>From my standpoint, being a non-player (and obviously I don't perform nor teach), your situation sounds like an absolutely marvelous full range exploitation (and I mean that in a good sense) of the piano. You are intimate with the instrument from all angles. Have you ever built one from scratch? Do that and I guess you will have experienced them from every possible angle! Lucky you. Enjoy! Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles R Fowler" <chasfowler@juno.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 10:35 PM Subject: Re: tuning and teaching > Hi Jason, > > Myself, I am a musician,teacher, and tuner. I find no problems with any > clashes because I accept jobs as they go and schedule them to fit. I > have to say that 70% of my work is performing but I find teaching and > tuning as a good source to keep the bread on the table and the lights on > when gigs slow down in the winter months and late summer months. > > Chas Fowler > > > On Wed, 09 Jan 2002 18:28:39 -0800 Jason Kanter <jkanter@rollingball.com> > writes: > > Are any of you folks piano TEACHERS as well as piano tuners? I would > > like to > > conduct some (perhaps offline) discussion about how you manage your > > time...I > > have been a pianist since childhood, studied classical and jazz, > > composed > > and performed, and now I find that I have a talent for teaching > > children > > (and possibly adults too) to play piano. Do the two careers mesh for > > any of > > you, or do they clash? they certainly seem compatible. > > > > thanks/jason > > > > || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| > > JASON KANTER * PIANO TUNING > > jkanter@rollingball.com > > 425 562 4127 * fax 425 562 4132 > > bellevue, wa and orcas island, the san juans > > > >
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