How to Start a Music Channel on YouTube For Total Beginners

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 - https://bit.ly/3jrBLb7 The Fiddle Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcpPCtg0HHPa42ZGsmphefg Patreon Channel - https://bit.ly/36FeePh 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://bit.ly/3b1bIH1 Academy of Folk - https://bit.ly/37seqDC Workshops Strings Without Boundaries - https://bit.ly/2LuQjuX Gear and Software DPA CORE 4099 Instrument Mic for Violin https://bit.ly/3rCr9uM Oktava Condenser Mic with Capsules to Change Polar Pattern https://bit.ly/2KKODgG Audio-Technica Pro 35 Instrument Mic (cheaper than DPA) https://bit.ly/2KZ5Pin Softbox Lighting Kit https://amzn.to/38LUfQ6 Band In A Box https://bit.ly/2M5OLaW Adobe Illustrator https://adobe.ly/2JolwiC 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 Visit our web site for helpful guides, hints tips and more on setting up your home recording studio: https://bit.ly/2Txj9sY Shop our fave home studio recording gear: https://bit.ly/2NKjYOI Check out the Music Repo Channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/musicrepo Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/musicrepo Connect with us on Facebook: https://bit.ly/1CkZGCu Find us on Pinterest: https://bit.ly/1eysFrn Follow us on Instagram https://bit.ly/2YqZ8Id #MusicRepoTV #YouTubeTips #VideoCreation