Welcome to the Pno-Ped-L FAQ [Frequently Asked Questions] The purpose of this site is to orient users to the email list Pno-Ped-L,
1. What is the purpose of this list?
Pno-Ped-L, a public, unmoderated mailing list devoted to discussion of issues in the field of Piano Pedagogy. Any topic of concern in the field of piano teaching from A to Z would be appropriate and welcomed on this list. Topics such as teaching methods and materials, repertoire and technical exercises, both in general or at specific levels (beginning through advanced), learning styles, educational philosophies, even studio policies and procedures would be welcomed on Pno-Ped-L. Discussion of the history of piano pedagogy, various schools of piano playing, famous pedagogues of the past and present would be highly appropriate. Ideas, announcements and information of a non-commercial nature which would be of concern to those interested in the field of piano pedagogy would be most welcomed.
2. Who should subscribe to this list?
Participation of the following groups is encouraged: professional teachers and pianists, university piano pedagogy and performance majors, university piano literature classes, and others seriously interested in the field of PIANO PEDAGOGY.
3. How do I subscribe, unsubscribe or resubscribe to the list?
In order to subscribe or resubscribe to the list, send the following message in the body of email to: majordomo@lists.colstate.edu
subscribe pno-ped-l
In order to unsubscribe from the list, send the following message in the body of email to: majordomo@lists.colstate.edu
unsubscribe pno-ped-l
Keep in mind that the final character of the above commands is a lower case letter "l" and not the number "1".
4. How can I access the archives of the Pno-Ped-L list?
The Archives of the proceedings of PNO-PED-L, from its inception can be found at: majordomo@lists.colstate.edu The Pno-Ped-L archives are organized into monthly files. Archive file names use only lower case letters and they appear as follows:
pno-ped-l.9704
The above file name refers to the Pno-Ped-L archive file for the month of April, 1997. Please note: The ninth character in this file name is the lower case letter "l" not the number "one". Individual archive files may be obtained by using the "get" command, followed by the name of the list, followed by the name of the archive file.
| <command> | <listname> | <filename> |
| get | pno-ped-l | pno-ped-l.9704 |
For example: A request of the Pno-Ped-L archive file for the month of April, 1997 should appear as follows:
get pno-ped-l pno-ped-l.9704
This is not a typographical error. Both the list name and the archive file name contain the same letters. Therefore, "pno-ped-l" must appear twice in an archive request. The file name differs from the list name in that it also contains an indication of the year (97) and the month (04). Also, please do not forget the "." dot. Computers love these little things and will not cooperate without them.
Similarly, your request of the archive file for the month of May, 1997 would appear as follows:
get pno-ped-l pno-ped-l.9705
Archive requests should be sent to the following address: majordomo@lists.colstate.edu
One final note about the archives: Some of these files are rather large (400-500K), so they may take a few seconds to come up on your computer screen.
5. How do I go about posting mail to the list?
IT IS IMPORTANT to understand the proper usage of email addresses. In matters of administration (subscribing, unsubscribing, digest, archives, etc.), address your mail to:
majordomo@lists.colstate.edu
To post a message to all the list subscribers, address your mail to:
Pno-Ped-L@lists.colstate.edu
6. What is digest mode and how do I switch to it?
Postings may be received from PNO-PED-L in either, or both, of two modes. In "regular" mode, where individual messages are posted throughout the day and with "digest" mode, where messages are collected and posted periodically as one large message.
A) In REGULAR mode, you may post and receive the postings of others throughout the day. To subscribe to this list in regular mode, if you have not already done so, send the following message in the body of email to: majordomo@lists.colstate.edu
subscribe pno-ped-l
To "unsubscribe," or remove your name from the list, send the following message in the body of email to: majordomo@lists.colstate.edu
unsubscribe pno-ped-l
B) With DIGEST mode, subscribers periodically receive one large email message of approximately 40,000 characters (about 10 pages of text) containing the entire proceedings of the list for that time period. Because of the large size of the digests, an index is provided with each issue. The digest index is complied from the "subject" fields of each message contained in that issue.
