Sam, This is not an attempt to talk you into teaching long distance. That is a complex, personal issue. I’ll just mention that I know several college educators in the jazz field who have embraced long distance teaching, focusing on contemporary improvisational styles. One noteworthy institution, in particular, is setting up a long distance connection to a satellite institution on another continent (more about that after they have done it). Here is a VERY cute video of a youngster taking long distance lessons in improvisation, albeit in a classical style. The lesson is facilitated by Internet MIDI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDCCKLsjtR4#t=13 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDCCKLsjtR4#t=13> The student in this video is an amazingly charming and talented 6 year old. She is now 9 years old and can be found playing piano, violin, and her own compositions in a lot of YouTube posts. Regards, George > On Dec 16, 2014, at 10:21 PM, Skanter123 skanter123@... [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > George, my teaching style is very personal and improvisatory, and I use many computer programs, books, and other technical resources and acoustic instruments in my studio as an adjunct to lessons. It's difficult for me to imagine teaching remotely with the quality I now have, but I am still intrigued by the idea as I get calls from people all over the country who are interested in studying with me. > > I've looked at the remote teaching videos on the site - and saw the lesson with you as the student (it brought back memories as I had played that same Clementi Sonantina as a child and remembered every note). Remote lessons seem fine for traditional classical teaching (student plays piece for teacher, teacher makes corrections and plays it to show student improved version). But I teach jazz, pop, theory and improvisation as well as classical, which don't lend themselves as easily to those traditional methods. > > Still intrigued, and thinking how I might teach using this fascinating technology. > > > Sam > www.keyboardcollective.com <http://www.keyboardcollective.com/> > (212) 684-3304 > > > > > > On Dec 16, 2014, at 9:52 PM, PianoBench@... <mailto:PianoBench@aol.com> [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com <mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com>> wrote: > >> >> Good evening, everyone. >> >> >> Sam, there is quite a bit of material about the program in this section of our website: >> >> http://www.timewarptech.com/internetmidi.php <http://www.timewarptech.com/internetmidi.php> >> >> including a number of videos that show the program being used in a variety of contexts. >> >> The program has features that cover such a broad spectrum of uses that few people will use them all. And, I think that there are a lot of features that one will probably not use when teaching long distance lessons for the first time but which may become quite handy in the future. >> >> For example, the program has a built-in record/playback feature that enables you to record the student or yourself and playback the recording at both ends of the connection. You can change the playback tempo, start playback from any location, save the recording to a new file, and even load and play an existing MIDI recording. >> >> There is no singe, correct way to use features like that in a lesson. It’s all a matter of one’s teaching style and teaching objectives. >> >> Regards, >> George >> >> >>> On Dec 16, 2014, at 12:44 PM, Skanter123 skanter123@... <mailto:skanter123@...> [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com <mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> George, thanks for the info about Internet MIDI - a fascinating technology. It certainly worked well for Scott and me in the brief experiment we had. I haven't done Skype lessons up until now, but am considering it. I think using Internet MIDI might be the way to go. If you have any more info on setting up Skype/IM lessons, please let me know...thanks. >>> >>> Sam >>> www.keyboardcollective.com <http://www.keyboardcollective.com/> >>> (212) 684-3304 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Dec 16, 2014, at 9:36 AM, George Frederick Litterst PianoBench@... <mailto:PianoBench@...> [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com <mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> (I changed the title of this thread.) >>>> >>>> >>>> Good morning, everyone. >>>> >>>> Yes, Sam, I am the architect of Internet MIDI, which is published by my company, TimeWarp Technologies (www.timewarptech). However, I am not the brilliant guy who writes the code. >>>> >>>> We started work on this program in the early 2000s. Regrettably we sold our various software programs to another company in 2011, and that company ultimately went out of business. On July 31 of this year, we finally got our assets back. We have a new website up, have restored customer accounts, rebranded our programs, and are now vigorously working on new features for existing programs as well as new apps. >>>> >>>> Other apps that we publish include Home Concert Xtreme—an intelligent, play-along environment for Mac, PC, and iPad—and Classroom Maestro, an intelligent music blackboard program that facilitates classroom and private music instruction. >>>> >>>> We also sell some terrific, fully orchestrated Christmas play-along MIDI files from Christopher Norton and Novus Via Music Group for use with Home Concert Xtreme (https://timewarptech.com/musicfiles-christmas.php <https://timewarptech.com/musicfiles-christmas.php>). Imagine reading your music off the computer or iPad screen