Video lessons from musicians playing guitar, bass, keyboard and drum. Private teachers connecting with new music student using webcams.
FAQ
What is the purpose of this site?
LearnLicks.com was created to promote and further music education. The goal is to provide a free educational resource while also helping private teachers find paying music students.
When teachers and experts share a little of what they know by posting videos:
How does it work?
How does posting free videos help me as a teacher?
Your short video tutuorial (less that 5 minutes long) will be seen by tens of thousands of musicians (traffic stats). Your videos will be seen by musicians who are looking for private teachers. So by sharing a little of what you know, you will be seen by music students that are looking to hire a private teacher. Once you upload your videos, those videos will constantly and automatically be introducing you to new potential students.
If I give videos away for free why would students pay me?
Obviously your short vidoes will only show a fraction of what you know. Nothing can replace live instruction! This site exists to help musicians learn and connect with teachers. Your videos will help 'break the ice' and allow students a laid back way of getting to know you and determine if they'd like private lessons from you.
Won't some students learn for free and not pay me?
Yes, but by posting a short video lesson you will be helping all musicians even the ones that can't afford lessons. You may end up inspiring others to become musicians and they in turn may need lessons someday... You will be helping and inspiring more people than you know.
Who can teach?
Any musician can post videos with the hopes of getting paying students. The greater your music skills and teaching ability, the more likely you are to get students. Instrument, music style, cost, and location all play a big role in number of potential students that might respond.
What instruments and styles can be taught?
Teach anything you'd like... All aspects of music are welome. Teaching for all instruments is welcome! There's also an interest here for other aspects of music production (home studio setup, audio engineering, gear repair). So if you're a gear expert, sound designer, or an expert on recording software, we'd also like to hear from you too.
Why do other sites charge teachers to be listed?
They likely have bills to pay for personel, PR, marketing, travel, adding members, maintaining members, etc. We don't have any of those costs. You manage your own account online, we have no offices, no personnel costs. The site design was done on the cheap by several musician programmers who wanted to help create a cool free place for musicians. We have limited ads to help cover the cost of our servers.
How do private online lessons work?
This is similar face to face lessons. Student contacts teacher. The two agree on cost, and set a time to meet. Rather than driving to meet in person, the lessons usually take place using webcams. Most times this is done through skype, IM or other free servcies that allow video conferencing (the teacher will recommend their preferred method). This allows two way real time audio and video so teacher and student can see and hear each other.
The first lesson is it typical for the teacher to help the student get connected and comfortable with the webcam and microphone before beginning the official lesson. So the student is not charged until webcams are working properly.
What should my videos include?
It's up to you what and how you teach. The more your video teaches the better it will be received. Teach scales, theory, songs, technique, concepts - anything you'd like. Just grab your webcam or videocamera and start recording a small piece of what you'd normally teach. Teachers talking about all the things they will teach are not likely to get many inquiries, so make the video lesson as useful as possible.
What is Creative Commons?
LearnLicks licenses all content under a Creative Commons License. This license allows the webpage content to be used freely for any non-commercial purpose. Allowing the public free access helps our goal of promoting and furthering music education.
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