MARCH 2023 • IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT DIGITAL LESSONS!

Starting Monday, March 13th we are testing new software to improve our digital lessons: Farplay.io

This software has the potential to close what we think is the most important remaining gap we see in digital service: Being able to play together at the same time! This is a big deal, and we have been waiting for a year for FarPlay to be ready for this, and are very excited about the potential to further enhance your lesson experience.

Before listing requirements for your best experience, please note that we will keep Zoom running during Phase 1 of this test, which will run through March. Phase II will be the Month of April, and if all goes well, we will fully switch to FarPlay effective May, except to use Zoom as a back-up, if and when necessary.

REQUIREMENTS

You will need to use a laptop and download the software from FarPlay.io. This does not work with mobile/tablet devices at this time.
It is recommended to be connected directly to your router. If you can’t do that, we recommend shutting down any other software that could use bandwidth (email, internet, calendar, etc.). Get as close as possible to your wireless router to have the highest quality signal.
Earphones are recommended. Wired is what is meant by this, as wireless will affect the latency (perceived sound delay). Since the whole point of this is to be able to play together at the same time, this is a fairly important detail. An equally important consideration is that this software doesn’t have sound compression the same way Zoom or other software does, so echoing is a very likely outcome of not having earphones in.
If you have a plug-in microphone you can use, as well, then we suggest you try it. A nice microphone can make a big difference to sound quality.

ACCESSING YOUR LESSON

We have kept the same approach to this as we have been with using Zoom.

Scroll down on this page and find the digital studio number for your teacher. Open FarPlay, click ‘Join Session’, and enter your digital studio number. That’s it!

Accessing Your Online Music Lessons &
Upload to Your Teacher

Below you’ll find a chart of which day your teacher is teaching, alongside their digital studio Meeting ID#. These are not linked directly to avoid hacking.

If you usually take live lessons at Oakwood, then your studio will begin with ‘ow’. If you are at Lawrence Park, then your studio will begin with ‘lp’. These are divided below by location for simplicity and finding your teacher/studio combination quickly.

To access your lesson with Zoom, simply click Join Meeting and type the Meeting ID# for your digital studio.

See your Teacher below to upload files for them to see in Google Drive.

Jump to Upload Folders

If you are confused or having trouble, please call the office at 416-651-7529. Thank you!

SCHOOL YEAR 2022-23

Oakwood Digital Studios

Digital Studio & Meeting ID	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Saturday	Sunday
ow1 908 291 0899 Farplay TCCFCRY6JI		Jakob	Ivan	Aurora	Aurora
ow2 570 832 3571 Farplay 97P0AW7X5H			Colomba	Erin	Erin
ow3 + Music Together Classes 450 129 3682 Farplay n/a	Kendra				Trevor	Kendra
ow4 636 880 0232 Farplay FFMSGFZCEK		Jeffrey		Jonny to Jan.’23	Jeffrey
ow5 981 181 0935 Farplay JWVXRNGI9Z		Simon		Simon	Ivan

Lawrence Park Digital Studios

Digital Studio

& Meeting ID

Tuesdays

Wednesdays

Thursdays

Saturdays

Sundays

lp1
588 639 9471

lp2
675 669 9725

lp3
982 500 3286

SUMMER 2022

SUMMER 2022 Digital Studios

Digital Studio & Meeting ID	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
ow1 908 291 0899	Jakob	Ivan
ow2 570 832 3571	Colomba	Colomba	Aurora
ow3 450 129 3682	Kendra	Zoe
ow4 636 880 0232		Gordon	Jonny
ow5 981 181 0935	Simon		Simon

Teacher Upload Folders – Now Active!

By clicking on upload, you will be redirected to a Google Drive Folder where you can upload materials to your teacher. Be sure they are expecting your upload, or they may not know that you have done so.