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Thank you for signing up to teach online music lessons using the JamClass service by JamKazam. JamKazam technology was
built from the ground up for playing music live in sync with high quality audio from different locations over the
Internet, so you will find it delivers a massively better online music lesson platform than voice/chat apps like
Skype, etc.

To get ready to teach JamClass students online, here are the things you'll want to do:

1. Set Up Your Teacher Profile
As JamKazam brings students into the JamClass marketplace, these students search for teachers. The way they find
teachers is by searching on their criteria (e.g. instruments, genres, etc.), and then by browsing through teacher
profiles to get a feel for the teachers who match their search criteria. Your teacher profile is critical to being
found in searches, and then presenting yourself in more depth to students who are interested in you. So you'll want to
take a little time to fill in the information in your teacher profile to present yourself well.
Click here for instructions on filling out your teacher profile. (https://jamkazam.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/2405835-creating-your-teacher-profile)

2. Set Up Your Gear
Click here for information on the gear requirements to effectively teach using the JamClass service (https://jamkazam.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/1288274-computer-internet-audio-and-video-requirements).
When you have everything you need, use
this set of help articles as a good step-by-step guide to set up your gear for use with the
JamKazam application (https://jamkazam.desk.com/customer/en/portal/topics/930331-setting-up-your-gear-to-play-in-online-sessions/articles).
After you have signed up, someone from JamKazam will contact you to schedule a test online
session, in which we will make sure your audio and video gear are working properly in an online session, and to make
sure you feel comfortable with the key features you will be using in sessions with students.

3. Learn About JamClass Features
Click this link for a set of help articles specifically for teachers to learn how to respond to student lesson
requests, how to join your lessons when they are scheduled to begin, how to get paid, and more (https://jamkazam.desk.com/customer/en/portal/topics/926076-jamclass-online-music-lessons---for-teachers/articles).
You can also use this link for a set of help articles that explain how to use the key features available to you in online sessions to
effectively teach students (https://jamkazam.desk.com/customer/en/portal/topics/673198-key-features-to-use-in-online-sessions/articles).

As you work through these things, if you ever get stuck or have questions, please don't hesitate to reach out for help. You can email us any time at support@jamkazam.com. We are happy to help you, and we look forward to helping you reach and teach more students!

Best Regards,
Team JamKazam

