Fortunately, Google+ just announced this week that anyone can create a Google+ page for their business/organization.  Maybe this will help make Google+ a thriving place to be!  I’ve created a page for Color In My Piano which I’d love to have you all join (click here).  Wendy Stevens has also created a page for her ComposeCreate blog, which you can view by clicking here.  If you haven’t added me to your circles yet, I’d love to connect with you.  My profile page is here.

Google+ pages offer a variety of features, including “Hangouts” that allow individuals to group chat (like Skype).  Someday, I’d love to organize LIVE round-table discussions about various piano teaching topics!  Wouldn’t that be fun?!

So, head on over to Google+.  We need more action over there!

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What can Social Networking do for YOU? 

I’ve discussed before about how important it is today to have a website for your business.  It’s important to have an online presence, period.  Utilizing social networking helps built rapport between you and your current & potential customers.  Marketing is promoting your business.  It’s about reaching people where they are.  And it’s about creating an image for your business that people want to identify themselves with.

The good news is that social networking is free.  Yes, you will have to invest a little time to set things up and update things now and then, but I think you will find it a very rewarding activity if you aren’t doing it already! 

Facebook

Millions of people are on Facebook.  Creating a Facebook “page” for your studio is a great way to reach them.  Rather than using your normal Facebook profile to reach your students and their parents, I recommend creating a separate business Facebook page for your studio.  Why?  Because they can subscribe to your updates by “liking” your page, but everyone’s privacy is maintained.  They won’t be able to see your personal profile (depending on your privacy settings), and you won’t be able to see theirs.  After all, they might not necessarily want their piano teacher to see all their updates.  Do you really want to see all their updates, anyway?  Probably not.  :)  Having this separate page allows your students to interact with each other, too, without becoming official Facebook friends with each other either.  And meanwhile, you can showcase student achievements, post photos of new studio games/materials, post videos of student performances, share inspirational quotes, post news/reminders, and whatever else you can come up with!

Here’s a quick guide for creating an effective graphic for the profile picture of your Facebook Page.  You can also put a badge on your website that links to your Facebook page.

Here’s a link to my Facebook pages for Color In My Piano, and for my piano studio.

Twitter

I’ll admit, I don’t know a ton about Twitter.  I don’t use it as much as other social networking options.  But I do have my blog set up to automatically post a tweet whenever I publish a new blog post.  I’m amazed at how often people “follow” my twitter page, even though all my updates are automated.  I should probably learn how to better use this resource.  :)

Here’s a link to my Twitter page, if you are interested.

YouTube Channel

Uploading videos on a YouTube Channel will allow you to easily share videos on your website, Facebook page, and more.  Posting student performances can also allow students and their families to share their playing with family and friends, whether they be near or on the other side of the world.   Posting video from portions of actual piano lessons with your students can allow prospective students can see what your teaching style is like.  Be sure to follow copyright laws regarding publishing performances of compositions online — check out this post by Wendy Chan to learn more about what pieces can be posted on YouTube and what cannot.

Here’s a link to my YouTube channel, if you are interested.  Another YouTube channel I strongly recommend visiting is Irina Gorin’s channel (see her Teacher Feature here), where she posts performances of her students (all excellent!) and even excerpts from piano lessons (I’ve gotten a lot of great ideas from her teaching).

Google Plus (or Google+)

Google+ is the new kid on the block when it comes to social networking!   Some people are predicting that Google+ will eventually make Facebook obsolete, just like Facebook made MySpace and Zynga obsolete.  In comparison to Facebook, Google+’s interface is sleek and beautiful.  It’s a pleasure to browse on Google+.

I think of Google+ as a mix between Facebook and Twitter, taking the best from both worlds.  Instead of “friending” people to establish a two-way connection, you subscribe (a one-way connection) to people’s updates by adding them to your “circles.”  The other person can choose whether to follow you in return or not, depending on whether or not they are interested in your output.  This allows you to follow people you know personally (friends, family, neighbors, colleagues, etc.) as well as people you don’t know personally (celebrities, random people, etc.).  I’m not going to go into much more detail about how Google+ actually works, because there is plenty of info about this online already.

