Private Online Music Lessons
Via Skype, Google Meet, Facetime or Zoom
Online private violin lessons via Skype, FaceTime, and Zoom are a convenient and effective form of private and group instruction for beginners through advanced players of almost any age, and in any geographic location with access to a solid internet connection.
The explosion of real-time audio-video conferencing technologies such as Skype, FaceTime, Zoom, and Google Hangouts, allow dedicated students around the world to learn from Clayton Haslop or Doug Cameron, even in metropolitan areas, let alone small towns and remote regions of the globe.
For English-speaking students living in foreign countries and struggling with learning a new language in addition to a musical instrument, online private lessons create the possibility of expert instruction in a student’s native language.
Before Your Lesson
Tune your violin
Tune your violin in advance of your online lesson! Tuning can be unnecessarily time-consuming, and you will want to make the most of your lesson time.If you are not yet very confident with tuning your instrument, or if your violin is unstable (e.g. if you have recently put on new strings), then take plenty of time before the lesson to try and fix it.
Rosin your bow
Does your bow need rosining? Take the time to rosin it before the lesson begins.
Music Stands and Music
If you are using sheet music for the lesson, make sure to have everything ready.
Tools, Tips, and Accessories
- Have everything you might need during a lesson ready before you start the connection. This way you can stay at your computer and be focused on the lesson, instead of having to interrupt the session to go and find items that you haven’t prepared beforehand.
- Remember that if you are using earphones or a headset, then you will need to make sure that everything is within arm’s reach so that you don’t have to interrupt the lesson in order to retrieve something!
- A video-enabled device (camera)
- A fast internet connection with at least a 5Mbs connection (10mbps recommended)
- Make sure the camera provides a clear view of the left hand and wrist and a clear view of the bow on the strings.
- A good microphone if possible. Yeti microphones deliver very clear audio.
