Category Archives: Resources / Links

An interview with fellow grad student Loretta Lanning

By joy (admin) | Published: 13 August 2010
An video interview with fellow grad student Loretta Lanning, discussing her thoughts on "Piano Teaching as a Profession." This video was recorded and edited using iMovie.
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Tutorial: Using Audacity Software in the Piano Studio

By joy (admin) | Published: 12 August 2010
A tutorial about how to use Audacity software to capture/record sound and how to make basic edits to audio files, and how to export and share audio files. Audacity is a powerful audio editing software that is available for free download at audacity.soundforge.net. This post also discusses the various uses of the free Audacity software specifically for piano teachers and gives some ideas for further uses of Audacity in the piano studio other than for recording students.
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Roland V-Piano

By joy (admin) | Published: 27 July 2010
Check out this series of 4 videos about Roland’s V-Piano.  They claim: “This is the future of the piano.”  Thoughts?
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Piano as a way to build community

By joy (admin) | Published: 8 July 2010
Check out this fascinating news story: It’s great to see the great potential music (especially the piano) has to connect members of a community in a unique way!  This story really got me thinking: what are some ways we as teachers of music can use our skills to connect and benefit the community?  We tend [...]
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Survey on Motivation and Piano Playing

By joy (admin) | Published: 15 June 2010
I recently recieved an email from a college student who is doing some research for a project about motivation and piano playing, and she could use your help!  Here’s what she has to say: Hello everyone!  I am a student at Cape Breton University, Canada, and I am currently involved in conducting some research involving [...]
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Free Studio Website Builder: Weebly.com

By joy (admin) | Published: 10 June 2010
Have you thought about starting a website for your studio, but felt that you didn’t have the resources or expertise to build one?  Check out Weebly.com — an attractive and easy-to-use online resource where you can create a website for free. Personally, I currently use iWeb software (comes free on all Mac computers) to create and [...]
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Summer Savings

By joy (admin) | Published: 4 June 2010
I just thought I’d pass along the news about some great summer savings: Prima Music is offering 25% off the Faber Piano Adventures method books until June 15.  They have other savings going on too – check out this link. Sheet Music Plus is offering 20% off the Alfred Masterwork Series until June 16. Perfect [...]
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Great Musical Gift Ideas on Etsy.com

By joy (admin) | Published: 18 May 2010
Looking for a unique music-related gift for a colleague, teacher, or perhaps a special student?  I just discovered that there are plenty of unique, handmade items on Etsy that would make wonderful gifts.  But watch out – these handmade items are so cute you may finding yourself wanting to buy yourself a gift too.  =) [...]
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Readers, Introduce Yourself! …on the Color In My Piano facebook page

By joy (admin) | Published: 13 May 2010
Get to know the other readers on this blog – please take a moment to introduce yourself on the discussion page of the Color In My Piano facebook page!  There are a few introductions there now, and I’d love to get to know more of you. To receive blog updates right in your facebook newsfeed, [...]
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A Piano with 4 Pedals?!

By joy (admin) | Published: 4 May 2010
Stuart & Sons is a Australian-based company who build hand-crafted pianos.  They are unique pianos for a number of reasons: What is so special about Stuart & Sons pianos? They have 4 pedals.  The fourth pedal is a second soft pedal, called the dulce pedal.  It brings the hammers’ resting point halfway up to the [...]
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