[pianotech] Bio???

[Roger Gable]

Wim,
The contents of your biography depend upon the purpose of your presentation. Under what pretense were you asked to speak? Is it a presentation about piano technology or the performance or education aspects of music? I would assume because you mention your credentials with PTG, you were asked to present a talk about the piano service industry; if so then concentrating on you experience in this industry would warrant all 25 words. From my experience, ones experience as a teacher and/or performer has little relevance in the service industry. Some of our best technicians don't perform or teach. In my opinion concentrate on your involvement as a technician with performers but not as a performer or teacher. I'm sure MEA has an ample line-up of speakers on the subject of music education.
Roger Gable

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  From: tnrwim at aol.com 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 3:31 PM
  Subject: [pianotech] Bio???


  In March I am going to give a presentation to the Hawaii MEA. They want a short bio on me. I wrote one which listed my years as a piano technician, that I am an RPT with the PTG, and that I do complete piano work, reconditioning, voicing, etc. But then I saw the bio of a fellow tech who gave a similar presentation, where he mentioned he had degrees in music, taught music for a number of years, and that he had been a tuner for a long time. 

  I am limited to 25 words. So the question is this. Considering that this will be a group of music educators, should I say that I am an RPT with the PTG, tout my years of experience,  and that I do all that fancy stuff? Or should I mention that I have degrees in music, was a music teacher for a number of years, that I current direct choirs, and that I have been working on pianos for 45 years? 

  Wim

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