---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I found the NAPBIRT site interesting. I found some statements in their "purchase guide" brochure particularly applicable to our craft. This NAPBIRT purchase guide is free to download, print and distribute (or NAPBIRT members can purchase slick versions for distribution): * "Just as with everything else your child expresses an interest in, your attitude, support and involvement are important to his or her ability to succeed in music. This includes offering ongoing support and encouragement, of course. And it also means providing an instrument that is in proper working condition to make playing music as easy as possible." * "Nothing discourages a child from playing music more quickly than an instrument that doesn't play well - and a bad instrument is a very bad reason for any child to lose interest in music." * "Sadly, there are instruments on the market today that are so poorly designed and constructed that they hinder progress and discourage even the most "naturally gifted" musical students." I think statements similar to these would be quite appropriate for a similar literature offering from PTG. I believe that the single most common reason piano students don't "stick with it" is that they are stuck with a sub-par piano. My recollection is that we don't currently have any language in any of our brochures which addresses this issue. Jeff On Monday, August 16, 2004, at 02:56 PM, David Ilvedson wrote: > Try http://65.254.80.85/ > > National Association of Professional Band Instrument Repair > Technicians. I was reading at their site and found a mention of the > shortage of band instrument repairers. > > David I. > ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 1701 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/70/ad/bf/0a/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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