Dear Newton, Many thanks for your suggestion. Regards, Charles >Hi Charles, > >I don't believe he has E-mail, but for a moment in time, Norm Neblett >taught such a class at USC. The following is based on memory: the course >was *requisite* for piano majors (the key point of this reply); the >curriculum was designed expressly to help explain how a piano works, what >could and could not be expected of a given instrument; and how to >communicate with the piano technician. Any technical skills covered was on >the order of 'emergency' situations -- how to remove a coin or paper clip >from between keys, or perhaps removing the fallboard to collect an errant >pencil. > > >At 10:31 AM 11/9/98 -0600, you wrote: >>Dear Colleagues, >> >>My School has asked me to teach a piano tech appreciation course, mostly >>for pianists; however, they are having to create a special classification >>for me since my basic job description is for technical work and for >>supervision. >> >>Are there other university techs out there who also teach either an >>appreciation or skills course, who would not mind responding to a call from >>our executive assistant about your title, salary range, etc.? > > >Jim Harvey, RPT >harvey@greenwood.net >________________________ > -- someone who's been in the field too long. Charles Ball, RPT School of Music University of Texas at Austin ckball@mail.utexas.edu
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