Accelerated Program Information Page
Six Months

Here you can find out all about the Accelerated Program offered by the International Piano Technicians School.
The Accelerated Program is a one-on-one aural piano tuning program that will train you in the Mark Cerisano Tuning System.

Who is this course for?
The Accelerated Program is for piano technicians who want to improve their aural tuning to a high level.
It is for technicians who are looking for certification.
You should be a working professional piano technician.
You will need the approval of the school to sign up for the Accelerated Program.

Who is this course not for?
Non-musicians.
People who have never heard of the Mark Cerisano Tuning System.
People who just want to learn how to tune a piano with an ETD.
People who are not professional piano technicians.
(If you are not a piano technician but still want to achieve a high level of skill in piano tuning, consider the Mentor Program.)

Here is how the course is run:
Once you sign up for the Accelerated Program, you will get immediate access to all the lessons on HowToTunePianos.com.
After successfully completing the theory and stability courses, the student will receive one hour private online lessons given every week for 26 weeks.
At the discretion of the instructor, the student may be allowed to take two lessons per week for three months.
The student will work through 22 units and send in a recording of each unit once completed.
Each class the instructor will help the student advance in one or more of the following ways:
- Mark the unit with the student
- Go over the unit with the student
- Instruct the student how to pass the next unit
- Answer any general questions about piano tuning and repair 
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.