This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment =20 =20 >>The question is, why aren't there more schools teaching a course of study in piano technology? The obvious answer is lack of students. But why aren't there enough students interested in this field? Is the answer perhaps our fault, that we have not explained adequately the opportunity for piano tuners to make a living. << =20 Wim=20 =20 =20 Wim, =20 The answer isn't a lack of students here at BYU. We turn down around 10 to 15 people every year who want to learn to "tune". BYU has had piano tech programs in the past which produced several fine technicians. Currently we have a "mentoring program" with 3 students. Our Dean has asked why we don't start another larger program. Here are some of the reasons we gave; =20 1. Time/budget/space. How could we fit in more when we're up to our eyeballs with work now? 2. Market saturation. If we produced 5 or 10 RPTs a year ... well, soon we'd have too many locally. 3. Competition with local technicians. Some are already upset that we produce one RPT a year. 4. In the past some have quit the program early thinking they knew enough... (they didn't) =20 I agree with you on the need for more top notch technicians, but don't know if a school is the answer. Do you see these as issues? =20 Jim ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/67/bd/ff/f8/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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