John, A - HUGE - Thank you for your supporting story. Duaine On 05/26/2012 06:45 AM, John Ross wrote: > Duaine, > The aural part of the tuning test was the only thing that I failed, thereby never becoming an RPT. > > I know that it was ALL my fault that I was unable to. > > Lots of members offered me help, but unfortunately I was a member of an inactive chapter, so real everyday one on one > help was not available. > > Bill Bremmer even offered a one on one via Skype assistance, but that was after I dropped my membership when I turned 70. > > I think the biggest hangup I had, was, in not being able to count beats. > > I see now that counting wasn't as important as I thought. I should have just widenend the 4th's a smidgeon, and > narrowed the 5th's and it would probably have been ok. > > Less emphasis should be placed on counting beats, I do not think that this fear was only felt by me. > > The part that gets me is, that once the aural part of the test is passed, there is no need to ever think of the aural > part again, I can use my ETD exclusively for the rest of my life, and as long as I pay my dues, I am an RPT. > > Just my take on it. > > I think the PTG has been a great help over the years, I have been to close to 20 conventions and gained knowledge in > every one. Met some great people. > > I got the contract again for the local university, sent automatically. This is my 22nd year, so even without the RPT > and using my ETD a school of music has been kept happy. > It is only a small music department, 40 pianos, but 100 plus tunings a year. > > If the tunings were not satisfactory, I am sure I would have been informed by now. > > John Ross > Windsor, Nova Scotia -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing& Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler at att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home& Business user of Linux - 11 years
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