Technology

Any suggestions for in-person lessons while I have a black out? Won’t get power till after the lessons. Level 1 through to 3, kids, the adult I think I’ll just move if the powers not on at his lesson time Cate R. pull out your…

• Last updated 3 months ago
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I wonder if anybody has experienced this with online students – I have had many many online students during the years, primarily using Zoom (a 10 mth interlude with Rock out Loud), and with two different families who have keyboards, I cannot hear their keyboard…

• Last updated 3 months ago
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Who has gone paper/bookless in their studio? What’s your thoughts? How did you go about the process? Any tips appreciated. Yep Entirely digital using a 13” iPad Pro for scores and 10” for reference book Robin T. what do you do for notes/ record keeping?…

• Last updated 1 year ago
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Question for you social media whizzes. I am just starting to be visible on social media and am trying to post regularly. I posted a video today of a student playing and FB, or instagram or both, suggested I also post as a “Reel” to…

• Last updated 2 years ago
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I have an adult student asking if there’s anyway to slow down the audio songs in order to play along with them. She’s in Level 6 and would love to play along with the Gaz, and others but esp. the Gaz. Maybe something corp. adds…

• Last updated 2 years ago
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Talk to me about older adults and challenges accessing the technology. Is there still a way to order physical materials? What are other creative ways you have worked around limited access to technology? Hi Anna – no, physical materials are no longer available to purchase.…

• Last updated 3 years ago
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I was wondering if anyones uses a tablet for sheet music, reference books, note taking etc. I saw the “remarkable“ tablet and thought it might work. I would love to decrease and organise all my paper work. I use my iPad and it’s great! I…

• Last updated 3 years ago
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I’m looking to make the switch from my big binders full of my SM materials to something digital. I’m hoping to find a fairly large tablet that would allow me to have all the materials as PDFs and that would have a pen I could…

• Last updated 3 years ago
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Those of you using Skype for lessons what do you recommend for the ‘best’ option for cameras and setting them up. I’m looking for a couple options that would include the highest quality then a cheaper option. My Skype lessons improved dramatically when I bought…

• Last updated 4 years ago
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Mark S. Meritt, I’m studying I, IV, V progressions in Tune Toolkit 1 right now. In one of the subvideos, you recommend student play along with an electronic accompaniment that changes its chord accompaniment based on what you play in your left hand (like what…

• Last updated 4 years ago
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