In message <201101310642.p0V6go2L007615 at b.mail.sonic.net>, Horace Greeley <hgreeley at sonic.net> writes > I've also gathered that the overall standard of tuning is noticeably >higher in the UK than here; although, I'm not sure that situation >hasn't changed with most of the former schools closing in the last >couple of decades. > >Best. > >Horace Yes most of the training schools have gone, there has been a bit of dumming down of standards to cut cost in the last 10 years We have just completed a survey of tuners in the UK and it is not looking good for the future The UK will have to go down the road of distance learning and using ETD as there is going to be a very big shortage of tuners in the UK in 10 years But the problem with distance learning its dependant on self discipline and good mentors, As to mentors in the UK at the moment they are just not there, as 95% of tuners in the UK trained in a school for 2 - 3 years, the attitude to distance learning is at best sceptical. We are looking at distance learning but more on the lines of block release that is ... you go to school for 10 weeks in a year in 2 week blocks the rest of the time you do the distance learning with on line support. Barrie, -- Barrie Heaton PGP key on request http://www.a440.co.uk/ AcryliKey Ivory Repair System UK © http://www.acrylikey.co.uk/ Piano Castors http://www.piano-safety- castors.co.uk/
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