Construction of the Remote Education Network for Exchange of Musical Culture

本研究的目的在于寻求音乐教育的远程教育网络的可能性，并建构一个能让我们在真实的时间内进行音乐文化交流的网络。2000年，我们在分析国内远程教育系统研究现状的基础上，对远程音乐教育系统进行了思考。2001年，我们在日本的学校之间举办了一个可视电话课程，并证明了其有效性。2002年，我们在日本和韩国的初中之间开展了一次可视电话课程。由于日本和韩国没有时差，所以在正常上课时间内上课。音乐史与学习内容相近，对我们确定教学内容有很大帮助。课程内容包括介绍两国的传统音乐和共同演唱对方国家的歌曲。通过这种真实的时间音乐交流，学生们有机会重新认识自己的音乐文化，并增加他们对其他国家音乐文化的兴趣。同时，远程音乐课加深了学生之间的交流，课堂内容也变得更加“全球理解”和“和平教育”。通过这些实践，我们可以证明远程教育网络的建设对音乐文化交流的有效性。虽然我们仍然有一些问题，如由于目前的线速度和昂贵的通信费用，图像不清晰，我们的研究可以显示在未来的远程教育系统的可能性。

The purpose of this study is to seek possibilities of the remote education network for musical education and to construct the network that enables us to exchange the musical culture in real time. In 2000, we analyzed the prior domestic studies on the remote education system and considered what the remote musical education should be. In 2001, we conducted a picture-phone class between the schools in Japan and demonstrated its effectiveness. In 2002, we conducted a picture-phone class between the junior high schools in Japan and Korea. Since there is no time difference between Japan and Korea, the class went off within the normal class time. The musical history and study contents are similar so that it greatly helped us to decide the class contents. The class contents included a presentation of traditional music of each country and singing songs of the other country together. With this real time musical exchange, the students had an opportunity to realize again their own musical culture as well as increasing their interest of the other country's musical culture. Also, the remote musical class deepened the communication between the students and the class contents became more "global understanding" and "peace education" way. Through these practices, we could prove the usefulness of construction of remote education network for exchange of musical culture. Though we still have some problems such as unclear picture due to the current line speed and expensive communication cost, our study could show a possibility of the remote education system in the future.