Prepare Yourself For a Career in Piano Technology
The mission of The Chicago School for Piano Technology is to provide complete
foundation skills for aspiring piano technicians who may then enter into the life-long
task of mastering all of the technical aspects of the acoustic piano as a whole
instrument.
The piano is a marvelous and intricate musical instrument, designed to be transparent to the player for the creation of music and joy. The piano technician's job is to ensure that the piano is maintained in a condition such that performers find no obstacle to their endeavor. This can only be begun with a year or two of intensive hands-on instruction. Therefore, it is our mission to teach the basic and advanced hands-on skills every piano technician should have in order to hear, feel, diagnose, and find solutions to the obstacles that occur in the piano. In addition, the course of instruction will provide the student with the ability to carry on their own business as a technician/tuner, or, as well, to begin the process of becoming proficient in full rebuilding and restoration.
Piano Tuner or Piano Technician?
It is our belief that one cannot realistically be just a piano tuner. The modern piano has over 12,000 parts, most of which are wood, felt, leather, paper, and some bits of metal. It is a wholly organic instrument, with all of the parts unified in order for it to work properly. We believe that it is a fundamental service to our clients not only to have the technical expertise necessary to address the varied parts of the whole instrument, but also to have the developed sense to know both our limits and the limits of any given piano. The aim of The Chicago School for Piano Technology is to create the "whole" technician with as few limits as possible.
A Piano Artist Speaks: The Endangered Piano Technician
The Chicago School for Piano Technology is approved for Candidacy for Accreditation by the NCA-CASI (North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement
The Chicago School for Piano Technology is Approved for IMMIGRANT STUDENTS by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
and DHS (Department of Homeland Security) to participate in
SEVP (Student and Exchange Visitor Program)
The Chicago School for Piano Technology is Approved for VETERANS through GI Bill Education Benefits by the
Illinois State Approving Agency
The Chicago School for Piano Technology is authorized for operation pursuant to the Certificate of Approval To
Operate as a Private Business and Vocational School, Issued By the
Illinois State Board of Education
The Chicago School for Piano Technology admits students of any age, race, color, national and ethnic origin, gender or gender-preference or orientation, to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national and ethnic origin, gender or gender-preference or orientation, in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs.