UCLA Conducts Distant Music Class Instruction for Five Top Chinese Music Schools
In a significant stride towards global music education, Yamaha Corporation of America and Yamaha Music & Electronics (China) Co., Ltd. recently organised an event at UCLA's Evelyn & Mo Ostin Music Center. The event marked the first official connection between an American and a Chinese school, showcasing Yamaha's Remote Lesson technology.
The technology, which allows top artists and educators to instruct students remotely, utilises internet-connected Disklavier pianos. The Disklavier, a unique instrument, can transmit highly nuanced performance data, including the actual key strokes and subtle gradations of pedal movement. This data transmission enables teachers and students to connect over the internet, share real-time performance data, and facilitate interactive lessons.
During the demonstration, Dr. Inna Faliks, a Yamaha artist, taught a student at the Central Conservatory of Music from UCLA's recording studio. The participating Chinese conservatories included the Wuhan Conservatory of Music, Sichuan Conservatory of Music, Xinghai Conservatory of Music, Mianyang Normal University, and Guangdong Literature and Art Vocational College.
Yamaha has a rich history of pioneering music technology, dating back to the 1980s with early work on MIDI standards and digital musical instruments. More recently, Yamaha has developed advanced AI-driven music education tools like the “AI Sense” technology piano, which captures detailed performance data to provide precise feedback to learners. Such technologies are designed to enhance remote and personalised instruction.
Yamaha also offers digital piano apps such as Smart Pianist, which provide interactive lessons and music playback to support learning remotely. These tools likely form foundational elements of Remote Lesson technologies by enabling teachers and students to connect over the internet and facilitate interactive lessons.
While there is no specific documentation in the search results about Yamaha’s Remote Lesson technology linking American and Chinese music schools, it is reasonable to infer that Yamaha’s broad digital music education platform, coupled with its cutting-edge sensor and AI technologies, enables such cross-border remote teaching collaborations.
Shana Kirk, a Yamaha Consultant, provided technical support during the event, ensuring a smooth demonstration of this groundbreaking technology. This marks a significant step forward in international music education, bridging distances and fostering collaborative learning between students and educators across continents.
The Remote Lesson technology utilised during the event allows education-and-self-development by connecting students with top artists and educators remotely, using internet-connected Disklavier pianos. This technology, pioneered by Yamaha, also includes AI-driven music education tools such as the "AI Sense" technology piano, designed to enhance remote and personalised instruction in both technology and education-and-self-development.
