How to use online platforms to teach music and livestream performances - David Taylor

Music teachers can use online platforms such as Zoom, FaceTime, Google Hangouts and Skype to deliver lessons, and this episode includes practical advice about how to do it. It's a must-listen for self-employed teachers and it also covers livestreaming performances and building online businesses.Today's guest is David Taylor, a former jobbing cellist who works with globally-known orchestras and arts organisations - and with individuals. David founded Yorkshire Young Sinfonia and is an expert in using digital technology to deliver arts and performance projects. He's been described as an arts innovator and featured in a Forbes magazine 30-under-30 list.Which online platform should you use to teach? What are the pros and cons of each for giving music lessons? How do you teach effectively through a video-call? David is generous with his advice and tips.We talk, too, about how to live-stream music performances and events. Again, there's lots of practical knowledge here based on David's experiences, covering platforms and techniques, from simple setups to multi-camera affairs.The programme also includes ideas about how to generate or supplement your income through online business activities. And we cover increasing access to, and participation in, music.Listeners will already know that the coronavirus pandemic and the disease (Covid-19) it causes is having a dreadful impact on people's lives and health.Many people have already been asked to work from home if they can. The measures we need to (and clearly must) put into place to protect people's health, will also put jobs and livelihoods at risk.It seems likely that music teachers will, whether voluntarily or under direction, cease teaching face-to-face for some time. But this doesn't mean they have to stop teaching altogether. Please listen to this interview with David for essential advice.