[CAUT] CAUT credential vs. academic program?

[Garee, Anne E.]

Fred, Ed, and All,

The two-year master's program at Florida State University is an
unusually accelerated and intensive opportunity.  It is one option in a
field of rare opportunity for such training.  Graduates leave with tools
I wish I'd had when I started out thirty years ago.  Not only are they
equipped to fill university posts but can virtually go anywhere in the
business and plug in successfully.  I designed the program with as much
openness and free exchange of ideas as possible as evidenced by our ever
growing list of guest lecturers.  I also hoped that other institutions
and entities would be stimulated by our program to look into developing
other opportunities.  Any initiative that helps elevate and strengthen
our field is worth investigating as collaborative, not competitive.  

Anne    

 

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From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Fred Sturm
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 4:23 PM
To: caut
Subject: Re: [CAUT] CAUT credential vs. academic program?

 

On 10/27/07 12:34 PM, "Ed  Sutton" <ed440 at mindspring.com> wrote:

FSU is offering a Masters of Music in Piano Technology.  I believe the
program is intended to train people to work in a university, i.e. as
"academically credentialed CAUTs".  
How does the proposed CAUT credential compare to that curriculum?  Will
PTG be competing with an accredited program?
Ed S.


Hi Ed,
    I believe Ann Garee at FSU is set up to train a maximum of two
masters candidates in piano technology per year, or maybe it is two
students enrolled and one degree per year. A drop in the bucket, though
a welcome drop. 
    At any rate, it is unlikely that she would consider what we a
proposing as "competition." She was very supportive of the caut
endorsement concept when I spoke to her about it this past summer. There
can be no question that a two year hands-on program with a mentor in a
real life music department is far beyond anything we in PTG can produce
in terms of training opportunities.  
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico 

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