Hi everyone, it's been brought to my attention that Zoom is now free for unlimited amounts of time for one-on-one lessons and you only need a pay-for account if you are using Zoom for group lessons.

@mchellemchelle9120

4 жыл бұрын

Can you do a online singing lessons from Boston ma area United states looking around . I haven't signed in 10 years but I am getting back into it.

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

@@mchellemchelle9120 hi Michelle, yes, I am currently accepting new students. Feel free to send me an email to: billygollnermusic@gmail.com to set up a lesson. Look forward to working with you -Billy

Great video! Please make sure you monetize this. I would be more than willing to watch an ad so you could profit off of this content you are so generously giving out.

@sarahcarlin2609

4 жыл бұрын

What does monetizing a video mean?

@alexandrianicole3874

4 жыл бұрын

Sarah Carlin allowing KZread to run an advertisement somewhere in the video so that he could profit off of the number of views this video is getting.

@sarahcarlin2609

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexandrianicole3874 ooo i see, thank you :D

I just did my first zoom lesson and it was a great success! Take that COVID-19!!! Thank you so much!

As a first time online teacher, your advice and tips were incredibly helpful. Thank you so much!

I am getting ready to embark on a semester of teaching Zoom lessons every other week at a university. This has been tremendously helpful- thanks!

Thank you for this!! I've been feeling a bit overwhelmed about how to make the switch--but this helps a lot! Thank you for being so transparent about your set up and process. It's so so appreciated!

almost a year later after you post this video i find myself coming here because i have a student doing a trial lesson with me virtually tomorrow and i found this video to be very helpful! thank you!

Billy, I cannot thank you enough for posting this. I have been wanting to offer remote lessons for a long time and never had to, well now as many others watching this I have to, Oy Vey!! You are truly a life saver!

Thank you for this Billy! I have been using Zoom and have been wondering how to overcome the distortion of sound when my students lip trill - you took me further into Zoom - awesome!! And I'll be updating my equipment now to include a USB mic. Your explanation was excellent and to the point.

You are a hero!!! Thank you so much you answered pretty much all of my questions. Now I'm just hoping that my students' parents are going to be proactive about putting the rig together. Thank you!!

Thank you so much, Billy! This was so helpful. I was really nervous about trying to start online lessons and your video helped ease my anxiety. Thank you! 🙏🎶

Fabulous Billy! THANK YOU! This is so helpful! I'm going to share it with many other teachers and students, who I know will be equally grateful for your assistance, and for taking the time to share your expertise.

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jocelyn. Appreciate your kind words :)

Thank you for the information and especially for keeping it concise. You're helping a lot of people!

I just started teaching online again, and this was just the refresher I needed. Thank you!

So helpful, BIlly. Thanks. I've done two days worth of voice lessons now on zoom. Your tips are so handy and make so much sense. THANK YOU.

Thanks, SO MUCH, Billy! This was SUPER HELPFUL!!!!

This information was very helpful! I made it through my first week of online teaching, but will adjust this coming week to follow your suggestions. The hardest part is the delay and sound. I made some mistakes, but I hope to dial in my lessons next week.

THANK YOU SO MUCH OMG I NEEDED THIS FOR TODAY AND I WAS FREAKING OUT bless you!

thank you so much for this, Billy! You've given me some confidence to do this!

I've been teaching online for a year now. Exclusively since COVID and I must say you really taught me some things that will really help me. Thanks!!

Fantastic!!! I teach online all the time, lately it has been so crazy. Great to see some of your tips! Accompaniment is the biggest issue. Best when they have accompinement on their end for the sound issues.

Fantastic video! super helpful. I've been teaching online and in my studio for sometime and zoom is a great platform. Thank you again for you info. Many Blessings.

This is legit so useful. I teach English online and this is super useful for that!

Thank you, Billy. You are truly a GOOD teacher! I really needed this info. Just getting started online, and technically compromised!

Thank you so much! I have a large studio of singers now switching to elessons so this was EXTREMELY helpful!

Getting ready to teach my first virtual voice lesson next week. This was super helpful; thanks!

Thank you so much for this. I have been struggling to teach online lessons but this is a game changer. Thank you again for this helpful information.

Thank you! This is so incredibly helpful!

GREAT help!! Thanks so much!!

Thank you Billy!

Thank you SO much for this video! You are a lifesaver!!

Thank you for being so generous!

Thank you so much! This is so helpful!

