Glossary of abbreviations
- &
- Ampersand – symbol used commonly in place of the word "and".
- BBC
- The British
Broadcasting Corporation.
- CBSO
- The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
- EMI
- The Electrical and Musical Industries group. EMI is the world's largest independent music company.
- FIMIT
- Fellow of the Institute of Musical Instrument
Technology. The objectives of the IMIT are: the advancement of musical
instrument technology through the exchange of information and ideas,
and the promotion of the professional status of members engaged in
musical instrument design, manufacture, repair and marketing. A Fellow
has to have satisfied the IMIT Council of his/her eminence in the profession
or of the importance and value of his/her services to musical instrument
technology.
- HRH
- His or Her Royal Highness – the formal way of addressing a Prince or Princess of the British Royal Family.
- LTCL
- Licentiate of Trinity College
London. A Licentiate standard of performance is equivalent
to the performance component on completion of a full-time undergraduate
course at a conservatoire or other higher education establishment.
- MPTA
- Member of the Pianoforte Tuners
Association. The Pianoforte Tuners' Association was founded in 1913
as a trade union, but was de-registered in 1972 to become a professional
body.
Since then its membership has gradually grown, proclaiming its commitment
to improving standards, to the extent that since 1975 all applicants
for membership must pass a theoretical and practical examination
to prove their ability as qualified tuners or technicians.
- PDF
- The Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format.
- TV
- Abbreviation for "television".
- UK
- Abbreviation for the "United Kingdom".
