Examples on virtual classes

Examples of both synchronic and asynchronic classes on Särestö Academy's web.

2nd International Workshop 12.-13.4.2010

Vi r Music is an international project, which is funded by Interreg-program. This project researches, carries out and developes the music distance teaching especially in the North Calotte Area. Oulu University of Applied Sciences is one of the project partners, and the one which practices the distance teaching in the project. 2nd International Workshop in Oulu 12.-13.4.2010 gathered the Vi r Music – project partners from Finland, Sweden and Norway to Oulu to represent the results gathered so far.

Monday 12.4.2010
10.00 Welcome Speech
Airi Hirvonen, Director of Oulu UAS School of Dance, Music and Media presented the Vi r Music project in a nutshell.

10.15 Teacher Training Updated - Activities and Results
Outi Nissi, Project Coordinator in Oulu University of Applied Sciences told about project activities and
Riitta Tötterström, Head of Music Department, Oulu UAS consentrated on teacher training experiences.

11.30 Bachelor’s Thesis: Violin on the Web – Introduction to Violin Distance Education by Marjo Kangasluoma, Oulu UAS

13.30-15.15 Distance Master Classes and Technical Features in the Equipment used
Maarit Rajamäki, Artistic Director and Noa Nakai, Expert in Music Technology, Särestö Academy presented their experiences on virtual classes.
Examples on virtual classes

Tuesday 13.4.2010
9.00 Demonstration and Preliminary Research Findings
Piteå Musikhögskola, Sweden
Presentations:
Dan Nyberg
Erik Lundström

Demonstration: Guitar lesson via Skype

13.00-14.00 Technological Aspects for Distance Education in Music
Ilmari Mäenpää, eConcerthouse