Thank you so much for this! You are a life saver.

@dochibbard

4 жыл бұрын

Any ideas as to why my kids are clear on my end on zoom, but I am a garbled mess? I did the " test" for the mic and it was still very staticky. I do not have an external mic, but have ordered one. Thank you in advance. Your video has been by far the most helpful.

Thank you! Really appreciate your insight and guidance!

Thank you so much for this helpful video!

This was awesome. Thanks for sharing this video. I'm doing a voice lesson tomorrow online so hope this will help me with that!

I love you.... you're so clear, so serious.... great!!

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Paulo. Appreciate your feedback :)

Thank you for posting this!

Thank you! Very helpful going into this new situation at school.

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's super intense and I know how big the learning curve is to make online lessons work. I'm trying to look at the silver lining and how great it will be that people will still be able to create art during this difficult time.

Thank you for sharing this info! You are very generous!! ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you so much for helping us.

Have been using Skype and ready to switch to Zoom. This was so clear and concise! Thank you, Billy, for doing this for your fellow voice teachers! 😊

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Vaughn, that sounds great. I also just heard that Zoom is also free for all one-on-one lessons for unlimited amounts of time. You only have to pay for an account for group lessons lasting more than 40 minutes :)

@shoppervaughn

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, that’s awesome and timely! I was just getting ready to log in and pay the fee for the first month! Thank you!

Thank you, Billy! Very useful. 😃🌷

Thank you for this valuable information! You're the best!

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! Please let me know if you have any questions, I tried to make the video as quickly as possible and I'm afraid I might've missed some points. :)

What a useful tutorial - I feel much more enthusiastic about the following zoom lessons. Thank you,

This was so helpful. Thank you.

Great video. So generous. Thank you!

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Juliet. Glad you found it helpful :)

very useful thank you so much!

Thank you!!!!!

This is so helpful. Thankyou.

THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH

Excellent advice!

THANK YOU!!!!!!!

Very informative, thank you!

Thank you very much for this video. I will try it very soon.

Thank you thank you thank you!!!!

Thank you.

Thank you!

Very Good Information! Thanks!

A big thanks sir,

Thank you so much for this

Thanks for your advice :)

I just love youuuuuu

Thanks for this! Very helpful :-)

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Zipporah Peddle you’re very welcome :) Hope all is well

sooooooo helpful!

Thank you so much , this is really helpful , I've switched to teaching on line but I've experienced awful sound and delays at times ! , this really helps . Can you only adjust the audio when your in a Zoom meeting ?

thank you

Thank you so so much 🙏🎙🎹❤️🌎

Thank you SO much Billy! This is fantastic, so organized and useful. I also feel so proud to see you showing such an expertise with complete generosity! One question: is there any max number of participants when you're using this for the classroom? I thought you had a number limitation when you do SVW™ online class.

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

For a pro account, you can have up to 100 people. For the free Zoom, it's only free for one on one lessons.

@Nessisolalasolala

2 жыл бұрын

@@BillyGollnerMusicBut that has changed through the new Covid situation, right? I have heard it should be for free.

Thank you for your video! Very helpful. My question is, can I use wire-ear buds (also student) or does it need to be headphones like the ones you are using in your video?

Thank you- that was great!! Have you tried Jamkazam by the way?

Useful tutorial, I'm guessing things have changed a bit in two years? Would you say this is still pretty much on point with the tech side of things, or is there something new that's a must!!? Thanks

Thank so much for this! I have a couple group voice lessons I do. In this case, should I forget about using a backtrack accompaniment for the students to sing to?

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Nechama Leah Dahan e-mail the tracks to the students in advance and have them play the track from their end

This is great! Thanks for sharing. Do you have any advice for advertising your online lessons? I have a private studio and unfortunately only a few have continued lessons through Covid. Am trying to figure out other advertising best practices online (other than google ad words)?

This is really really helpful. I don't get what the dislikes are for. Stay safe!

Thank you so much for all your tips. I am sure you can see the appreciation from so many people. I am still wondering, does my student needs a microphone as well and I cannot play the piano on my end? So they would need to play the instrumental through a different way on their end? What about group vocal lessons? I would need to play the music, that they can sing to it. Any tips to do that? Sorry for so many additional questions.

