Please HELP
PROJECT FREUDE - JOY!
Dear Instrumentalist and Vocalists,
In 2020, the Norman Philharmonic was planning to celebrate Beethoven's 250th birthday with a community concert with around 250 singers and instrumentalist. The world is now fighting a virus that has changed the way we will live together. To survive this ordeal, we must unite our souls and voices in fellowship and spread the good news of Schiller’s "Ode to Joy" text and Beethoven's music. Let us unite and lead people of all beliefs to "merge into a world of Harmony and Reason." - Maximiliano Cobra
I invite you to please join us in "PROJECT FREUDE - JOY!" as we gather instrumentalists and singers from around the globe to record six excerpts from Beethoven's SYMPHONY No.9, movement 4, that we will combine into a virtual performance that will premiere on May 7, 2020. This is the same day Beethoven's SYMPHONY No.9 was first performed in 1824. Please consider joining us in what we believe will be a moving tribute.
With appreciation and love,
Dr. Z
Instructions for Recording
Look like you are performing. Hair, clothing, make-up, should all be performance ready. Dress in dark solid clothing. While you are performing be animated and move as if this is a live performance. If you are a vocalist, look up and down from your sheet music. When you are looking up, the camera is your audience. Be engaging. When you are not singing, keep your focus up while waiting for your next part to sing. Hold your Beethoven score and be ready to perform. If you are an instrumentalist, play as if this is a live performance.
Record your video on your laptop, tablet, or phone using the highest quality you can. 1920x1080 resolution if possible. If you're using a tablet or phone, make sure your phone is horizontal (landscape) and NOT vertical (portrait). Use a tripod for your device or sit the device on something sturdy and stationary. Don’t handhold the camera. Avoid any extreme low or high camera angles. Try to have the camera parallel to your face.
Find a quiet place. Make sure the ambient noise (dishwashers, fire trucks, barking dogs, children, TVs, etc.) is at a minimum. The goal is to get a good, clean sound. Use headphones to listen to the prerecorded Beethoven No. 9 concert. Follow along with the conducting and with the sheet music. You don't want the prerecorded audio to be in your video recording - just your voice/instrument. You will needs to wear headphones.
Find an evenly well-lit space inside your home. Window light and/or indoors with all the lights on. Position yourself in the center of the shot, and make sure you're filling up the frame. Try to remove extra clutter from the background as well as photos of people but it is good that it still looks like a home. Try not to stand too close to a wall or other objects.
The video you should sing along to is below. Have this exact video playing in your headphones while you make your recording. Start your recording. Countdown 3-2-1 and hit the play button on the video. Don’t stop your recording until the entire video has finished and then end your recording.
Record your video all in one piece from start to finish. Playback the recording and make sure it looks and sounds good. Once you are happy with your recording save the recording using any standard video file format. .mp4, .mov, .avi all work great. Use the highest quality video export settings for your device. When you name your file, use your first and last name and your part or instrument part as the file name. YourName_Obeo.mp4 for example.
When you are happy with your video and ready to submit the file, click on the Dropbox link below. The link expires on May 1st at 5:00pm CST. Video files can take time to upload so don’t wait until the last minute. If you have questions or need assistance click here.
Instrumentalists Cues with Measure and Letters.
measures 1-33 (Letter A = ms. 140)
measures 164-295 (Letter B = ms. 164, C = m. 188, D = ms. 257, E = ms. 285)
measures 396-432 (I = ms. 391, K = ms. 431)
measures 517-594 (M = ms. 543). 571 is 26 before M
measures 843-end (S = m. 795, T = ms. 887)
Violin One Violin Two Clarinet Cello Flute Oboe Bassoon Horn One and Two Horn Three and Four Trumpet Trombone Percussion Viola
Choir Excerpts: 1 (measure 238), 2 (measure 257), 3 (measure 285), 5 (measure 411), 6 (measure 543) and 12 (measure 845)