Google+ is attracting many people involved the arts (photographers, artists, etc.), since it seems to be a more conductive interface for viewing photos and videos.  Artists are suddenly finding they can establish a following of people interested in their work just by posting updates on Google+.  I find it so fascinating that the internet can do to provide these kinds of connections that would not have otherwise been possible!   Another cool feature?  You can group video chat with people.  In general, the people who are active on Google+ are generally people who are interested in longer, deeper, and more thought-provoking conversation.  I don’t see as many trivial updates that are full of typos on Google+.  It’s a cool place to be.  I think Google+ is going to be utterly awesome, especially once more people get on it.

Google+ is open for people to create accounts so long as they are personal accounts (i.e., with your real name).  In the upcoming months, Google+ will be launching “business entities,” which are the equivalent of Facebook’s “Pages.”   I can’t wait until this is launched, so I can create a Google+ presence for both Color In My Piano and my teaching studio!

If you aren’t currently on Google+, I’d be happy to send you an invite — just send me an email message that includes your email address.  Once you on Google+, there are a few interesting people I’d recommend “putting in your circles”:

• Trey Radcliff, a travel photographer.
• Elena Kalis, an creative underwater photographer.
• Me!  haha. I’d be happy to connect with you.

Ending Thoughts

So, what are you waiting for?  Jump on the bandwagon!  If you have more questions about using social networking to help market your studio, Google is your friend.  Chances are, if you have a question about something, somebody else has already asked the same question before.  I’m always happy to answer questions too, so feel free to contact me.

How can the internet and social networking helped/affected YOUR studio?

Photo Credit: marcopako | CC 2.0

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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.  I’m more intrigued than ever with the idea, and am currently experimenting with it with a few individuals.

Today, though, I have a new question!

What is your #1 favorite piece of technology you use in your studio?  It can be anything from a video camera, iPad, computer, digital piano, audio recorder, etc., etc., etc.  

I’ve put mine in the comments already.  I think it will be fun to hear everybody weigh in their thoughts!

Photo Credit: DigaoSPBR | CC 2.0

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In this YouTube video, I’m playing a short piece I composed during undergrad called “Contemplation.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R_Ee8OuC_A

This is a piece I composed in 2007 during my senior year at Hope College. It was written for an assignment for a Form & Analysis theory course for which we were supposed to compose a piece using the Schenkarian techniques we were studying in class. The structure of this piece is based on a descending line using scale degrees 3-2-1. This descending line is also used on a more micro level as a motive throughout the piece.

In the next video, I am playing a piece that my six-year-old student back in Central Michigan composed before I moved away.  He composed a melody called “Goodbye,” and wanted me to compose the left hand part for it.  I was so touched by his request!  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXcr2VnlZSk

View the rest of my YouTube channel here.

In the first video, I used my Zoom H2 recorder.  In the second video, I used the built-in microphone of my MacBook Pro.  It’s amazing to hear the difference that better recording equipment makes!  I’m still experimenting with finding the best placement of the microphone in order to achieve the best results.

I also wish I had a video camera to improve the video quality.  Both videos were recorded using the built-in iSight camera of my MacBook.  I think I know what I’m going to ask for on my Christmas list this year!

Wendy Chan recently posted a pair of fabulous posts on her Piano Escapades blog about having a YouTube channel for your piano studio — be sure to check them out!

• YouTube Channel for the Studio – some thoughts on using YouTube in the teaching studio.
• Things to Know About YouTube Videos – covers important copyright information that every piano teacher should know!

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“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 become ever broader. The annual TED conferences, in Long Beach/Palm Springs and Edinburgh, bring together the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes or less).”

Many of the TED talks are available for free viewing on their website and on YouTube.  The one I linked to above was sent to me by one of my adult students — and it is quite an interesting one that talks about the value of classical music.

The NCKP’s “PEDxi” sessions are inspired by the TED talks.  They are short 25-minute talks that are focused on keyboard pedagogy and technology.

