Coleman vs Coleman Tuneoff

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  Tom-
  
  I don't always get names right.  So sorry.  Now I wonder who that was.  
  
  Controvercial things I remember now that my credibility has gone out the 
 window:
  
  1.  Mr. Coleman brought up the topic of changing the tuning exam in a 
 classroom he knew held many associates who had respect and fear of the exam
(and little knowledge of the many, many discussions and emotions that preceed 
 any decision on the exams).  Now the credibility of the test may be 
 questioned in their minds and  their solid goal of passing the exams may be 
 not as stable and valid to them as they once thought.
  
  2.  An interesting exercise Mr.Coleman used for tuning treble octaves was 
  to play a note in the tenor and then the high treble (one at a time) and 
 then have people in the room tell him when to stop tuning the hight note.  Of
 course the note he was tuning came out really sharp.  He said he kind of 
 liked it sharper (it sounded more musical)  than most people were tuning that
 area and sharper than where the ETD's usually are programmed to put it.  The 
 beginners mouths were open and silent.   I wanted to make the point that 
 music isn't just octaves but the combinations of many intervals and they all 
 have to sound at least acceptable.  Time was getting short and I know how 
 annoying it is when one person keeps asking questions in a room full of 
 people.
  
  I'll probably remember more later but for 1:30 in the morning this is the 
 best I can do.
  
  Redfaced but compelled to answer...
  Lisa