

Note: If you’ll be running a long class, it would be good to plug in a charging cable now so you don’t have to worry about it later!.Don’t click “Join” until you’re ready to combine music and voice. Click “Join a Meeting” and type in the meeting ID.

Click the gear wheel in the upper left corner. For Option #2 (using bluetooth earbuds): Connect your earbuds to your smartphone now via bluetooth.Write down the Meeting ID number and the password (if applicable). In the meeting window, click the “i” in a circle in the upper left corner.(Note: Disabling these settings is especially important for Option #1!) Under “Audio Processing,” change “Suppress persistent background noise” and “Suppress intermittent background noise” to DISABLE.Check the box to “Show in meeting option to ‘enable original sound’ from microphone.”.Click “Audio” and then in the lower right click “Advanced.”.On the laptop, open the Zoom meeting and head to the menu at the top of your laptop screen.Both of these are going to sound better than just playing music through a speaker in the room where you’re teaching.(In my test recording with Airpods connected to iPhone, it sounded pretty clear!) Option #2: Bluetooth earbuds connected to your smartphone will allow you to hear students asking questions, but depending on the earbuds your own voice might sound muffled in the meeting.Option #1: Using your built-in smartphone microphone for your voice input can sound relatively clear, but the clearest way to do this for yoga (or another context where you’re more than 4 feet from the smartphone) means you may not be able to hear the music or your students.An app to play music (such as Spotify) set up on the laptop, with your playlist or selection ready to go.A tripod with a holding bracket for your smartphone (or another creative way of setting your phone up in view of your teaching area).A laptop and a smartphone that both have the Zoom app installed, same Zoom account logged in on both devices.First watch the demonstration video, and then read the steps below to do it yourself. This tutorial will teach you how to mix music and your voice together in an audible way when using Zoom to host a yoga class, workshop, or ceremony.
