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Piano Tuner resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what piano tuners actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most piano tuners should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Qualified piano tuner and technician with experience servicing acoustic pianos in homes, schools, churches and performance venues across Australia. Skilled in aural and electronic tuning to A440, action regulation and voicing, with a practical approach to repairs and client education. Committed to reliable service schedules and clear communication with owners and music directors.
Key skills
- Aural tuning to A440 pitch standard
- Action regulation and voicing
- String replacement and pedal repair
- Humidity control and piano care advice
- TuneLab
- Verituner
- Reyburn CyberTuner
- PianoMeter
- Tuning lever and tuning hammer
- Attention to detail
- Customer service
- Problem solving
- Time and deadline management
- Craft and hand tool work
- Selling and negotiation
- Operations management
Experience: example bullet points
- Tuned upright and grand pianos across a school network, maintaining accurate pitch and consistent touch to support daily lessons and recitals.
- Regulated and voiced actions on a concert grand before a recital series, improving repetition and evenness for the performer.
- Replaced broken bass strings and repaired sustain pedals on site, avoiding the need to transport instruments off campus.
- Advised private clients on humidity control and servicing intervals, reducing tuning drift between seasonal visits.
- Managed a booking schedule across metropolitan and regional locations, arriving on time and completing most appointments within a single visit.
Education
Certificate III or IV in piano technology, or a diploma or degree in music performance or instrument making, often combined with an apprenticeship or supervised training under an experienced piano tuner.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- A440
- aural tuning
- action regulation
- voicing
- pitch raise
- tuning hammer
- tuning lever
- TuneLab
- Verituner
- Reyburn CyberTuner
- PianoMeter
- humidity control
- Dampp-Chaser
- upright piano
- grand piano
- concert tuning
- Australasian Piano Tuners and Technicians Association
- APTTA
- piano repair
- string replacement
- pedal repair
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.