Sunday, June 23, 2019

Online Lessons for Stringed Instruments

By Andy Fein, Luthier at  Fein Violins
and Ivana Truong

We know as well as anyone that learning an instrument is a massive undertaking. Even the first step, finding a teacher, can be overwhelming and difficult. They have to be in your area, someone who works well with you, and their rates have to be in your price range. That's why more and more students are trying to learn online, whether that's through Youtube videos, websites, or Skype lessons.

Nicola Benedetti's take on vibrato. You can use videos like this 
to compare with what you are learning or have learned to develop your playing

And teachers! If you can develop the skills to teach online or do instructional videos (and charge for them!) you can expand your studio far beyond your geographic area and far beyond the time that you can devote to giving one-on-one lessons.
Tina Guo has some great tips & lessons on her Youtube channel