Welcome to my Skype Piano Lesson page
All that is needed is a webcam, Skype or similar web conferencing software and the desire to study music or learn a musical instrument.
My name is Steve Chord, im a piano teacher for over 20 years,and the initiator of so many web page like Steve Vocal Clinic, Home Piano Lesson International etc
The age of virtual music lessons is here. The computer geek music teacher is no longer the only type of teacher who gives distance lessons. Catherine Saint Louis wrote a good article yesterday in The New York Times (With Enough Bandwidth, Many Join the Band), and the enthusiasm of responses by readers shows that this subject is one that still carries a lot of novelty and excitement.
Music teacher conferences such as MTNA’s national conference have offered technology sessions that address distance lessons for several years now. Many teachers are doing it, and it’s filling a much-needed gap in society’s need for lessons, especially for students in rural areas who don’t have access to music teachers. I continue to teach such students from places ranging from Accra to all Ten regions in Ghana using Skype/Facebook video chat/google+
So far, I have yet to see any complete pros and cons list regarding distance lessons, so to the best of my ability, I made my own. I feel that part of my duty to prospective distance students is to make sure they’re fully aware of all benefits and drawbacks of these types of lessons. First, the pros!
* If you have Skype on your computer or laptop,just connect with me with the name Steve Chord and here we go,my Skype/Facebook video chat/google+ is only on Fridays
*Choose anytime on Fridays to connect with me
*Lesson is 1 hour for Ghc50
*Pay Ghc50 to my MTN Mobile money number 0244229584 or Tigo Cash number 0279956270 and send me a text indicating your payment,and as soon as i confirm,you will be registered
*Choose your time and the lesson starts or send me a mail to connect with Gmail @ instantpiano15@gmail.com
Our Policies
1. This is an online piano lesson and payment is made in advance for registration and lessons
2. Lessons is ones per week (Fridays for now),any additional day could be arranged
3.We dont test lesson,please make up your mind and be sure you want to start before you call
4.Videos and materials will be giving to the students as lessons progresses
5.No refund whatsoever for any payment made
6. The days of lesson can not be changed for now but additional days could be requested for with agreement
Have you wanted to study music or learn a musical instrument from a qualified teacher but find it difficult to find a local music teacher or travel to a music teacher.
With online or Internet piano/guitar or voice lessons, it is now possible to get quality music lessons from professional music teachers.
Join now and schedule virtual music lessons (Skype music lessons, Google Video Chat music lessons or any Webcam music lessons) with meAll that is needed is a webcam, Skype or similar web conferencing software and the desire to study music or learn a musical instrument.
My name is Steve Chord, im a piano teacher for over 20 years,and the initiator of so many web page like Steve Vocal Clinic, Home Piano Lesson International etc
The age of virtual music lessons is here. The computer geek music teacher is no longer the only type of teacher who gives distance lessons. Catherine Saint Louis wrote a good article yesterday in The New York Times (With Enough Bandwidth, Many Join the Band), and the enthusiasm of responses by readers shows that this subject is one that still carries a lot of novelty and excitement.
Music teacher conferences such as MTNA’s national conference have offered technology sessions that address distance lessons for several years now. Many teachers are doing it, and it’s filling a much-needed gap in society’s need for lessons, especially for students in rural areas who don’t have access to music teachers. I continue to teach such students from places ranging from Accra to all Ten regions in Ghana using Skype/Facebook video chat/google+
So far, I have yet to see any complete pros and cons list regarding distance lessons, so to the best of my ability, I made my own. I feel that part of my duty to prospective distance students is to make sure they’re fully aware of all benefits and drawbacks of these types of lessons. First, the pros!
Pros
- Quality of the teacher: I believe it is better to have Skype lessons with an excellent teacher than it is to have in-person lessons with a mediocre teacher. Skype gives students even more options to choose from when looking for a teacher since they are not restricted to their small local region.
- Weekly Convenience: Students don’t have to travel 10 or 20 minutes to their teacher’s studio. Also, when a student is 5 or 10 minutes late, I give them a courtesy call in case they forgot, but if they live 15 minutes away and they have a 30 or even 45 minute lesson, it’s hardly worth it for them to come late. Lessons online means no missed lessons due to forgetfulness since the student and teacher can connect 30 seconds after the courtesy call.
- Convenience of Recording Lessons: While students always have the option to record their face-to-face lessons, that never happens (at least, in the history of my teaching). But students can easily record Skype and Google+ lessons for review at a later time with software like Evaer and SuperTinTin (audio only: Pamela, MP3 Skype Recorder, and VodBurner).
- Immediate Practicing: (added 1/13/12) While face-to-face students must drive home before practicing what they learned (which eats up time and tires people out), distance students can practice immediately after the lesson when ideas are fresh and when energy levels are still high. (Thanks to Joy Morin for pointing this out.) This is an extra practice session most students will get. The first practice session will always be of higher quality when it is done immediately than if it were done the next day, and the first practice session is the most important session of the entire week.
- Siblings Don’t Have To Wait: Kids can do their own thing while their siblings have lessons, while in the private studio, they are held hostage until their siblings are done.
- Warming Up: Students can warm up at the piano before their lesson, only stopping seconds before the lesson begins. The piano student also gets to play their own instrument. This would let the student show off their best playing to their teacher each week instead of their worst. (This can also be seen as a con – see below.)
- Increased student performance: The same study indicates that students spend 22% more time performing during distance lessons than in face-to-face lessons.
- Don’t Have To Be In The Same Room: Students won’t need to cancel lessons because they had the stomach flu two days before (stomach flus can be contagious for up to two weeks after symptoms have passed). There is also less suffering for everyone: students won’t suffer if their teacher ate onion rings for lunch, and bagpipe teachers have the option of muting their computer speakers while their students play.
* If you have Skype on your computer or laptop,just connect with me with the name Steve Chord and here we go,my Skype/Facebook video chat/google+ is only on Fridays
*Choose anytime on Fridays to connect with me
*Lesson is 1 hour for Ghc50
*Pay Ghc50 to my MTN Mobile money number 0244229584 or Tigo Cash number 0279956270 and send me a text indicating your payment,and as soon as i confirm,you will be registered
*Choose your time and the lesson starts or send me a mail to connect with Gmail @ instantpiano15@gmail.com
No lesson will be tested to see if it works or not please
Please read our policies before you sign up
Please read our policies before you sign up
Our Policies1. This is an online piano lesson and payment is made in advance for registration and lessons
2. Lessons is ones per week (Fridays for now),any additional day could be arranged
3.We dont test lesson,please make up your mind and be sure you want to start before you call
4.Videos and materials will be giving to the students as lessons progresses
5.No refund whatsoever for any payment made
6. The days of lesson can not be changed for now but additional days could be requested for with agreement
Other Video Conferencing Alternatives
Gmail Voice and Video Chat - To take webcam piano lessons with this service, you need Gmail and a Google browser plug-in.
Apple FaceTime - To take FaceTime piano lessons with this service, you will need an Apple iPad, iPod or iPhone.
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