A You Tube glimpse of Bach Scholar’s set-up for piano lessons by Skype clarified the right overhead keyboard view. Instead of enlisting a clip-on cam that provided an abridged and inverted view of the the keys, I secured a horizontal Alzo mount for my Targus 60″ tripod, that gives a perfect planet keyboard panorama.
THE NEW VIEW below
Quicktime overhead angle
An adult student requested a video of C Major scale Organizers, so this overhead view was chosen:
Same perspective was used for a fingering snatch from Chopin’s Eb Nocturne, Op. 9, No.1:
A second valuable keyboard angle uses a Logitech web cam clipped to my solid K&M German made music stand:
In summary, both aforementioned keyboard angles are valuable teaching tools, whether applied to Online or LIVE piano lessons. In each instance, students can be sent recorded lesson segments to aid practicing.
REMINDER:
Skype and FaceTime transmitted lessons afford the opportunity to enlist multiple camera views, while Skype Call recorder provides the easiest means of snatching parts or the whole of a lesson in progress. For FaceTime, I use Quicktime record, and the same for recording LIVE lessons. These I import to iMovie for editing purposes before uploading to You Tube. If editing is not needed, footage can be drag/dropped into the You Tube upload box.
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LINKS
A Piano Lesson by Skype Primer
https://arioso7.wordpress.com/2014/10/23/a-piano-lesson-by-skype-primer/
Multi-cam views during Skype and FaceTime Piano lessons
(the Logitech C615 cam is incompatible with the Mac Mavericks upgrade, so I’ve transitioned to the C920HD1080p model)
https://arioso7.wordpress.com/2014/01/26/multi-cam-views-during-skype-or-facetime-piano-lessons/
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