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Top 5 Tech Hacks for the Modern Studio (Open Access)
Who doesn’t appreciate creative solutions to common studio challenges? The following hacks aim to enhance aspects of studio organization, management and lesson planning.
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Back to the Future: Effective Visual Communication and the Interdependence of In-Person, Online and Hybrid Piano Instructions
The modern world has gone through rapid changes in recent years. Music teachers faced real and demanding challenges during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many were able to quickly adapt, invest and learn when presented with a more advanced technological reality. Now we are headed back to the future, including a post-vaccine reality that consists of a world where safe, in-person instruction coexists with more technologically savvy teaching. Blending our past and current experiences is essential to guaranteeing a future filled with more opportunities and increasingly effective instruction.
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Scheduling Software for Studio Teachers
Scheduling music lessons manually can be tedious and time consuming. Every moment spent coordinating availability, sending reminders and rescheduling takes time away from the most important part of your work—teaching music! By implementing free, easy-to-use software, you can automate these activities, streamline your scheduling process, and have more time to invest in your students’ lessons.
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EXCEL-ling Your Music Studio
Have you ever wondered how to create a beautifully designed recital program with a minimum amount of effort? Join us in this short two-part series to first learn how to sort and organize student information in Excel and then to use the mail merge feature in Microsoft Word linked to Excel to produce a professional recital program.
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Technology Tips and Tools: Google Drive Can Do All of That?
When you think of innovative technology tools, Google Drive may not be the first thing that comes to mind. However, Google Sheets, Slides, Docs and Forms are powerful tools that can be used to create interactive PDFs, drag-and-drop worksheets, clickable choice boards, escape rooms, auto-corrected worksheets, registration forms and so much more.
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Top 5: Must-Haves for Creating a Dynamic Website
OK, you have 7 seconds. That’s right! Research shows that we have only seven seconds to grab someone’s attention and make a good first impression. Don’t miss out: learn the Top Five Must-Haves for creating a dynamic website, increasing traffic and getting found online.
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Web Design with Your User in Mind
A website is essential to every business. But, simply going online isn’t enough to be successful. You also need to provide an excellent User eXperience. In this article, you’ll learn the key principles of UX web design through industry examples and how to apply them to achieve your objective, whether that’s selling your sheet music or filling your music studio.
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Resources for MTNA Members During the COVID-19 Pandemic
MTNA understands that music teachers are facing many unique personal and professional challenges during the COVID-19 health crisis. In order to save you time and effort, MTNA has compiled a curated list of some of the best and most helpful resources to support your teaching practice during this unprecedented time. …
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