Online Teaching Starter Kit
As you begin teaching online lessons in your studio the most important factor is your personal confidence in what you offer. Your teaching experience paired with the technology and tools available to you enables you to offer online lessons whether as a temporary or a permanent part of your studio. I am thrilled to provide the steps and tools you need to quickly make this transition in your studio. Use the materials provided to you here on this page to immediately implement online lessons in your studio.
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Tonara App
I want to mention that the app TONARA is an incredible tool for teaching music online. With Tonara, you’ll be able to send student assignments, track practice time, chat with students, award points, send links, PDFS, and more. Basically it’s a golden “must have” app for online teachers. Tonara is available for android and IOS devices and there is a available on the web. I highly recommend downloading it and doing the 30-day trial.
Use this link to download the app and create a free account.
Use this link to create an account from a computer.
Also, feel free to use my discount code: teachmusiconline for 20% your first year subscription.
YouTube Channel
My Personal YouTube channel has more than 600 video tutorials that would be extremely helpful for you to use during online lessons. You can send a student a link directly to a song within your video calling software. Here’s the link to the channel to check it out.
Carol Matz Piano Download
Carol Matz has generously put together a free 54-page download of music and teaching materials at all levels. These online materials can easily be used with your students during online lessons. You can email students a PDF of the songs or your can screen share activities or worksheets during a lesson. You and your students have permission to print any or all of the PDF if you wish, or use directly on a tablet; you may forward the PDF to your students.
FREE 54-page PDF Download Includes:
• Piano Arrangements at All Levels
• Happy Birthday to You (at 3 Levels)
• Activity Sheets
• Technique Pages
• Teaching Rhythm Patterns (with Food!) Packet
• Teaching Ragtime Packet
Once you’ve downloaded the PDF you may wish to send only a few songs to specific students. When you open the download you can simply “save as” and change the name of the document for the student you want to send music to. Now you can remove all of the pages you don’t need so you aren’t sending them all 54 pages but just the specific pages you want them to have and print. Remember to hit save again and then attach the document in an email. Each PDF viewer is different but you should be able to just delete pages or remove them.
Student Setup Checklist
Send this checklist to your students to help them quickly and confidently get set up to have online lessons from their home. I suggest that you send them the checklist and then go over it with them so they know exactly what they need. You could also ask your students parents to go through the list with the student and let you know if they have any questions.
Again, teachers, I want you to have full confidence that online teaching is a solution for you now and moving forward. This is not just a temporary option!
Please join the Teach Music Online Facebook group page to connect with other online teachers and get quick answers to your questions. This is the fastest way to get support!
We are all here to help you succeed!
My email: carly@teachmusic.online