What are the benefits and challenges of online singing lessons compared to in-person ones?

You can only study with a teacher who agrees to offer online lessons. This is not everyone. You can sometimes get discounts on in person lessons by booking multiple sessions. It’s not exclusive to online lessons. You can also find teachers of all genres for in person lessons if you look hard enough.

One benefit is that you can practice from the comfort of your home, if you feel anxious about face to face lessons. Another is that there are a wide variety of coaches that will be available for online lessons, with their bios and experience listed so you can choose who you want to work with. You can also chose anyone from anywhere in the world so you don't have to worry about not finding anyone in your local area.

Na minha experiência, dar aulas online facilitou o acesso para alunos que n?o poderiam fazer presencial. O tempo de deslocamento, por vezes, pesa muito. Iniciei esse trabalho durante a pandemia, acredito que ajudou o aluno a n?o ficar sem atividades que gosta.

I think It′s good for flexibility and if the cost is better, well that's good too. In my opinion coaching one-on-one is better. When you meet a person IRL you get a full "view" of both body and voice.

The last sentence is incorrect. You have to rely equally on your ears, voice(?), and practice habits for in person as well as online. This is a constant. The physical presence of the teacher may increase motivation but the main thing the physical presence allows is the ability for tactile manipulation of your body which is a critical aspect to teaching voice. This could be laying a hand on the diaphragm or top of the head to direct attention to breathing or space. Physical tactile instruction is also much quicker and efficient than only explaining verbally. For singing, which is extremely physical and uses a lot of metaphors and imagination, the loss of physical connection is a significant hindrance.

One main challenge is the connectivity. Internet connections fail or pause, so there will probably be technical issues. Another is that not seeing them in person, for the breathing and posture is harder, they cannot see how you are breathing or how you are standing, holding your head, etc. Some techniques such as these need to have a physical presence so proper feedback on these techniques can be given.

Para mim, um dos maiores desafios é lidar com a instabilidade da rede. Delay, travamentos, corte do som... s?o quest?es que impactam o andamento da aula. Requer paciência e compreens?o do professor e do aluno. Algumas ferramentas minimizam esses problemas, mas a maioria requer um investimento maior, o que encarece o servi?o.

The challenge of latency in online vocal instruction is actually an opportunity to review new teaching formats. How would you teach group singing or vocal harmonies if tye pandemic had an indefinite prolingation? These are questions we were regularly faced with, changed our way or teaching and actually enhanced our face-to-face teaching approach.

The physical aspects of breathing and posture techniques are easier. There is an art of breathing called appoggio breathing. The coach needs to see how you breathe in, hold the breath, how you are standing and holding your head. Is your head to forward or to much back? These are all hard to see online. Also no glitches in connection.

Der gr??te Vorteil von Unterricht in Pr?senz ist, dass man auch miteinander musizieren kann. In Deutschland ist die Zeitverz?gerung von Videokonferenzen aufgrund der in vielen Gebieten noch zu schwachen Geschwindigkeit leider noch zu gro?, als dass das ohne gr??ere technische Einrichtungen auf beiden Seiten m?glich w?re. Online ist leider ausschlie?lich Arbeit an der Stimmtechnik m?glich. Guter Gesang kann aber nicht rein technisch hergestellt werden, sondern lebt auch von Emotion, die u.a. am Lied oder Song und im Zusammenspiel mit der Begleitung entwickelt wird. Au?erdem kann ich als Lehrer die S?nger:innen bzw. deren Konstitution in Pr?senz viel ganzheitlicher wahrnehmen. Wann immer m?glich, bevorzuge ich den Unterricht in Pr?senz.

Nerves are a part of learning how to sing and don’t differ much between in person or online. In fact, with an in person teacher, you will more likely conquers nerves.

I have great nerve problems. I can practice in the safety of my home and have no issues, I feel confident. I go to my vocal coach and my nerves get to me, I suddenly have a frog in my throat, or cannot do the breathing correctly. I think for me it is because my coach and I are friends and I am more thinking about pleasing him rather than improving myself and it makes me nervous, and I end up messing up.

This is extremely general and could be applied to the pursuit of any activity. It is not exclusive to singing. Just replace tennis with singing and you would have instruction that makes sense too.

You have to understand that online instruction involves technology. Singing requires excellent technology or all nuance will be lost. It was mentioned early in the article but it is critical that you have a very stable and quick internet connection, excellent, uncompressed microphone, and an interface or app that also does not compress the sound. You need excellent speakers or in ear devices to hear the teacher and you need a screen big enough to see your teacher’s demonstration. Online lessons require a significant technological commitment as well as an artistic one.