Perfect Pitch/a bunch of hogwash

[Jim Coleman, Sr.]

Hi Matthew:

One of the things that strikes me as curious is that when I worked at
the local college, the teachers wanted their pianos tuned every month or
two, but they only had their home piano tuned once a year. I wonder why
that is.

Jim Coleman, Sr.

On Tue, 14 Dec 1999, Matthew Todd wrote:

> You have to also keep in mind that some people people are not fit to be piano
> teachers.  It is obvious if they want to get their piano tuned only once every
> two to three years.
> 
> 
> Matthew
> 
> RptBob1@AOL.COM wrote:
> 
> > In a message dated 12/14/99 10:19:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> > caute@accessnt.com.au writes:
> >
> > <<
> >  > My piano teacher, when she was asked what is the prerequisite of
> >  > becoming a musician, would answer that one must have a good ear. At the
> >  > beginning of a master class with new students, the first order of
> >  > business would be to check for perfect pitch. This was how she knew who
> >  > was talented.
> >  > >>
> >  List:
> > This is so much hogwash. Not wanting to add fuel to the fire but....  in my
> > long experience, I have found a tremendous lack of pitch knowledge especially
> > amongst pianists and piano teachers.  Why else would so many of them have
> > their pianos tuned once every two or three years whether it is needed or not.
> >  And how can one explain the large numbers of vocal teachers I have
> > encountered who really are totally unaware of whether or not not their school
> > piano is in tune.  The only time I get a call is when a unison has really
> > slipped badly and is obvious to everyone in their classroom or something is
> > not working properly and I get a call to fix a note that is "out of tune".
> >
> > This is the rule rather than the exception- in over 30 years of Tuning.
> >
> > Firehoses to the ready!!
> >
> > Bob Bergantino, RPT
> > Willoughby Hills, Ohio
>