Construction of the Remote Education Network for Exchange of Musical Culture

本研究的目的在于探索远程教育网络对音乐教育的可能性，构建一个能够实时交流音乐文化的网络。2000年，我们分析了国内对远程教育系统的研究，思考了远程音乐教育应该是什么样子。2001年，我们在日本两所学校之间开展了可视电话课程，并证明了其有效性。2002年，我们在日本和韩国的初中之间举办了一个可视电话班。由于日本和韩国没有时差，所以在正常上课时间内上课。音乐史和学习内容相似，这对我们确定课程内容有很大的帮助。课程内容包括展示各自国家的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，学生们有机会重新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。此外，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”的方式。通过这些实践，可以证明远程教育网络建设对音乐文化交流的有效性。虽然由于目前的线路速度和昂贵的通信费用，我们仍然存在一些问题，如图像不清晰，但我们的研究可以显示未来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.