Guidelines addendum

[McNeilTom@aol.com]

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The CAUT Committee did a very cursory survey of NASM institutions while 
working on the Guidelines document.  (There were some 1400 music departments 
at the time, although I'm not sure if that many were NASM members.)  Knowing 
that administrators are besieged with requests to answer surveys, we kept it 
very short and easy.  Primarily we were trying to identify the technicians so 
that we could follow up and ask the techs the real questions.  Predictably, 
the response was not very satisfying: not many questionnaires returned, not 
much information gained.

There should be an ongoing effort to obtain and maintain this information 
since it is important for communication, and for enhancing the credibility of 
any resulting recommendations.  However, if past experience is any indicator, 
we may find that it is difficult to identify our 'hidden' colleagues.

            -     Tom McNeil     -
Vermont Piano Restorations

"All men are equal before fish."   -   Pres. Herbert Hoover
In a message dated 3/15/01 6:30:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, Bdshull@aol.com 
writes:


> There are several ways of gathering data, each useful.  1.  The annual PTG 
> membership information sheet could include a supplemental sheet for CAUTs 
> making surveying possible (and including some tabulatable data with the 
> suppl. sheet);  2.  the aforementioned collection of schools on the 'net 
> could be surveyed;  3.  Official lists could be reasonably bought and used 
> for surveys:  the actual NAMM and College Music Society school lists could 
> be 
> surveyed.   In these different ways of gathering data, two types of data 
> are 
> considered :  1.  actual databases of technicians/schools of music/piano 
> service programs, and 2.  statistical/survey data taken from samplings of 
> lists.
> 
> 



 

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