Category Archives: technology

Google+ Update

By joy (admin) | Published: 11 November 2011

Have any of you been hanging out on Google+ (pronounced “Google plus”) much lately?  (If you aren’t familiar with what Google+ is, check out this post on social networking.)  Google+ hasn’t risen in popularity as quickly as I had hoped.  The features, layout, and user-friendliness of Google+ is so much better than Facebook (IMO).  And [...]

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Studio Marketing: Social Networking & More

By joy (admin) | Published: 19 September 2011

I’ve been intending to write this post in the “Studio Marketing” series (perhaps the last one) for awhile now, but I was stalling in hopes of being able to include more information about the new Google+ social networking site……I’ll get to that in a moment.  Read on. :) What can Social Networking do for YOU?  I’ve discussed [...]

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Forum Q&A | Favorite Piece of Technology

By joy (admin) | Published: 23 August 2011

It’s time for a new Forum Q&A!  We haven’t had one for awhile, due to the overtake of the conference posts.  :) Last time, we discussed the possibility of offering lessons online via a service such as Skype!  A number of you weighed in your thoughts and opinions — click here to view the comments. [...]

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Hear my New Piano!

By joy (admin) | Published: 18 August 2011

I promised over a month ago that I would post a video so you could hear my new piano!  I wanted to wait until after I got it tuned, of course, and recently I finally got around to recording something. In this YouTube video, I’m playing a short piece I composed during undergrad called “Contemplation.” [...]

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NCKP 2011 | (12) PEDxi sessions

By joy (admin) | Published: 12 August 2011

If you’ve never heard of the TED talks, please take a moment to check out this link!  According to the “About” page on their website… “TED is a non-profit devoted to “Ideas Worth Spreading.” It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design.  Since then its scope has [...]

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NCKP 2011 | (9) Your Student Recitals, Live on the Internet!

By joy (admin) | Published: 10 August 2011

Your Student Recitals, Live on the Internet!  by Mario Ajero, Shana Kirk, George Litterst, and Stella Sick.  Th @ 2:15pm. During this session, the presenters told us all about the benefits, feasibility, and equipment needed to broadcast your student recitals live on the internet. Streaming your student recitals online can allow you to reach distant [...]

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Forum Q&A | Piano Lessons via Skype

By joy (admin) | Published: 21 July 2011

Last week’s Forum Q&A post was about saying “no” to potential students, and we received some great responses!  Click here to check them out.  Here’s today’s discussion topic: Advances in technology over the past few years have changed the way we live in many ways.  Online video conferencing services, for example, allow us to chat [...]

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Studio Marketing: Communicating Value Through Your Website

By joy (admin) | Published: 7 July 2011

Have you ever visited a website and been completely overwhelmed with the amount of information, ads, links, and CLUTTER? Have also you ever visited a website and been impressed by the graphics and the ease with which you could find information? This post is going to offer some tips for organizing and effectively communicating value through your studio website.

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2011 MTNA Conference | iPods, Guitar Hero, And YouTube. Oh, My!

By joy (admin) | Published: 8 April 2011

I just love the title for this session! TUESDAY @ 2:15pm: iPods, Guitar Hero, And YouTube. Oh, My! This session was given by Samuel Holland and Kristin Yost. Sam Holland began by talking about the world of the student and the world of the teacher (represented by two big circles on the powerpoint slide).  Our [...]

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More About the Logistics of Setting Up A Blog

By joy (admin) | Published: 24 March 2011

I frequently receive emails from readers who are curious to know more about how to go about setting up a blog.  I’ve been meaning to write a blog post about this for a while to help answer those questions, and finally, here it is: a guide to the logistics of setting up a blog! There [...]

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