Construction of the Remote Education Network for Exchange of Musical Culture

本研究的目的是寻求远程音乐教育网络的可能性，并构建一个使我们能够实时交流音乐文化的网络。2000年，我们分析了国内以往对远程音乐教育系统的研究，并思考了远程音乐教育应该是什么。2001年，我们在日本的学校之间进行了一次可视电话课堂，并展示了它的有效性。2002年，我们在日本和韩国的初中之间进行了一次可视电话课堂。由于日本和韩国没有时差，所以在正常的上课时间内开课。音乐史和学习内容相似，这对我们确定课程内容有很大帮助。课堂内容包括介绍各国传统音乐和共同演唱对方国家的歌曲。通过这次实时的音乐交流，学生们有机会再次认识自己的音乐文化，同时也增加了他们对对方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，课堂内容更趋“全球理解”和“和平教育”的方式。通过这些实践，我们可以证明远程教育网络建设在音乐文化交流中的作用。虽然我们还存在一些问题，如由于目前的线路速度和昂贵的通信成本，图像不清晰，但我们的研究表明了远程教育系统在未来的可能性。

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.