TRADE WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR Professional DEVELOPMENT.

APPLY NOW FOR COURSE STARTING SEPTEMBER 2015 BASED AT THE KETTERING ROAD MUSIC & ARTS CENTRE
125-129 KETTERING Rd.
Northampton N1 4AZ 07984 300009

Course Includes
• Piano Tuning
• Grand & Upright Repairs & Regulation
• Full Piano Rebuilding
• History of the Piano
• Acoustic Theory
• Psychoacoustics
• Piano Construction & Design
• Professional Development
• Experienced and Qualified Teaching Staff.
• Piano Trade supported lectures from Industry specialists.
Limited Places available apply now www.stevedroy.com

Course Highlights
Based at the lovely old Victorian School Buildings now home to Northampton Music & Performing Arts Trust, formerly The Northampton Music School, successful candidates will be able to apply for Student membership of the Piano Tuners Association.

• Fast track intensive teaching methods
• Piano Tuning by ear and using Electronic Tuning Devices - the integrated method.
• Opportunity for a further 12 months of ongoing professional development.
• Course designed to enable successful graduates to be able to pass Piano Tuners Association Test.
• Course duration is 40 weeks in four blocks of ten weeks over 12 months, with full time tuition for 3 days per week and 2 days personal practice and study.

Who is this course for?
This course is an ideal introduction for anyone who would like to be a professional Piano Tuner or someone who is looking for further practical study.

You may already work within the trade and want to develop skills, or be a recent music or other graduate who is self motivated and likes the idea of being independent and working for themselves. Perhaps you fancy a change of career or doing something to complement your existing work Entry to the course is on a person by person basis and places are limited so please do not hesitate to get in touch and have a chat.

This course is an ideal introduction for anyone who would like to be a professional Piano Tuner or someone who is looking for further practical study. You may already work within the trade and want to develop skills, or be a recent music or other graduate who is self motivated and likes the idea of being independent and working for themselves. Perhaps you fancy a change of career or doing something to complement your existing work Entry to the course is on a person by person basis and places are limited so please do not hesitate to get in touch and have a chat.

Meet the teaching staff

Steve Droy is a concert piano tuner, course principal and programme designer. He is a former lecturer on the Degree course at London Metropolitan University, and until September 2014 was the Director of Furtados Institute of Piano Technology in Mumbai India; where helectured and trained professional piano technicians to work across India.

• He is a full member of the Piano Tuners Association of the and the Institute of Musical Instrument Technicians.

• He holds a Diploma in Piano Tuning and Repairs and a Certificate in Classical Musical Instrument Technology from Newark Piano School UK

• He is a full member of the Piano Tuners Association of the and the Institute of Musical Instrument Technicians.

• He holds a Diploma in Piano Tuning and Repairs and a Certificate in Classical Musical Instrument Technology from Newark Piano School UK

• He has trained in Hamburg at the prestigious C.F. Theodore Steinway Academy for Concert Technicians

• D J Smallman is a Piano Restorer with over 35 years in the trade. He has worked for world class pianists as Senior Technician for Markson Pianos and Jaques Samuel Pianos of London. He is the former Technical Director of Furtados Institute of Piano Technology and has worked as an independent expert in California & Israel.

Get in Touch

If you have any queries or you would like to discuss any aspects of the course or Piano Technology, then please do contact Steve 07984 300009 or info@stevedroy.com

www.stevedroy.com where you can also download an ebook and learn more