John, Congratulations to you, also, for earning the RPT credential. Preparing for and taking the exams is a great educational experience, and passing them gives one a sense of confidence that they have gained an acceptable level of competence in our trade. Your mention of the "continual journey onward and upward," Ron's comments, and Paul C.'s idea of considering the RPT a bachelors degree with graduate work still to come are very appropriate. Earning the RPT credential is something to be proud of, but we should think of it as a good beginning place and not the end of learning. Congratulations again to Jeannie and John; may your tribe increase. See you in Grand Rapids. Claude Harding, RPT Trying to make the world a more harmonious place down here in Texas. _____ From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of John Formsma Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:29 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] New RPT On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 7:47 PM, Jeannie Dalton <saltdog at clearwire.net> wrote: Hello, As a new RPT I thought I'd climb out from under the rock and say hi to everyone. There is something different about having passed all the tests and doing everyday piano work from an RPT perspective. The difference is, having put myself through the intensity of the testing process, I feel the foundation of my knowledge as more solid and bullet-proof than before. I don't think that confidence could have been achieved any other way, and I feel I have more to give to the field. I completed my last exams this past Saturday, and can echo what Jeannie says above. It is amazing what a positive difference in confidence that comes from the obtaining of those three little letters. Now, it's an exciting and continual journey onward and upward! -- JF -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20081119/f0308b8f/attachment.html>
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