Music Creators

Teacher's Guide for Online Lessons

• Click - How To set up Skype/Zoom

• Click - Sharing files with students using Google Drive

• Please read through the Teacher's Guide below

Skype

• Download Skype and login

• Log in to MyMusicStaff in a browser

• Click "Online Skype Lesson" near student's name to start video call

• If you can't login to Skype, please:
  - Log in through account.live.com and verify your account with your phone number. 
  - Type in your phone number and click "Send Code"
  - Key in the code to login
  - If successful, return to Skype app

2 cameras view on Skype using ManyCam

• Download ManyCam on laptop and phone/tablet

• Create an account and login on all devices

• Open ManyCam and add 2nd device with "Mobile App", choose your phone/tablet

• Open Skype and select "ManyCam Virtual Webcam" as your video input (instead of your laptop's built in webcam), Your image might seem mirrored on Skype but don't worry, it shows the correct ways from the student's side. 

• Go back to ManyCam and conduct lessons viewing ManyCam

Zoom

• Download Zoom

• Log in (Same as Skype login)

• Click "New Meeting"

• Click "Participants" 

• Click "Admit" to let your student in. If your student is not there, wait for them to appear.

• If you're using laptop, click "Turn on Original Sound" on top left corner to get better sound quality.

Google Drive - Sharing Music Sheets/Video Files with Students

• Log in to Google Drive (same as Skype login)

• Upload files to each folder

• Share folders with students/parents (right click for "Sharable Link")

• Student can also upload files to folder

• Faster - No need to send files through email

• 15GB maximum storage (for all folders combined)