ANASTASIA

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ANASTASIA

• My Sea Change

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Intended audience

• I am moving soon to Jervis Bay from Sydney
  for family reasons.
• I will be looking for work and contacts.
  This assignment presents me with a perfect
  opportunity to build a web site which advertises
  my skills as a violin teacher and musician.
• The intended audience is very specifically
  people wanting to find a violin teacher, and
  other musicians. Violin students will most often
  be small children as this is commonly known as a
  better age to begin learning. This has guided my
  design layout- (see further notes.) Therefore,
  people looking at the site will primarily be
  parents, older students researching for
  themselves, adult students and other musicians
  in the area. The type of parents interested and
  concerned about education for their children will
  be most likely to look at the site, and so I
  have included some interesting facts on the
  history of the violin, and benefits of learning
  an instrument. It is not intended to be an in
  depth and comprehensive history, simply a brief
  overview giving prospective players (and parents)
  an appreciation of where the instrument has come
  from.

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Goals of the site

• To advertise my skills as a violin teacher and
  find students
• To build a network of musical people with similar
  interests
• To educate people on the origins of the violin
• To inspire people to research further about the
  violin
• To inform people of the benefits of learning a
  string instrument

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Site Diagram
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Description of web pages 1. Home page

• Content For privacy reasons I have only included
  my first name as the title for this page. My name
  is in large text and bold as the site is about me
  primarily. Under this the words violin teacher
  and musician which explains the purpose of the
  site- which is to advertise my skills as a violin
  teacher and musician. There is an image of a cat
  playing the violin underneath. I decided to use a
  cartoon rather than a serious image of a violin
  as I wanted the site to look friendly, especially
  to children. It will be primarily parents who
  will view the site, and I thought it was
  appropriate to have an engaging and warm image
  such as the cat for both parents and children who
  will see the site. This also solves privacy
  issues of having to put a photo of myself or
  anyone else on the site. The links to the other
  pages are included under the image.
• There is a very brief description of my
  history in tutoring and performing on the violin.
  I made it deliberately short as I cam to the
  assumption that parents and people wanting to
  learn or find other musicians, will be browsing
  the websites of teachers gaining a general idea
  of if they would be interested in this person.
  They would not require a overly detailed account
  of their work history. It gives enough
  information outlining some highlights, and
  showing where my time has been mainly spent, and
  also my general philosophy on teaching.
• I have created an email account for
  people to contact me should they wish at the
  bottom of the page.
• Layout The layout is intended so that
  people can quickly gain an understanding of what
  it is for (advertising for students). My first
  name in large letters with violin teacher and
  musician written underneath are centred and bold,
  maximising the chance that people will quickly
  gain an understanding of the purpose of the site.
  The image of the cat playing the violin is also
  centred under the headings enhancing the overall
  look of the site.
• The background I have made light pink.
  The image and colour I thought would be appealing
  and friendly to the intended audience which will
  be young people and their parents. The four
  paragraphs detailing my resume are aligned to the
  left to make reading easy. The email address for
  contacts is at the bottom of the page so they can
  contact me after reading the information.
• Function the web page is intended to give
  parents of prospective students, or students
  themselves, an idea of my skills and experience
  as a violin teacher and a little of my philosophy
  on teaching. It is also intended for other
  musicians to read and contact me if they would
  like to perform with me for various reasons.

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Description of web pages2. History

• Content This page contains various pieces of
  information to inform and inspire parents and
  prospective students. The first few paragraphs
  describe the origins of the violin from Italy in
  the 1500s and some of the first and most
  important violin makers. This leads into a
  description of the most unique and valuable
  violins of today. The heading with a large font,
  image and colour is exactly the same as the home
  page giving the site consistency and visual
  uniformity. I have included an ordered list of
  the most valuable violins 1-3. Underneath this I
  have another subheading about research findings
  which prove that learning an instrument boosts
  educational outcomes for children. All this is
  aligned to the left, including the information
  above about the history.
• I have included a table of equipment
  which is needed to begin learning the violin. The
  left column has the name of the equipment and the
  right column explains what it is. I included this
  as I have found people dont always understand
  what is involved or why.
• Layout The heading, subheading, image and colour
  as stated above remain the same. The historical
  information about the violin is written first and
  leads into some information about valuable
  violins. This is meant to inform and inspire
  people to learn more, it is not meant to be a
  comprehensive history.
• A subheading in bold is underneath this
  which I hope is eye catching and parents will
  read. It details how playing music helps children
  with other areas of study. Parents who are
  concerned with their childrens education will be
  encouraged by this. Under this is a list of
  equipment in a simple table form, for ease in
  gaining the information. After reading the facts,
  parents may wish to think about purchasing the
  equipment necessary to begin.
• Function The purpose of the content and layout
  of this page is to inspire and motivate people
  (parents and students) to want to learn more. It
  is also to give them an appreciation and respect
  for this instrument and to inform them of the
  benefits of musical education. Finally the table
  of equipment is on a practical level helpful for
  people to start buying some of the necessary
  paraphernalia associated with learning the
  violin.

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DESCRIPTION OF WEB PAGES3. References

• Content On this page too, the text, images and
  colour remain the same. Underneath these and
  aligned to the left is a reference list of
  material used in the site. These include journal
  articles, web pages and the image on the site.
• Layout The layout is the same at the top as the
  previous two pages. The reference list is under
  three subheadings in bold- Journal Article, Web
  Sites and Image. The details of these references
  are aligned to the left and separated by a line.
• Function The main function of this page is to
  reference other peoples material that I have
  used, and also provide links for people to use
  should they wish to research the ideas further.
  This further demonstrates the site goals of
  informing and inspiring people.