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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If the lessons are not in person they are basically useless unless the student is advanced and independent. Even then, the student should record and send it to the teacher who will make another video commenting on specific parts of the piece. 
Zoom lessons don’t have much worth in terms of musical quality. 
Have the kids review the pieces on their own until in person lessons. As for traveling teachers, you might find very good ones committed to talented students. [/quote]

Ridiculous. First, it's Facetime. Zoom has issues with instrumental music, it's made for conversation, even when you play around with settings. Second, with the exception of beginners, anyone can have a perfectly acceptable online lesson without going through your rigmarole of recording and commenting. Finer points of tone and sound quality don't come into play until well into advanced pieces, and even then, not all the time. You work on technique and phrasing most of the time.

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I think first PP is dismissive. It is going to be hard for a first lesson from a beginner perspective. But my kid has been playing his guitar for YEARS and so his weekly lesson via zoom or Skype or whatever with the teacher who has been teaching him for YEARS works out just fine, no problems. That's the difference.[/quote]

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