Thanks Billy!! are you using your Yeti for the sound for this video? It sounds great :)

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

It's my iPhone at the beginning and the Yeti during the Zoom tutorial :)

Other than inevitable delay issues, have you or anyone experimented with connecting your keyboard directly to the computer so it's not picked up by your microphone, thereby possibly creating less distortion or noise cancelling, and you are able to (slowly) accompany the singer better?

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Tim Elliott I’ve used a midi keyboard before and shared the sound via share-screen through logic. But it wasn’t that much better compared to using a USB l/external mic

Thank you so much Billy. This is so generous of you! I appreciate all your advise on set up etc. and have one question in particular: do you know what kind of cable to use to plug directly into the router box? Sounds like you have experience with this. A picture would be so valuable if that is possible. Again, many thanks for sharing your knowledge!! Voice teachers unite online!!

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Meredith Borden you’ll want to use an Ethernet cable and you’ll likely need an adapter to get it to plug directly into the computer. If you look up Ethernet cable adapter on amazon, the Amazon Basics brand version of both should work perfectly.

@meredithborden7892

4 жыл бұрын

@@BillyGollnerMusic Thank you again! I appreciate how direct and to the point your video is. You've really helped out a lot of singing teachers (and others too, I just shared your video with my colleague at Berklee College of Music!)

Great video! Do you have any experience of using microphones with phones and tablets with Zoom? Or do you only use a laptop? I've been running into trouble with finding compatible devices.

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Ashley Pankow I only use my laptop. The audio quality on phones or laptops is designed for speech and not singing.

Billy, Thank you! I made notes to use with my online teaching and will pass this along to my students. On Zoom you didn't mention clicking "Advanced" after disabling the microphone. I have been clicking "Advanced" and then check "show in-meeting option to "Enable Original Sound." I also unclick "Disable echo cancellation" on the same page. Is this the best practice?

Thanks for this really informative video! What's the best way to directly plug my laptop (PC) into my router? And what kind of cable is best?

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Professional Voice Care Center | Karen Sussman Hi Karen, you’ll want to get an Ethernet cable and an Ethernet adapter. Both can be bought on amazon. They have an Amazon Basics version of both which should work great.

Thank you so much for sharing this! It comes at a crucial time. Question: What type of cost effective headphones do you recommend with good audio quality?

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Sarah Viola Wilson Any headphones will work great, even basic earbuds. I use Bose headphones, they also sit comfortably on my ears but any cv headphones will do :)

@agent6676

4 жыл бұрын

@@BillyGollnerMusic Great advice as usual, but just one caveat - bluetooth earphones give very poor and unstable results with Zoom etc, compared to wired ones.

Hello, this was really helpful....I wish I’d seen it a few weeks ago!!!! One issue I can’t get past is in zoom...when my students sing high or maintain a note it becomes very quiet and also there is a robotic quality... help!? I’ve gone to Skype for now but the picture quality is better with zoom :(

Thank you Billy, Great and clear explanation of how Zoom works. Especially in this time now, I need to try this and I will. One question: Would it work to use karaoke on youtube in the share mode? Thank you so much! Best regards!

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Jeffrey Zuhdy you would be better off to have the student play the karaoke track on their end either from another device or through their computer with their headphones still in

@JazzBara

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Jeffrey, last week, one of my students tried to sing with a karaoké video on KZread using the share mode on her side. It doesn't work when the teacher shares the music, but it is fine when the student shares with the teacher. I hope this will help! 🙂

Thank you so much for sharing! Would anyone be willing to let me observe an online lesson. I'm looking at teaching virtual choir for the foreseeable future and would love to get some ideas for virtual group lessons, etc. Thanks for considering!

Fantastic video, very helpful for starting to teach online! Thank you!I was a little concerned about the level of white noise...it wasn't there at say 5:53 but by 6:32 it is quite strong. Is that because compression is off?

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Antonia Pigot great question. That’s because my computer was overheating randomly. You’re hearing the hiss of my computer. It never makes this sound (of course the one time I’m recording on it) haha :)

@antoniapigot9039

4 жыл бұрын

Great 🌝 thanks for the explanation! Thank you again for all your help!

Thank you, Billy, for sharing this video. I would like to ask if we need to connect the keyboard to the computer or is it sufficient enough that it will be heard already by the student? Thank you! =)

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

I just put my blue yeti overtop of my keyboard and it picks up the sound really nice between my voice and the keyboard directly :)

Is your keyboard sound coming from the keyboard's own speakers or do you route the keyboard through the computer somehow? Thanks so much for this video!

