This student can add a part to the arrangement and transfer it back to the origin al source for further editing. This type of remote collaboration is exiting and promotes the idea of music as a universal language. In the near future we may see technology so widely available as to allow students to participate in live interactive master classes with musicians and music educators. Perhaps we may even have automatic live foreign language translation. Each member of a string quartet could be on a different continent and the audience could be anywhere on the globe.
Communications technology is a powerful and versatile tool.
Music educators can use it to expand their resources. Students can use it to collaborate electronically, gain knowledge and broaden their awareness of music. I wish you many happy miles on the Information Highway. He also works as a freelance trombone player. Terry holds a B.S. from Manhattan School of Music and a M.S. from The Juilliard School.