Disklavier

Good afternoon, everyone.

On Dec 15, 2008, at 12:30 PM, Joan wrote:

> The idea of a remote piano lesson is a good one. My husband has
> always wanted to play the piano and this would be a great way for him
> to do it from home. Thanks for info on this application and hope they
> do apply it to the Mark IV.
>

Teaching piano over the Internet has become a major topic at music  
educator conferences. There is a lot of interest. Music Teachers  
National Association (MTNA), for example, is devoting an entire day to  
it at the national conference in March.

I personally know some teachers who are teaching long distance just  
using video conferencing. The problem with that is that the sound of  
the instrument is compressed to speech levels by the video  
conferencing software.

My little company, TimeWarp Technologies, is getting close to  
releasing Internet MIDI for both Macintosh and PC computers. It  
enables you to connect 2 MIDI instruments over the Internet, such as  
Mark IV and non-Mark IV Disklaviers, digital pianos, portable  
keyboards, and the like. One of our testers is about to start teaching  
students in California (where she used to live) from her new home in  
Montana. Last week, I listened to her student recital (which took  
place in CA) in my home in Massachusetts using may DC6 Pro.

Another teacher in Minnesota is teaching a young child in Zambia.

I'll let my comments conclude at this point lest my email turn into an  
advertisement.

If you would like more information about Internet MIDI, please do not  
reply to this email. Instead, contact me at my personal email address:

PianoBench@...

Regards,
PianoBench


www.georgelitterst.com
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