[pianotech] The big discussion

[Ryan Sowers]

David,

I think your hung up on something, and I can't quite figure it out.

Many of us have said multiple times during this discussion that a ETD is a
powerful tool in the hands of a craftsman. But you have to become a
craftsman first!

On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 6:22 AM, David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net>wrote:

> Except that kids use computers and still learn basic math skills, they use
> word processors and still learn handwriting and with all the new player
> mechanisms kids are still learning to play the piano. So much for that
> theory.
>
*
So much for that theory? So your kids didn't learn to write, or do basic
math?? You're losing me here. *

>
> Using an etd doesn't mean you stop using or developing aural skills. It
> just gives a visual reference to what you are hearing and offers several
> other useful features which have already been enumerated. Machines like
> cybertuner offer a very interesting graphic display of the tuning curve that
> I find makes the process more fun, more interesting, more informative and
> enhances my awareness of what it is that I am hearing. It reminds me of the
> rollingball website where the HTs are given a graphic representation. By
> looking at them you don't hear them but it gives you a visual, structural
> framework that can enhance your listening experience. The same is true with
> etds.
>
> Any technology can be abused at the expense of the foundational skills
> required to use it most effectively but it's an irrational fear that causes
> one to run from it or not embrace the benefits for that reason.
>

I'*m not "running from it". I have actually told my clients that some day I
may show up with one. But like yourself, I believe I will have "earned the
right" to use it. *

> David Love
> www.davidlovepianos.com
> (sent from bb)
> ------------------------------
> *From: * Les Koltvedt <t4348lk at yahoo.com>
> *Sender: * pianotech-bounces at ptg.org
> *Date: *Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:28:24 -0800 (PST)
> *To: *<pianotech at ptg.org>
> *ReplyTo: * pianotech at ptg.org
> *Subject: *[pianotech] The big discussion
>
> Ryan, this one paragraph struck a note with me...(pun intended.)  Well said
> and inspiring, thanks.
>
> Les K
> LK Piano
> (734)657-7034
>
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Ryan Sowers
> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 9:30 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] The big discussion
>
> ....
>
> Since we have calculators should our kids not have to learn their times
> tables and other basic math skills? Since we have computers should we not
> learn how to write with pen and paper? Why do we learn to play piano, when
> we can pop in a CD and listen to a world class performance at the touch of
> a
> button?
>
> ....
>
>
> Ryan Sowers
>
>
>


-- 
Ryan Sowers, RPT
Puget Sound Chapter
Olympia, WA
www.pianova.net
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