How to Start a Music Channel on YouTube For Total Beginners

Faced with the fallout of no live gigs or music events during the pandemic, fiddle player Chris Haigh has made good use of the enforced downtime by starting a YouTube Channel from scratch. Over the last 9 months he has regularly put out three fiddle tutorial videos a week and watched his subscriber base increase from zero to thousands. and growing.

How has he done it?

A self-confessed non-techie, Chris has grown his channel on a very tight budget using inexpensive equipment and mostly free software. The key factor in his success is the constant stream of super high-quality content.

In this interview he talked to me about how he creates his videos - and we also covered some of his other online music creation projects that have kept him busy and add to his income stream.

Musicians! If you want to embark on a similar journey you will find Chris's YouTube tips really helpful and encouraging.

Violinists and fiddle players! Do go and check out Chris's channel and website. Whatever genre you are into, he will have a video, book or web page that will interest and educate you.

Links (please note product links may be affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and Affiliate Marketer I may earn from qualifying links - at no extra cost to you. This helps to support my channel. Thanks.)

Chris Haigh's Web Site - http://www.fiddlingaround.co.uk/
The Fiddle Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcpPCtg0HHPa42ZGsmphefg
Patreon Channel - https://www.patreon.com/thefiddlechannel

Books (A Selection)
Exploring Folk Fiddle https://amzn.to/2KwkXnJ
Beginning Jazz Violin https://amzn.to/2M7REIh
Exploring Klezmer Fiddle https://amzn.to/38LNM7M
Discovering Rock Violin https://amzn.to/3pw9yDg
Hungarian Fiddle Tunes https://amzn.to/3aHKWTM
French Fiddle Tunes https://amzn.to/37RXBS1

Courses
Music Gurus - Exploring Jazz Violin https://geni.us/jazz-violin-course
Academy of Folk - https://academyoffolk.com/

Workshops
Strings Without Boundaries - https://www.stringswithoutboundaries.com/

Gear and Software
DPA CORE 4099 Instrument Mic for Violin https://geni.us/DPA-4099
Oktava Condenser Mic with Capsules to Change Polar Pattern https://geni.us/iX63
Audio-Technica Pro 35 Instrument Mic (cheaper than DPA) https://geni.us/AT-Pro35
Softbox Lighting Kit https://amzn.to/38LUfQ6
Band In A Box https://www.pgmusic.com/
Adobe Illustrator https://www.adobe.com/uk/products/illustrator.html
Pixlr FREE image editor https://fave.co/3lOEFY9

Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:38 Hello Chris
3:55 Starting a YouTube Channel
11:34 Align backing track and video files in iMovie
13:30 Band In A Box Software
16:44 Overlay an image in iMovie
17:48 Remote recording sessions - violin recording gear
22:45 The importance of thumbnails
24:33 Online fiddle courses

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