 Hello everybody, my name is Carmen and I'm going to give you instructions on how to participate in the exciting virtual voices and band project. It is really easy. The song we are going to sing together is Ode to Joy from Ludwig van Beethoven. In the email that you have received after registration you will find the links to download everything you will need for this recording. First, download the music sheet from the link provided and print it. Then, listen to a recording of Ode to Joy on YouTube. Just click on the link in the email to go there. Or Google it, there are plenty of versions available. Ideally, you should listen to the song with the music sheet for a few times. Once you have familiarised yourself with the song, listen to the piano accompaniment. You will hear one measure of the beat with the metronome, which gives you the tempo. Then, you will hear the first two measures played with the piano to give you an idea about the pitch. Next, you will hear one measure played with rhythm sticks. Clap along to the rhythm sticks. For our sound engineers, your clapping is important for the right timing, so make sure you also clap in the recording. After that, you will hear a long note, which gives you the correct pitch to start singing or playing. The piano accompaniment will start right after that. So, start singing or playing your instrument then. For recording your voice or your instrumental contribution, you will need two devices. One, to listen to the piano accompaniment that gives you the right key and tempo. And another one for recording the video itself. Headphones are very important for the recording. You will need to listen to the piano accompaniment with headphones, but please don't listen too loud, as this would be audible on the recording. Of course, you can also stream the music straight into your processor, for instance with audio link. The recording should only contain the initial collapse, your voice or your instrument. It is important that you're in a quiet room that ideally has no background noise, so close the windows and doors in this room before you start recording. Please also do not record in an echoey room such as the bathroom. Make yourself comfortable, have your music sheet ready and put your smartphone on a steady surface in landscape mode. Make sure that you or you and your instrument are fully visible on the video. Start recording your video now. Add a few seconds at the beginning so nothing is missing. We will cut off the extra seconds in the final edit. Now start listening to the piano accompaniment on your second device. After the long note, giving you the correct pitch, you should start singing or playing your instrument along with the piano accompaniment in the given tempo. When you're finished, wait for another 10 seconds before you stop your video. Listen to your recording and decide if you're happy with it or if you want to give it another try. Now I will show how to do this. Have your music sheet ready, start your video now. Take your headphones and with the second device start the piano accompaniment. Finish the song and after the performance wait for another 10 seconds before you switch off your video. When you are happy with your video it's time for the final step. Upload the video using the upload link displayed in the email we've sent you. Uploading files is possible until July 31st. Preferred file formats are MP4 or MOV. You are now part of the biggest music project that hearing implant users have ever recorded virtually. Isn't it great to show the world that CI users and users of other hearing implants are able to make great music and enjoy it despite the hearing loss? Thanks a lot for participating. I hope you have a lot of fun recording your video. See you at the Virtual Voices and Band Performance in October. Bye!