I brought my brothers to school - no.... actually I'm using some very professional level video software and a very good camera - PLUS. I practice!!!!!!!!!

@@PhilRookemusic-educator Wow...! I'll practice now, haha

You're welcome. I had to work it out myself, so decided to share it

They are very enthusiastic performers.

The 14 Phils are coming soon - the whole orchestra

Actually, I think it was the very first episode. Well spotted.😀

Sorry - just saw this comment. I think there is. I'll make a short video about it and post it here. A hemiola is simply a brief change of metre. I think that is easy to do.

Glad you liked it. I use it for my music students - though they find it a bit hard to put up with 4 of me 😉

You're welcome! I love that you love it.

@Fiddlenguy Glad you appreciated the audio quality. That is not in the video software. I have to multitrack each part in my DAW - my recording software is Cubase Pro V12 but it is through my good quality mixer and audio convertors and pre amp etc - plus I use very good quality microphones through my mixer. Here is a video showing how I record and mix together a full string orchestra track - I don;t show the actual recording of the instruments - I might do a tutorial on that. Sorry to say that you will not get that quality audio or be able to multitrack (record one track at a time) in any video software - that is separate. And you won't get that quality sound from your smartphone either - you need a good quality microphone - I use a RODE NTK valve mic kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnvPpnt5lN12o9k

Appreciate your reply! What did you use for your split screen (video) tool?

@@Fiddle_guy I do the video edit in iMovie - it's not a high level video editor but it does me ok - it's actually very capable if you go in depth with it. First, I edit together the 2 top frames (violin 1 and violin 2) export that then I edit together the 2 bottom frames (viola & cello) export that - then I put those 2 movies together top and bottom. I wrote this article on my LinkedIn to help teachers with tips and tricks during lockdown www.linkedin.com/pulse/teaching-music-extended-lockdown-tips-tricks-from-4-phil-rooke/

This was a couple of years ago. I'd be a bit concerned that a pipe clamp might put too much pressure on the fibreglass and crack it. But I watched the video of the guy that used the PVC pipe and drilled the holes for the guy ropes. That's a great idea because you can slip the mast in and out easily.

@@PhilRookemusic-educator I had thought of cutting the PVC pipe at 45 degrees and hammer that into sand. The Coastal guy did that, there is a plastic drill for beach umbrellas that might work but I couldn’t find any to buy. I considered surf rod holders but they are too narrow. Several club members warned me to put a cloth in the bottom in case the pole collapses as this causes it to break. Also keep the pole under tension at the tip so it is bent slightly and prevents it from collapsing.

@@darylcheshire1618 I thought the same thing with the surf rod-holder. I took this setup to my hometown where I was staying by the river. Had some great contacts because the river is a great groundplane. In the local tackle shop, I found a locally made surf rod holder from metal with a spike. It's the perfect size. I can't show you a pic, I'd need to make another video. If you keep hunting in your tackle shop you might find a similar solution. Good luck

Glad it helped you

I'm glad it blessed you Andrew. Bach is beautiful

Hi @gracehopkins7649 I'll try - sometimes, bars in Noteflight don;t always go where I want either. This is because Noteflight automatically places bars according to how many notes are in the bar. For example, if you have a simple melody using quarter notes and 8th notes, then it will most likely go where you want but if you have a complex drum chart with 16th note fills, then Noteflight will move it up or down according to which stave it will fit on. The best solution is to press on the "formatting" button on the top menu - then select the tab for "sizing" and move the note size down a bit. This will enable more bars to fit on each stave. Hope this helps. I might get around to making another video about this soon.

I like "Every Good Boy Drives Ferraris" :)

Yes I know. You'd better stop watching these guys and get on with your music work 😊

You're welcome

Sure will do

Done

@@PhilRookemusic-educator Cheers

Hi Liam. I hope you enjoyed the 4 Phils TV show. I just emailed out the practise videos for this week. I know you'll do lots of great practice.

thank you mr rook @@PhilRookemusic-educator

You're welcome - glad it helped

Thank you for those kind words

Thank you for your support of the string ensemble and performance music Mr Lee. It is my pleasure to work at producing media such as this to promote the learning.

I'm not certain about that. I think that is because it works in crotchet units - that is, it doesn't see a unit of a minim in a bar. Just guessing. I have wondered that before but it doesn't really concern me. My other software I use is Cubase and that allows me to beam quavers in pairs or in 4's.

@@PhilRookemusic-educator Thanks Phil. This is for an assessment, but if the software doesn't do it I don't feel I can lower the mark. I'll look at Cubase.

@@catherineforsyth874 Sorry that doesn't help. I'm a bit busy right now, otherwise, I'd have a look at it for you. I understand assessment requirements. If you're looking for free software, try Musescore - otherwise if you want the Cubase equivalent and you don't mind paying, then Dorico is the newer notation software from Steinberg. I only use Cubase becasue I do multi track recordings of the score and Cubase is a DAW as well as doing very good scoring

@@PhilRookemusic-educator Thanks for your excellent advise. Cath

@@catherineforsyth874 You're welcome - best wishes with the assessment

I'll have to ask the other guys - I think they might be booked up for awhile. But thanks for the idea.

@@PhilRookemusic-educator Don't forget about a Universal Studios Hollywood ride

@@bubblesmedia I do not think I would be taking that ride

@@PhilRookemusic-educator Can there be a 4 Phils Universal Hollywood CityWalk store at least?

@@bubblesmedia probably not. They've got nothing to sell.

HIghlight the barline where you want to move it down then on Windows PC hit "Enter". On Apple Mac it's "return" but on PC it's "Enter"

Glad you enjoyed it. I'll let the other guys know

Yes....... the Wellerman refers to the supply ship. That is the correct interpretation but I think that Welsh version is a parody

I think I spent too long in the studio with these guys - I might make it to the beach or the bush next weekend

@@PhilRookemusic-educator You Definetly should The waves are killer right now

Thanks Charles. I'm really glad that it helped you - not sure if I showed that in the video but yes, it is also possible to export as an MP3 file. That's a very handy format because then students can easily play that on their phones. But then they can't change the tempo as they can do with a MIDI file.

Thanks

Hi Mads, this video was made on a Mac. It will work on Windows or Mac. It depends on which bar you highlight as to what will move onto the next line. I made another very short video for you. I hope this helps. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqvKmZJ5ZrCXg9U

Thanks - it's an old Beatles song

Thanks for that - I have some more arrangements coming soon.

Hi @mono That's a good question. The only reason I can think that you would want to connect triplets - or triplets to any other note value in the next bar for that matter is to tie the notes. So I made another video for you showing this. I hope this helps you - please let me know in the comments if it does. Excuse the background noise. It's very early morning here and I'm staying in a cabin on a river on the far north coast of New South Wales (Australia) so you can hear the early morning birdsong and the cattle on the opposite bank of the river.kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGiqqIuMrbCLj7s

You're welcome. Glad it helped

She was only in year 4 but this took place because of the large group strings class at Fairholme College which commenced in 1989. It is a good story. More here www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-ways-accessing-music-learning-double-bass-dr-emma-phil-rooke/