LEAD GUITAR

(Lead Guitar Virtual Showcase III)

We Are Guitar

Hosted by:

Guitar Salon International Foundation on the GSI YouTube Channel:

The We Are Guitar broadcast for December 2020 features guest artist Dr. Molly Miller, one of Los Angeles’s most sought-after musicians, guitarist for Jason Mraz and the Black-Eyed Peas, and chair of the Guitar Department at Los Angeles College of Music. She’ll be performing ‘Makin It Up’ from her 2018 recording with Jason Mraz with Lead Guitar students and teachers in a virtual guitar ensemble on the show.

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See below for scores, play-along practice videos, and directions for uploading your video to participate. THE DEADLINE FOR VIDEO SUBMISSION IS NOVEMBER 25TH.

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We Are Guitar also features learning segments with Professor Denis Azabagić from Roosevelt University, artist interviews, performances from some of the world’s finest guitar orchestras, outstanding student soloists, and kids around the country speaking their mind on a variety of music-related topics through ‘Sound Off’ video montage segments. The show is hosted by Lead Guitar co-founder and curriculum author Brad Richter.

Scores

Please enjoy this highlight video from one of our previous virtual concerts.

SCORES, PLAY-ALONG VIDEOS & DIRECTIONS:

Step 2: Recording and Uploading Your Part 

**Submissions Due on Nov. 25th

by midnight to be featured in the showcase on December 20th**

When you are ready to record, follow these simple instructions to ensure your video submission will sound great and sync up with everyone else's playing.

• Gather your equipment. You will need headphones, a phone or a computer with a webcam, and a second device to play the rehearsal video. Oh, and don't forget your guitar!

• Minimize background noise. Set up in a quiet room and ask others in your home to avoid making sounds while you record. Turning off loud fans and AC can help quiet things down.

• Set up the camera. Make sure you are well lit and the background is not distracting. Do a quick test recording to check if you can capture good quality audio and video. If you are using a phone, you can ask a friend to film you or you can prop the phone up on a chair with a pillow. Please film yourself in landscape. Make sure to prop up the phone without covering the built-in microphone. This is usually found on the top or bottom of your device. 

• Put on your headphones. Plug them into a second device that you are not recording with and load the youtube rehearsal video for your part that you practiced along with. This will allow you to play along with the rehearsal video when recording without letting the sound bleed into your video submission. You must play along with the rehearsal video for your part when recording so you stay in tempo with all of the other submissions.

• Check your tuning! If you don't have an electronic tuner at home, you can use this website. There are also several free tuner apps for your phone. GuitarTuna and Pano Tuner work well in our experience.

• Press record. Start recording first and then start the play-along rehearsal track in your headphones. Doing it in this order will allow you to focus on the count in. We will edit all of the video submissions, so you don't have to worry about playing as soon as you start recording yourself.

• Play!

• Listen to your recording. Ensure that you sound your best and that you stayed in time with the rehearsal video.

• Name your video file ​​with your part. This helps us sort your submissions. Something like makinituplevel4.mov would be perfect.

• Submit your video files in the form below. Please don't navigate away from the page until you get a success message after you click submit. You may have to wait a minute if your video file is very large or if you are submitting from mobile.

That’s it! We will take your submission and edit it into our online guitar ensemble for the Showcase. We look forward to making music with you!