EQUIPMENT GUIDE

EQUIPMENT YOU WILL
NEED FOR ONLINE
PIANO LESSONS!

UTILIZING TOOLS YOU PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE!

Recommended equipment setup: camera on student, camera on piano, laptop for connections, tablet for teacher view (optional if on computer).

THE ESSENTIALS

These items are essential, you will be required to have these items prior to any lessons.

You will need a properly tuned and working piano in your home. Ideally, it will be in its own quiet space, free from distraction. A keyboard is an acceptable substitute for a piano.

As far as technology required for online classes, you will need a computer or table with a screen large enough to see the teacher easily. This device should additionally have a webcam so you can be seen.

 Piano / Keyboard in proper working order and well tuned.

 Distraction free quiet environment.

 Computer / Tablet with a large screen to see and be seen by the instructor.

 Webcam for you to be seen if no other method is used.

 Webcam for piano / keyboard to be seen (ideally 1080p). (optional, based on setup)

Recommended view for secondary camera.

IMPORTANT NOTES

You’ll want to check these items off of your “first lesson prep” list.

You’ll want to ensure that your internet is sufficient for a large amount of data transfer considering the number of video streams that will be active at any given time. We would recommend utilizing the fastest speed internet available to you, but have found 300+ Mbps to be sufficient. The easiest way to determine your internet speed is through Speedtest.net.

Please ensure that you’ve downloaded the Zoom app relevant to your device and configure it to work with your hardware prior to jumping in on your first lesson. Please see our recommended setup below to get a better idea of the best configuration.

 Internet with speeds of at least 300 Mbps or greater.

 Don’t forget to configure zoom to work with your particular hardware setup.

SOME NICE ADDITIONAL ITEMS

These items are very helpful, but are non-essential.

There are many resources to help you configure Zoom for your music lesson but we have found this site to be a great resource for Mayville’s Piano Studio.
For a best experienced Piano Lesson please check out Zoom Software in Music Mode – Best Audio Settings by Music Repo.com.

You might additionally want to set up an instrument microphone for your piano. If using a keyboard, you may want to connect your keyboard to a USB audio interface to plug directly into your computer. A microphone or audio interface will allow us to hear you more clearly during lessons.

 For piano: high quality instrument microphone with USB audio interface or USB instrument microphone.
 For keyboard: high quality USB audio interface.

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