Category Archives: Technology

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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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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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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Piano transcription from the Pixar movie “Up” soundtrack

By joy (admin) | Published: 3 May 2010
I recently had a student ask if she could learn to play some of the music from Pixar movie “Up” soundtrack.  (Have you seen this movie?  It’s a super cute family movie!  Keep a box of tissues nearby.)  I get pretty excited when I have student who requests to learn a piece of music, and [...]
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A Follow-up on Recording Students Before Performances

By joy (admin) | Published: 19 April 2010
I don’t know about you, but I have some students who are participating in a spring performance coming up soon!  Last week, I recorded my student Jean playing her recital piece during her lesson (click to read more about recording students as preparation for performances).  Then we spent some time listening and discussing the recording. [...]
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Preparing for Student Recitals: Recording!

By joy (admin) | Published: 16 April 2010
Many of us teachers are probably currently preparing our student for spring recitals, so today I thought it might be beneficial to discuss a way of preparing for performances: recording your students playing their pieces, and then listening to the playback together. Benefits of Recording The student practices performing. Playing for a recording device can [...]
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So you want to start a blog?

By joy (admin) | Published: 1 April 2010
Today, I thought I’d share a little bit about my experiences as a blogger.  I don’t claim to be an expert by any means, but I would like to share what I have learned over the past year! Considerations before starting your own blog: Determine your audience. Who are you writing for — your students? [...]
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Celebrating One Year!

By joy (admin) | Published: 15 March 2010
After browsing through the colorinmypiano.com archives and — alas! — it seems that we’ve missed our own anniversary! Here’s a rundown of the history of the colorinmypiano.com blog: It was on February 28, 2009 that I first conceived of this blog and wrote my first post: a welcome and brief statement of purpose.  I found my [...]
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