By now, it has become pretty obvious that a huge portion of our lives is “uploaded” on the internet. Whether it’s for better or for worse, we just cannot imagine our lives without using online services and different apps. No matter the field that you’re in, there are clearly plenty of advantages that the internet revolution has brought, mostly when it comes to communication and sharing of information.
Of course, this presents huge progress in education, allowing students to learn new things without having to physically go to schools or universities. Needless to say, this also presents a huge step forward for music teachers, especially in times like these when a lot of activities, including music lessons, have been encouraged to go online instead of in-person. Luckily, there are plenty of platforms that allow for both individual and group lessons.
However, there are a few challenges that come with music lessons. The most obvious one comes with the sound quality, and platforms like Zoom, Skype, FaceTime, and others cannot be sufficient in this aspect.
Additionally, music lessons include the use of different materials, like sheet music, tablatures, and books. These online services and apps come with their limitations, and this is exactly why we started the Rock Out Loud Live, which helps both teachers and aspiring musicians to have the best possible music lesson experience available. What’s more, we here at Rock Out Loud have partnered up with Tonara to bring things to a whole new level. So let’s see what are the advantages of these platforms and how this partnership helps musicians and music teachers.
Advantages of Rock Out Loud Live
Rock Out Loud Live is slowly becoming one of the most popular services for music teachers. While Zoom has made it possible for musicians to have sessions with an improved sound quality (which comes at a cost of video quality), Rock Out Loud Live makes things much simpler and works in this mode by default. What’s more, those quieter and prolonged notes don’t suddenly go completely silent, which helps teachers work on any student’s dynamic skills.
However, that’s not all. Our platform has specialized modes for guitar, bass, piano, ukulele, and drums. For instance, if you’re teaching guitar; you can pull up any song from our extensive collection of sheet music and tablatures and present it to your student. Additionally, there’s a huge collection of chord diagrams, that makes it easier for beginner students to see these chords and get reminded if there’s anything they forgot. But even if you’re teaching any other instrument, the platform has its advantages; mostly due to the improved sound quality, as well as a feature to share PDF files.
The overall practicality and simplicity is another important advantage here. You can use Rock Out Loud Live even through a regular internet browser. All you need to do is create a private room and share the link with your student. That’s it! With an average internet connection, you’ll be able to have a normal lesson experience.
More info is available here.
What Is Tonara
Tonara is another great player in this new game of online music lesson platforms. They are a company focusing solely on music education; combining the power of technology with both traditional and modern practices and methods in music education. They’re known for their Tonara Studio app that helps students improve their practice sessions in the best possible way. The software also has a feature that enables teachers to track their progress during the practice sessions. So it not only enables students to have a tidy track of their work but also helps teachers focus more on specific aspects for every one of their individual students. After all, we all know that every student will react differently to the same teaching program; often making it difficult for them to progress in principles and techniques that are more challenging for them.
Tonara offers a platform for students to find their new teachers, as well as teachers to find their new students. For instance, a teacher will be able to get in touch with their students and add assignments in Tonara. These assignments also feature audio recordings and video clips; as well as simple voice clip memos that will guide your student during their practice sessions.
What’s more, there’s even an option to hear the students while their practicing and send them real-time feedback. Staying in contact with your teacher even outside of music lessons can be beneficial for one’s quicker progress. By having full transparency in what students are doing, results are more effective.
More info on Tonara on the official site.
What This Partnership Between Tonara and Rock Out Loud Live Brings
A specialized online service for music lessons and a platform for practicing together give amazing opportunities to both students and teachers. Even with technological advancements, music lessons are here to stay and the best results are achieved with one-on-one lessons. However, in this time and age when things might get a little busy or just complicated, doing it from the comfort of your home is certainly a big step forward.
But another big step forward comes with these two platforms coming together to bring an ultimate educational experience in music. Just think of it; you’ll have a platform that makes music lessons go smoother, as well as an additional platform that helps students practice more efficiently. Going the “traditional” way with one-on-one lessons and boring old assignments that a student needs to cover between two lessons… That can’t even compare with a more modern approach that we have with such a collaboration. The whole idea behind these two platforms is to bring teachers and students closer together; to improve the communication between these two parties. The ultimate goal – to work on every student’s potentials in the best way possible.