while Home Concert Xtreme tracks your playing on the Disklavier, turns the pages automatically, and outputs a musically coordinated accompaniment! >>>> >>>> (Note: The Christmas MIDI files on our site from Bradley Sowash are cool files for use with digital pianos, but they are not designed for use with the Disklavier.) >>>> >>>> Internet MIDI was designed as a program for connecting any 2 MIDI instruments over the Internet. You can, for example, connect a Clavinova or AvantGrand to a Disklavier and vice versa. The program is capable of sending the full spectrum of 16 channels of MIDI data. It also has features for coordinating specifically with the Disklavier’s Delay In and Real Time MIDI Input modes (under the heading of “Adjustments for Local Acoustic Piano” on the MIDI Setup page of Internet MIDI). >>>> >>>> If you have kids or grandkids that live in another location, Internet MIDI can musically bring the family together over the holidays! >>>> >>>> One of the nifty things about Internet MIDI is its ability to control the microphone and cameras in Skype. For example, if you are simultaneously running Skype when your piano is connected to another one over the Internet, you don’t want to send the audio of your playing over Skype while simultaneously sending the MIDI data. Internet MIDI has a feature that will automatically mute the Skype microphone when you play. >>>> >>>> If you have multiple cameras set up and accessible to Skype, you can set a MIDI trigger within Internet MIDI to tell Skype to switch from one camera to another. For example, if you have a Disklavier grand with a sostenuto pedal, you could assign that pedal to be the trigger that switches the camera. Alternatively, you could designate a key that you otherwise don’t intend to play, such as the highest or lowest note on the piano. When a key is designated as a MIDI trigger for the camera, that note is not sent to the other piano as a MIDI note. >>>> >>>> The camera switching function is a lot of fun, especially since it works in both directions. If you make the correct settings in Internet MIDI on both ends of the connection, you can tell the remote computer to switch cameras. >>>> >>>> Just yesterday we posted an updated Internet MIDI for Mac on our website (including an updated demo version). It will enable you to switch among as many as 9 cameras in Skype. We are currently working on an update to the Windows version. The current version of Internet MIDI for Windows works great with Skype 6.1.6, and Windows users should stick with that version of Skype until we get the Internet MIDI update completed. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> George a.k.a PianoBench >>>> >>>> George F. Litterst >>>> TimeWarp Technologies >>>> "changing the tempo in music software" >>>> GLitterst@... <mailto:GLitterst@...> >>>>> On Dec 16, 2014, at 2:13 AM, Skanter123 skanter123@... <mailto:skanter123@...> [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com <mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> George, I think I saw you in a demo video for Internet MIDI. Did you have something to do with the production of that program? >>>>> >>>>> Sam >>>>> www.keyboardcollective.com <http://www.keyboardcollective.com/> >>>>> (212) 684-3304 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 15, 2014, at 9:24 PM, George Frederick Litterst PianoBench@... <mailto:PianoBench@...> [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com <mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Good evening, everyone. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Sam and Scott, please tell us how you managed to connect your Disklaviers together over the Internet! >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> PianoBench >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Dec 15, 2014, at 7:09 PM, Skanter123 skanter123@... <mailto:skanter123@...> [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com <mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, Scott. An unusual rendition! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> For the others on the list, Scott and I successfully did a MIDI/internet experiment where I played a tune on my DKV and it played on Scott's DKV simultaneously, and he did the same, vice versa. It was great! We should try it again... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sam >>>>>>> www.keyboardcollective.com <http://www.keyboardcollective.com/> >>>>>>> (212) 684-3304 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Dec 15, 2014, at 6:39 PM, scott.cammack@... <mailto:scott.cammack@...> [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> <mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com> <mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hello fellow Disklavier lovers! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Although I haven't posted in a while, I wanted to send this holiday greeting to each and every one of you, since it wouldn't have been possible without my MX100B Disklavier upright (which I so adore, and which is lovingly maintained by Carol). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> <mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com> <mailto:disklavier@yahoogroups.com>http://youtu.be/lTc _tD1xF2s <http://youtu.be/lTc_tD1xF2s> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Happy Holidays!!! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Scott >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> > >
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Re: [disklavier] Internet MIDI, Christmas Play-along MIDI Files, and the Disklavier
2014-12-17 by PianoBench@...