<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16546" name=GENERATOR><o:SmartTagType name="PlaceName" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="PlaceType" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="PersonName" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US style="WORD-WRAP: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space" vLink=blue link=blue bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jim-</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'll be the judge of that!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But seriously:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is a very helpful article.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It also, in part, answers the on-going question of why so many associates don't bother to upgrade.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Perhaps it also tells us that if we can help people to improve their discernment in the right little way, they may begin to recognize their need to learn more.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If PTG had a series of "fun" tests, just for curiousity....tests that people could score for themselves in private....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed Sutton</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jim_busby@byu.edu href="mailto:jim_busby@byu.edu">Jim Busby</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 22, 2007 8:32 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] CAUT Endorsement</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Fred, Jeff, others,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">98% of my job hinges on how well I do on that 2%.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Personally, I think only about 2% of technicians I know are capable of true “concert work”, but 98% think they are (See attached article).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Just my 2% worth.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jim Busby BYU<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(I used to work as a prison guard, which was about 98% pure boredom and 2% sheer terror!)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Fred Sturm<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, October 22, 2007 5:50 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">College and University Technicians</st1:PersonName><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [CAUT] CAUT Endorsement</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">On Oct 20, 2007, at 6:18 PM, Wolfley, Eric ((wolfleel)) wrote:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Helvetica size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica">the CAUT task force - and everyone else who posted on this subject -<SPAN class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Helvetica size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica">create the impression that the CAUT's position starts and ends with<SPAN class=apple-converted-space> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Helvetica size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica">the quality of the concert tuning.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=apple-tab-span><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">            </SPAN></FONT></SPAN>Let me add a bit about this notion of "concert tuning" versus "whatever other kind of tuning" there may be. We (the skills test subcommittee) discussed a number of ideas about tuning. We thought a caut needed to be able to do an efficient bang-up job of pitch change, and come up with a good solid tuning in the end in a pretty short period of time. Ken Eschete expressed another side to what kind of chops a caut needs to have, saying we should check the seventh tuning of the day and see how that measured up, and then the same after a week, a month. . . Maybe a bit exaggerated, but the idea is one of focus, efficiency, chops to get it done, and the professional attitude that says every single one is a quality tuning, with a focus on solid.<o:p></o:p></P> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=apple-tab-span><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">            </SPAN></FONT></SPAN>And we also discussed, for very good reason, on ability to produce a "concert tuning." That is where we contribute to the end purpose of the department: the actual public performance of music. That's what we're all there for (the whole music department), training students for that and contributing our bit to the process. <o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=apple-tab-span><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">            </SPAN></FONT></SPAN>What is a concert tuning? Well, I would say it is a tuning done with extra care, one that is able to stand up to public scrutiny. Obviously every single tuning we do should meet that standard, ideally. So we are really just talking about taking a little extra time and trouble to make sure we got it as good as possible. In the same sense, playing a piece of music in public performance isn't essentially different from practicing or playing for a lesson, except that it is more focused on making sure the final result is as good as possible. Concert prep of a piano is a very similar thing: nothing essentially different from any other prep and regulation and voicing, except that the standards and expectations are higher. <o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=apple-tab-span><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">            </SPAN></FONT></SPAN>Is "concert tuning and prep" a significant part of the workload? It sure is where I work. I'd put it at over 20% of my load. Even if it were only the 2% Jeff Tanner claims, it would be by far the most important 2%. It is where the department shows itself to the world. It is where the students and faculty show what they can do. It is extraordinarily important. If you don't believe that, you have no business working for a music department.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=apple-tab-span><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">            </SPAN></FONT></SPAN>Now when it came to developing a draft notion of how to structure a caut tuning test, it was pretty obvious that major pitch change would present considerable practical obstacles, as would having someone tune seven pianos in a day <G>. So we decided to focus on "concert tuning" but bring along as many of the other abilities we had identified as we could. Efficiency and ability to produce within a real life time frame was one. Another was solidity. There are plenty of possible ways to go about evaluating "concert level tuning." Many people I have heard in discussions on the topic say that we should just use "CTE level" tuning as the standard (meaning the current test passed at 90% or above in all segments, done aurally). That is certainly one route we could have taken. We chose a completely different route. We chose to look at the real life chops to get a complete piano done and end up with solid and clean unisons. And we added a bit about stretch as well, but I think I'll leave that for another discussion.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=apple-tab-span><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">            </SPAN></FONT></SPAN>The point I am trying to make here is that this is not some kind of rarified standard we are proposing. It is very much an "in the trenches" standard, one that applies not just to the concert grand, but to the practice piano and every single other piano we face. If you have the chops to do an efficient and solid concert grand tuning to a solid standard, you can do the rest as well. That is the ability we are aiming to assess.<o:p></o:p></P> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Regards,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Fred Sturm<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">University</SPAN></FONT></st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">New Mexico</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A href="mailto:fssturm@unm.edu">fssturm@unm.edu</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>