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Why Choose LessonSpark.com
- 1. GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR MUSIC LESSONS…..
- 3. Linkage - Increase visibility of your independent studio website by creating linkage
- 4. Student Management – Students maintain a profile so you don’t have to keep track of their information. It’s at your fingertips!
- 5. Scheduling – Manage lesson times through the scheduling tool
- 6. Repertoire – Track your students pieces and performance week over week
- 8. Student Profiles Students that register with the site will maintain a profile that contains their contact information and instruments. Because they keep their own profiles, you don’t need to track them separately. You can even send messages through the site without using a separate email. Here is a sample student profile. If you travel to student’s homes for their lessons, you can click the icon next to their address to get directions.
- 9. Scheduling Student 1 Student 2 Use the lesson scheduling tool to set lesson times and keep track of upcoming teaching sessions. Students see their times on their dashboard so there’s no confusion. Setting a lesson time is easy. Just click on the lesson time to display a calendar and clock to schedule a new lesson. Student 1
- 10. Repertoire Tracking The repertoire tracking tool allows you and/or your student to list and input notes for pieces or exercises they are working on. You can keep an unlimited number of notes for an unlimited number of pieces, all in the same place. The list is searchable to reference completed pieces. Notes are chronological so you can see in a linear way how a student is progressing on a piece. The “Active Repertoire” list contains the pieces or exercises your student is currently assigned. The “Completed Repertoire” list contains all of the pieces your student has successfully learned. To add a new piece or exercise to your student’s assignments, click on “Add Entry.”
- 11. Practice Diary The Practice Diary is where your students can update their daily activities between lessons. You can use their entries to better prepare for their next lesson, help with a practice problem, and learn their practice habits. Because you can view it in real-time you’ll be able to identify problems before they become habits. You’ll see the student’s diary entries listed as seen here. They can post questions to you so that you can fix problems before they come back for their lessons.
- 12. A Note about COPPA Compliance COPPA stands for Child Online Privacy and Protection Act. It governs how websites like LessonSpark.com interact with children under the age of 13. LessonSpark.com understands that many music students may be under the age of 13, and we are committed to being COPPA compliant. Among the requirements to be compliant are safe-guarding the identity and information of young participants in the site, maintaining proof of age of consent or parental involvement, and providing a process for parents to request their children be removed from the site. For the full details of LessonSpark.com’s commitment to protecting minors that use the site, please review our Privacy Policy at http://lessonspark.com/privacyPolicy.php, or you can submit questions through our contact page. To view the full COPPA legislation, go to http://www.ftc.gov/ogc/coppa1.htm.
- 13. Now Go Teach! That’s LessonSpark.com! As a music teacher, I built this site fill a need I saw in my studio. Kids are really technology oriented today, so I wanted to reach them in context that they are familiar. Since creating LessonSpark.com, have no more missed lessons, no more confusion over what to practice, and I have greater insight into my students practice habits. My students’ parents appreciate the increased level of interaction I’m able to give. The time I spend with my students is much more productive. My hope is that it will do the same for you.
Editor's Notes
- As a music teachers, we want our students to succeed. We want to see our studios grow and our students learn and continually improve their skills. To do this, students need to know what to do, how to practice, and keep motivated. LessonSpark.com is a tool that allows teachers to give specific instruction, monitor progress between lessons, and track progress. So your students will feel more confident in their practice, and in their performance.
- Your profile will be visible to site visitors, and is how you will attract new students to your studio. Your current students will find you through your profile to link with you so you can start working with them online. The more complete your information the better chance you have of attracting new students. This is also where you will list your website if you have one, so that you can increase your linkage and improve your search engine rankings.
- The student profile gives you access to your students’ contact information. If you are a teacher that travels to your students homes for their lessons, you’ll be interested in the icon next to the address that links you to Google Maps for driving directions. Students keep their own profiles, so you don’t need to maintain a contact list, just look here for your student’s info.
- Scheduling lessons is easy and will help you to track your upcoming teaching sessions. You’ll be able to see a quick view of your upcoming lessons each time you log in on your dashboard.
- The Repertoire page contains all of the pieces your student has worked on or is currently learning. The “Active Repertoire” list are those pieces you expect your student to practice between lessons. The “Completed Repertoire” list at the bottom has all the pieces your student has ever done. There is currently no limit on the number of pieces a list can contain. This is so that you and your student will be able to access not just their list, but your coaching notes. This can be useful for recital preparation or for older students that need to review a piece for an audition or a concert. To add a new piece to the “Active Repertoire” list, click on “Add Entry.”
- The Practice Diary notes are your student’s entries of their daily practice activities. You can see who is practicing and how much. The date is automatically stamped, so they can’t cheat. Students may pose questions to you here that will help them in their practice. By following their notes on an ongoing basis, you’ll get a sense of their practice habits so that you can coach them on new and better practice techniques. You can diagnose potential problems and evaluate their progress so that you can plan ahead for their next lesson. You can also use the diary to keep up with parent coaches of very young students to help them deal with the day to day practice needs of their young ones.