HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KINDERMUSIK!

All -- Cindy Bousman asked that I post this message to the blog -- so read on!

Hopefully by now you're all hard at work creating your Happy Birthday Kindermusik Video! Here's an update -- Let’s hear it for Nova Scotia! They sent in the first Kindermusik Birthday Video for the convention and it is great! Who will be next? Help us celebrate Kindermusik's 30th birthday with a 1-2 minute video featuring your one-of-a-kind Happy Birthday song. We plan to highlight a 30th Happy Birthday Video Montage of your entries at Convention November 5-8 in Raleigh, NC and then share it online with all educators. So, blow up the balloons, light the candles, and strike up the creative juices!

All you have to do is submit a 1 to 2 minute video of your one-of-a-kind Happy Birthday song, poem, dance, or even dramatic creative rendition. The boundary of creativeness is unlimited!

Here's how to submit your Kindermusik Birthday Song:

1) Post your 1-2 minute video on YouTube

2) When creating video add tag "Happy Birthday Kindermusik"

3) Send us an email at birthday@kindermusik.com with the YouTube link.

4) Save the video to a DVD and mail to: Kindermusik International, PO Box 26575, Greensboro, NC 27415 Attention: 30th Birthday.

NOTE: When making a Kindermusik Birthday Song submission it is your understanding that Kindermusik reserves the right to use all or any part of the 30th Happy Birthday Kindermusik videos submitted.

How do you upload to YouTube?

1) Go to http://www.youtube.com/

2) You will first need to create an account by clicking the "Sign Up" link in the upper right corner of the screen.

3) Complete the information (including email address, create a password, your location). Then select "Create an Account."

4) From the links in the upper right corner of your screen, select "Account."

5) In the bar at the top of the screen, click the button that says "Upload."

6) On the following screen, name your video, and provide a brief description/category.

7) Select the "Upload a video" button to select your video from your computer.Your video will begin to upload. Once it has completed the upload, please allow several minutes for the video to process within YouTube before it will be available for viewing.