March 24 2008 / by Marisa Vitols
Category: Entertainment Year: General Rating: 2
Have you always wanted to learn the piano but couldn’t find the
time, budget or the right teacher? Guess what. You can now add that
to the rapidly growing list of things you can do online. 
While e-learning
has been around for a while, only just recently have companies like
Quiescence figured out an
effective model for teaching the performing arts via the internet,
where lag times have proved a formidable obstacle.
Students, like those taught by Edward
Weiss, simply place a laptop or computer next to their piano
and receive previously recorded, downloadable instructions. The
pupils communicate with teachers by sending questions via email
and, according to Weiss, wind up discussing their lessons and
progress more often than they would in a traditional setting due to
lack of travel, time and other inconveniences. As compared to
average lessons, which run $25 to $35 per half hour, online
instructors like Weiss cost only about $20 a month and include
downloadable workbooks with instructional videos.
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“It provides a lot more flexibility for students and for me.
I help more students than ever using the Internet than I could even
hope to teach with conventional lessons,” says Edward Weiss.
“Students can get every bit of personal one-on-one attention than
they can get in person, and they can do it from anywhere.”
According to Weiss, and more and more will undoubtedly agree, the
future of music instruction is on the Internet.
Check out one of Weiss’ 5-minute piano lessons
here.
With web-based piano instruction taking-off, what other complex
skills do you think will soon be taught online? Dance? Acting?
Athletics?
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