<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BR><DIV><DIV>On Oct 22, 2007, at 4:52 PM, Richard Brekne wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Only one point to make.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Nobody I know of on this list deserves to have anything that is on their mind described as laughable.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> <BR></SPAN></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Ric,</DIV><DIV>I realize it may have seemed I addressed that specifically at you, but I did not. You are not the only one who has suggested a music degree be required or even desirable. I originally wanted to direct comments along those lines at the job description which originated this thread.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>But I was a music major -- I did not finish in music, but in business instead. But I spent the majority of my college time and since in and around the music school. I'm sorry. I've been in that world for 22 plus years and I've seen what students of music are prepared for. For anyone to suggest a music degree should be required or even desirable for a piano technician to be considered for a college position is based in complete folly. That is my opinion based on my experience. There simply is no justification for such a requirement.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>It has been said before on this list (not by myself, but I concur) that it would be frightening to hand many of these music majors a screwdriver. There is little about what is taught in a music curriculum that has anything to do with what we do.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I'm sorry that you took offense. Offense was not intended. But I do laugh every time I hear such a suggestion.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Jeff</DIV><BR><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>We are all pretty serious minded people here.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>I would never dream of making such a comment... even if underlined bigtime as lightly mean I know what kind of a ration I would get for doing so.</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><BR></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Ok ??</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><BR></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Cheers... and really by and large I thought your post was well stated.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>I disagree but hey... who says we have to agree :)<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>I would point out tho that if we are to accept the basic perspective your post represents... then ya'll better just accept things as they are and be done with it... because wanting more respect is in essence asking to both eat your cake and keep it as well.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>JMVOTM :)</FONT></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px"><BR></P> <P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">RicB</FONT></P> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>