Spot on Fred...but you said it all far better than me....I agree that PTG is a valuable asset in getting to grips with this craft....It's just they they are not the only arbiter.... How about forming an alliance of high quality technicians...no costs...just a mutual sharing of relevant info between technicians who actually know what each other is talking about.....half joking here.... I have absolutely no problem with being elitist....the folks I work for are the elite of the musical world...and they all deserve better than some of the miserable work I've seen out there on the road! On Jul 23, 2010, at 7:10 PM, Fred Sturm wrote: > On Jul 23, 2010, at 7:12 PM, tnrwim at aol.com wrote: > >> But lets get on the same page here. Does the PTG want to promote the RPT,or not? > > > Yes, it seems that the official policy of PTG is gung ho, rah, rah RPT brand. I'm sorry, I am all through being a "good soldier." Promoting RPT to colleges and universities as anything other than a bare minimum on which to build is not only a waste of time, energy and money, it will backfire on us. As exemplified by Bill Balmer's post. His is not an isolated incident. I'd liken it to promoting a paramedic or a paralegal where a doctor or a lawyer are needed. > Anyone who thinks RPT is the be all and end all needs to think again. Maybe it works for the general public, those who have their pianos tuned because they heard they ought to do so once and a while. It does not work for serious musical institutions. Period. They require a level of skills so far above RPT, there is no comparison. If that labels me as a (shudder) "elitist," so be it. > The one way I think PTG can promote itself and its members to serious musical institutions is as a source of information and training. There is no question that PTG is very good at bringing together excellent technicians and providing at least a certain level of training - and those who want can find access to more. But it is quite clear that PTG is not really seriously in the business of certifying a professional level of skill, and probably never will be. > Regards, > Fred Sturm > fssturm at unm.edu > http://www.createculture.org/profile/FredSturm > http://www.youtube.com/fredsturm > http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/FredSturm > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20100723/356f98e3/attachment-0001.htm>
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