The day before the lesson
- Send the room link. It’s permanent, so the student saves it and simply opens it again next time.
- Add the “Tech check” link. In a minute the student will see whether the camera, microphone, sound and browser work.
- Ask for headphones. Any kind — as long as it isn’t speakers.
- Prepare your materials. Upload backing tracks and sheet music to your dashboard storage — in the lesson they open in two clicks.
The first 5 minutes: sound
The student opens the link and “knocks” — you let them in. Ask them to say a few phrases and sing one note loudly and one quietly. If the sound “breaks” or there’s an echo, in “Student’s sound” you change their microphone volume or the headphones/speakers mode yourself — no explaining where to click.
A 45-minute plan
- 00:00 — introductions and sound. What the student wants to sing or play, their experience.
- 05:00 — a warm-up or an exercise. A ready-made warm-up with accompaniment in the student’s range plays for both of you. For piano — scales or an exercise on the keyboard, with your notes and the student’s shown in different colors.
- 15:00 — a song or a piece. The backing track plays on the student’s side with no delay, the sheet music is open for both of you — mark right on the page.
- 35:00 — review. Voice analysis shows where the student is on the note and where they “drift”; for piano, repeat a hard passage more slowly with the metronome.
- 40:00 — homework. What to do before the next lesson and where to find the materials.
After the lesson
- A homework playlist. Backing tracks, sheet music and recordings — for the student via a link, no sign-up.
- Lesson recording. The “Record” button saves the lesson to a video file. Record only with the student’s consent, and for children, with their parents’ consent.
- A warm-up recording. Save the exercise as a file — the student repeats it at home at the same tempo and range.
Common first-lesson mistakes
- Checking the tech during the lesson — it’s better to send the “Tech check” in advance.
- Playing the backing track via screen sharing — the student sings with a delay.
- Giving homework in words — a playlist with backing tracks and a warm-up recording works much better.