<WBR>Cy<br> <br> First of all, I want to stress again, that a music degree is not a necessity. And with all due respects to electricians, but I think that working on pianos in a university is a little more academic.  <br> <br> <br> <div style="CLEAR: both">Wim<br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Cy Shuster <cy@shusterpiano.com><br> To: College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org><br> Sent: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 3:54 pm<br> Subject: Re: [CAUT] CAUT credential vs. academic program?<br> <br> </div> <div id=AOLMsgPart_2_a760ad3a-5ffa-4e3d-b285-05911b39b300> <div><FONT size=2>I don't see the need for a college degree for a CAUT, any more than for a top-level commercial electrician.</FONT></div> <div><FONT size=2></FONT> </div> <div><FONT size=2>And why would a CAUT need a music degree?  Shouldn't piano instructors be RPT's, then?  Yes, knowledge of music is helpful, moreso in specific situations, but you can regulate without knowing the structure of a sonata.</FONT></div> <div><FONT size=2></FONT> </div> <div><FONT size=2>Say this pithier and funnier for me, Ron N....</FONT></div> <div><FONT size=2></FONT> </div> <div><FONT size=2>--Cy--     </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=wimblees@aol.com href="mailto:wimblees@aol.com">Willem Blees</A> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 31, 2007 7:10 PM</div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] CAUT credential vs. academic program?</div> <div><FONT size=2></FONT><br> </div> <div id=AOLMsgPart_2_ce5a4b50-8bc7-4c76-8e9b-2c2183fe6b83> <div><FONT size=2></FONT> </div> <div><SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; orphans: 2; widows: 2">The question is, should a CAUT have a college education instead of just a high school education, which seems to be what most of the universities are requiring? </SPAN></div> </div> </BLOCKQUOTE></div> <div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top:10px;" /> Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free <a href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/index.htm?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000970" target="_blank">AOL Mail</a>!<br/> </div>