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Joy is a pianist, piano teacher, and graduate student earning her Master's in Piano Pedagogy and Performance. She has been teaching piano for five years. She enjoys blogging about her teaching experiences at colorinmypiano.com.
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Free Studio Website Builder: Weebly.com
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 [...]
Posted in Building your Studio, Resources / Links, Technology, Topics in Teaching Piano Also tagged free, music studio, piano teaching, teachers, website 1 Comment
Introduction of a New Series: The Monthly Forum!
At the expense of sounding like an old record, I’d like to express once more (last time, I promise!) how much I’ve enjoyed reading all your comments lately, especially the shared stories on the giveaway post from a couple weeks ago. It’s comments such as those that make Color In My Piano a success and [...]
Posted in Monthly Forums, Series Also tagged discussion, Ideas, music students, piano teaching, teachers, website Leave a comment
Just checking in….
Hello all, Just a brief update for today, as my husband and I are in the middle of moving to a new apartment! This week’s posts will be not as intensive as usual. Hopefully, we will be more settled by this weekend, and next week’s posts will return to normal. Meanwhile: If you haven’t already, [...]
Readers, Introduce Yourself! …on the Color In My Piano facebook page
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, [...]
Posted in Improving as a Teacher, Resources / Links, Technology Also tagged piano teaching, teachers, website 2 Comments
New Music Blogs on the Block
This week, I recently stumbled upon some great blogs about piano teaching to add to my blogroll. Some are new, and other have been around for a while, but they all have wonderful things to share! Jen’s Piano Studio Blog – lots of game ideas and free resources.
Posted in Improving as a Teacher, Resources / Links, Topics in Teaching Piano, inspiration Also tagged piano teaching, resources, website 3 Comments
So you want to start a blog?
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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New Facebook integration
Exciting news: you can now follow the Color In My Piano blog via Facebook! Click the new button on the left, Find Us On Facebook, to view our page on Facebook. Become a fan and receive blog updates right in your Facebook news feed! In addition, now when you leave comments on posts at colorinmypiano.com, [...]
Best of 2009 @ colorinmypiano.com
The new year is here! Here’s some highlights from 2009: Benefits of Holding A Piano Studio Recital | a list of reasons why to hold a piano recital for your students to participate in! An Inspiring Reminder | sorry for its length, but I promise you won’t regret reading the whole thing! This post discusses [...]
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