IPTS Self-Certification
To become certified as an APTU with IPTS, simply follow these steps:
- Watch the Unit Descriptive Video for the unit you want to pass.
- Learn the unit techniques.
- Practice the unit techniques.
- When you're ready, watch the Scoring Video for that unit.
- Record the intervals.
- Filter, measure and score the intervals according to the Scoring Video's instructions.
- Move on the the next unit.
That's it!
Notes:
You will be asked to send a few units at the beginning so we can check if you're doing it right.
After you finish, you will tune a piano for a professional technician who will score you between 1 and 4.
Level 1 - Not ready to charge money for tunings.
Level 2 - Ready to charge money for residential, non-critical tunings. Not ready to tune for professional musicians, concert halls, or other high level customers.
Level 3 - Ready to tune for professional musicians, concert halls, and other high level customers, but with some concerns or caveats.
Level 4 - Ready to tune for professional musicians, concert halls, and other high level customers. No caveats or concerns.
If you get at least a level 2 on your final exam, then you will become certified as an Aural Piano Tuner, APTU, with the International Piano Technicians School, IPTS.
For a limited time only, for only 1¢ you can get access to the descriptive and scoring videos as they are being produced. Once there are more videos, this tuition fee will increase so if becoming certified as a piano tuner sounds interesting to you, sign up now. Just click the PayPal button/image below and I'll see you online.
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