e-Learning Singing Project

i2cat Foundation

ELS Goals

• To develop a high quality e-learning system for Opera singer students.

• Testing the possibility to develop virtual master classes between local students and global professors.

• To develop an innovative partnership between universities, research networks, local municipalities and public cultural institutions in the area of Future Internet and Arts.

The City of Music Project

• The municipality of Sabadell is creating a cultural center with– Orquesta Sinfonica del Valles– New Opera School (degree level)– Municipal School of Music

Sabadell, a creative and entrepreneurial city, 200.000Hb, 30 Km from BCN,

Sabadell, City of Music

•Future Internet will offer new opportunities for cities in the area of arts and culture.

•Elearning Singing is a new demanding service exploiting the true interactivity of the network and a web based learning platform

The challenges

Technical and Pedagogical Challenges

• High quality of sound: a major problem– Capturing– Reproducing– Echo problem

• Good quality of video: a minor problem– HDSDI– DVTS

• Availability of advanced network: a major problem

• Web based Pedagogical platform: minor problem

A major problem: Bringing Advanced Internet to City Cultural Centers

Bringing Advanced Internet Media Services

HDSDI configuration

A major challenge: The audio.

The classroom in Sabadell; Captació en 5.0 i reproducció en Stereo

The Classroom in Amsterdam

Captació en stereo i reproduccio en 5.0

Local, regional and national testing• Dec, 12, 2008. Local test between Municipal

auditorium in Sabadell and UPV in Valencia (350kms)

• Prof. Ana Luisa Chova in Sabadell, and 4 students in the UPV in Valencia.

• A master class of a lied.

• Comparing the stereo and Dolby 5.0

• Comparing the perceptions of the singer using head phones with the acoustics characteristics of the El Liceu.

International testing

• Prof. Wolfram Rieger in Pakhuis center in Amsterdam and 6 students and 4 pianists in Informatic School in Sabadell

• March 24, 2009. Master Class of a Lied interpretation.

• Students sending 5.0 multichannel and professor sending stereo quality.

Conclusions

• 1. It is not the same an university-to-university setting than a university-to-city environment

• 2. Stereo and 5.0 just work, but echo is a problem. Distance between micros and altavoces +echo cancelation equipment are solutions.

• 3. The professors and students enjoyed the service, including the web based platform.

• 4. Cities are ready to innovate.

• 5. International collaboration is needed.

References

• Internet2, www.internet2.edu/arts

•New World Symphony http://www.nws.org/AcademyInternet2.asp

•VEMUS and i-Maestro European projects

Thanks a lot :-)artur.serra@i2cat.net