![]() The lense which enables a teacher to view the child’s playing technique and hand positioning, with 180* view of whole keyboard. We do 3 x 25 minutes per week, and it feels just about right. Child can earn points during the week, between classes, through extra practice and use these to get virtual clothing/food/features for an online monster pet.After the lesson, the teacher provides short written feedback summary, and it’s also possible to watch a replay of the lesson.The lens will be express couriered to you before your first class. The lesson is conducted over their app, and uses a free attachable fish-eye lens, so the teacher can see the fingering better (in our case, it points down for the keyboard, and has a split mirror allowing the teacher to see half screen the keyboard/hands, an the other half screen being the child).The app also has all the common music books (split by instrument and grade). Once a lessons is scheduled, there is an option to photograph and upload the music.Classes are booked through the app (either 25 minutes or 50 minutes).There’s certainly no substitute for a physical teacher, but VIP Peilian is a nice way to ensure regular practice sessions are effective. ![]() During the ‘lock down’ which our city had for Covid, we did take a break from physical piano lessons, and relied merely on apps, but I’m glad we’re able to do the real thing once again too. In our experience, the VIP Peilian coach has focussed on teaching my daughter how to practice, and systematically goes through the songs which have been set by her real in-person teacher. The classes are intended to be a supplement to in-person learning (in that they will not develop a curriculum for you). The word “Peilian”, meaning training or sparring reflects this. It really is a practice buddy, not a long-term substitute for real music lessons. I do know of a few other online piano classes, but their costs are astronomical). It’s certainly the only one we know of (based in China at least…. It’s said to be the first service in China to provide “online one-on-one instrument training”. VIP Peilian is aimed at children aged 5-16, already learning a musical instrument. I’m especially fond of the concept of VIP Peilian because I’m always looking for more ways to increase the spoken Mandarin around our house, without taking formal Chinese tuition: learning piano from a mainland Chinese speaker certainly ticks many boxes for us! What is VIP Peilian? That is the promise of VIP Peilian, and it has a smoothly executed app which enables booking of classes at 2 hours notice, and trained coaches to give real-time feedback, using a special lens for the iPad/tablet so the teacher can better see the instrument and fingering. The concept is so simple – an online music education platform, offering to help your child practice their instrument, with a live teacher (based in China) who listens and provides encouragement, at a fraction of the price of the typical music lessons. If you’re looking for online violin or piano classes taught in Mandarin Chinese, I would recommend you look at Bilin Academy. ![]() ![]() There is however a lovely US-based service who has helped to re-employ some of these teachers. It’s a shame there are many great music teachers now who have lost their livelihoods and not been paid for months, and many families will have lost much in prepaid packages. ![]() It was great for us, but clearly the business wasn’t great. This is one of the risks with online businesses which sprout up from China. UPDATE JUNE 2022: VIP Peilian is no longer in business. ![]()
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