David (Skolnik, that is), Thanks for your insights, they all ring true. Dealing with egos in any kind of institutional setting can be tricky, and that's a big part of working at a college. I've been lucky to have the support of the Chair and others, and in fact, when I say I've sent emails to the faculty, what's actually happened is the Chair has forwarded my emails to the rest of the faculty. I hope I haven't given the idea that I play Piano Cop (if at all, I'm the Good Cop [?]). I think that I've established a working relationship with the students and faculty from having taught a few classes and playing in a student ensemble when time allows. I've also been seen as a resource and have been invited to give piano presentations to piano students and composers. Anyway, I wholeheartedly agree with your point that "They are not your pianos. You can't take it personally." We take care of the instruments, but they're not there for us. And if nobody used them, we wouldn't have a job to begin with. Cheers, Zeno Wood -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut_ptg.org/attachments/20090427/86940e9f/attachment.html> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 541 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut_ptg.org/attachments/20090427/86940e9f/attachment.gif>
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