Like in most Aussie households, Saturday's in hours are Dad's Taxi days. Ferrying the youngsters around to their music one-on-one & group lessons. It's bonding time, both quality & quantity, when I've barely been home the rest of the week.
Not so this weekend. The conservatorium has sensibly chosen to either cancel lessons or take them online. It's learning time for everyone - how do teach & learn music virtually.
Both the 1:1 lesson & the group lesson have been done online. And in style. The kids adapted like ducks to water. It wasn't perfect, sure. Asymmetric data transfer meant that there was lag. And lag means irregular rhythm. It didnt' faze the kids who had a ball. The tutors had fun too. And interestingly, the whole family was around watching the kids orchestra have fun. I'm sure it was the same in every household too.
Telecommunication is quintessential at this time of isolation. Maybe we do miss the human touch, the spontaneous connections when we're mobile. Many others are quite easily done using technology. Like today's music lesson.
