs, 1/2 of Ukelites; 1/2 of we tigers
Parade of U.S. States: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin
Parade of Nations: Australia, Canada, Catalonia, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
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