At 01:56 PM 5/7/96 -0600, you wrote: >May 7, 1996 > >Dear Friends and Colleagues, > >On April 25 my chairman, a clarinetist, wrote of me in the annual >performance appraisal: > >"...I am very concerned however with the number of complaints about the >quality of tuning and regulation that I receive from students and >particularly the piano faculty.... Although he may enjoy international >esteem and admiration by his professional peers, it is unfortunate that >the quality of his work is seriously questioned by the contingency whom >he serves." > >No specifics of whom, which, where, why or when. Newton, Sorry to hear about this. It's a pretty obvious case of poor communication and management on your chairman's part. If he was receiving complaints, you should have heard of them sooner than this! Have you talked with the piano faculty? A cut in hours is hardly going to help the situation. Here's to your salvaging what you can! Barbara Richmond, RPT Palestine, Texas "Sometimes it is very difficult to educate the educated."
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