“Let Us Be Merry” 2020 – Virtual Choir
These are the files you’ll need to download if you’d like to contribute to the choir:
Silent Night
Silent Night (score with words).pdf
- This is the words and music with harmony parts
- This is the backing track for singers and musicians to play along to.
I Saw Three Ships
- The words for all 9 verses, for those who are just going to sing the tune
- The score, for those that want to try the harmony or descant for two of the verses
- The backing track
While Shepherds Watched
While Shepherds Watched (synthesized).mp3
- A synthesized rendering of the four parts for this unfamiliar version of the carol
While Shepherds Watched (score with words).pdf
- The score and words for all six verses
- The backing track
Instructions for preparing your contribution:
Firstly, for each carol
you wish to contribute, you will need to download the score/lyrics and the
backing track from the list above. You will have a choice of words only or
the full score to use for each piece. Depending on your musical experience
will depend on what is useful to you, and if you intend to sing parts or just
the tune.
You then need to make a video of yourself (and anyone else you can persuade to
do it) singing/playing along to the backing track. MOST IMPORTANTLY,
please listen to the track through headphones whilst you are being
videoed. That way we only get your voice on the video and not the
backing. You therefore need 2 devices to do this. If you really can’t do
this then keep the backing track as quiet as possible – it’s you we want to
hear! When recording, please start your recording before starting the
backing track - I know it’s tempting to do it the other way round, but we will
then loose the start of your video. Please record each song in a separate
video.
Once you have created your video you can send it to me via WeTransfer (https://wetransfer.com) - use my email
address ckcp@pjryan.me.uk for this
purpose. You can also send it via WhatsApp if you have it - you
will find me there under 07851 729523 from a mobile device. In most cases
the files might be too big to email but sometimes ISPs will allow large files
to be sent. There are also other ways we can get it to us - so if you are
having problems, please do drop us an email or give us call. The deadline
for video submissions is 31st October.