Rachel Harmon's Web Evaluation Page
Piano Pedagogy 
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Ratings: Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor

Website Content Navigability Load Speed   Graphics
Piano Pedagogy Forum
Overall Score: 7
Good- Detailed info on different aspects of pedagogy; helpful tips for teaching

Poor - only 1 link on the page; moderate amount of scrolling
Excellent
(less than 10 seconds)



Good - A few graphics that added interest (picture of author, music background)
 


University of Oregon Pedagogy Program

overall score: 8
Fair - specific information regarding classes, private lessons, and teachers at  the University's Pedagogy Department
Good - there are 12 links at the top of the page that will get you more quickly to any other part of the page so you don't have to scroll too much
Excellent
(less than 10 seconds)
Good - text colors looked bad against the dull background; good pictures of students though
WORST!!!!
Piano Pedagogy Information Webpage
Overall Score: 4
Excellent - comprehensive  source of pedagogical information;  site answers common questions and provides tips for teachers
Excellent -  the links are well organized and compact so that there is little scrolling on this webpage  
Excellent
(less than 10 seconds)
Poor - not a professional - looking website! One low-quality graphic at the top of page; no background color

University of Illinois Pedagogy Program
Overall Score: 10

Good - provides information about school Pedagogy Program
Excellent - no scrolling  necessary - links are both above and on the side of page 
Excellent
(less than 10 seconds)
Excellent  - impressive background logo that is flashy yet permits the reader to easily read text;  good use of graphics

Advertizing Site for Pedagogy Materials
Overall Score: 8

Excellent - good place to find free instructional sites, and buy instructional books and videos

Fair - too much information on one page - information with little organization
Excellent
(less than 10 seconds)
Fair - no graphics; appears to be a quickly constructed site; there are nice colors, but pictures or other graphics would be helpful

Piano Pedagogy Message Board
Overall Score: 5
Excellent -
a LOT of helpful information posted by other people about ideas, opportunities to use pedagogy, etc.

Good - there were probably over  100 links on the page and not difficult to access Poor
(more than 10 seconds)

Poor - no graphics; ugly colors

Piano (and String) Pedagogy Bookstore
Overall Score: 9

Excellent - good place to buy Piano and String Pedagogy Material Good - to navigate; well organized  Excellent
(less than 10 seconds)

Good - decent graphics around the body of text; nice header

Martha Jordan's Pegagogy Site
Overall Score: 7

Fair -
this site mainly is an advertizement for Martha's pedagogical book "Practical Piano Pegagogy"
Good -
there were several links and navigability was not an issue

Excellent
(less than 10 seconds)
Good -
semi-professional looking page; nice fancy piano graphic at the top of page, light background

The Collaborative Piano Blog
Overall Score: 8
Good - listing of colleges and universities that offer degrees, certifications, and diplomas  Fair - tons of links on the side make finding what you want difficult  Excellent
(less than 10 seconds)
Good - nice title graphic;  no pictures or other types of graphics
BEST!!!!
Piano Vision Homepage
Overall Score: 10

Excellent - news and articles for piano teachers Excellent - numerous links; easy to find Excellent
(less than 10 seconds)
Excellent - awesome modern-looking graphics, background, colors, fonts, etc.

Piano Pedagogy Forum
Overall Score: 8
Excellent - wonderful site to use in getting ideas for teaching music to people of all ages! A+ for good content! Excellent - easy to navigate; well organized  Excellent
(less than 10 seconds)
Poor - grey background with small logo

Piano Pedagogy and Teaching Aids
Overall Score: 7
Fair - moderate number of pedagogy books for sale Excellent - easy to navigate; many links on sidebar Excellent
(less than 10 seconds)
Good - decent graphics; unsavory color taste
Vanin Piano Studio
Overall Score: 6
Fair - home studio site; some links to other pedagogical sites;  Poor - the links to other sites are spread out and a bit confusing Excellent
Fair - Interesting graphics, but somewhat distracting
Piano Pedagogy
Overall Score: 10
Excellent - helpful resources and information on piano pedagogy and critical pedagogy

Links are easy to see and finding information is simple Excellent
(less than 10 seconds)
VERY nice layout; graphics good; professional look overall 
Average!!!!!
Music Matters Blog
Overall Score: 9
Excellent - good place to find out what piano pedagogy events are going on nationally and locally; helpful information for those who are independent music teachers Fair - easy to navigate but a  bit too much information on the first page Excellent
(less than 10 seconds)
Good - excellent graphics, some pictures
Adult Piano Students Association
Overall Score: 5
Excellent -  information on how to teach adults Fair -  too much scrolling for my taste Poor -
(more than 10 seconds)
Poor - one graphic at top of page; words were too small to read easily

Piano Perceptions
Overall Score: 10
Good - A teaching methodology developed by Dr. Riley Excellent - easy to navigate Excellent
(less than 10 seconds)

Excellent - VERY professional-looking graphics; pictures; cool logo
Piano Pedagogy Seminar
Overall Score: 9
Excellent - Piano Pedagogy Seminar information Excellent - easy to navigate Excellent
(less than 10 seconds)

Excellent -
eye - catching header; nice pictures 
Piano Pedagogy Question site
Overall Score: 4
Good - information  Poor - too much scrolling   Excellent
(less than 10 seconds)

Fair -
nice background but otherwise no graphics
University of Oklahoma Piano Pedagogy Program
Overall Score: 10
Excellent - information about pedagogy program at the University of Oklahoma Excellent - easy to navigate Excellent
(less than 10 seconds)

Exellent - good pictures, soothing background