[CAUT] CAUT credential vs. academic program?

[Jim Busby]

Jeff,

 

I haven't tossed out an idea on this thread but let me give you my one
and only skill/technique that I think a tuner should have, and this is
from Terri Nimmi and Eric Schandall; the ability to do fast chromatic
runs. (Notice I didn't say this is a "musical" skill) According to both
Eric and Terri it's important to be able to play these fast runs for
voicing purposes and to feel regulation inconstancies. (Quicker is
better)  Other than that I agree that being a "pianist" isn't
necessarily a prerequisite to be a great piano technician. There are a
bunch of great techs out there who aren't that great of players. (My two
bits)

 

Regards,

Jim Busby BYU

 

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From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Jeff Tanner
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 12:08 PM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] CAUT credential vs. academic program?

 

 

On Nov 1, 2007, at 6:12 PM, Paul T Williams wrote:





Jeff, 

Since we don't have a time machine to test that, then yes, it is
"impossible to measure"  How do you know what to do if the pianist says
" it's difficult to control the pedaling during the pianissimo section
of the development in the second movement" or "the presto section of so
and so's piece is nearly impossible to acheive"? This kind of musical
knowledge is crucial to make the artist happy.



 

Umm, I'm not hearing anything that requires musical knowledge.  I'm
hearing a description of mechanical problems that require no knowledge
of the music.  Even though I do understand the musical references, I'd
still have to ask the artist to demonstrate exactly the problem she's
having.





Some musicians attempt to put things in layman's terms, but many don't.
They do a lot of assuming that we understand their speak. On the other
side, some musicians try to understand our lingo and many do, but most
don't.  The more education on both sides of the coin, the better the end
result will be. 

At the very least, we should understand musical nomenclature even if we
can only play chopsticks. Diversity of learning involves both education
and life experiences. Where do you/we draw the line?  There is no
"formula" to do this...  Do you want a clear-cut solution? That too, is
"impossible". What is your "perfect solution" , then?  There is none,
but we have to start with something. If an RPT/ CAUT is to be something
"more desireable" than an RPT status, then different standards should be
established. So, how would you determine what that is? Or, should we
just go with the status-quo for universities to mearly know that RPT's
have reached a great level of piano technology and leave the education
learned elsewhere by the wayside? 
Paul 



 

Look, I haven't said that having some musical knowledge doesn't help.
Sure it does.  But it doesn't require a degree in music.  Basic music
terms are taught in high school band and chorus or in church choir, or
in private lessons.  You can teach yourself enough about music by
checking out a book from the library and listening to some recordings to
do what we do.

 

Jeff

 

Jeff Tanner, RPT

University of South Carolina

 





 

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