Project Trumpet Fish aimed to create a virtual trumpet choir using social media to connect trumpet players. The creator wrote music, uploaded it to Noteflight and posted YouTube videos to engage others. They monitored social networks and collected submitted videos and music. So far they received a helpful response from internet artist Zefrank and gained 27 Facebook likes and 212 website likes, though only 5 Twitter followers. They were pleased with international engagement but disappointed with few audio submissions. Going forward, they will be more active on social networks and post more YouTube videos to continue expanding the virtual choir.

1. Project Trumpet Fish

2. Social Media History

3. About Project Trumpet Fish Inspiration from 2000 voice virtual choir. I wanted to use my music for the major task. I was hoping for famous trumpet players to join it. I wanted to investigate social media because I knew it was a good way of connecting but wanted to see how far it could really go. In the earlier time when the first fleet landed it took 6 months to get back to England to say a message to someone but now social media makes it instant.

4. Steps in creating Project Trumpet Fish Write music. Upload music to noteflight. Post videos of myself playing my music on YouTube. Update Status on Facebook. Monitor data from social networking sites. Collect videos and MP3s. Put together all videos and MP3s. Try connect to famous musicians.

5. Results So Far

6. Zefrank Zefrank is the king of internet projects and during the progress of PTF I sent an email asking for advice and within 18 hours I got a reply. Check out some of his internet projects here: http://www.zefrank.com/

7. People Involved

8. YouTube Stats

9. YouTube Stats Part 2

10. Submitted Videos

11. Reflections on PTF

12. Facebook Why? Most successful social media. Approximately 10 million (45%) Australians use Facebook. 10% of world population have a Facebook account Successful? Yes because I got 27 likes page. 210 likes on website. Changes? Bit more activity. Connect to more people instead of waiting for people to connect to me. Facebook Link

13. Twitter Why? Approximately 1 million Australian users. Successful? Not really because I only got 5 followers. Changes? More Tweets. Twitter Link

14. YouTube Why? Only social media site to connect with others with videos. Successful? Yes because people listened to my music from that. Changes? More videos. YouTube Link

15. Sound Cloud Why? So I can store the music. Successful? Didn’t attract people but helped me store the MP3s so yes. Changes? No changes Sound cloud link

16. Wix.com Why? To make a website. Successful? Yes because I got 212 likes on the website. Changes? No changes Wix.com Link

17. Noteflight Why? To help people listen to the music at perfect pitch. Successful? Yes because people used it. Changes? No changes Noteflight Link

18. Reflection I was happy about: 212 people, some international, website likes. A brilliant audio of the music from overseas. 2 fantastic remixes I was disappointed about: I only have 5 followers on Twitter so far. Only 3 people have submitted audio/videos. Next time I would: Be more active on the social networking. Post more videos on YouTube