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Online Classes

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 4:41 pm
by DiveBomber
My university has moved all classes online, which unfortunately means the end of ensemble classes. But private lessons shall continue... online. Any thoughts on how to make this time more effective? I am worried online/video lessons will be drastically less effective. Sincerely a freshman who's trying to keep getting better during this mess.

Re: Online Classes

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 7:10 pm
by Doug Elliott
I teach both in person and by Skype, and actually there's very little difference. As long as both ends have good internet it works great. I was skeptical before I started too.

Re: Online Classes

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 12:50 pm
by Ernieball
A friend who gives loads of online lessons reckons that a wired connection is TONS better than a wifi connection.
Go and find an ethernet cable!

Re: Online Classes

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 1:21 pm
by Matt G
Ernieball wrote:A friend who gives loads of online lessons reckons that a wired connection is TONS better than a wifi connection.
Go and find an ethernet cable!
As an example...

I have a gigabit connection. However, Wi-Fi usually tops out at 90-100Mbps per connection. If I tether over a Cat5 cable, I can pull about 900Mbps, nearly the complete advertised bandwidth.

Re: Online Classes

Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 6:30 pm
by Three Valves
Unless you are not paying for it anyway, demand a refund. :tuba: