Prepare Yourself For a Career in Piano Technology

The mission of The Chicago School for Piano Technology is to foster the next generations of piano technicians by providing complete foundation skills for those aspiring to enter into the life-long task of mastering all of the technical aspects of the acoustic piano as a whole instrument, in order to serve the needs of the entire musical community--performers, music lovers, and those who love the piano for its intrinsic value as part of the arts culture.

 

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, nor listeners any obstacle to their enjoyment. This can only be begun with a year or two of intensive hands-on instruction. Therefore, we 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 to begin the process of becoming proficient in full rebuilding and restoration, or, as well, to work on the concert stage or in institutional settings.

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 and to the musical community of players and listeners 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.

 

 

 

 

 

Prior to application, please fill out the questionnaire

here or on the main menu to the left.


 

 

 

 

The Chicago School for Piano Technology is ACCREDITED by the NCA-CASI (North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement)

To read the entire NCA Accreditation Report for CSPT, go to this page.

 

The Chicago School for Piano Technology is Approved for NON-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.