Testing Statistics.. was Important Question

[David Ilvedson]

I find trained aural tuners have little trouble with the PTG tuning test (obviously not always).
Tuners who started out with ETDs and tune with them strictly had a harder time with the test.  I have
always recommended that beginning tuners learn to tune with a tuning fork and their ears.  Pass the PTG
test at RPT level and then buy a good ETD to enhance their skills.  I'm sure someone using an ETD to
learn aural tuning could excel in that endeavor but I think the lure of $ making with the box draws them
away from perfecting the aural craft...

My Opinion

David I.

     ----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
     From: Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
     To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
     Received: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 20:26:31 +0200
     Subject: Testing Statistics.. was Important Question

     >Don wrote:

     >> Hi Richard,
     >>
     >> And what are the those?
     >>

     >Those would be the ones that show how many folks pass or fail and how bad they
     >do either compared to whether they are ETD total dependants or have ear
     >training.

     >And Don, you know already all about these statistics, how formalized they are,
     >how much validity they have etc etc, what would be the likely results of a
     >highly formalisation of these. Much like your own views of your own "research"
     >into the effects of Damp Chasers wouldnt you say ??? :)

     >--
     >Richard Brekne
     >RPT, N.P.T.F.
     >UiB, Bergen, Norway
     >mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
     >http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html


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