Category Archives: what I’m up to

Happy Thanksgiving!

By joy (admin) | Published: 22 November 2011

Here in the U.S., Thanksgiving Day is celebrated this Thursday! My husband and I are hosting Thanksgiving dinner at our house and we have lots of preparations to make, so I’m taking the week off from blogging. Thanksgiving blessings to you all! See you next week. Photo Credit: wikimedia.org

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Recent Purchases: Scale Blocks & A Technique Monkey

By joy (admin) | Published: 3 November 2011

I don’t know about you, but I’m always on the lookout for creative and inexpensive items for my teaching.  The dollar store is one of my favorite places to go! In the craft aisle at Dollar Tree right now, there are packages of foam cubes, as shown in the picture.  I’ve always wanted to make [...]

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Halloween Candy = Opportunity for Free Marketing

By joy (admin) | Published: 27 October 2011

Thanks to the wonderfully helpful ideas that YOU all submitted in reply to the Forum Q&A last month about advertising, this year for Halloween I am passing out candy that has a note with my studio name and information on it! I created these tags in Microsoft Word and printed them onto cardstock paper.  I [...]

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My Studio Sign and More

By joy (admin) | Published: 5 September 2011

I thought today I’d share a photo of the sign I have on my house for my studio!  My brother-in-law made it for me as a birthday gift (my husband gave him the idea).  The lettering is just the right size for the window and can be seen well from the road, since our home [...]

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Tour of My Teaching Studio

By joy (admin) | Published: 23 June 2011

Today I’m proud to take you on the penny tour… :) My husband and I feel so blessed to have found this adorable old house to rent. 

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My Piano Purchase!

By joy (admin) | Published: 21 June 2011

You saw the sneak peek photo yesterday…..now here’s the full scoop on my recent piano purchase! I’ve been shopping on Craigslist for quite some time, and I learned that a lot of piano shopping is about personal preference.  My husband and I looked at an absolutely breathtaking Knabe from the 1920′s, for example, but as [...]

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…I’m Back!

By joy (admin) | Published: 20 June 2011

Hello, fellow piano teachers! I hope you’ve missed me during my blogging hiatus.  :)  My husband and I are now happily moved to northwest Ohio, where we are renting a lovely old three-bedroom house within walking distance of downtown.  We have so much more space here versus our one-bedroom apartment back in Michigan, and let [...]

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Recital Roses and an Update on Life

By joy (admin) | Published: 20 May 2011

Today I wanted to share a photo from my university’s Community Music School recital a few weeks ago!  This is one of my wonderful students who I unfortunately must leave behind now that we are moving.  :(  I will miss all my students! My fellow teachers and I bought roses to give out to all [...]

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Consider Supporting this Project for Classical Music CD for Kids!

By joy (admin) | Published: 18 April 2011

Have you heard of KickStarter.com?  It’s a cool site where people can raise money for creative project of all kinds.  Ordinary people like you and me can support these projects.  Here’s the kicker: the team must reach the monetary goal by 3-month deadline or else they don’t get any of the money that was pledged. [...]

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As Promised: Master’s Recital Video Recordings

By joy (admin) | Published: 3 March 2011

As promised, here are a few selections from my Master’s Recital in January!   I would have loved to be able to post the Gwyneth Walker piece for you to hear, but it is not old enough to be in the public domain yet so posting a recording online would not be legal (if I [...]

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Music Book Covers/Protectors

By joy (admin) | Published: 1 March 2011

I recently stocked up on the vinyl urtext book protectors that Henle makes…….they are one of my FAVORITE things.  They help keep my books in good shape! My $52.00 (yes, OUCH!) Beethoven Sonatas volumes are much happier and safer inside their own protective covers. Although these vinyl covers are specially designed to fit Henle Urtext [...]

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Celebrating Two Years!

By joy (admin) | Published: 28 February 2011

Today marks the two-year anniversary of Color In My Piano!  Thanks to you all for your support and for making this blog a place to share resources and ideas with each other.  What a wonderful online community we have! Here’s a run-down of the history of the Color In My Piano blog: The First Year: [...]

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