1. Who Would’ve Thought It Was Possible?  | Lori Frazer gave an inspiring session on how technology has allowed her to bring music and music making to serve the medical and wellness community, including seniors and individuals with special needs.  
2. Mud Huts, MIDI, and Light Bulb Moments  |  Kristin Shoemaker shared her story about how the Internet has allowed her to erase the boundaries of her Minnesota-based piano studio.  Not only has she been give lessons to individuals in Africa, but she’s also been able to have her Minnesota students and her African students perform for each other on over the web!
3. An International Piano Competition Is Now in Your Living Room | Alexander Braginsky is the Founding President and the Artistic Director of the Minnesota International Piano e-Competition.  He shared with us how the competition began and has evolved.  This competition utilizes technology to allow individuals to give their auditions at various centers around the world, and judges to hear their performances — acoustically — on a piano in another location!   They use Yamaha Disklaviers to record the performance information and sync it with a video so it can be watched too.
4. And They Still Play Today!  | Pianist and software engineer and co-founder of Zenph Technologies, John Q. Walker talked about the process of converting old recordings and turning them into a data file that allows for real-time playback on a player piano.  What amazing technology!  We were fortunate to hear Glenn Gould play the first two movements of the Goldberg Variations — LIVE — on a Yamaha Disklavier!  It was incredible.
5. The Pianist of the Net Generation | Pianist Mei-Ting Sun was the performer for Friday’s lunchtime recital, and also spoke to us beforehand about the challenges of being a pianist in the age of the Internet, Facebook, and Twitter.  It was fascinating to hear him speak of his travels to the hometowns of composers in Europe in search of a better understanding of their music.  These are all things you cannot learn in school!  It is all because of the advance of technology that we are able to easily so access information that would have been nearly impossible to find 20 years ago.

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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 friends and relatives, publicize your studio, and help find an audience for your niche.

Streaming means you are broadcasting a live video feed online for people to view.  Streaming = one way (but you can reach unlimited amounts of people), while video conferencing = two way conversation (can reach a limited amount of people). 

There are a few services to choose from if you decide to set up your own “TV channel” of sorts using a video streaming service.  They allow you to broadcast one “show” or a “series.”  And they allow you to archive your “shows” for “reruns” later on.  Most of these services allow you to choose from a free or an upgraded paid service option.

• justin.tv | You can view Mario Ajero’s page at justin.tv/pianopodcast.
• livestream.com | includes a chat feature and an embed feature so you can show the video stream on your own website.
• ustream.tv | another option.

While you can set up a video stream with no less than your laptop’s internal camera and microphone, you may wish to upgrade some of your equipment in order to achieve better sound/audio quality.

• External Microphone | can be connected to your computer using a USB cable.  (Example: the Shure PG 27 or PG 42.)
• HD Webcam | anything higher than 720p is considered high definition (HD).  (Example: Logitech HD Pro Webcam 910.)
• Camcorder | costs more than a webcam, but has good quality and can be used to record video on its own for other purposes.

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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 face-to-face with friends and family across the globe….and conduct piano lessons?!  With internet services becoming faster and audio compression quality also improving, offering lessons via video conferencing services such as Skype is becoming a more and more viable option.  It certainly is something for piano teachers to consider.

So, I’ve been doing some research to see what I could unearth about the set-up, feasibility, and success of Skype lessons.  Here’s what I found:

• Sfrack’s thoughts on Skype lessons on her blog.
• This article is somewhat outdated already (2008) in its mentions of technology, but contains some interesting thoughts about the future of Skype lessons.
• This YouTube video is an interview with Kristin Shoemaker, a piano teacher who Skypes with students in Africa!
• Here’s another YouTube video which shows further possibilities for Skype lessons using Music Reader software.
• Valerie Kampmeier from the Music Teachers Helper blog recently wrote an article about how Skype lessons are going so far with a student.  She is thorough in pointing out some pros and cons.
• Natalie at the Music Matters Blog is currently teaching a student in Germany via Skype!  Check out this article to read more about it.
• Here’s an introductory YouTube video created by a music teacher who gives Skype lessons.
• Here’s a string player who offers violin/viola lessons via Skype.  Her website has a very nice page about Skype lessons.
• Shirley Kirsten has posted quite a few blog posts recently with video samples showing how she conducts Skype lessons.  Here is one example.

So, what are your thoughts?

Do you think Skype is a viable option as a way for independent music teachers to offer lessons?  What are the biggest adjustments or changes that the teacher and student would have to make in order for Skype lessons to be successful?  What pros and cons can you identify?  Would you ever offer lessons via Skype? 

Leave your comments below.

Update from Joy: I’ve decided to take the plunge and start offering live online piano lessons!  Check out the link to read more about me as a teacher and about how online piano lessons work.

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Studio Websites: A Necessity

Having a website is an important part of studio marketing.  In a world where the internet is now the first place parents turn for business information rather than the phonebook, teachers need to maintain an online presence.  The good news is, it’s a pretty affordable and easy way to market yourself as a piano teacher (see the resources section below) — definitely more affordable than an ad in the Yellow Pages! 

