A few students have asked about the free lesson bonuses that I am offering. You will find basic information on these free lessons in the “Lessons” section of the Darby Music website (http://darbymusic.com), within the “Rates & Duration” subsection.
The specifics of these bonuses have recently been modified, partially due to a slight increase in the standard lesson rate, and partially due to the need to place a cap on the maximum number of referrals. You could potentially receive several free lessons for only referring a few new students to me. Additionally, a slight decrease in your lesson rate will be applied after reaching the maximum number of referrals.
Here is a more detailed explanation of these modifications: (more…)
The music lessons section of the main Darby Music website has been updated to include an online calendar of available lesson times.
You will find the new page by navigating through these menus on the main site:
“Lessons” > “Scheduling” > “Available Times”
I have also added some extra openings to my teaching schedule. When all of the currently available lesson times are filled up I will see if I can add more times to the schedule.
If you need to schedule make-up lessons or reschedule your normal lessons you may now use the online calendar as a general reference for possible availabilities. You will still need to confirm the day/time with me, as a change may have occurred in the schedule before I have a chance to update the online calendar. (Please try to avoid make-up lessons, rescheduling or canceling lessons by either keeping the normal lesson time or permanently rescheduling the normal lesson time. Thank you!)
The DarbyMusic.com website has recently undergone a major revision. You’ll see that the old (and boring) monochrome plain text scheme is no longer in use. I am no guru of website development but managed to put some good use to a content management system (CMS) in restructuring the Darby Music website. I hope that everyone now finds the new darbymusic.com easier to browse through.
Some key updates include: (more…)
A quick update regarding all of the links that I have provided either in this blog, in the message board (forums), or via individual emails.
Previously, there were a few random links to files (like audio, books, sheet music) that were not working. I recently found out that certain file types, such as PDFs, require different “permissions”, which can be adjusted on the server. The same might be true for compressed files (such as recordings). I went ahead and changed the permissions on all of the downloadable files.
If you were previously unable to download any music files (audio, books, etc.), if you try again, it should work now.
We now have the option of receiving updates via email when the “Music Lessons with Sean Darby” page is updated. I set it up to, by default, automatically send any update, though you can change that by clicking on “Subscribe to Posts” at the top of the main MLSD page.
The information that I provide in these entries consist of any of these categories:
- Announcements
- Bass
- Drumset
- General
- General Music
- Guitar
- Percussion
The updates are usually general enough that they can apply, over all, to the subject (above), yet they can be specific enough that they can apply to what each individual might be (or can be) working on as it pertains to that subject. Or it might (more…)
A few slight changes in the blog and forums, or clarification more like…
This blog is open to the general public for reading. Only students will be able to add comments. Only I will be able to add main posts (a recent change). It seems like a more logical function for a blog like this. If you would like to add main posts (not just comments like in here), you are welcome to post new messages in the forums.
The forums are partially open to the general public, though only a generic forum is accessible to visitors and is set up for reading only. Accessing the music sections requires registering. Once you are a registered member you are welcome to read and post in the music categories.
Quick update… Several files on the server (within mpec.net) were in need of moving around. They were previously scattered about in random directories within the site. They’ve recently been reorganized and are now located within directories more specific to music lessons.
Since the files have been moved, some of the links within this blog and the forums had to be updated. If you click on a link – within either this blog or the forums – and it is broken, please let me know and I’ll update it. Thank you!
(Don’t forget to register on the forums so you can access various topics on music and our music lessons!)
Update on blog features:
Previously, there was not a section in the main page that allowed for easily viewing the most recent comments to posts. I just added one, you should see it off to the left. All of the user accounts were created with fake email addresses, so there currently is not a way to properly receive email notifications of updates, posts, or comments on here unless you log in and change your email address in the account settings. If you would like to change the email address to a working one and are unable to change it, please let me know and I’ll look into it.
If you’d like to add a post or comment but are having difficulty logging in let me know via email or in person.
If you just want to comment on a post click on “Comments (#)” and you’ll see the following somewhere on the next page:
“Leave a comment
You must be logged in to post a comment”
The “logged in” link will take you to the log in screen. You should be able to log in with your first name (that I know you by) and with your name and 1st letter of last name as the pass. Example for John Doe:
Username: john
Password: johnd
You can also click on the “MLSD Blog Login” link in the “Links” section of this page.
If I have not already created an account for you on the MLSD Blog, you can create an account on the MPEC.NET Forums (click on the “register” link on the forums page) and leave a post in the forums asking for an account on the MLSD Blog. Or just click on the register link above.
More “out with the old” and “in with the new”. The mpec.net forums are once again online, now new and improved. Once registered you’ll be given access to additional forums and categories. One of the main sections is the “Q & A”, which has several music-related posts.
http://mpec.net/smf/
After going to the main forums page, click on the “Register” link at the top right of the screen to gain access to the main forums.
Welcome to the MLSD blog page.
You are welcome to add comments to any of the entries. If it doesn’t immediately let you add a comment, you might need to log in. Your current log in is your first name, that I know you by, and the pass is your name with the first letter of your last name after it. If it doesn’t work, let me know in lessons. (I disabled comments in this welcome message but you should be able to comment on all other entries.)
