TELECLASS WITHOUT THE MEETING-ROOM TRAP.
This prototype shows how a Lighthouse-led class can separate lesson structure, participant state, written questions, class notes and musical-audio mode. A production version would connect to an approved video platform and, when needed, a separate low-latency music-audio system.
The interface should lower uncertainty before it adds features.
Nothing here connects to a real class. Controls demonstrate the intended state model and save notes/check-ins locally.
Groove Lab: subdivisions you can hear
Instructor demo · short play-along · written checkpoint · break · application to a song.
Visible lesson order
- 5 min · arrival + tech check
- 10 min · demonstrate quarter/eighth/sixteenth relationship
- 10 min · clap/pad/drum play-along at chosen tempo
- 5 min · break / questions
- 15 min · apply the subdivision to a rock, funk or marching example
- 5 min · choose practice task + written recap
Today
The class keeps the current task and next transition visible. Spoken changes should also appear in text.
Find the least demanding mode that still teaches the skill.
Complete the readiness check to see a suggested route.
Do not make tight ensemble playing depend on normal video-call audio.
Jamulus documentation recommends wired networking/headphones and low ping for real-time playing. JackTrip is also built for low-latency musical collaboration. Normal teleconference platforms are better suited to instruction, discussion and demonstration; some provide specialized musician audio modes, but network latency still exists.