I was hoping for some advice from anyone who happens to teach online.
I’d like to be able to set up so my student(s) can see my Dorico desktop, while still seeing a me via my webcam, so that I can show them things as we go through various exercises.
I don’t really know how to describe what I need, hopefully this isn’t coming across as too muddled.
I’d like to avoid those software that “take control” of the other person’s desktop.
I do have access to two monitors, if that makes things any easier.
Right now we’re resorting to talking via phone and having to name notes and voices (for example, when doing simple 4-part harmony exercises), but it gets tedious to name notes. describing each one, what line or space, what clef, what voice, etc… and we often get mixed up because we’re talking about different beats. (stuff like “beat 3, in the alto, E flat below the staff, with a passing note to the subsequent G…” it would be so much simpler to just show it than speak it)
Do you use macOS? It looks what you’re looking for is built-in in FaceTime (and I don’t know, maybe also in third-party apps), and the other part doesn’t need to have an Apple device to access FaceTime
I use Skype (old-school, I know… ), and it has a working screen sharing component, which also shows a small version of the video window.
AFAIK, Zoom of course has that, as well as WhatsApp for desktop, if I’m not mistaken.
Now that you say it, I remember using Skype in this exact configuration. I think zoom handles also the audio component, although this might be different in Windows.
If you have an Office 365 subscription, Teams is probably the best choice. The other party can use a web browser so no need to install addition software.
The other person does not have to have Zoom, but it’ll keep nagging them to, I think (that was my experience). A browser is enough for the other party. Zoom will be limited to 45 minutes, IIRC, and then you need to close it and relaunch another session (if you want to go over that). At least that was the old system. You might have to turn on “Original Sound for Musicians” if you are playing things on a keyboard, since the noise-cancelling features of Zoom tend to only pick up voice if this is not set properly. (You can search the web for things about that.) There are actually two settings for it: one is to allow it in general, and then you have to also allow it separately for each session (IIRC).
Yes both parties have to have Whatsapp installed, and for it to make sense, a phone is obviously not good enough, because of the small screen.
The install is free though and links to an existing WhatsApp account on a phone in seconds.
I’d say just use the free version. I don’t recall it being a problem to do so. I definitely would not buy it up front, but try it out for quite a while. I found some of the settings fiddly at first to get it to do what I wanted.
), and it has a working screen sharing component, which also shows a small version of the video window.