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[Cloud Cloud]

My girl ballet class and exam postponed. But school giving free online weekly class. So that they don’t forget their moves.

[newbieks]

Appreciative that TLL announced that they are giving 25% on Term 2 fees, to be rolled over as part of term 3 fees…unprecedented move on their part as well I guess.

[Estéema]

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ngl2010\" post_id=\"1968688\" time=\"1585226858\" user_id=\"40978:

[quote=Estéema post_id=1968686 time=1585226731 user_id=66413]This evening DH bought masks of 50 pcs says can choose fr China, Vietnam or Indonesia. I do most expensive. Suddenly a flood of masks supplies but expensive leh

Where did he buy them from? How much?

Esteema, pls pm me where to buy too[/quote]I’ve pm those who requested details. Hope i didn’t miss out anybody. Was dead tired last night & dozed off. Fortunately had the sense to check my mailbox this morning.

Alert me if u’ve not rec’d my response pls. Hv a good good weekend & stay safe ya!

[6thisnthat9]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1968717\" time=\"1585261443\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1968717 time=1585261443 user_id=53606]

ngl2010\" post_id=\"1968698\" time=\"1585232124\" user_id=\"40978:

The sound transmitted online and those directly from piano is different. The articulation and expression will be lost in translation.
For lower level, to go through scales and technical skills, sight reading, OK. But not everything

Maybe need a better microphone? Of course the quality of live and recorded is different but so far we can still hear the articulation and expression of those recordings of piano pieces on cd, spotify, youtube, etc, right? I honestly think it is easier for upper level to learn piano via e-learning than the lower level. Maybe Grade 5 onwards? Just need to tell the student which bar needs to improve what/how then the student should be able to apply the teacher's input. No need to even show the student how to do it.

I think the issue may be that most families put their pianos in the living room, which is not an enclosed space. There’s plenty of background noise. And if you believe the adverts out there, they expect families to use regular iPads for the video call. There’s no special microphone. That’s nowhere comparable to the sound quality of recording in a soundproof studio.

Remote teaching, can spot and rectify any wrong notes, but at higher levels, teacher also help correct the expression and articulation. How can the teacher hear accurately whether the student has done a diminuendo or not? Or whether the pedal has been stepped on/lifted off for the appropriate length of time? Teacher needs to see the foot not just diagnose from the length of the sound of the sustained note.[/quote]Yes. I watch my dc higher grade piano lesson every week, private tr allows, for one, the fine tuning of playing pieces part is high quality teaching, not possible to be converted online. Imagine, I don't learn music at all, I can tell the difference. those who learn music, the drop of pin on the floor may means a world of difference...
The starting of a new piece, finding better fingerings and spotting wrong notes, OK.

[ngl2010]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1968717\" time=\"1585261443\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1968717 time=1585261443 user_id=53606]
I think the issue may be that most families put their pianos in the living room, which is not an enclosed space. There’s plenty of background noise. And if you believe the adverts out there, they expect families to use regular iPads for the video call. There’s no special microphone. That’s nowhere comparable to the sound quality of recording in a soundproof studio.

Remote teaching, can spot and rectify any wrong notes, but at higher levels, teacher also help correct the expression and articulation. How can the teacher hear accurately whether the student has done a diminuendo or not? Or whether the pedal has been stepped on/lifted off for the appropriate length of time? Teacher needs to see the foot not just diagnose from the length of the sound of the sustained note.[/quote]

Ok I never thought about background noise.

But I accompanied DS in every piano lessons until he finished grade 8 (because he was only P6 so I still needed to remind him of teacher’s feedback) and never once I saw the teacher need to see his foot and DS got perfect and near perfect scores for all his pieces. If your DS’s teacher needs to see your DS’s foot, maybe you need to change his teacher? DS was at M too but his teacher had left M.

[tryyourbest]

Tuition Centres that offer discount for e-learning.


50% discount:
1. HCL
2. Wang Learning Centre
3. Joyous Learning

25% Discount:
1. The Learning Lab
2. Mind Stretcher

No Discount:
1. KRTC

Pending updates:
1. Writers at Work
2. Learning Point
3. Academia

[tryyourbest]

Estéema\" post_id=\"1968691\" time=\"1585230565\" user_id=\"66413:

ngl2010\" post_id=\"1968688\" time=\"1585226858\" user_id=\"40978:

[quote=Estéema post_id=1968686 time=1585226731 user_id=66413]This evening DH bought masks of 50 pcs says can choose fr China, Vietnam or Indonesia. I do most expensive. Suddenly a flood of masks supplies but expensive leh

Where did he buy them from? How much?

https://postimg.cc/3yCjXmkd


https://postimg.cc/njhmq58P

They hv kids’ sizes too but more expensive than adults

Pmed u[/quote]Hi Esteema, would you mind PM me where to purchase the mask?

Thank you.

[ngl2010]

6thisnthat9\" post_id=\"1968723\" time=\"1585269825\" user_id=\"145858:

Yes. I watch my dc higher grade piano lesson every week, private tr allows, for one, the fine tuning of playing pieces part is high quality teaching, not possible to be converted online. Imagine, I don't learn music at all, I can tell the difference. those who learn music, the drop of pin on the floor may means a world of difference...
The starting of a new piece, finding better fingerings and spotting wrong notes, OK.

There are some piano teachers in this forum so maybe they can give their opinion. I still think it is possible with higher grades. The lower grades ones are the one that are difficult to teach over internet because they don’t know what to do, no interest, no attention, etc :frustrated:

[Estéema]

pmed those masks details alr. Pls check yr mailbox

[6thisnthat9]

ngl2010\" post_id=\"1968728\" time=\"1585273152\" user_id=\"40978:

zac's mum\" post_id=\"1968717\" time=\"1585261443\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=1968717 time=1585261443 user_id=53606]I think the issue may be that most families put their pianos in the living room, which is not an enclosed space. There’s plenty of background noise. And if you believe the adverts out there, they expect families to use regular iPads for the video call. There’s no special microphone. That’s nowhere comparable to the sound quality of recording in a soundproof studio.

Remote teaching, can spot and rectify any wrong notes, but at higher levels, teacher also help correct the expression and articulation. How can the teacher hear accurately whether the student has done a diminuendo or not? Or whether the pedal has been stepped on/lifted off for the appropriate length of time? Teacher needs to see the foot not just diagnose from the length of the sound of the sustained note.

Ok I never thought about background noise.

But I accompanied DS in every piano lessons until he finished grade 8 (because he was only P6 so I still needed to remind him of teacher’s feedback) and never once I saw the teacher need to see his foot and DS got perfect and near perfect scores for all his pieces. If your DS’s teacher needs to see your DS’s foot, maybe you need to change his teacher? DS was at M too but his teacher had left M.[/quote]

Our piano tr is particular abt how foot press and release, on pedal too.

Unless our equipment is like those music recording studio, the sound produced from online cannot compare. Hence not everything can use online lesson to replace for musical instr.