SYNKii can support an in-person lesson without becoming the centre of attention. Use it to connect preparation, the musical work and the next practice session.
Before the learner arrives
Open their current goal, previous note and any recent practice context available to you.
Avoid interpreting missing activity as proof that nothing happened. The learner may have practised away from the platform.
Before the lesson: explore and prepare from your dashboard
While preparing your lesson, explore the rhythm, harmony, theory and aural tools available in your plan from the dashboard. Choose an activity that supports the student’s goal and try its settings before the student arrives. This dashboard access is for preparation; when the scheduled lesson begins, open the SYNKii Classroom.
Start the lesson in the Classroom — online or in person
Pro and Studio teachers should open the scheduled lesson’s Classroom for every lesson, including when the student is sitting beside you. This keeps the session connected to its lesson record, attendance and invoicing workflow and, for Studio, lesson notes. Preparing an activity from the dashboard does not replace opening the Classroom for the lesson.
During the lesson: customise, solve together and assign
Listen first. Use the screen when it reveals something useful: a score location, a note pattern or a recorded observation. Then return attention to the instrument and the sound.
For a rhythm problem, tap the pulse together, speak the rhythm and try the passage again. The technology should support that exchange rather than interrupt every attempt.
Capture a concise observation while the detail is fresh. If you use AI notes, treat the result as a draft to review, not a final judgement of the lesson.
With Studio, customise a digital assignment during the lesson to match what you are teaching: adjust the note range, question types or challenge settings as appropriate. Work through a few questions together in the Classroom. Let the student try the controls, explain their answer and practise the skill with your guidance so the task feels familiar before they work independently.
For example, after exploring a rhythm, solve a short rhythm exercise together and return to the passage at the instrument. Adjust the exercise if it is too easy or too difficult, then assign it during the lesson for practice before the next session. Set the appropriate repetition or retry options so the student knows how to continue.
Make assigning the task part of your teaching time, rather than leaving it as an extra job after the lesson. The student leaves with a task they have already tried and understood, and you spend less time reconstructing instructions afterwards.
Before leaving
Agree one task with a clear starting point and success cue. Ask the learner to explain it back: “I will practise the join into bar 3 and listen for an uninterrupted beat.”
Between lessons
The student continues the task assigned during the lesson, using the guidance and materials you have shared. Review any lesson-note draft before publishing it. At the next lesson, compare the intended result with what you hear.