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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

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
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  Jakob Ivan Aurora Aurora  

ow2
570 832 3571

Farplay
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    Colomba Erin Erin  

ow3 + Music Together Classes 
450 129 3682

Farplay
n/a

Kendra       Trevor Kendra

ow4
636 880 0232

Farplay
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  Jeffrey   Jonny to Jan.’23 Jeffrey  

ow5
981 181 0935

Farplay
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  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

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Saturday Sunday

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.