How It Works

1. Sign up for a free meet & greet

Go to the "Contact Cindy" tab, fill out the form, and I will respond soon. The meet & greet is a 30 minute free consultation where you can ask questions, set up a time & day for lessons, and see if I am the right fit for you as a teacher.

2. as a new student

Great you decided to start lessons! You will receive an invoice (pay via paypal). A follow-up email will be sent after your payment has been processed. This email provides you with a reminder of your upcoming lesson along with the Student Portal password. The student portal is where you'll find helpful practice tips, videos, lesson calendar, books to buy, and more! (coming soon)

3. Before Your first lesson

Below you will find the "How to Set Up" section. This will explain everything you will need to do to set up for lessons, as well as hints on how to make your lesson experience the very best! Make sure you follow the suggestioned steps for set-up so you can get the most out of your lessons.

4. reminders

Please make sure you have prepaid for you monthly lessons to start. If you didn't receive an emailed invoice be sure to contact me before the first lesson of every month.

You will receive a recurring invoice 5 days before the month ends to prepay for the next month. If you need to cancel a lesson be sure to contact me 24 hours in advance.

Oh!! Don't forget to bring your music and have a fabulous lesson and a great time!!

Examples of online lesson setup

Piano Set up

A quality digital piano with 88 keys or accoustic piano works best. You will need to make sure your device with the camera is setup so I can see your keyboard and your hands. Setting the camera above and to the side of the piano works great! Use a music stand, table with books stacked on top, or even a stool. You could also use a webcam on a mic stand that is to the side and looking down onto the piano keys. As long as I can see your keyboard and hands the lesson will go smoothly.

Remember to check out the video below on how to set the audio settings in zoom so you can achieve the best sound quality!

Vocal Set up

The best set up is to use 2 devices. Maybe a laptop & a tablet. One device is used for the backup music (youtube) and the other to chat or sing. If you only have one device that will work too. A phone does not work as well for online lessons. You can use the mic from your webcam and the speakers from the computer. Using headphones will help you hear better as well. If you need to transpose your youtube song into a different key add this extension (click here)