If you haven’t already,
for live online lessons!
Online lessons are easy to set up, and they can work just as well as in-person lessons (even better, in some ways). In the US, many studios have gone fully online, and have been experiencing favourable results with uninterrupted music education. We have young beginners as young as 4 years old doing fantastic in online lessons, and I personally know a handful of (award-winning) RCM Level 7, 8, and 9 students who’ve opted for and been enjoying online piano and voice lessons for the past few years. The Royal Conservatory of Music and Conservatory Canada both do their piano exams online. And it turns out, setup easy! Here’s how:
Or you can use a chair or bar stool. You can also set up your tablet this way.
Prepare Your Device
You already have the equipment you need to do online lessons. Basically, your instructor just needs to be able to see and hear the student during the lessons. Your smart phone will work as a bare minimum, but bigger screens work better, so if you have an iPad or a laptop, we would strongly prefer that. Make sure it is charged or plugged in during the lesson.
For piano, your device will need to be placed near the end of the piano so we can see the student’s hands on the keys. We’d like to be able to see the student’s face as well if possible. So, you’ll need a stool or a small table to place your device on. A bar stool would likely be close to the right height. You can also stack boxes or books on top of a chair to elevate it to the right height.
Ipad or phone setup with a camera tripod and ipad/phone mount.
Setup with music stand
That’s it. You’re ready.
Setup with phone
In this blog post, I explain how it actually works.
for live online lessons!
Update from June 2020: If you’d like to see some real student setups we’ve seen, check out this —> Instagram post!