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[jolly roger]

Hey ric,
             I don't play. More than a few of my clients have offered to
teach me correct fingering.  But shake their heads at the dexterity of my
two fingers and thumb, along with the sensitivity of my fore finger.
I had training as a singer.  Many of the pianist I listen to, could further
their skills with some singing lessons, it would help them to phrase and
breath.   
Oh the agony, to the listener when they lose a singing line.   I would love
to be able to play, but teaching this old dog new tricks would be a huge
challenge.
A keen ear,  a consistent and sensitive touch, ( fingers and feet) is the
only physical skill required,  enough musical knowledge, and people skills,
to hear what the client is not saying.  Then the ability to relate it to
the keyboard.
Many very fine technicians, finish their work and spend 5 mins checking the
piano after wards as a check.  
Because of my lack of playing ability, I systematically run chromatics,
then intervals to check tuning, chromatic triads to check note to note
voicing (p and f), must have a smooth homogenous chord, octaves and double
octaves for tuning and tonal balance.
This approach ensures all 88's get the same treatment.
Mmmmmm  perhaps I should  find another profession, since I can't play?  The
playing technician's are going to be awful busy, if all the non players quit.
Have a great weekend.
Roger

>
>Egads, I got a lot to learn.  Not only does it serve to have piano
>playing skills, now you give good reasons for playing other
>instruments.   I remember my piano teacher talking about phasing.
>Those long curved lines in sheet music.... that's is about all I
>understood what she was trying to say.  "This is a phrase (pointing to
>the music) and this is the phrase (playing it) and I sat there with
>duh on my face.  That was at 15.   Maybe now I am ready for another
>lesson.   I do remember a lot from the few lessons since then.
>(perhaps because I had to pay instead of my parents)  ; )   Ha, maybe
>it is not so important for a  tech to play at least on the
>intermediate level, but rather take lessons.   ---ric
>