<HTML>In a message dated 10/27/03 1:22:22 PM Central Standar= d Time, A440A@aol.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">These are some that I used: 1.  ANY musician performs better when they understand their instrument,= be it piano, piccolo, or vocal cords. 2.  A course in Instrument awareness will pay for itself in better trea= tment of the school's instruments.     Student's ignorance of the pianos care is EXPENSIVE. &nbsp= ; 3.  Many of these students will own or be around pianos for their entir= e life.  Knowing how to communicate   with tuners that they wil= l have to rely on is a skill that will stand them in good stead. 4.  Those students that go on to performance careers really need to kno= w how to talk to technicians if they are to get the most out of the instruments<BR= > 5.  Even those students that go into music related fields, such as musi= c administration, choir leader, music teachers, etc.  will almost all hav= e to deal with pianos and their care.  Knowing something about the instruments wi= ll make them far better equipped in many professional capacities.  6.  Knowing what the piano's capabilities are will allow students to ma= ke the most of their practise time, since they will not waste time trying to perfec= t repetition or evenness of voicing on pianos that do not allow it.  7.  Ears do not automatically "open" up.  Understanding the proble= ms of tuning as it relates to general intonation makes virtually all other musical= endeavors easier.  How many of the faculty knows why we temper? 8.  There is more than one way to tune a piano.  If you demonstrat= e a side by side comparison between ET and WT, you may find that faculty members are <BR= > intriqued......... Good luck,  I guess I had it easy!   Ed Foote RPT </BLOCKQUOTE> Ed The information you just presented will probably be more useful, than the fi= gure I wanted. Thank you. Note to the CAUT Curriculum Committee. This, I think, should be on the cover= letter of all class proposals. Wim </HTML>