I have attached our key dates for you to mark on your calendar.
Here is a run down on what is going to happen. It is anticipated that the entire project will be finished in mid to late October. Your direct involvement will be 4-5 weeks. More details will be provided.
The Cutoff Date (15/08/2020)
Originally we had set it to 15/08/2020 as it helps us greatly to know the number for planning, however we have now extended it for at least a couple of weeks. If you wish to join late and are willing to catch up with the materials supplied, you are most welcome!
The Preparation Week(W1)
Roughly one week after the sign-up cutoff date, all learning materials will be provided.
Everybody can then picks their part(s) and is encouraged to listen to and sing along with the demo tracks to start learning them. The better you know your parts at the Zoom sessions, the more enjoyable the sessions would be for you!
During this week there will be two Zoom Testing Sessions available so you can try out Zoom and learn how to use it(really easy!). This will ensure that our practise sessions will run smoothly.
4 x Live Zoom Practice Sessions(W2-5)
We will then be starting our four weeks of Live Zoom Practice Sessions in which we will learn a section of the song each week. Each session would be about 30mins long for each part but you can log in a bit earlier to have a chit chat with each other.
It would be great if you can attend all the sessions.(sessions will be recorded for those who can’t) Your mics will be muted when singing due to technical reasons(latency), so you don’t have to feel apprehensive at all! We can’t hear you, yet you would still feel like you are singing with everybody! It really is lots of fun!
Along the way you may also be given choreographed dance move videos to be learnt and recorded as well. You can also create your own moves and be really silly about it too!
We may also need to do a lip sync video as well.
Recording and Submission(W5)
After we all know the entire song you will have one week to record your singing and video(?) and have them submitted. It may take you a couple of hours at the most, and probably a lot less!
This will take us a few days into the school holiday, so it might be a good idea to do the recording and submission a bit earlier if you are going away. (or you can do some of your dancing video at exotic locations!)
The Wait(W6-10?)
After that it will take us a few weeks to have all the recordings tweaked and be put into the final audio mix, and video editing will start after that.
How long it will take will depend on the number of participants we end up with. It will take me at least a few hours to work on each recording, so it will take some time! I’d be all crossed eyes by the end of it I am sure! LOL
Then if we are doing a Music Video we still need to edit it. So be patient with the wait. It will be worth it!
Launch Party! (W10?)
When the final song is ready to go, we will be having a final Zoom session, our Launch Party!
We will be playing our much anticipated new finished song to you all, and we can have a couple of go singing together! Then we can just relax and have a bit of chit-chat! Have some munchies and nice drink ready to celebrate the result of all our hard work!
We may even be able to do a count down to launch our finished song online!
So that’s the plan for our exciting journey! Hic ups may happen though so it may be subject to change. If you do encounter any problems or worry at all along the way please do let us know and we will be here to help you sort it out!
ENJOY THE JOURNEY!
KidsVoice 2020 