> Ideally, all those interested in
> learning this way will be all set up and ready to go
> by that time ;-).
Hi Peter,
I'm 371% ready to tackle this concept:) So if you need
to do streaming tests, let me know.
a decent Webcam 30$ +
A good computer mic 25$
Excelent Sony mic 45$
You don't need the fastest computer in the world to
achieve a great stream with. I have a 500 mhz (Slow
by todays standards) with 384mb ram and and it is used
to stream japan/europe tv stations... While sending
emails and other internet work. The streams are
flawless and run 100% full screen as well.
I've also seen perfect streaming video/audio done on a
133mhz laptop- So I think anyone alive today with a
computer can be apart of a streaming lesson or an
on-line shakuhachi clinic.
The other advantage of streaming lessons is that the
teacher can choose the size of his class rooms. The
teacher can take 1 student at a time or perhaps 11 (
Thats provided he/she has enough bandwidth to support
that many streams).
After the teacher has selected the size of his/her
group, they can also create a waiting room for the
others who arrived late to the lesson where they will
be placed on a que. In this waiting area, the tardy
students can talk to each other to pass the time or
whatever. The major issue here would be the long
waiting times.
Now, If you created an on-line shakuhachi dojo that
features 4 teachers from around the world each with
their own classes, that could be something amazing.
I refuse to mention the profits of such venture.
Cheers,
Isaac
--- Peter H <voxsonorus@yahoo.com> wrote:
> The idea of teaching via the net first occurred to
> me a few years ago
> when widespread broadband access was still years
> away; now that it's
> there for a number of players, I do plan to give it
> a try once I settle
> down and get the equipment together. Ideally, all
> those interested in
> learning this way will be all set up and ready to go
> by that time ;-).
> I think real-time video teaching can work, occupying
> a spot somewhere
> between videos and being in the same room as the
> teacher--which is a
> quantum leap up from either of the other two IMHO.
> As for pain while playing, what's been posted so far
> is, judging from
> my experience, all very helpful. Relaxation of the
> whole body is
> important. As for playing the kan notes, relaxation
> is also key, but
> playing long high notes with energy and good tone,
> that then fade into
> nothing, requires more than that--support from the
> hara and mentally
> supporting the note, visualizing it, allow one to
> stay relaxed without
> the high notes losing energy and good tone.
> I've experienced neck and shoulder pain from playing
> my 2.4, which is
> kind of heavy, for long periods, but I've dealt with
> that by looking
> for the least stressful posture and arm position.
> It's also important
> to keep the wrists straight when playing longer
> flutes, even if it
> requires moving a finger hole or two--better a
> slightly carved-up flute
> than carpal tunnel syndrome. There's no reason we
> shouldn't feel some
> discomfort playing shakuhachi--after all, we haven't
> evolved (yet) to
> hold one, and I don't think ergonomics were part of
> the design beyond
> the finger holes matching certain fingers etc, so I
> think we have to
> work a bit at making it comfortable to play.
>
> Peter H
>
>
> --- Paul Cohen <paulcohen@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> > Isaac, Ronnie, Derek and all
> >
> > I found Todd Bartons Kan Octave movie very helpful
> as a reference
> > point
> > as I learn this technique sans physical teacher at
> the moment. In
> > e-learning terminology it's known as a (digital
> media)
> > learning/knowledge object, which can either act
> stand alone or be
> > integrated into more comprehensive lesson(s) as
> needed (though
> > technically it needs to be wrapped in metadata to
> really implement
> > this). In this case I use it standalone along with
> a bunch of
> > excellent
> > paper based material I got at the ASS festival, as
> well as the odd
> > play
> > with the cool free S8tuner from
> > http://www1.ocn.ne.jp/~tuner/tuner_e.html
> > That said, the time for live teaching for me is
> looming as I get my
> > basic technique under control.
> >
> > The following snippet is from the current email
> discussion list of
> > "International Forum of Educational Technology &
> Society"
> > http://ifets.ieee.org/ and seems relevant to the
> previous points
> > mentioned by all as it sums up the broadband
> teaching issues quite
> > nicely. It's from an ongoing discussion on the use
> of radio for
> > distance
> > learning in NZ (hope she does'nt mind me quoting
> but it saves me
> > saying
> > the same thing in different words:-)
> >
> > "Given that there are some learning experiences
> that can be enhanced
> > by
> > Audio or video presentation, the decision about
> which mechanism one
> > uses
> > to deliver that audio or video will understandably
> be strongly
> > influenced by pragmatic considerations like who
> has access to that
> > technology, how much It costs to implement, and
> what perceived value
> > it
> > has for the target audience." Mary Hall Education
> Project Manager
> >
> > The other issue, as Ronnie mentions, is
> "technologically challenged"
> > teachers/students, but I see this as being less of
> an issue as
> > Windows/Mac are finally becoming pretty much plug
> and play for this
> > sort
> > of thing now.
> >
> > The interactive e-learning broadband model works,
> as evidenced by
> > Japanese usage, but there are a helluva lot more
> guitar/piano
> > students
> > than shakuhachi so I don't know if it's
> financially viable to do it
> > at
> > the moment.
> >
> > The cheapest way to do it currently would be to
> just use short
> > focused
> > video chat sessions to learn specific techniques
> or resolve problems
> > which you can then go away and practise offline.
> Adapt the lesson
> > format
> > to the constraints of the costs/medium/user.
> E-learning is just
> > another
> > tool in the learning set, not a replacment (though
> the marketing spin
> > doctors would have you believe otherwise!).
> >
> > ?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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