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Moving your events and classes online
BLOG:
https://musiceducation.global/moving-your-classes-online/
FACEBOOK LIVE (recording of):
https://www.facebook.com/nymaz
RESOURCES:
https://www.nymaz.org.uk/connectresound/resources
FACEBOOK GROUPS:
Music educators creating online learning
Sharing how we work online as creative practitioners
Useful resource for communities new to online working
https://localtrust.org.uk/big-local/programme-guidance/digital-toolkit/
Advice from Arts Professional
https://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/covid-19-connecting-online-during-social-distancing
Online video conferencing software
- Zoom – unlimited 1-1 video calls plus text chat. Just set up an account, schedule a meeting and send people the link. They will need to download a small app. 40 mins limit on meetings with more than three people with the Basic/Free package. To host a longer meeting, a Pro account is £11.99/month. Anyone with an invitation (a link) can join a Zoom call without having to pay.
How to use Zoom in music mode for music lessons
- Google Hangouts – video calls for up to 10 people are free (or up to 25 people if you use Business, Education packages). Everyone who wants to join a group conversation must use Hangouts / have a Google account – at the moment a Gmail account is £0/month & G Suite Basic is £4.14/month. They may need Chrome as it can be a bit buggy on Internet Explorer for example.
- Google Hangouts Meet – the premium version of Google Hangouts, available if you pay for a G Suite Basic package (£4.14/month+) + above. This allows you to set up unlimited video conference calls for up to 100 participants. Anyone with an invitation (link) can join a Google Hangouts Meet call for free.
- WhatsApp – unlimited 1-1 video calls for up to 4 people with Free package. Only available via WhatsApp mobile app (not desktop/web version) – at the moment a WhatsApp account is free.
- Skype – unlimited video meeting calls for up to 50 people with Free package. Everyone who wants to join a group conversation must use Skype / have a Skype account – at the moment a Skype account is free.
- Discord – All-in-one voice and text chat, with video calls for up to 10 people for free. Everyone who wants to join a group conversation must use Discord / have a Discord account. – at the moment a Discord account is £0/mo – https://discordapp.com
- Whereby – unlimited video meeting calls for up to 4 people via the Free account. Pro versions allow up to 12 people & Business version is unlimited – at the moment a Free Whereby account is £0/mo & Pro is $9.99 /mo https://whereby.com/information/pricing/
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