Hi Jim - this is a good choice! It will be YOUR song...

I'm thinking of doing "Good Christian Friends, Rejoice". Is anyone doing that one, Ariane?

Yes, Ken, we are 27 participants now - so I can prolong or add at least to New Year or if there will be more even to Epiphany.

How about adding a 12 days of Christmas to the end of Advent.

Ken

"The dulcimer sings a sweet song,'

Hi Jim,

we are now 25 participants - but I can imagine that there will be some more who are interested in joining in - so that I might be able to prolong the calendar with an "between the years" calendar from Dec 25 respectively Dec 26 until New Year

Or if there will be another 24 participants I could do a second advent calendar which I could post each in two different places, for example one here on fotmd and one in the dulcimer facebook groups.

So I am looking forward to receiving the link of your youtube video (by preference) or soundcloud audio.

I very much appreciate that you will participate.

Is there still room for me to add to the Advent Calendar, Ariane?

Hi Ken, this hymn is a very good choice - I like it very much.

If you like you could do a youtube video either that one can see you playing or with a filmed winter/advent scene or with winter/advent photo(s) - of course you could also send me the link to a soundcloud audio - just as you like to.

Okay, Ariane. I am thinking of recording "O Lord, How Shall I Meet You." The tune is Wie Soll Ich Dich Empfangen in our Lutheran Hymnal.

I can record it in Garageband and then up it to Soundcloud.

Ken

"The dulcimer sings a sweet song."

Ken, I so much appreciate that you will join in

I am creating a list for me with all the participants and tunes they suggested - in case there will be duplications I will get in contact and would ask for the possibility of another tune.

Since the online calendar which I will be going to use only accepts links I would need a link of a youtube video or a soundcloud audio to copy into this calendar - a recording alone would not work. 

Please let me have any further questions.

Yes, Robin, I am so very happy that Mark has given the only correct answer to your question if he liked to participate with you - I am looking forward to "your" Advent calendar little door.

I would like to participate. Are you compiling a list of Advent hymns to avoid duplication or do we just choose what we want to play and email you the recording?

Ken

"The dulcimer sings a sweet song."

What a wonderful idea, Ariane!  Mark & I look forward to participating.  <3

PS- Some of the very best tunes are the simple ones.  I'm not a "technical" player so simple tunes work well for me.  

Hi tpatts,

Thank you very much for your interest.

Since Thursday (when I have posted it in the dulcimer facebook groups) 15 musicians have informed me that they will take part - from 4 of them I have already received the links.

There is no skill level required - it just should sound "good" (if simple or complicated) so that everybody who opens this calendar little door will enjoy it.

You know that even a simple melody can bring a smile on to one's face.

If there are more than 24 recordings - I could either make a second calendar or perhaps a kind of "between the years" calendar for the days from Christmas until New Year for example...

Sounds like a wonderful idea!

Is there a required skill level for players to be at? I’ve only been playing less than a year?

What happens if/when there are more recordings than days in advent?

*** NEW International PROJECT ***
                     for a
       MUSICAL Advent calendar
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So we need musicians who would like to fill this Advent calendar with own recordings of favorite Advent tunes preferably played on mountain or hammered dulcimer (other instruments are also welcome).