Video Course with Feedback - Start Page
Two Years
Complete all 22 Units and become certified as an Aural Piano Technician, APTU.
Interview with Andreas, student of the Piano Tuning Video Course with Feedback
Here is how the video course with feedback course is run:
Once you sign up for the Piano Tuning Video Course with Feedback, you will get immediate access to all the lessons on HowToTunePianos.com (unless you are paying by payment plan. Then we must create your account manually.)
After successfully completing the theory and stability courses (see below) the student must contact the school to begin their unit submissions. They will be guided how to complete and submit their units.
The student will work through 22 units and send in a recording of each unit once completed.
They will then receive a video of their instructor evaluating the unit. If they pass, the instructor will guide them on how to complete the next unit. If they fail the unit, the instructor will guide them on what they can do to improve their mark.
Please allow one week before emailing about the status of the feedback video.
After successful completion of all 22 units, the student will receive the certification of Aural Piano Tuner, APTU, with the International Piano Technicians School, IPTS.
The following video and check list below will guide you in how to start the course. It says it is for the Mentor and Accelerated programs but the set-up is the same.
Video Course with Feed Start-Up Instructions
GENERAL
1. Sign up.
2. Update password.
3. Watch the theory lessons.
4. Take the theory quizzes.
5. Watch the stability lessons.
6. Take the stability quizzes.
7. Contact us to let us know you've finished these two courses and we will guide you on how to start submitting your units..
DETAILS
1. Sign up for the Mentor Program, Accelerated Program, or the Video Course with Feedback at https://HowToTunePianos.com/New-IPTS-Programs/ and your account will automatically be created.
(If you have signed up for a payment plan, we may have to create your account manually)
2. Once you sign up (or once your account has been created manually) you will receive an email asking you to update your password.
3. Login in to https://HowToTunePianos.com and click Courses.
You will be brought to the courses page that says USER LOGGED IN at the top. Click the course that says Piano Tuning Theory.
4. Each lesson has a Take the Quiz button. Click it to access the quiz. (See Special Quiz Notes below)
5. Login in to https://HowToTunePianos.com and click Courses.
You will be brought to the courses page that says USER LOGGED IN at the top. Click the course that says Superior Stability.
6. Each lesson has a Take the Quiz button. Click it to access the quiz. (See Special Quiz Notes below)
7. Reach out by Email or the Contact page and let us know you are done the quizzes and ready to start submitting your units.
Units
- Click for the Unit Descriptions to tell you how to tune each unit.
- Click for the submission instructions for each unit and follow these instructions to send in your unit recording to be marked.
- Unit progress is stored in a spreadsheet called "IPTS - YOUR NAME" that we will set up when you are ready.
- You must get 80% to pass each unit. We strongly recommend getting a minimum of 90% for each unit.
- Your last unit will tuning a grand piano for a local independent concert technician in your city
Special Quiz Notes
- All the lesson videos are located at HowToTunePianos.com.
- All the quizzes (and units) are found at InternationalPianoTechniciansSchool.com
- Each "Take the Quiz" button links to the quiz which is located at InternationalPianoTechniciansSchool.com.
- This separate quiz website allows us to track your progress.
- You need to be registered and logged In to the InternationalPianoTechniciansSchool.com website in order to take the quizzes.
- It is free to register. Just click Login and look for the Register button.
- You don't need to use the same email and password as HowToTunePianos.com, but you can if you want.
- If you get an error even though you are logged in, try reloading the page.