bar too low

[Don]

Hi Rick,

If no one can do it perfectly (other than the etd's)
then the test is just about right. Your mileage may
vary. I agree that becoming a rpt is a beginning
rather than an ending.

There are about 70 "piano tuners" in Saskatchewan--and
just one who is an RPT. Make the test harder? I don't
think that would be productive.

At 11:36 AM 6/17/2006 +0200, you wrote:
>Hi Don,... 
>
>I don't really get your point.  How does getting a
perfect score (or 
>not) touch on whether or not the <<passing score>>
required is to low or 
>not ?
>Toms point is that the scoring curve is such that
passing the tuning 
>test is just too easy.  I'd tend to agree as far as
that goes.
>
>That said.... its not really so important anyways. 
The RPT test is 
>really most valuable as a learning experience.  Thats
underlined by most 
>of the examiners during exams to the candidates.
Passing the test gives 
>you no right to start beating overly hard on the
proverbial breasts any 
>more then failing should lead you to become more then
slightly discouraged.
>
>Cheers
>RicB

Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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