It all comes with being available, whenever possible, to chat, or say "Hi," or spend a couple minutes listening to a rehearsal. And if they tell you about a problem, find out how the performance went. It's all about hand-holding when you can. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: reggaepass at aol.com To: caut at ptg.org Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 4:38 PM Subject: [CAUT] "You are The Greatest!" List, The subject line may sound like what the renowned boxer Mohammed Ali would say to his image reflected back to him in a mirror before a bout. But, I am delighted to report, it is ALSO what a student just said to me as I passed her in the hallway (!!!). I figured that she had just spilled a drink in a piano or had some other bad news to relay and that she was simply softening me up before the other shoe dropped. But no, she claims that all of the other institutional piano technicians she has encountered (obviously, no one on this list!) were grumpy and of otherwise generally sour disposition. After thanking her for making my day (week, month, year...), I told her that maintaining a positive outlook was my way of rebelling against the stereotype. May you all be similarly blessed (sounds corny, but I really mean it). Cheers, Alan Eder CalArts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Traveling over the river or through the woods this holiday season? Get the MapQuest Toolbar. Directions, Traffic, Gas Prices & More! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut_ptg.org/attachments/20081125/06949aae/attachment.html>
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