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Sunday, July 11, 2021 by Minhae Lee | Music Education Facts

Online Lessons' Benefits:

Here are why live, online music lessons are the best option for you!

#1: When you can't find a qualified teacher and the right kind of teacher near you!

Sometimes there isn’t anyone or a well-qualified teacher nearby. 

If there is, sometimes their schedule doesn’t allow new students.

If the right teacher lives an hour away, you are looking at a 3-hour roundtrip for each lesson. 

There are plenty of excellent teachers all over the world, but they might not live within traveling distance.

Thanks to the world wide web, distance becomes irrelevant. 

You have many more options by considering taking your lessons online.

Say you do find a teacher nearby who has some availability and is happy to take students. 

What if you don’t click with them?

Piano lessons come in a variety of formats. 

Teachers have different philosophies and approaches. 

You’re among the lucky few if you find the perfect teacher who also happens to live near!

By going online, you have a much more extensive selection of options available. 

By considering online lessons, you don’t have to settle for a teacher because they live near you. 

Importantly, you can select someone with whom you feel a connection.

# 2: More Focused lessons

In my experience, online lessons are typically very focused and productive.

Of course, that doesn’t mean in-person lessons can’t be!

But in person, it is so much easier to procrastinate and chat. 

Before you know it, 15 minutes have gone by of your 60-minute lesson, and you haven’t even touched the piano yet!

I’ve observed that online lessons demand more concentration than in-person lessons. 

They appear to tickle our brains more and keep us more focused.

Increased focus allows us to be extra-productive!

# 3: SAVE YOUR TIME! 

You can learn from the comfort of home

Online lessons are in-home lessons. 

Choosing in-home lessons reduces feelings of anxiety, particularly for beginners.

By taking online lessons, you do not have to drive to a teacher. 

You just open your laptop or tablet and connect with the teacher. 

It hardly requires any setup time, and costs you a lot less travel time too!

The time saving is what makes online lessons appealing for busy students.

Online lessons can also relieve your schedule!

Imagine you prefer to take your lessons at 7 am in the morning before heading off to work. 

Good luck finding a local teacher willing to accommodate that!

But someone might be able to teach you at that time without any problem.

Online lessons make scheduling much easier!

# 4: You don't have to be scared of technology

By now I hope you agree that online lessons are pretty convenient. 

You can just place your laptop on a chair or barstool:

# 5: You Need "FEEDBACK" 

When we talk about online lessons, this may include video lessons and courses, apps, and piano learning software.

But, taking LIVE online lessons means you have one-on-one time with a professional teacher. 

The format mimics in-person lessons.

Live lessons provide some significant benefits to your learning journey!

Video lessons and apps generally lack one crucial element in learning: FEEDBACK.

Feedback is particularly relevant for beginners to intermediate players. 

They do not have the tools and knowledge to overcome the inevitable technical and musical plateaus.

Some more advanced software tools provide feedback on wrong notes or incorrect rhythms. 

But, I’ve yet to see software specify you are holding excessive tension in your shoulders. 

Or how to shape that phrase, so it doesn’t sound rushed.

Music is vastly complex, and a live teacher can coach you much more effectively than any software or video course ever can.

You cannot replace professional coaching with a computer.

Wednesday, November 11, 2020 by Minhae Lee | Music Education Facts

Did you know that 75% of Silicon Valley CEO's studied music as kids?

Research shows that learning music increases emotional intelligence (EQ) 

Children do not get this in regular school, and EQ has been proven to be a far greater indicator of success than IQ!

CREATIVITY - Music lessons will give your kids a creative outlet that you never thought possible.

EXPRESSION - Music gives kids a way to express what they are feeling in a way that language simply cannot do.

CONFIDENCE - The confidence that results from learning this skill over time is indescribable.

REDUCED STRESS - Music has been proven to be a healthy means of reducing stress in all ages.

CONNECTIONS - With online recitals, workshops, and events, your child will make new friends in music.

DISCIPLINE - The time management and patience skills kids learn will help both in music lessons and in life.