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

It's coming through my iPhone at the beginning and the Blue Yeti mic later when I do the Zoom tutorial. The hissing is my computer overheating (which never happens), not the microphone :)

Hi Billy! Thanks so much for this detailed demo. I was wondering... many earphones come with their own mics built in. Do you know how this works when you’re using ear phones to listen but an external microphone for students to hear you? How do you know which receiver is sending the audio to your students? Thanks!

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Chloé Hurst Hi Chloe, that’s a great question. If you’re using Zoom, you can go in under -preferences -audio settings and adjust which microphone is picking up your sound.

Thank you, this is so helpful! I’m using Whereby have you come across this for voice lessons online? Maria (London, England)

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

I haven't tried that. But if it works for you and the sound is clear, I would stick with what is working :)

Thanks so much for this! I have a question about scheduling which you may or may not be able to answer. I need to schedule consecutive lessons with no break in between each class. Should I allow them to "join before host" so that they're already up and ready when I switch over? Or will that not work because you can't have simultaneous meetings?

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Karina Carr I’ve never had it cause any problems but you can always set up the waiting room function or just don’t click the enable join before host option :)

Hi Billy! Thanks for your helpful video. A few headphone questions: Do you plug your headphones into the Yeti, or into an interface? Is there anything to be gained if only one side of the lesson (teacher or student) uses headphones? Are headphones just as useful all platforms, or just Zoom?

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Bob, these are great questions. Regardless of which interface you're using, headphones are going to be beneficial. Both parties wearing headphones is the ideal scenario. However, if only the teacher is wearing headphones, that will be okay (there will be more audio issues on the student's end, in that case). I plug my headphones directly into the Blue Yeti microphone and there is a volume knob to adjust the volume on the Yeti for my headphones.

@BobMarks

4 жыл бұрын

@@BillyGollnerMusic Thank you! I have two of those Yeti mics, and never used the headphone jack. I'll give it try tomorrow.

Hello, great video! I was wondering if the student also needs a microphone? Of course along with headphones.....and in that case the student can sing with a karaoke in the same pc?

@katharinathaller4692

4 жыл бұрын

this is a good question that I wanna know too. :)

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

It helps with the audio quality if they have an external microphone but it’s less necessary for the student to use an external mic. For the karaoke track, have the student play it through an external device (not through the same device they’re doing the lesson with)

@JazzBara

2 жыл бұрын

Or ask the student to try the share mode for the sound. Also, on my side, that makes a huge difference when students add a microphone. I'm then able to hear some subtleties in their voice. :)

thank u. very useful video! I am singing teacher. What is about jamkazam for playing and singingat the same time (you and your student) without delays? I never tried it.

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

There are lots of services that claim you can jam in real time, there is always some type of delay. It's possible these services have improved since I last tried them but they didn't work well for me.

The one issue is myself and my students have a better quality video and audio on our mobile devices. My 2 laptop have a horrible webcam. Can this advice be utilized to mobile devices?

Hi Billy, I don't have the usb microphone yet and may order soon. I did try a sample Zoom lesson the other day and my student's voice went in and out and there was quite a bit of distortion. Without them also having the usb microphone I probably won't get a good sound on their end either correct? On the lip bubbles for instance their voice went in and out quite a bit and not sure how to direct them.

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

There can definitely be issues of audio interference with semi-occluded exercises, what I would suggest is to only use them as absolutely needed. I'd also just make sure that at the beginning of each lesson, you go through and re-adjust the audio with your students.

BG, Your video is fantastic! the pace, the information, and particularly the resolution quality of your image. Are you using an external camera? or just the Mac. I am also teaching vocals on Zoom and is a problem because it is voice and drones and to groups. Basically, Call and Response is impossible. Any tips? facebook.com/

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Silvia Nakkach for groups, you can only have one student singing at a time. Mute everyone and just trust that the response is coming through even though you can’t hear it

Thank you so much for this video! Our teachers are all switching to online lessons for now, and the number one question is how to accompany the students...because of the delay... Any more ideas? Send them the track, have them sing along while you listen, or any other ideas?

@BillyGollnerMusic

4 жыл бұрын

The teachers cannot accompany the students online, there's too much delay and will significantly damage the student's learning experience. Have the teachers send practice tracks in advance and have the students play it on a separate device from the one they are completing the lesson on.

@ForteMusic419

4 жыл бұрын

@@BillyGollnerMusic Thank you so much for taking the time to reply! Much appreciated!