[pianotech] New RPT

[Claude Harding]

John,
 
   Congratulations to you, also, for earning the RPT credential.  Preparing
for and taking the exams is a great educational experience, and passing them
gives one a sense of confidence that they have gained an acceptable level of
competence in our trade.
  Your mention of the "continual journey onward and upward," Ron's comments,
and Paul C.'s idea of considering the RPT a bachelors degree with graduate
work still to come are very appropriate.  Earning the RPT credential is
something to be proud of, but we should think of it as a good beginning
place and not the end of learning.
 
Congratulations again to Jeannie and John; may your tribe increase.
See you in Grand Rapids.
 
Claude Harding, RPT
Trying to make the world a more harmonious place down here in Texas.

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of John Formsma
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:29 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] New RPT


On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 7:47 PM, Jeannie Dalton <saltdog at clearwire.net>
wrote:


Hello,
As a new RPT I thought I'd climb out from under the rock and say hi to
everyone. There is something different about having passed all the
tests and doing everyday piano work from an RPT perspective. The
difference is, having put myself through the intensity of the testing
process,  I feel the foundation of my knowledge as more solid and
bullet-proof than before. I don't think that confidence could have
been achieved any other way, and I feel I have more to give to the
field.  



I completed my last exams this past Saturday, and can echo what Jeannie says
above.  It is amazing what a positive difference in confidence that comes
from the obtaining of those three little letters.

Now, it's an exciting and continual journey onward and upward!

-- 
JF

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