Paul, Ronnie, Derek and all,
This idea of streaming videos is great considering
most serious shakuhachi players have a website of some
type. A big problem would be weather or not they(The
teachers) have the webspace and bandwidth needed to
support multiple video streams.
The other problem would be, conviencing a good
shakuhachi teacher that on-line videos are a good way
to do business.
I have seen quite a few streaming guitar lessons from
players in Japan and have no doubt that it would work
well anywhere else in the world. A few years ago, Pat
Metheny gave a live streaming guitar clinic. It was a
serious success. Last year, Al Di Meola's press
announced his plans to do the same on the internet.
Ronnie, mentioned using cassettes to teach students.
I think that is a great idea, but I also believe
remote shakuhachi teaching is even more effective with
video.
Shooting a 15/20 minute video segment would take only
an hour- Editing it would take under 3. I can only
hope that all other teachers here will give it a
little more thought!!
The other idea I would like to see is the "live
interactive streaming" lesson. Where the shakuhachi
teacher sits near a laptop with a web cam and a mic
giving a lesson while the student watches and asks
questions on his/her end (With their mic). It
combines a live stream with an interactive chat-room
type interface.
I've seen this type of thing done on the internet
before. But that scenario was completly different....
SO different, I cant mention it here. :)
Cheers,
Isaac
--- Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin <Nyogetsu@nyc.rr.com>
wrote:
> Hi Paul,
>
> Although I have had Broadband-Cable access for many
> years , I have also been
> technologically challenged (!) for at least that
> long. So, even though
> students have long suggested that I do this
> (broadband delivered lessons)
> , it will have to pass on to others.
>
> But as many of you know, I have been teaching via
> cassette for over 15
> years, and have (cassette) students in over 26
> states and over 6 foreign
> countries. This has always been meant for the
> purpose of teaching those
> shakuhachi students who are not in the proximity of
> other teachers.
>
> I would be happy to discuss how I do this with any
> teachers or students out
> there. While nothing replaces the face-to-face
> learning experience, I have
> had great success with this method.
>
> For more about it (and me) check out my site at:
> nyogetsu@nyogetsu.com
>
> Let me know if I can be of help,
> Ronnie
>
> >
> >
> http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/509/shakuhachi.html
> > http://www.mind.net/music/puh.mov
> >
> >
> > I think in Japan some music teachers are already
> doing broadband
> > delivered lessons.
> > I know a startup here in Oz was trying it some
> time back but there are
> > still some infrastructure and cost issues that
> probably make it a little
> > premature here.
> >
> > Good idea, I think.
> >
> >
>
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