Antoniya offers online piano lessons by Skype. These are the thoughts after 2 years of online teaching:

What goes well?

• No travel time for both sides.
• The comfort of your own home.
• Sharing recordings can advance the learning pace.
• Less cancellations and easier make-up classes which makes more consistent progress.

What is more challenging?

• The student needs to be more disciplined to maintain a complete focus during the class.
• Good internet connection from both sides.
• Adjusting the camera position before the class so the teacher can see the whole keyboard and the hands of the student.
• If there is a theory homework to be responsible to send the homework in advance.
• Regular communication with the parents about the progress of the child is very important.

Teacher’s equipment

• High speed internet connection
• Laptop
• Piano
• HD webcam
• Blue Yeti USB microphone
• Skype

The most important for the student is to have a laptop with Skype installed, a piano and a good internet connection.