[CAUT] Rice University

[Otto Keyes]

According to the Journal article, the only candidates considered for the
Florida program are ones who have gone through the London, Ont. course.
Unfortunately, this can lend itself to technical in-breeding & the ills
associated therewith, ie:  myopic vision, hardening of the cranial cavity to
exclude the entrance of any external ideas, elevation of the septum &
associated olfactory tissue, etc., etc.  However, when re-printing your
cards, it does afford the opportunity to pile a few more letters on the
other B.S. behind your name.
:-)

Seriously though, I do think it's a point of weakness.  Sometimes the
ignorant greenhorn can come up with some of the most innovative solutions to
long-time problems.  Not that you want a novice in a grad program, but a
variety of view-points is essential.  If everyone is looking from the same
angle they may all miss a very simple, yet important fact.

Otto

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wolfley, Eric (wolfleel)" <WOLFLEEL@UCMAIL.UC.EDU>
To: <dporritt@mail.smu.edu>; "'College and University Technicians'"
<caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 9:50 AM
Subject: RE: [CAUT] Rice University


> David,
>
> Thanks for the info on Rice. It sounds like Dean Shank is training other
> crossover pianist/technicians. Anne Garee created the Masters degree
program
> in Piano Technology at Florida State University in Tallahassee and I
believe
> it just started this year. Here's a link:
> http://www.music.fsu.edu/garee.htm
>
> Eric
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Eric Wolfley
> Head Piano Technician
> Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
> University of Cincinnati
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: David M. Porritt [mailto:dporritt@mail.smu.edu]
> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 12:36 PM
> To: caut@ptg.org
> Subject: RE: [CAUT] Rice University
>
> Eric:
>
> Dean Shank, DMA is the technician/piano faculty member.  Years ago he was
> half-time piano technician and half-time teacher I believe.  Now he has
> another working with him.  Avery Todd at U of Houston probably knows more
> about their program.
>
> dave
>
> PS I wasn't aware of the Florida program.  Which school?  Is there more
info
> on the web?
>
>
> __________________________________________
> David M. Porritt, RPT
> Meadows School of the Arts
> Southern Methodist University
> Dallas, TX 75275
> dporritt@mail.smu.edu
>
>
> ----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
> From: Wolfley, Eric (wolfleel) <WOLFLEEL@UCMAIL.UC.EDU>
> To: 'College and University Technicians' <caut@ptg.org>
> Received: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 11:22:54 -0400
> Subject: [CAUT] Rice University
>
> >Does anybody know who the technicians at Rice University are? A visiting
> >pianist here for a concert told us he earned a Masters degree in Piano
> >Technolgy (along with a Masters in Piano Performance) from Rice. He tuned
> >and serviced the piano he performed on (an off-site piano not under our
> >jurisdiction). I'm just curious about this because I have not heard of
any
> >graduate programs in piano technology other than the one in Florida.
>
> >Thanks.
>
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >Eric Wolfley
> >Head Piano Technician
> >Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
> >University of Cincinnati
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
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