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style='font-size:
12.0pt'>“<span style='letter-spacing:-.1pt'>The National =
Association of
Schools of Music (NASM) is conducting a multi-year review of its =
accreditation
standards and your assistance is requested. The NASM Standards =
have a
broad impact on music in higher education. All of us have an =
interest in
developing the best possible standards.” =
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href="http://nasm.arts-accredit.org/index.jsp?page=FAQs%3A+NASM+Stand=
ards+Review">here</a>.
The entire NASM Handbook is available in .pdf format <a
href="http://nasm.arts-accredit.org/site/docs/NASM%20Handbook%202003-20=
04%20PDF/NASM%20HANDBOOK%202005-2006.pdf">here.</a><o:p></o:p></span></fo=
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12.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt'>I downloaded the handbook and searched for =
the
word “piano” and found that in the 216 pages of standards =
for an NASM
accredited institution, the word piano appeared only 9 times. =
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style='font-size:
12.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt'>I know that PTG and the CAUT committee has =
wanted
to have more input in their standards so it would seem to me that their =
request
for input now would be a good opportunity for us to do just =
that.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt'>David M. Porritt, RPT</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
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w:st="on">Methodist</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType =
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></span></font><o:p></o:=
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w:st="on">TX</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
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