<div><SPAN contentEditable=false style="DISPLAY: inline-block"></SPAN>Tuning the middle two octaves aurally does in no way make one an RPT, either. With all due respect to Dr. Al and the CTE's who've spent countless hours developing the tuning exam, there are other ways we can test one's ability to tune aurally, other than setting a temperament. I have some ideas, but that's not what I'm promoting here. We first need to accept that there are other ways to test aural tuning ability. Once we've reached that consensus, then we can proceed. Sorry if this is turning political, which should be avoided on this list. I'm just reacting to the thread. <br>
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<div style="CLEAR: both">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<br>
Piano Tuner/Technician<br>
Honolulu, HI<br>
Author of <br>
The Business of Piano Tuning<br>
available from Potter Press<br>
www.pianotuning.com</div>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Cy Shuster <cy@shusterpiano.com><br>
To: College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org><br>
Sent: Tue, Oct 23 1:34 AM<br>
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Uniform Formal Education (Jeff Tanner)<br>
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<div id=AOLMsgPart_0_4b9633d4-3180-45c6-99f4-98333f9e2490 style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff">The RPT requirement for setting a temperament aurally was the tipping point in my decision to advance beyond an ETD-dependent tuner, who never replaced a string (not even plain wire), and move north to Boston for a year to go to NBSS. <br>
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As a player, a feel sure that my TuneLab tunings were good, and I did aural unisons, but they weren't stable. And now I can truly maintain an instrument, not just pitch raise. And I really know how to use TuneLab now! <br>
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--Cy-- <br>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Israel Stein " <<A href="mailto:custos3@comcast.net">custos3@comcast.net</A>> <br>
To: <<A href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A>> <br>
Cc: <<A href="mailto:caut-request@ptg.org">caut-request@ptg.org</A>> <br>
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 3:36 PM <br>
Subject: [CAUT] Uniform Formal Education (Jeff Tanner) <br>
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> On Monday, October 22, 2007 11:01:44 AM Jeff Tanner wrote: <br>
> <br>
>>Taking the RPT exams does not make anyone a better piano technician. It >>simply evaluates his/her skills. <br>
> <br>
> Jeff, <br>
> <br>
> Well, not exactly. The prospect of facing the exams often motivates > technicians to significantly upgrade their skills. Taking the exams often > does motivate people to become better technicians and does contribute to > their understanding of what exactly some of this work is all about... > People learn an awful lot when fworking under pressure... <br>
> <br>
> Otherwise, an excellent post. <br>
> <br>
> Israel Stein <br>
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