---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment =20 In a message dated 11/4/2004 7:21:11 PM Central Standard Time, =20 jim_busby@byu.edu writes: Wim,=20 The answer isn=E2=80=99t a lack of students here at BYU. We turn down aroun= d 10 to=20 15 people every year who want to learn to =E2=80=9Ctune=E2=80=9D. BYU has= had piano tech=20 programs in the past which produced several fine technicians. Currently we=20= have=20 a =E2=80=9Cmentoring program=E2=80=9D with 3 students. Our Dean has asked w= hy we don=E2=80=99t=20 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=E2=80=99re up to our= eyeballs=20 with work now?=20 2. Market saturation. If we produced 5 or 10 RPTs a year =E2=80=A6 well, so= on we=E2=80=99d=20 have too many locally.=20 3. Competition with local technicians. Some are already upset that we=20 produce one RPT a year.=20 4. In the past some have quit the program early thinking they knew enough= =E2=80=A6=20 (they didn=E2=80=99t)=20 I agree with you on the need for more top notch technicians, but don=E2=80= =99t know=20 if a school is the answer. Do you see these as issues?=20 Jim Jim =20 I can understand the time/budget space issue. The question is, is the Dean=20 interested enough to budget another full time faculty member to teach the=20 course of study, and fund the equipment, space, supplies, etc.? =20 As far saturating the market, I think that will solve itself. When a piano =20 tuner graduates, and sees there is no business, they will move to areas of t= he =20 country that does need them. If BYU does start a full time program, it will=20= =20 attract students from around the country. (Same philosophy as doctors and =20 accountants graduating from the school. They don't all stay in Provo, do the= y?)=20 =20 As far as students leaving early, if the school offers a degree, it should =20 encourage most of them to graduate. It doesn't prevent them from leaving=20 early, thinking "they know it all," but might be enough of an incentive for= them=20 to stay.=20 =20 Which brings us to the other posts, the need for college level techs to hav= e=20 a BS. If the CAUT program is successful, and universities start asking for=20 tuners with the education and experience, it might encourage students to get= =20 the degree. =20 Just some thoughts on the matter. =20 Wim=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/fe/e9/d0/c0/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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