[CAUT] How long is too long?

[Paul T Williams]

You bet,  the piano is always a "circle of refinement" as I teach in my 
class every spring.  tune, refine it, regulate several times, and you'll 
still notice something to re-do;  Tune for 6 important events in 4 
days...Ahhhhh! stress time!

Paul



From:
"McCoy, Alan" <amccoy at ewu.edu>
To:
CAUTlist <caut at ptg.org>
Date:
10/20/2010 12:57 PM
Subject:
Re: [CAUT] How long is too long?



They say that when you are editing your own writing, you should wait three 
days between the writing and editing. That has served me well for writing, 
and for voicing as well. But of course you mostly don’t have that luxury. 
Still the idea has merit. The fact is though that nearly every time you 
come to the piano you will hear things that either you missed, or changed 
in the interim. Voicing is really a continual work in progress, especially 
for concert work and for pianos that are played a lot. Just keep on 
refining.

Alan


-- Alan McCoy, RPT
Eastern Washington University
amccoy at ewu.edu



From: Susan Kline <skline at peak.org>
Reply-To: CAUTlist <caut at ptg.org>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:13:28 -0700
To: CAUTlist <caut at ptg.org>
Subject: Re: [CAUT] How long is too long?

   On 10/20/2010 5:42 AM, Paul T Williams wrote: 
That would be in a perfect world!  The piano is being used on Saturday. 
Now that fall break is over, I have until noon today, then just a couple 
hours on Thursday morning and Friday morning.  It should work. (unless it 
doesn't!)  Worse case scenario would be that they have to use the Baldwin 
D on Saturday, but it's a fine piano and these aren't piano majors 
performing, just accompanying.  Paul 

Have you ever noticed that so often we tend to run on anxiety, fighting 
deadlines, as if something is crucial, but in retrospect, all "FAILURE" 
would mean was that someone would play an accompaniment on a Baldwin D 
which was not a bad piano either? 
 
 You know, every time we stress out several days over nothing much (and I 
surely do that as often as anyone!) we lose a little health and longevity? 
Cortisol has its price.
 
 Susan Kline
  


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