I thought I'd go through the process of using the Mac-only Ecamm Live streaming software to set up a multiple camera scene for online...

At the start of the pandemic, I looked at creating a good quality setup for teaching piano online. Nine months later, I've experimented...

In these COVID times, musicians are searching for a way to meet up and play, or even just rehearse! The problem with well-used systems...

Whereas Zoom (and Skype) are designed for fairly low quality audio, i.e. speech, many teachers are now looking to see how they can...

Music Repo in the UK have been publishing useful videos for a while, but I recently noticed an overview that pulls together the main...

Good lighting is very important for online tutorials, and it's probably the last thing people think about! I keep coming back to this...

I've come across a browser-based app that is used in the broadcasting industry to record high quality interviews. Very useful for...

The problem with the very popular Zoom and Skype platforms is that they are designed for speech rather than music. They compress and...

OBS comes up in conversations about streaming very frequently - it's open source software that allows you to stream to various different...

I decided to record a simple video using the Epocam app for upload to YouTube. The audio for the video below was taken direct in stereo...

Here's a brief video tour ( 2 minutes 10 secs) of my basic camera setup for online piano lessons: It features the EpocCam app. UPDATE (19...

A great video explaining the basics of how to setup phones etc for piano teaching!

I decided to try an online lesson with a student who I see face-to-face once a week. She's learning a range of contemporary piano styles...

Most musicians seem to use Zoom, and these seem to be the main reasons: Better sound quality Zoom allows you to "enable original sound"...

I'm really impressed by the Chordie App that takes a MIDI signal from a keyboard and in real-time displays the notes played via: stave...

These are my initial thoughts about what I'd like: Good quality audio, stereo if possible Two camera angles: a general view + overhead...

I'm a piano player and teacher and have started to investigate how to move piano lessons online. Where do I start? Will it work? I'd...