Perfect, Ed! In fact, I'd do it this way: give a pop quiz. Let everyone write down their own answers, and then let them score themselves. A great way to (finally!) convince some people that what they've been repeating is myth. Include asking the function of the middle pedal on uprights and grands, and how to tell when a piano needs regulation. --Cy-- Cy Shuster, RPT Albuquerque, NM www.shusterpiano.com www.facebook.com/shusterpiano On Jan 30, 2011, at 8:35 AM, Ed Foote wrote: > >>I am giving a technical presentation to a group of about 30 piano teachers on Feb. 15th. I looking for ideas on subject matter. I don't want to get too technical. > > How about a section on myths; i.e. using milk to clean keys, outside walls ruin pianos, cracked soundboards render an instrument worthless, only aural tuners are any good, "never needs tuning", regulated at factory so don't change it, etc. > This is most important to teach to teachers. They are the ones that need to learn the truth, since they pass along whatever hairbrained ideas they absorb. > I bet there are others I don't remember hearing over the years. Maybe if somebody comes up with others we can change the thread to "myths"?? > Regards, > > Ed Foote RPT > http://www.piano-tuners.org/edfoote/index.htmll > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20110130/299a6ff0/attachment.htm>
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