<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> Dear Fellow Techs, The Teacher Relations committee has been asked to prepare a "how to" presentation to encourage PTG groups or individuals to interact with = piano teachers and the general pubic. The current "Presenting Programs to = Teachers" publication is the start for this presentation. This publication is = available in the original Chapter Tool Kits which each chapter should have. Check = with your local big wigs. What the committee is calling for now is any additional information = you might be willing to contribute. This information may include but not be limited to: 1.Any programs/classes for teachers by chapters or individuals. = (bonus points for having it available on Power Point or Word file) 2. Experience with running a PTG booth at a local, state or regional = MTNA type convention. 3. Books you may have read about piano history, trivia, maintenance = (fact Piano Roles or fiction The Piano shop on the Left Bank). Helpful = magazine articles from any source. 4. Have you seen an industry presentation (Factory tour type = DVD/VHS tapes) you thought would be of interest to a less technically minded = group? Any industry contact person who was helpful to you when preparing such a = presentation? 5. For Extra bonus points (can be used toward earning one of the = famous bourbon soaked Holiday Cakes) Persons willing to be listed in the "Presenting Programs to Teachers" = publication under the heading PTG Resource People. (the publication = designates these persons as "... some PTG members who have worked with music = teachers in their communities or have relevant experience in teacher = relations.") Which format would be most helpful to you or your chapter? Power = Point, 3x5 note cards with overhead transparencies, other?? Are you aware of any scholarships offered by chapter, state or = regional organizations to teachers? How were they presented? Please respond to the PTG teacher Relations address below. Thank you, Elizabeth Ward, RPT teacher.relations-bounces@ptg.org</DIV></BODY></HTML= >