Design Principle #2 is Alignment. Basically, what I remember most about this is the necessity of thinking “outside the box.” Don’t just center-align something on the page because it’s easy. Experiment with a variety of text alignments. Don’t just randomly place text on a page. Be purposeful. Think through what should go where to achieve […]
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Midi to Wav Converter
Jennifer asked if I knew of any free midi to wav converters available for download. Unfortunately I don’t. It seems they all cost money! 🙂 Does anyone know of any such converters that are free? Please do let us know! Here’s a list of some other options I found: Here’s one with a free trial […]
Design Principle #1
Years ago, I attended a workshop on Design and learned some principles that have stuck with me through the years and been invaluable to me in determining how to design professional-looking materials for my studio. There are four basic design principles that I learned. I’ll devote a post to each one. 1. Proximity Group related […]
Design Professional-Looking Materials for Your Studio
If you are interested in creating professional-looking materials for your studio, I highly recommend the Print Shop software. Using Print Shop, I’ve been able to create everything from business cards to brochures to assignment book covers to newsletters to recital program covers and more! The possibilities are endless! There are higher end programs available, but […]
Another Great Website Option!
Okay, I just checked into another website option and I think this may be the best one yet! It uses an open source program called Mambo. (Open Source means that the code used to build the program is available to any web developers who want to adapt it or create add-ons to the program for […]
Print Your Own Bulletin Boards
My dear friend, and fellow music teacher, Azure gave me a mini tour of her studio this morning. The studio was so fun and cheery! She pointed me to this site where you can print your own bulletin boards. She used the Music is a Treat and Kick-Off the New Year in Music bulletin board […]
