November Greetings,
I trust you have survived Halloween Week in your studios. I don't teach on Wednesdays so conflict was avoided with the fun of the night and Thursday's class was a "sugar" high day. I had planned Halloween activities for these classes aiming to work with the sugar and go with the flow by amping up the activity. It was all good.
I trust you have survived Halloween Week in your studios. I don't teach on Wednesdays so conflict was avoided with the fun of the night and Thursday's class was a "sugar" high day. I had planned Halloween activities for these classes aiming to work with the sugar and go with the flow by amping up the activity. It was all good.
Getting into November and
leading up to Christmas, I find students need a little bit of incentive
to practice. To help you, I've redesigned my Santa Beard, 25 Practice Days incentive to keep your students' motivation high. This resource is "Free" for use with your private and group lessons.
Many have asked when I'm coming out with new games. Well, there are plenty! I have switched to a digital model for reproducing my games. The benefit to you is two-fold: You can download and print games and resources whenever you like; and the cost is significantly lower than purchasing and shipping the hard-copy version. At a cost of only .99 to $2.99 you can now print all the copies you want for your students' needs within your own studio. No more waiting for snail-mail!
Out here near the west coast, we've all been thinking of the many of you who are in the east and on the east coast during Hurricane Sandy.
Please take care and be safe during this season of storms. I hope for your sakes and your students' that the wild weather doesn't force the cancellation of too many lessons. And if you have too, try using Google Plus as a way to do a virtual lesson.
Take Care and All the best,
Many have asked when I'm coming out with new games. Well, there are plenty! I have switched to a digital model for reproducing my games. The benefit to you is two-fold: You can download and print games and resources whenever you like; and the cost is significantly lower than purchasing and shipping the hard-copy version. At a cost of only .99 to $2.99 you can now print all the copies you want for your students' needs within your own studio. No more waiting for snail-mail!
Out here near the west coast, we've all been thinking of the many of you who are in the east and on the east coast during Hurricane Sandy.
Please take care and be safe during this season of storms. I hope for your sakes and your students' that the wild weather doesn't force the cancellation of too many lessons. And if you have too, try using Google Plus as a way to do a virtual lesson.
Take Care and All the best,
Lois Dicknoether
Solo Time Music Games
info@solotimemusicgames.com
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| The
games I've used most this month have been for review for students in
higher level classes. I pop them out before class and use them during
solo's. Critters go to Camp - Note and Critter review Primary Players - Primary Chord review Pyramid Triads (this is an all time favorite) - Triad inversion recognition. With this purchase you receive a "Free" digital print out to laminate for students to help them understand how triads are made. I've laminated these for my studio and each student gets their own to take home and use in practice. It has really helped them understand how triads are formed. Football Frenzy for Ledger Line review Very Important Numbers - Bubble Gum - Recognizing Roman Numerals .99 cents  Giant Circle of 5th's - this is becoming one of my all time staples in teaching the Circle of 5th's. The students love being able to see the circle of 5th's on the floor as they create their own in their books. This also comes with key signatures and relative minors up to 4 sharps and 4 flats. $1.99
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GooglePlus, Tumbler, etc. etc.
These and more names are part of the social media facets of our virtual world. But they will do us no good if we are not using them
on a regular basis by strategically posting.
I've noticed that many teachers have started new Facebook sites and
they all look wonderful. Now, with your new site the "call to action" now is two-fold. One is to be diligent in posting and the second
is to get people to like your site.
It takes a little bit of time to post and keep the page active but people need to be reminded of who you are.
Is there that important "link" to your web page?
Also at the same time, why not open a Pinterest account
and pin about your product and service?
Pinterest is the new way to market.
Facebook is a time line, what you post is going to pass but with Pinterest, your postings are on boards and are always there for people to view and browse through.
Create value for future clients by posting pictures, comments, links and
by dropping little hints about who you are and why you do what you do. Endorse other teachers and music websites.
You might be avoiding social media because you have enough students for this year. But what about next year?
It is important to keep yourself out there. For example, I received two calls this week as a result of my social media efforts. I ended up referring one student to another teacher and took the other one on as a private student. Social media does work when you make it work for you.
My suggestion is to choose a couple of sites on which to market yourself
and keep those current and up to date.
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