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Video Conferencing and Music Performance Education
2/24/2006
In the past, videoconferencing provided only monophonic sound, which was unacceptable for delivering the superior quality necessary for music education. In addition, vendors did not allocate extra bandwidth necessary for high quality audio. Since sound is a paramount requirement, the school thought existing systems were unacceptable.
Then we discovered the Polycom VSX 8000, which offers 14kHz StereoSurround capability that can allocate 96 kbps of sound quality, including full-duplex stereo echo cancellation. The VSX series also maintains unsurpassed video quality, allowing students and teachers to see the minute details of the physical performance such as fingering and bowing. Plus, Polycom's technical support staff equipped the VSX 8000 with features tailored to the school's music application. Louis Brown, chief audio engineer at the Manhattan School of Music and an innovator in adapting recording techniques for music performance videoconferencing noted, "The Polycom 8000 allows me to create a greater depth of sound and image providing a more realistic virtual environment. I am now able to explore and utilize more creative audio techniques, never before imaginable, with impressive results."
Additionally, Polycom's VSX 8000 rack mountable unit gives us the flexibility and mobility we need for presenting videoconference performance or teaching events in different venues, and meets our standards--high quality audio and video. We can now teach music performance education on a high level suitable for our esteemed artist faculty in a virtual environment. We're now collaborating with Polycom by providing suggestions and improvements to help better serve the music education market.
Videoconferencing and Music Education
With Polycom's technology, Manhattan School of Music exports and imports music education to master classes at institutions of higher education including the Cleveland Institute of Music and the New World Symphony in Florida. Jazz clinics, workshops and music enrichment classes for K-12 students are also given across the country to schools from Alabama to Wisconsin.
On a daily basis, the school imports information from national and international institutions, providing the faculty an effective way to lead classes at the institution. Guest artist teachers are available via videoconference from remote locations.
The school applies the technology in many creative ways to build a pathway for the future. On one occasion, the school used videoconferencing to present an honorary doctorate degree during a commencement ceremony. The recipient, Mstislav Rostroprovich, renowned laureate conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., is one of the most sought-after cellists in the world and highly regarded in the music world. His inclusion in the ceremony through videoconferencing proved moving and inspirational for both faculty and staff.
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