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Thank you for signing up to take 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. Unlike other lesson services, this means we can deliver a massively better online music lesson experience
than voice/chat apps like Skype, etc. Our rapidly growing community of <%= APP_CONFIG.musician_count %> musicians will attest to this.


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

1. Find a Teacher & Book Lessons
If you already know the teacher from whom you want to learn, then you can simply
use this link to search for them (https://www.jamkazam.com/client#/jamclass/searchOptions), and
click the Book Lesson button to get started. But if you're like most of us, you don't know. In this case, we strongly
advise signing up for our unique TestDrive service.

TestDrive lets you take 4 full lessons (30 minutes each) from 4 different teachers for just $49.99 to find the best
teacher for you. Finding the right teacher is the single most important determinant of success in your lessons. Would
you marry the first person you ever dated? No? Same here. Pick 4 teachers who look great, and then see who you click
with. It's a phenomenal value, and then you can stick with the best teacher for you.
Click this link to sign up now for TestDrive (https://www.jamkazam.com/client#/jamclass/test-drive-selection).
Then you can book 4 TestDrive lessons to get rolling.

2. Set Up Your Gear
Use this link to a set of
help articles on how to set up your gear (https://jamkazam.desk.com/customer/en/portal/topics/673197-first-time-setup/articles)
to be ready to teach online. 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 teachers.

3. Learn About JamClass Features
Use this link to a set of help articles for students on JamClass (https://jamkazam.desk.com/customer/en/portal/topics/926073-jamclass-online-music-lessons---for-students/articles)
to familiarize yourself with the most useful features
for online lessons. This includes how to search for the best teacher for you, how to request/book lessons, how to join
your teacher in online lessons, features you can use while in lessons, and much more. There is very important basic
information, plus some really nifty stuff here, so be sure to look through it at least briefly to see how we can
turbocharge your online lessons!

4. Play With Other Musicians Online - It's Free!
With JamKazam, you can use the things you're learning in lessons to play with other amateur musicians in online
sessions, free! Or just play for fun. Once you've set up your gear for lessons, you can
create online music sessions (https://jamkazam.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/1599977-creating-a-session)
that others can join, or find other musicians' online music sessions (https://jamkazam.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/1599978-finding-a-session)
and hop into those to play with others. If you
want to take advantage of this part of the JamKazam platform, we'd advise that you edit your musician profile (https://www.jamkazam.com/client#/account/profile) to make
it easier to connect with other musicians (https://jamkazam.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/1707418-connecting-with-other-musicians) in our community to expand your set of musician friends. It's a ton of fun,
so give it a try!

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
learn and grow as a musician, and expand your musical universe!

Best Regards,
Team JamKazam

