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color:#1F497D'>Thanks Alan. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Hey Ric, any help on this?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Jim<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>reggaepass@aol.com<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 28, 2008 12:58 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> caut@ptg.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [CAUT] Degrees in Piano Technology?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Jim, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>You might want to at least take a look at what is required
to become a "tonemeister" (our closest equivalent would be a well
musically educated recording technician) in Germany. Ed suggested looking
at recording technicians programs here in the states, which is a good idea, but
those may not be high-powered enough on the music education side of the
equation for a B. A.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Alan Eder<br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Jim Busby <jim_busby@byu.edu><br>
To: poppyspys@yahoo.com <poppyspys@yahoo.com>; College and University
Technicians <caut@ptg.org><br>
Sent: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:22 am<br>
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Degrees in Piano Technology?<o:p></o:p></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>But… there are no “degrees”? Anywhere? Does anyone know if U. of
Western Ontario offers a degree? I couldn’t get that out of their website.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>If anyone should be given the right to give a college degree it
would be NBSS. They are fantastic! Many other programs are very good too,
but as someone pointed out to me, anyone can offer a “certificate” but if an
actual accredited University has a degree if has a lot more weight with
academia. (Not my words…)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I understand that Owen Jorgensen had a degree offered where he
was. Does anyone know?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I’m being pressed by a new University to pursue this but want to
find a precedent, if one exits. It’s always harder to “reinvent the wheel”.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Jim</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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