Music Dojo Questions

[98dvl]

I can't seem to find this info on their site, and I've seen that a few of you guys have used musicdojo to take some classes in the past.

I'm wondering if it's possible to download the lessons to save for future reference? I'm rarely available EVERY night (because of my work schedule) to go through an hour's worth of material a day, and want to get my money's worth from an online class.

Do I have the ability to look at a lesson, review it, and come back to it at a later time (hopefully at my leisure).

It'd be nice if they offered classes that were basically once a week, or three times a week. Every day seems like an awful lot to digest - especially for someone that's not trying to become a professional, but just wants to get better.

Also, how do these classes work? I signed up for the free trial (just to see how it goes). It says the class starts at 8AM... I'm at work already by then, so I'm hoping the lesson is just posted at 8AM, and I have all day to look at it and do the homework.

Will I benefit by having some kind of recording device? Do you guys record yourselves playing the homework? Is that required? Video, or just audio? Seems like you can get a bit more feedback with video, but not sure how the 2-way instruction is preferred/works...

[Infernal Affair]

Originally Posted by 98dvl

I'm wondering if it's possible to download the lessons to save for future reference? I'm rarely available EVERY night (because of my work schedule) to go through an hour's worth of material a day, and want to get my money's worth from an online class..

Yes. You can save the lessons to your computer. I did that when I signed up for dojo classes.

Originally Posted by 98dvl

Do I have the ability to look at a lesson, review it, and come back to it at a later time (hopefully at my leisure)..

I haven't checked in awhile, but I still had access to the class lessons on the website months after first taking them.

Originally Posted by 98dvl

It'd be nice if they offered classes that were basically once a week, or three times a week. Every day seems like an awful lot to digest - especially for someone that's not trying to become a professional, but just wants to get better.

They do this because by doing a little bit each day (even if you don't finish the assignment that night) you will improve at a much more dramatic rate than if you did only a few lessons a week that you complete. I wasn't always able to do a lesson a day, but I think my playing would have gotten much better if I at least tried the lessons every evening. I just happened to take two lessons at once which really bogged me down.

[James Hart]

once you've paid for a class, you can review the material indefinitely. Great classes, I recommend them.

[98dvl]

Wow,

That's cool to know, definitely a benefit of having the ability to review at any time. What about being able to ask questions? Let's say you take a class, then six months down the line when something finally "clicks", can you ask the instructor a question, or are you only limited during the time the class is "in session"?

As far as the homework, are you graded on it? Or are the assignments just basically there for you to figure things out on your own? I've always felt that if you don't know what you're doing wrong (i.e. if the assignment isn't graded) you don't really learn anything. I'm find doing the homework, I just want to know what the assignments are like, and how you find out if you did them correctly. And, if you do them incorrectly, do you find out the right way to do them? Do you pass/fail the class? (Can't imagine what benefits there are to passing/failing for the dojo or for the students if you have access to the lessons at all times). Or, is the point to just basically pay to get access to the lessons/instructors/other students?

Also, one last question, how many students are there enrolled in a class at any given time (on average)?

[Infernal Affair]

The classes aren't graded, but if you really desire feedback, that's where recording yourself and submitting it for review/advice comes in. Everybody learns at different speeds, so to grade someone based on a set of defined parameters seems unfair.

I'm not sure if you can request feedback 6 months down the line. By that time they're teaching a whole new set of students. When you take a class there's message boards and chat rooms you can participate in specific to the class, and I doubt you can go back and post new questions way later. However, all of the teachers I've studied under there are very friendly and would probably answer any emails you have even if it's been awhile. Just be patient with them as they are all quite busy.

In the classes I took there were about 10 students? I don't quite remember. There's only a few (maybe 3-5) that are more vocal and ask questions, so those are the ones that I remember.

[tbone0813]

I'm sure these questions can & will be answered to your staisfaction if you email MusicDojo. They are all standup guys there.

support@musicdojo.com