tough enough

[John Formsma]

Don,

On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 00:28:34, Don <pianotuna at accesscomm.ca> wrote:
> Most beginners are terrified of the exam. It would be an asset to have an
> "exam" class at conventions so that those who are considering taking it
> could loose some of their angst.

These classes are and have been offered.

> So here is what the exam is right now. A challenge for a beginner, who is
> placed in a room which he has never seen before, where he *knows* that the
> other folks are "better" tuners that he is, that he likely has not met
> before, on a piano of a type he may not be very familiar with, with a clock
> ticking off the minutes, and a very *oddly* out of tune piano (I do
> appreciate why it is sharp/flat/sharp/flat, but it is still not usual to
> find a piano "out of tune" that way in the "real world").

It really just proves basic competence.  Dealing with an unusual
situation should not pose a problem for someone who really knows the
basics of what he is doing.

JF