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Lessonface Teachers Rock

Chris Ott By Chris Ott on Wed, 05/20/2015 - 4:29pm EDT
Lessonface Instructor Performance

We’re probably a little biased but, truth be told, we’re proud of the teachers that make up the Lessonface community. All are fantastic instructors, but many also continue to record and perform in addition to their work as educators.

Luckily, our talented bunch also happens to be quite web savvy (which is why they love to teach music online) and many like to share their performances. We’ve curated some Lessonface teacher recordings and music videos from across the Internet that we think you’ll enjoy. Enjoy!
 

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Q&A: How do you stay motivated and disciplined to practice?

Chris Ott By Chris Ott on Mon, 04/27/2015 - 7:43pm EDT
Q&A: How do you stay motivated and disciplined to practice?

Advice from teachers on making your practice routine sustainable and fruitful.

1. Start with goals

Ambitious, sometimes stretch, aspirations push us to be great. Piano instructor Elina Christova uses this to her advantage by, "pursuing challenging projects to keep me motivated. If things get too comfortable then I know I need to turn it up a notch."

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Alternative Tunings: Drop D, Open D, and Open G

Ashford Tucker By Ashford Tucker on Sun, 04/12/2015 - 8:48pm EDT
clip on tuner from reverb.com demo by john heussenstamm

The great old-time banjo player Wade Ward once referred to changing the tuning on a banjo as changing the “atmosphere” of the instrument. By this, he meant the entire feel of what you can play is shifted by the tuning. This sentiment holds true for the guitar as well, because a simple tuning change can greatly vary the feel of what you play, while at the same time helping you to discover new arrangements (and to avoid ruts in what you play).

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Q&A: How did you choose your instrument?

Chris Ott By Chris Ott on Mon, 04/06/2015 - 6:35pm EDT
Violins in a row

Here's some advice from teachers on how to choose what instrument to play. Individual results should vary, but in general: Learn to play the instrument that calls you, and don't limit yourself to just one.

Khabu Young's New Ukulele Players Series

Chris Ott By Chris Ott on Mon, 03/23/2015 - 4:42pm EDT

Ukulele teacher Khabu Young discusses his newly released Ukulele Players Series, a self-guided online course that organizes the basics of music and applies it directly to the ukulele in a fun, easy to follow program and gets you playing music right away. The course includes videos, worksheets, and audio tracks for singing and strumming along. Learn more and enroll.

Delicate Steve on Lessonface & Guitar World

Claire Cunningham By Claire Cunningham on Mon, 03/09/2015 - 7:51pm EDT
Delicate Steve sliding tutorial

Delicate Steve, aka Steve Marion, is sharing his craft with guitarists and songwriters in one-on-one lessons via Lessonface.

To kick it off, he was so generous as to sit down with us to put some of his signature sliding techniques on video, which we shared with GuitarWorld.com.

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Lessonface Is Two Years Old!

Claire Cunningham By Claire Cunningham on Fri, 02/27/2015 - 11:51am EST

Lessonface has been live to the public for two awesome years. In that time, our amazing teachers have taught thousands of online lessons to students from 24 countries. Our students are mostly from the US (76%). The next largest home of students is Canada (8%). Students have been finding out about us all over the globe, from Japan and Russia, to Argentina and Brazil. Without leaving the house, you can meet and learn from an excellent instructor who specializes in your level/instrument/style. We're doing it every day.

New Features for Teachers

Claire Cunningham By Claire Cunningham on Tue, 02/24/2015 - 3:51pm EST
Mozarts profile photo

Teachers can now add new sections to their booking pages for lesson materials and "more"! These will create new tabs behind the "teaching style" part of the teacher page, so that students can get an even better perspective on what they can expect from lessons with you.

The lesson materials page allows you to specify what supporting text you'll be using in the classes, or to convey some beginning worksheets that you use. The "more" page allows you to show additional photos and videos of your studio or playing. 

YES, You can sing!

Teacher Notes By Teacher Notes on Tue, 02/10/2015 - 12:14am EST
Singer drawing Nerissa Campbell teaches live online voice lessons at Lessonface

“I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing.” William James

Hi everyone, and thanks Lessonface for having me over to write a post. 

New Version of Lessonface Launched Sunday

Claire Cunningham By Claire Cunningham on Sun, 02/08/2015 - 5:22am EST

As of Sunday, Feb., 8, a new version of Lessonface is operational, and better than ever. In the unlikely event you do happen to see any bugs, we'd really appreciate you letting us know, via the chat box at the bottom right hand side of the page, or by emailing or calling us. Hope you enjoy the improvements! We'll be putting out more information about the new features over the next two weeks. Lessons and bookings will be continuing as usual in the meantime.

Thanks for all your support as we improve our services!

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