Hi Wim, If you're looking for a technical answer, it would also depend on whether or not one is EVER "on the clock", i.e. whether the piano tech position is "classified" (hourly - time oriented) or "unclassified" (salaried, like the professors - task oriented). If you're unclassified, even if they requested you be there, there's no technical time orientation which you can fall back on to call it overtime. Even if you're classified, it might be hard to justify to a supervisor that attending concerts could be considered "on the clock", unless you are specifically requested to be there. I've not been asked to attend one yet. And with the exception of one fortepiano recital I was here right up to concert time tuning for, I haven't been to one. Our recital venue only seats about 200 and I figure the students need the recital credit more than I do. What I do like to attend from time to time is rehearsals. In that setting, you can learn more about what the performer is trying to achieve, thinks me. I will also buy recital recordings from time to time. They're nice to have around, and you can play them more than once. And depending on mic positioning, you can hear more of what the piano's doing than from the 12th row. Over time, you can also get a sense of how the piano is changing. Jeff Wim wrote: > So here is my question. Do any of you consider yourself as being "on the >clock," when you go to concerts and recitals, even if you are not required >to go, but do so any way, just in case, or as I do, to enjoy it, and to >evaluate and listen to potential problems with the piano? > > Wim > U of Alabama Jeff Tanner Piano Technician School of Music 813 Assembly ST University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 (803)-777-4392 jtanner@mozart.sc.edu
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