Utilizing Internet-Based Videoconferencing for Instrumental Music Lessons

Type: journal article

Authors: Richard J. Dammers

Abstract
This exploration of online applied music lessons focused on nine trumpet lessons between Jeremy, a college trumpet professor on the East Coast, and Kate, an eighth-grade trumpet player in the Midwest.These lessons followed an entrylevel videoconferencing approach using personal computers, Web cams, and Skype videoconferencing software. These lessons demonstrated that the format was functional on a basic level. Jeremy was able to provide helpful feedback and Kate showed progress. However, the limitations of video delay and limited visual controls presented sufficient challenges so that this format appears to be only a supplement for face-to-face lessons at the current time. In this study some unique features of online lessons are addressed and recommendations are made for future practice.

URL: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/8755123309344159

Associated tags
metadata ▸ material ▸ Skype
metadata ▸ contribution ▸ Case study
metadata ▸ year ▸ 2009
technological dimension ▸ applications ▸ Desktop
technological dimension ▸ input technologies ▸ Camera
technological dimension ▸ system outputs ▸ Video
musical dimension ▸ activities ▸ Performing
pedagogical dimension ▸ learning theories ▸ Cognitivism
pedagogical dimension ▸ users ▸ Conservatory, university
pedagogical dimension ▸ venues ▸ Web