Hey Guys:
I would like to know what do you think about these teachers who offer lessons On line. Do you think is durable and Students would really learn? Do you tink is better than live person to person lessons? Better, the same or Worse? And what do you think about videos, dvds and cds of voice, guitar, k board and other instruments lessons. Do you really think those "Music Courses" work? Thanks for your Opinion.
2006-10-16 16:20:13 · 9 answers · asked by divacobian 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
I have a degree in Music, and I'll tell you this: Unless it's music history or a supplemental ear-training/aural skills online course, it's not worth it. A good 1:1 teacher is needed for lessons, for physical and musical guidance, and also becasue of the nature of HOW music lessons work. You can't show your hand position on a violin or on the guitar to the instructor if they're somewhere ONLINE in another state. How abotu mallet control on the snare or marimba? How can you accurately show a student how to hold the Stevens' marimba grip or how hard ot hit a mallet on the vibraphone? How to bend a note? How to tune a cello correctly? How to do a French grip versus a German grip on the double-bass?
Live is always best in these cases. That's why we still haev Eastman, Julliard, Guildhall, Royal Northern (Manchester), RAM, RADA, etc etc etc
2006-10-16 16:25:21 · answer #1 · answered by Sarah Jane The Journalist 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Any disipline has to include levels of personal passion.
Certainly we might be distracted when viewing a video lesson, or online instruction. The idea behind that method is to allow us OUR PACE. Effective??? Perhaps,if the passion is strong enough.
Face to face, hands on, is a very personal experience, and if one is actually PAYING, then it becomes a more serious issue. Beyond that, and with no offense to otherwise methods of teaching/learning,,, The one on one teacher also has a passion for the experience, where a video lacks that.
I offer this, a long ago experience.
As a young boy I was asked to help my Aunt, by cutting her grass once a week. I was less than thrilled, but did the work because she was family, had been through trauma, and was kind to me.
My reward wasn't money, but a bonding, however not one I appreciated at the time. I was always given a lunch after my efforts, of Franco American Spagetti, and a grilled cheese sandwich. It was what Aunt Elizabeth could afford to offer.
BUT,,,,,,,,,,,,, She also included in my reward, weekly piano lessons. I thought,,,"HEY, wait a minute, this might be worse a punishment than having to cut her grass?"
It wasn't of course, and allowed me to expand my already hungry artistic passions. Thanks Aunt Betty,,,and thank you for asking this Q.
Steven Wolf
2006-10-16 23:33:18 · answer #2 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with everyone. The best instruction for playing an instrument is live. There is a distinct difference in the quality of instrustion in live versus online or video.
But - as said before - music history and theory are OK to learn online.
If you want to play an instrument, though, a live person is best. That way, if your technique is off, you can have someone help to fix it before it becomes habit. Such as holding the bow correctly for playing a string instrument. Or the proper fingering and hand placement. If you start practicing the wrong way without anyone to correct you it becomes habit and harder to correct later on. Only a live person can help you with that.
2006-10-17 14:19:24 · answer #3 · answered by kdollmusic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that for the learning of theory online learning would suffice (most of it is bookwork anyway). But when it comes to picking up an instrument and learning how to play it, you definitely need face-to-face with an instructor. I think that videos, DVDs and CDs just won't do the trick. You really need a person there to guide you and let you know that you're playing correctly and moving in the right direction, and videos, DVDs and CDs just don't do that.
2006-10-16 23:30:47 · answer #4 · answered by Bettie 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As a former San Franciso Conservatory of Music student, a certain basic-level could be learned online (notes, the staff, time signatures, etc.) but after that it has to be one on one to prevent mis-conceptions from creeping in.
2006-10-16 23:25:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
all these courses are run by computers and really a waste of money...your teacher needs to be there with you for you to really learn....there are many community colleges and junior college that have excellant courses and also recreation center that will teach you correctly....
2006-10-16 23:34:32 · answer #6 · answered by walterknowsall 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont think id trust an online course as they cant hear your flaws( i have a few im not being mean)and help you fix them. I think your best bet is with a live person. I had my mom and a hippie teach me guitar. Believe it or not that hippie was da** good.
2006-10-16 23:23:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
i'm not sure about online, i prefer human interaction but i think it's possible to learn by video, however, you don't have someone there to tell you how you actually sound. (could be a good thing, too).. lol
2006-10-16 23:23:06 · answer #8 · answered by ana g 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Bettie said everything I was going to say.
2006-10-17 13:23:19 · answer #9 · answered by galacticsleigh 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