Effective Website Communication

We’ve already discussed the importance of creating value for your studio — now it’s time to discuss communicating that value through your website.  Studio websites should be easy to navigate, organized, pleasing to the eyes, and most importantly — they should communicate a clear message.  You must go out of your way to be relavent to your viewers, show the value of your piano teaching services, and the benefits of your services.

Make sure your website communicates your value in multiple places.  Even the first page should contain something brief about your value.  Then on your Studio Information page, you can find the room to go into detail.  If you have a FAQ page, add a question that asks “What is unique about [your studio name]?” or “Why should I study piano at [your studio name]?”  These are questions that your viewers would be most definitely interested in.  Make it foolproof that anyone who visits your site receives a clear message about how your studio is amazing.

Appearances Are Everything

I don’t know about you, but when I come across a really confusing website, I run.  :)  I go back to google and find a cleaner website that will give me the information I am looking for!  A website’s visual appearance speaks volumes about you and your business.

Here are three things I like to see:

• Simplicity.  Avoid long sections of text.  If you do have a lot to say, break things up with headers and bullet points to help organize information and make it easier to scan.
• Elegance.  Be tasteful.  Choose a few colors and fonts and use them consistently across your website.  Be sure to include some photos — after all, “a picture speaks a thousand words.”
• Organization.  People should be able to easily navigate and find the information they are looking for.

Sample Websites

Here are some examples of business websites that I find to be cluttered, confusing, and difficult to navigate.  Hopefully this will give you some laughs.  :)

• This one is simply outdated (on purpose) not to mention it makes many other mistakes.
• Here’s another fake business website that looks like it’s from the 90′s.
• This site about sport fishing is real.
• This restaurant site definitely needs a do-over.
• Godaddy’s site might be on the borderline okay, but it’s too cluttered for my taste.
• I think this bank’s site could go for more simplicity.

And now here are a few examples of websites that are a pleasure to visit.  Within just a few seconds on the site, you can easily tell the company is and what the service is.

• The Kaleidoscope app website.
• An online marketing service (how ironic).
• GE’s website.

Now go to your studio website and evaluate yourself: how do you rate in the three areas of simplicity, elegance, and organization?  Does it communicate a clear message about the value of your studio?

Want to share your studio website with the rest of us?  Leave your link in the comments!  I’m sure we’d all be willing to offer friendly advice to anyone who asks for it.  :)

Resources:

• David Cutler’s advice regarding studio websites.
• Weebly.com is an easy way to create your own website.  This is what I’m currently using for my studio website.
• I haven’t tried it myself, but I hear that yola.com is another great site for creating your own a website.

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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 responsibility as teachers is to move our world towards theirs until they intersect, so learning can take place.

One important method of intersecting the student’s world is through technology.  The average teenager spends about 36 hours a week using technology.  Students are now beginning to spend more time online than they do watching TV.  The top activity they spend time doing is messaging – and second is downloading music (this is where we come in!).

Reasons teachers give for not utilizing technology with their students:

• Costs too much
• Too complicated
• Detracts from real learning

iPODS

Sam Holland asked his students: “What’s on your iPod?” and shared some interview-type videos with us containing their responses.  The results?  Students are eclectic in their music choices.  They have many different genres.  They have access to everything – so we as teachers can turn this into a resource.

Ask your students what they have on their iPods.  Recommend some great performers and pieces.

GarageBand/Audacity

Kristin Yost demonstrated how she uses GarageBand (a Mac software – you can download Audacity for free if you are a PC user) to record the RH and then the LH of a pop song for the student to practice with at home.  She believes in the importance of pop music in the students lives as well as classical.  GarageBand allows you to add a fun percussion loop to the track, which not only sounds great but helps them feel the beat and stay in time.  You can even speak into the recording to give instructions/reminders to the student about practicing.  GarageBand makes it easy to share the file via email, YouTube, cd, flashdrive, or sync straight to an iPod.

YouTube

YouTube.com contains tons of great videos of famous performers.  It’s an incredible resource that should not be overlooked.  It’s completely free, and you can send students to watch videos of the greats like Rubinstein, or of Rachmaninoff playing his own music, etc.  Using YouTube, the boundaries between the past and present are broken!

YouTube can also be used to put up videos of your students playing their pieces, so they can share them with their friends and family on facebook.  Note: ALWAYS get written permission from the parent/student before posting their videos online.  You can also ask students to post videos of themselves practicing, and you can leave a comment with feedback between lessons.

