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**REVISED**
YOUR PATH TO MASTERY
1. Discover
Review your goals and dreams with us to choose the lesson length and type that best suits you.2. Learn
Explore your chosen instrument in lessons with a master teacher.3. Play
Enjoy self-expression and your growing music mastery.
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Well, right now it’s just me doing the sales calls. It will never be the teachers. I hope to eventually train someone else to help with the sales. So. “DISCOVER Review your goals and dreams with us to choose… ” Does that work? These 3 steps feel wordy/clunky to me. Maybe break up the sentences? Do you agree?
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Great material!
1- if you teach children, then I think the end of the sentence is “…that best suits you or your child”
2- sounds very analytical & boring, I would consider making it more conversation
3- I don’t believe you need to improve skills to enjoy self-expression, so you might be better off w/ “Enjoy self-expression and increase your mus…Read More
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@ruthviolincox-net fuck I did it again. OMG I deleted your comment when I wanted to reply. Yes, this is much better AND the website is working. Good job on revisions!
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Oh great, thank you!
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Blog post with my core values. Still struggling with the title, and not proud of the writing. Next up: FB Lives and YouTube videos, maybe something on IG…
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@ruthviolincox-net Hey Ruth! Good job taking action! I can’t seem to get to your core values. I don’t see them in the blog post itself (which would give this post more substance and importance and relevance). When I click on the hyper link “Baton Rouge Conservancy” it goes to a page not secure page and blocks your website. Might need to check on…Read More
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Hmm. I can’t get the error message you’re getting. Are you sure you’re going to Baton Rouge Conservatory and not Baton Rouge Conservancy? I do have a secure page: https://batonrougemusiclessons.com
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The term “core values” seems gimmicky to me. I was trying to say them without using that label. I don’t know how others see it. To me it screams “sales.” But you’re right, the post as is doesn’t seem substantial. My intention is to reassure folks who were nervous, which is important and relevant if I can manage it. Do you think calling out and…Read More
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Just posted on my website. Can’t get it to look exactly the way I want, but the values read well:
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What do you think of these?
EASE: Learning music can be comfortable, easy, and enjoyable.
EXPRESSION: You have something to say. Music is a marvelous way to say it.
MASTERY: You have an artistic spirit. We’ll help you send it into the world.
CONNECTION: We meet you where you are and engage with kindness, honesty, and innov…Read More
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Aloha, Ruth! I like to go with the NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) model of not trying to say what I’m aiming at with a negative… meaning the subconscious works in images, and we can’t negate an image. So… If I say to you “don’t think of the color of your car” you pretty much think of it right away, because the image my words presented is…Read More
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Love NLP! I don’t know it thoroughly, but I teach as much as I can using positives. I really want to address the physical pain often associated with learning an instrument, often from past experience. With the help of a thesaurus I found the word “comfortable” (duh). I also un-Yoda’d the syntax. Thank you!
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Beautiful! 🙂
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Hi Ruth,
I like these, and at the same time, I think you might be overthinking this. This current batch feels like you are still tuning the phrases. And that is part of the natural process to get the right notes.
Personally I would flip the descriptions for Connection & Stewardship. I think of Stewardship as guiding them, and Connection as…Read More-
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Yes, exactly–I want the words to be just right. It takes awhile, but I disagree that it’s overthinking. I understand that it’s not necessary to have the words fine-tuned before posting. But it’s worth it to put in the extra effort at this stage to avoid the nagging distraction going forward. I’m not in a hurry!
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I retooled the Connection and Stewardship descriptions. My intentions are the connection between teacher and student, and the school’s stewardship of the community (students and other residents).
It bothers me slightly that the two stewardship pieces are lumped together. Or maybe mostly that the resident half is wordier. The easiest way to b…Read More
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“Do service performances” “provide service opportunities” “perform around town”
senior centers, veteran’s homes, children’s (and general) hospitals, day camps, schools, restaurants, worship areas, farmers’ markets…
Also, the providers of the scholarships and the performers are not exactly the same populations, which bugs me a little.
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I agree that the Expression description seems a little bland. I’m writing for adults and children, analytical and visceral folks, and I want to keep the text simple. Does my small tweak help convey the magic?
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You haven’t used the word “experts” before – that I recall. Don’t you usually call them all teachers? I also feel like Learn is better for #2. Maybe #1 is Discover or Explore.