Online Lessons from Saturday 2nd January 2021
Following on from the Governments announcement yesterday for Staffordshire to move to Tier 4, all lessons will continue online when we reopen on Saturday 2nd January.
For most students, lessons will take place on the usual day and time, unless your teacher has been in touch to make any changes. Lessons will continue in the same way as before Christmas.
Please see below for important information on how to set up and access online lessons.
Students taking instrumental lessons will need to set up a phone, laptop or device with a camera so that the teacher can see you and your instrument clearly. Please check the video and microphone settings to avoid any delay to the start of the lesson. We also ask that parents are on hand or close by during the lesson.
Alison, Charlotte, Kelly & Nick will contact their students directly to arrange lessons via Skype, Whatsapp or Zoom. For all other teachers, you can join the lesson using the information below.
How to Set up Zoom
Most teachers will use Zoom to deliver lessons via video call.
Please follow the instructions below to set this up.
Via Web Browser
Go to https://zoom.us/join just before the start of your lesson time.
In the Box under ‘Join Meeting’ enter your teachers personal ID number which looks like this : 123-456-7890 (Look for your teachers name & number below)
You will be asked for a password which is Stafford (with a capital ‘S’)
You will then be in a ‘waiting room’ and your teacher will accept you into the lesson at the lesson time.
Please ensure you have switched on your video and audio and checked both settings prior to the start of the lesson.
Via the Zoom App on a Mobile Device
Download the Zoom Cloud Meetings app
Click on 'Join Meeting'
Select ‘Join with Meeting ID’
Enter your teachers personal ID number which looks like this 123-456-7890 (Look for your teachers name & number below)
Click ‘Join Meeting’
You will be asked for a password which is Stafford (with a capital ‘S’)
You will then be in a ‘waiting room’ and your teacher will accept you into the lesson at the lesson time.
Please ensure you have switched on your video and audio and checked both settings prior to the start of the lesson.
Here is a video tutorial on how to join a Zoom Lesson.
How to manage Audio Settings for a Zoom Lesson
Teacher Personal Zoom ID Numbers
Ben 978-063-4475
Georgia 746 485 7277
Jenii 739-368-6457
Katie 792-455-0936
Kit 299-259-0448
Laura 542-372-9749
Sarah 655-110-6479
Vinny 970-498-1955
If you have any questions at all, please let us know.
Laura Thatcher
Principal
Stafford Music School