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e-Learning Singing Project
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i2cat Foundation
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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.

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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,

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Sabadell, City of Music


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The challenges

• 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

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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

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A major problem Bringing Advanced Internet to
City Cultural Centers
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Bringing Advanced Internet Media Services
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HDSDI configuration
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A major challenge The audio.
The classroom in Sabadell Captació en 5.0 i
reproducció en Stereo
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The Classroom in Amsterdam
Captació en stereo i reproduccio en 5.0
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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.

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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.

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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.

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References

• Internet2, www.internet2.edu/arts
• New World Symphony
• http//www.nws.org/AcademyInternet2.asp
• VEMUS and i-Maestro European projects

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Thanks a lot -)artur.serra_at_i2cat.net