ONLINE PIANO INSTRUCTION AT PITTSFIELD

The Pittsfield Corps' Kids Musical Feast Program has partnered with WorkshopLive to provide online assisted piano instruction to children in their after school program. This is a pilot program which integrates video based piano lessons via a high speed internet connection with a live piano teacherss. The computer lab in the corps has piano keyboard on which students can learn and progress at their individual speed, with the guidance of the Kids' Musical Feast instructors. B/M Bill Rollins, the Massachusetts State Director of Music and Gospel Arts, overseas the program for the corps and gives instruction along with interns from Berkshire Community College.

"It is wonderful that WorkshopLive has incorporated it more than 20 years of music education experience to create this online platform for instruction. It will help to bring music instruction into every home that has high speek internect access and musical instruments." WorkshopLive seeks to deliver the first truly interactive learning experience of its type catered to the preferences and abilities of each student. Check out WorkshopLive for yourself (www.workshoplive.com)

Below are a few of our new students who have begun the program and are eagerly coming three times each week to develop their pianistic knowledge and skills.