Guitar Hero

Although Guitar Hero is no longer sold, it is worth mentioning breifly.  Guitar Hero is a video game that allows the player to “play” versions of pop songs on a guitar controller.  What is the pedagogy of a game such as this?

• Concentration
• Awareness of pulse
• Rhythmic motor skills
• Relaxed musical energy
• Self-directed learning

Besides – what student wouldn’t find it cool that their teacher has Guitar Hero available to play in the waiting room!

iPad

The iPad (as well as the iPod Touch) allows you to download apps (some free, some $0.99 or more) for music education.  Breifly, some of the music apps include:

• Music flashclass (allows you to customize flashcards for you students to work on on-the-go)
• Forscore (a music reader for iPad only)
• Music Reader (another music reader for iPad only)
• Virtuoso (a keyboard to play)
• Nota (drills scales, chords, flashcards of note names, etc.)

These are just a few ways teachers can utilize technology to not only connect to the student’s world, but also to promote learning in ways that were never before possible!

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There are two things you need in order to have a website:

1. A domain name.  (e.g., colorinmypiano.wordpress.com, or colorinmypiano.com)
2. A place to store your website on the internet; i.e., a web hosting service.

Both of these things are available free, or you can pay for them.

Domain Names

You can get a free domain name with a free blogging service such as Blogger.com or WordPress.com — but it will have their name also tagged onto the end of it (e.g., colorinmypiano.wordpress.com).  If you would rather have the whole name yourself, you can buy annual rights to a domain name at a site such as Name.com (owned by Google).  This makes it a little easier for followers of your blog to remember your url.

If you decide to purchase your own domain name, try to choose something that is not too long and is easy to remember in connection to your blog’s name and topic.

Sometimes I get asked about which free blogging service is best, after all, there are so many and they all basically do the same thing.  Most people use Blogger or WordPress.  I personally prefer WordPress because I think it’s more user friendly, but you can try them all out for free so there’s no reason not to.

Web Hosting

You can also get web hosting for free if you wish.  If you are using a free domain name through Blogger or WordPress, you are also getting free web hosting.  To access your site on their servers, you simply go to the Blogger/Wordpress website and login.  Blogger and WordPress do allow you to use your own domain name, if you’ve bought one – so by using their free hosting services you are not forced to use their domain name.

Now arises the question: if anyone can get web hosting for free, why would anyone pay for it?  Here’s why many bloggers choose to do so: it allows you to access a more advanced version of WordPress (and other services) so you can customize your blog further.  The basic version of WordPress that can be accessed at wordpress.COM is practically a demo version in comparison to everything that a full installed version of wordpress (read more at wordpress.ORG) can do.  Having a full WordPress installation on your paid web hosting allows you to have access to tons of free themes and plugins which people create for free.

What if you aren’t sure if you need all this advanced stuff, though?  I would suggest starting with a basic WordPress.com blog to see if it suits your needs.  Later, if over time you begin to wish you could customize your blog further and offer more things, you can go about transferring your blog to a full WordPress installation.

So, to further clarify what we’ve established so far:

1. You can use a free domain name and have free web hosting.
2. OR you can buy your own domain name and use free web hosting.
3. OR you can buy your own domain name AND pay for your own web hosting.

If you decide to go with #3, here is more information to consider:

You’ve perhaps heard of companies just as GoDaddy.com and JustHost.com.  I recommend avoiding large companies because they generally don’t have as good customer service if you need help with your website.  I use a small company called HawkHost.com which had good reviews online, and I’ve been really happy with them over the past two years.

I also recommend paying for your domain name and web hosting services from two separate companies.  Many large companies (such as GoDaddy.com and JustHost.com mentioned above) offer deals for a free domain name for one year with the purchase of a year of web hosting.  However, the problem is that if you for some reason are unhappy with a web hosting service and want to switch to another company, the old company still has your domain name in a sense even though you’ve paid for it and it’s “yours”.  It gets complicated to transfer your domain name to another company, and there is always the slight chance you might lose it and be forced to choose a new one (which means you will probably lose all your fans/followers because they would no longer be able to find you at your old domain name).  For this reason, I think it’s easier to have buy your domain name and hosting through separate services from the beginning.  I recommend Name.com for buying domain names because they are owned by Google and aren’t likely to go anywhere for a long time.

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So there it is…a crash course to the logistics to getting your blog set up.  I hope that all was clear enough — feel free to leave comments if you have more questions.  You are going to love blogging — good luck!

Photo Credit: kpwerker | CC 2.0

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