The Music Matters Blog Summary

The Music Matters Blog was officially launched in 2005 by Natalie Weber, who has a successful piano studio in Kansas. Weber is also member of the MTNA and KMTA and she has a vast experience in piano teaching technology. One of the goals established by Weber was to facilitate the life of piano teachers by relating computer-related tasks to music teaching. The idea was to have in the website a large amount of information that could be used in a practical way. The Music Matters Blog is divided into forty different sections, where piano teachers can find specific information that could enhance their teaching experience. One of the positive aspects of this website is that piano teachers can find a variety of pedagogical suggestions and materials

According to this section, piano teachers must consider their studio as a small business, where they need to act as small entrepreneurs in other to guarantee the success of their work. Indeed, it is a helpful section in the website because it show in details the business work that must be developed by the piano teachers in their studios, such as technology, fees, space, quality of piano, and communication with other teachers and organizations, such as the

The idea is to show that piano teachers can use those technology resources to enrich their teaching experience. One example would be the Sonoptic software. According to Naomi, “The metronome gets an encore is a very fitting tagline for the app, Sonoptic. After trying this app myself, here is how I would describe it: It’s as if Sonoptic’s developers started with the idea of digitalizing Hanon exercises/a metronome app and then went to a whole new level by not only creating digital Hanon-like exercises, but ones that would cater toward whatever needs you might have!” In fact, the Sonoptic software is a useful way to improve piano student’s ear training and rhythm. The Repertoire Suggestions section illustrates in a concise way, a list of repertoire suggestions that can improve the process of learning piano. The Piano Safari method is one of the methods suggested in this section. Recently, the authors of this method were invited by the MTNA to offer a webinar to discuss piano technique and music reading. Piano teachers can also take advantage of the Christmas repertoire suggestions and the piano ensemble ideas presented in this