[AG-TECH] Art on The Grid Introductory Meeting

Tue May 20 13:00:20 CDT 2003

in line with this - there was an intersting 
message sent out on Canarie

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>For more information on this item please visit the CANARIE CA*net 4 Optical
>Internet program web site at http://www.canarie.ca/canet4/library/list.html
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>PIANO-TO-PIANO COMMUNICATION OVER
>HIGH SPEED NETWORKS WILL REVOLUTIONIZE
>MUSIC EDUCATION ACROSS CANADA
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>Wolfville, NS, May 20, 2003:  CANARIE  (Canada’s advanced Internet
>organization)  and project participants including Acadia University, The
Royal
>Conservatory of Music (RCM) and Yamaha Canada Music Ltd. today announced
>$365,000 in funding for MusicPath, a unique public-private research
initiative
>that will provide music students and educators from across the country with a
>revolutionary innovation in music education.
>
>“Ultimately, students will be able to receive ‘long distance’ training and
>testing from musicians of international calibre using this advanced network
>capability without compromising the integrity of the musical experience,”
said
>Minister of Canadian Heritage Sheila Copps, whose department provides funding
>support for CANARIE’s Applied Research in Interactive Media (ARIM)
program. “It
>also serves as an excellent example of the federal government’s commitment to
>link Canadians through innovative applications of technology, thereby
removing
>geographical barriers. Musicians from all regions of the country will now be
>able to tap into the expertise of high-level musicians at any time.”
>
>The MusicPath project is designed to connect two Yamaha Disklavier digital
>acoustic pianos via CA*net 4, Canada’s national research and innovation
network
>which is developed and operated by CANARIE.  The connection is made using an
>established music industry standard protocol called MIDI (Music Instrument
>Digital Interface).  All aspects of the initial pianist’s musical performance
>are immediately traced digitally and then sent through the network to remote
>locations where the process is reversed: every musical nuance is again
>reproduced through an acoustic piano using Yamaha’s proprietary Disklavier
>technology. The remote pianist is actually moving all the piano keys in real
>time in another location.
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>This technology has the potential to revolutionize the way piano is being
>taught and students are examined throughout the country. For instance,
once the
>project is implemented, a music student at Acadia could play a
>network-connected Disklavier piano in Wolfville, Nova Scotia and the music
>would be heard simultaneously on a Disklavier piano at the Royal Conservatory
>of Music (RCM) in Toronto. The musical expression would be accurately
>reproduced, allowing an expert musician in Toronto to provide precise and
>real-time instruction via videoconferencing to the Acadia student.  Music
>experts of the highest rank are rare, and time and distance constraints serve
>as a barrier to sharing their talent with music students and educators across
>the country.  A primary focus of MusicPath will be to remove these
barriers to
>the greatest extent possible.
>The initial objective of the MusicPath project is to deliver the method of
>interconnection of two Yamaha Disklavier pianos over CA*net 4 between Acadia
>University in rural Nova Scotia and the RCM in Toronto. Eventually, the
>technology will be accessible elsewhere across the country. These
>institutions - in partnership with Yamaha Canada, CANARIE and the
Department of
>Canadian Heritage - have identified a pioneering and cutting-edge way to
>deliver E-content to all corners of our nation.
>
>The intent of the project is to demonstrate how music students at Acadia
>University have the option to receive piano-to-piano testing and private
>student instruction from an RCM instructor by September 2003. With the
>completion of the project in December 2003, classroom education,
demonstration
>performances and improvisation will have been explored.
>
>More information is available at http://musicpath.acadiau.ca
>
>CANARIE is Canada’s advanced internet organization, a not-for-profit
>corporation that facilitates the development and use of next-generation
>research networks and the applications and services that run on them.  By
>promoting collaboration among key sectors and by partnering with similar
>initiatives around the world, CANARIE stimulates innovation and growth and
>helps to deliver social, cultural, and economic benefits to all Canadians.
 In
>2002, the Government of Canada recognized CANARIE as one of the organizations
>leading innovation in Canada. CA*net 4, Canada's national research and
>innovation network, is developed and operated by CANARIE.  CANARIE positions
>Canada as the global leader in advanced networking, and is supported by its
>members, project partners, and the Government of Canada.
>Acadia University, MusicPath’s lead partner, is responsible for overall
project
>management and the initial research phase of the program.    In the Maclean's
>University Rankings issue, released November 2002, Acadia was ranked by
>Canada's opinion leaders as the “Best Overall” primarily undergraduate
>university for the 9th consecutive year.  The integration of technology into
>Acadia’s learning environment has revolutionized its campus community
since the
>inception of the pioneering Acadia Advantage program in 1996. This is
>prominently demonstrated at the School of Music where faculty leaders have
>integrated music and technology within a unique notebook based environment,
>resulting in, for example, the establishment of a highly innovative Music
>Technology major, one of the few undergraduate music degree programs in music
>technology in Canada.
>The Royal Conservatory of Music provides the MusicPath project with the
>expertise of internationally renowned musicians, a recognized background of
>music teaching, and research on ‘long distance learning in real time’.
Founded
>in 1886, The Royal Conservatory of Music has a long tradition of
excellence in
>musical training. Its mission focuses on training performing musicians for
>successful careers; providing artistic leadership skills; and inspiring a
>commitment to the transformation of contemporary society. This project is an
>important step towards fulfilling the RCM’s vision of achieving global reach
>for all teaching, performance and program activities, the vision behind its
>planned new high tech performance and learning centre.
>
>Yamaha Canada Music Ltd. has supplied their distinctive Disklavier digital
>acoustic grand pianos for the Project. Yamaha has accumulated a wealth of
>expertise in the production of musical instruments for more than 100
years. Its
>mission focuses on contributing to a richer life for all, via innovative,
>quality products and technology which is a de facto standard.
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>For more information, please contact:
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>Martin Sampson 	Sheri Woodland	Jackie Van Amburg
>CANARIE	Acadia University	Acadia University
>Manager, Communications	Public Affairs	Development Office
>(613) 943-5377	(902) 585-1362	(902) 585-1044
>martin.sampson at canarie.ca	sheri.woodland at acadiau.ca
jackie.vanamburg at acadiau.ca
>www.canarie.ca	http://musicpath.acadiau.ca	http://musicpath.acadiau.ca
>

At 11:04 AM 5/20/2003 -0600, Jimmy Miklavcic wrote:
   >Okay gang,  here we go. The Art on the Grid Introductory Meeting will be 
   >Thursday March 22
   >10:00 MT, 12:00 ET & 16:00 UTC in the Big Horn Room. A quick agenda is 
   >below, if you have anything to add  let me know.
   >
   >Agenda:
   >
   >    1 - Introductions
   >    2 - Possible Projects.
   >    3 - Project participation.
   >    4 - Schedule of meetings.
   >    5 - Other Stuff.
   >
   >For those who can't make it, we'll have another meeting on June 5, 14:00 
   >MT (20:00 UTC).
   >
   >Jimmy
   >
   >-- 
   >Jimmy Miklavcic
   >Multimedia Specialist
   >jhm at chpc.utah.edu
   >
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Tom Coffin .......................... tcoffin at ncsa.uiuc.edu