Teaching Tuning

[paulrevenkojones at aol.com]

 Sure. The more professional schools, the better.

P


 


 

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From: Jean and David Weiss <djweiss at ntelos.net>
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Sent: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 7:01 pm
Subject: RE: Teaching Tuning

























And the University of Western Ontario!!!



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David Weiss



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CSPT (Chicago
School for Piano Technology)!? NBSS (North Bennett Street School)! 



Yup, it's difficult. You can find our entire curriculum out on our website,
Tom. It's taken years to develop, and we're not done, ever.? While you're
there, take a look at the graduates page, see what they're doing after one year
of training.



Paul









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-----Original Message-----

From: Tom Sivak <tvaktvak at sbcglobal.net>

To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>

Sent: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 5:24 pm

Subject: Teaching Tuning




I have a new-found respect for those of you who teach others to tune.? I took on 





a student, albeit a not-too-serious one, this summer.? I have taught piano for 





nearly 20 years, I used to teach college level music theory; I thought I could 





be a good tuner-teacher, too.?? Not so.? Knowing what you're doing doesn't 





necessarily make you able to teach that to others.











My theory, as to why this was so difficult for me, is that I basically taught 





myself how to do all this stuff.? Sure, I had tutoring sessions with various 





RPTs here in my area, but for the most part, I read, I watched others 





critically, I attended all the PTG meetings and Institutes I could, and I bought 





old junker pianos and regulated, reconditioned, and partially rebuilt them.? 











I didn't really do it all by myself, but there was no curriculum I followed, nor 





any logical course of action other than trying to absorb everything that came my 





way.











So when it came time to pass this knowledge down, I had no idea how to form 





basic lesson plans that progressed from one step to another, or create aural 





tuning exercizes to help this youngster learn how to tune.? 











Perhaps a more serious student might have made me feel a little better about the 





job I did, but I don't blame the student.? I think I'm just no good at it.? I 





don't foresee taking on any other students in the future.











No response necessary from anyone on this post.? Just wanted to express my 





gratitude to those who helped me get a start, and my admiration for those of you 





who have the talent to teach others.











Tom Sivak





Chicago





















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