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As a marching percussion and drum-set educator, Google Drive and YouTube are two very effective platforms I incorporate with my business and students.
Using the platform “Dynamod” I created my website: Thompson's Drum Pad. My website serves as the best way to reach current and/or potential students and their families. Additionally, my website is the spot where all intimate musical information about my professional career is housed: bio, why choose tdp, contactability, music schedule, picture galleries, important links, news and endorsements. It is also from here that I direct my students and their families to the number of Google Apps and other social media platforms that I employ, in order to maximize efficiency, productivity and communication.
On my ‘links’ page, I have provided access for all current and potential students and their families, to Google, with “'Create Your Own Google Account.' Google allows me to communicate efficiently and effectively, with students, interested inquisitors and families. I use and will continue to use Gmail, and a plethora of Google Apps, in order to share instructional images, percussive articles/assignments and musical events. I reply to their emails and label important dialogues for easy retrieval. By adding their contacts to my contact list, it is easier for me to communicate with them. Once they sign-up for a Google account, they will be able to easily send, receive and use integral information that I provide. I encourage students and their families once they've created their account(s) to become familiar with Google Drive, as I will use that as a way of sharing vital information.
In Google Drive I'm able to share video of marching percussion sections or the drum-set artist(s) currently being studied. This is where YouTube is used. Students have access to millions of examples of styles of drumming and many different artists.
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