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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>As someone who came to the piano business
relatively late in life, I wanted to comment on my recent experiences in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kansas City</st1:place></st1:City>.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Over my engineering career, I’ve
been to many technical conferences, classes, trade shows, seminars, etc. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>And through the years, I learned to go
into these with fairly low expectations.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-style:italic;
mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Maybe</span></i> for one out of five classes, I’d
say to myself, “now that was worth my time”.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Most of the time, it was some
self-obsessed instructor droning on about some obscure topic.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>But, what the heck, the company was
paying for it, so absorb what you can.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Now perhaps it’s because I’m new and
have so much to learn, but I have to say I was overwhelmingly impressed with
the quality and consistency of classes in KC (especially since now it’s
on my nickel!). <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Sure, you’re
always going to get a few “misses” where it either wasn’t the
topic you were expecting or the instructor lacks good presentation skills.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>And since it’s my money and my
business, I have no problem leaving early in a class that wasn’t what I expected.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span class=GramE>Nothing personal to
the instructors, just not the right class for me.</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>But overall, I’d say nine out of ten
classes were spot-on what I wanted to hear.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>I’ll also second the notion that you need to
listen to what others have to say about classes and instructors.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I specifically attended David Andersen’s
second class because of <span class=GramE>all the “buzz</span>” –
wow, was I impressed.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I had a great
time at the convention, it was thoroughly worth my time and I can’t wait
until next year.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Compared to what I’ve
seen in other industries, the PTG can be justifiably proud of the technical institute.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Rob Mitchell</span><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-no-proof:yes'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Mitchell Piano Service</span><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'><a
href="http://www.mitchellpianoservice.com">www.mitchellpianoservice.com</a></span><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>(415) 994-1030</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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