Since being in lockdown due to Corona Virus I’ve been fortunate enough to keep most of my students by moving them to online lessons. Though over the past few weeks it’s been a real learning curve for myself and students getting used to having guitar lessons online. In this video I will give tips and advice for guitar teachers and students on how to manage online lessons.
Skype verses Zoom shootout test for teaching guitar online.
Plus in this video Skype and Zoom video conferencing software are compared for online guitar lessons. The video and audio of an acoustic guitar are demonstrated on a laptop using Wi-Fi and an iPhone 6 on a 4G network.
1:53 Skype & Zoom Wi-Fi Laptop Demonstration
2:25 Skype & Zoom 4G iPhone 6 Demonstration
3:36 Zoom Original Sound Wi-Fi Laptop Demonstration
3:51 Zoom Original Sound 4G iPhone 6 Demonstration
4:15 Zoom PC Audio Settings for Original Sound
5:11 Zoom App Audio Settings for Original Sound
5:38 Zoom Original Sound Ethernet Connection Demonstration (Guitar Teacher Audio)
Teaching Guitar Online Tips
Also in this video are tips and advice for teaching guitar online including:
5:58 Demonstrating the Audio Delay
6:36 Preparing students with Metronomes, Drum Machines, Drum Tracks and Backing Tracks
7:35 Online Guitar Teacher Audio & Video setup with hardware, software and webcam tips.
10:29 Zoom Lessons Scheduling Tips
13:24 Zoom Share Screen Tips
Recommended YouTube Drum Backing Track Channels
https://www.youtube.com/user/LumBeat
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt5r84pq7-UF7FaNKyGhZzA
https://www.youtube.com/user/JimCDooley
Recommended YouTube Backing Track Channels
Learn Jazz Standards
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEk1V5QgcGrPLxlnIV_NPFyIh8mfAvPCF
Blues, Funk and Other Styles
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEXDaXzYhqYdLCQ3Ce7U2Og
Apps
Metro Timer Metronome App
https://apps.apple.com/au/app/metronome-%CF%9F/id416443133
Drum Beats+ Rhythm Machine Drum Machine App https://apps.apple.com/us/app/drum-beats-rhythm-machine/id461218759
iVCam webcam app https://www.e2esoft.com/ivcam/