If you decide to switch to the Digest mode, send the following message in the body of email to: majordomo@lists.colstate.edu
subscribe pno-ped-l-digest
If you choose to subscribe to Pno-Ped-L in digest mode, you should also consider unsubscribing from the list in regular mode unless, of course, you want to continue receiving regular mail in addition to the digests. To unsubscribe from the list regular mode send the following message in the body of email to: majordomo@lists.colstate.edu
unsubscribe pno-ped-l
If, at some later time, you wish to rejoin the list in regular format, you must then resubscribe to the list as outlined in FAQ question number 3 above and unsubscribe from digest mode by sending the following command in the body of email to: majordomo@lists.colstate.edu
unsubscribe pno-ped-l-digest
Note: Some subscribers prefer receive the list in both regular and digest modes at the same time.
7. What is the list policy on attachments?
One of the most appealing features of an Internet mail list is that, even though we all employ different software clients for email, through the TCP IP protocol suite software of the Internet, we can still find compatibilty for communication. A basic underlying assumption of communication on an Internet mail list should be that all other subscribers will be able to understand what you have to say, or at least be able to read your post. Furthermore, subscribers to an Internet mail list rightly have a natural expectation that list traffic will be conducted in a common, compatible format.
When posting to Pno-Ped-L, one should assure themselves that all other subscribers will actually be able to convert your post into a readable format. With normal email messages this is not a concern, but it is an important consideration when contemplating the use of email attachments. The reality of attachments is that they are simply not compatible with all email clients and absent complete assurance in the matter of compatibilty of an attachment, a post with an attachment should be reconsidered.
Even if a portion of the list subscribers might be able to convert an attachment into a legible format, others can not, and communication with a portion of the list obviously presents numerous problems for our common list dialogue. It follows, therefore, that use of attachments significantly complicates communication on the list and tends to reduce the value of the list for everyone.
If you feel strongly that the list could benefit from one of your files, you might consider two approaches. Take the time to paste it into your own email client, manually fix up the formatting, and then send it to the list as a normal email message without attachments. Another approach might be to post your file to a web page and then send the URL for your file in an email message to the list so we can view it independently through our browser clients.
Another concern which immediately comes to mind with the first approach outlined above, would be the problem of sending an extremely large file to the list. If your message turns out to be very large, please consider breaking it down into several postings. This would be appreciated by all, especially those who are connecting at slower download speeds.
One final thought regarding attachments are their effect on the list archives and the issues of Pno-Ped-L digest. Pno-Ped-L is a fully archived list with subscriptions also available in digest mode. Typically, attachments take up lots of space and appear only as "gibberish" in the list archives and in issues of the Pno-Ped-L digest. The negative effect of a attachment on the value of the list archives and Pno-Ped-L digests is considerable.
Therefore, with the above considerations in mind, please refrain from sending attachments of any kind to the list.
8. What is netiquette and what does it mean on this list?
When posting to this mail list, it is good to keep a few things in mind, which may make your stay at PNO-PED-L more pleasurable for yourself and others.
1) When referring to another posting, please quote only the portion of that message which is relevant to your discussion. We've already read the original message in its entirety. Make sure, also, to strip out all header information from the previous posting; it is a waste of space, it may confuse the computers and the repetition adds unnecessarily to the volume of the list archives.
2) Conclude your message with your name and complete email address. This has two benefits: 1) we will all know your name, and 2) your address will allow us to respond directly should the need arise. Headers usually provide this information, but not always.
3) Be nice. We all goof up occasionally or express ideas that may, unknowingly, be obvious to everyone else. There's no need to "flame" someone for this. If a response is necessary at all, send mail to the offender directly.
4) Take special care in wording the "subject:" line. This may be your one shot at attracting attention to your posting.
9. How do contact the list owner?
The Pno-Ped-L list owner is Steve Clark, member of the piano faculty of Columbus State University. Should you need to contact him for any reason he may be contacted as follows.