HOW TO RECORD A CHOIR

STEP 1:
RECORD THE ACCOMPANIMENT (OR GUIDE VOCAL TRACKS) WITH YOUR CELL PHONE (VIA WHATSAPP OR VOICENOTE).

STEP 2:
CREATE A WHATSAPP GROUP IN WHICH THE CHOIR LEADER POST THE ACCOMPANIMENT TRACK (AND SHEET MUSIC).

STEP 3:
INDIVIDUAL CHOIR MEMBERS RECORD THERE VOICE BY DOING THE FOLLOWING:

  • THE MEMBER WILL NEED TWO CELLPHONES (OR A CELLPHONE AND ANOTHER DEVICE SUCH AS A COMPUTER/TABLET) AND ONE PAIR OF EARPHONES.
  • MAKE SURE THAT THE ACCOMPANIMENT TRACK IS ABLE TO PLAY FROM THE SECOND DEVICE;
  • PLUG THE EARPHONES INTO THE DEVICE WHERE THE ACCOMPANIMENT TRACK IS GOING TO BE PLAYED FROM;
  • PLACE THE EARPHONES IN YOUR EARS;
  • PRESS THE RECORD BUTTON ON THE ALTERNATIVE DEVICE AND HOLD THE DEVICE APPROXIMATELY 30CM AWAY FROM FACE;
  • PRESS THE PLAY BUTTON ON THE AUDIO PLAYER OF THE DEVICE TO WHICH THE EARPHONES ARE CONNECTED TO;
  • AFTER THE VOICE NOTE RECORDING IS DONE, SUBMIT THE CLIP TO THE WHATSAPP GROUP.

STEP 4:

  • CHOIR LEADERS MUST EMAIL THE INDIVIDUAL CLIPS TO THEIR OWN EMAIL ADDRESS FROM THE WHATSAPP GROUP;
  • TAKE ALL OF THE INDIVIDUAL VOICE CLIPS AND PLACE THEM IN THE CORRECT FOLDERS WHICH YOU NEED TO CREATE (SOPRANO I, II, ALTO, TENOR, BASS, ACCOMPANIMENT);
  • COMPRESS THE FOLDER;
  • IN WEBBROWSER OPEN WeTransfer AND UPLOAD THE COMPRESSED FOLDER. IN THE SEND TO-BOX ENTER THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESS: choir@virtualchoir.co.za