These weren’t the piano lessons of my youth. Quite the opposite. Gone was the septuagenarian teacher crowding me on a piano bench at my grandmother’s house, extolling the importance of Christian hymns ...

As students across the world have had to adjust to taking lessons online, Ed Sheeran chose to offer an elementary class some much-needed motivation. The singer surprised a Zoom music class at a South ...

Some music teachers are turning off their Zoom cams and getting back to the tradition of being in the same room with their music students — where they can see everything from the tapping of a foot to ...

Pandemic lockdowns forced millions around the world to spend more time at home, and for musicians – amateur and professional – it created both challenges and opportunities. Music students couldn’t go ...

For voice teachers like Erin Matthews, seeing and hearing her students isn’t only nice — it’s a professional necessity. But in the space of a few days, Matthews and her colleagues have dealt not only ...

SINGAPORE - Last year's circuit breaker was the first time in 12 years of teaching piano that Ms Valerie Chan had to teach by video link. "It was stressful and difficult, as it was a totally new thing ...

Every musician faces the same situation. That includes people like Barry Stephenson, the young and acclaimed but still struggling jazz bass player who’s presently outlining the conundrum for me. It ...

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — On March 12, Thomas Kikta, chair of contemporary music media and jazz at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, got word that his campus was shutting down due to Covid-19.