<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> Hi there David That is indeed one of the things I suggest after they first start understanding that there is temperament related things going on. Another is to play some rather simple peice and transpose it from close to remote keys to get a sense of the difference. And playing peices from different time periods is also one I suggest. When they get to this point I ask them to spend some time thinking about whether they enjoy the effect of having the piano tuned thus, and if so if there are any particular contexts they feel they need to put that enjoyment in... limitations ... etc. I aslo underline that I do not have any expectations as to whether or not they should or shouldnt "like" the temperament. I want them to feel free to give it the thumbs down if thats what they think. These are often kids (18 to 24 years old) that are relatively easy to influence. They are there to learn music, and I am percieved as one of the staff.... almost as one of the faculty. It would be easy for me to convince them to either like or dislike HT's I am sure. I dont want to do that... either way. Cheers ! and thanks your thoughts :) RicB Piannaman@aol.com wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE>  Ric, It might be interesting to suggest to the students that they play pieces in more remote keys, like B or F# to get the real bite of some of the faster beating thirds.  And perhaps even have them play things that make use of pieces that employ whole-tone scales. Dave S.</blockquote>   -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway <A HREF="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A> <A HREF="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</A>  </html>