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["Michelle Pollak" <>]

USF TO HOST MULTICAST MUSIC EDUCATION VIDEOCONFERENCE WITH FACULTY FROM THE 
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

The College of Visual and Performing Arts School of Music at the University 
of South Florida (USF) will host internationally
acclaimed Dr. Carol Scott-Kassner at the University of Washington in Seattle 
in an Internet2 videoconference on April 8th from 2
p.m. - 4 p.m. EST.  Widely published, Dr. Scott-Kassner is the recipient of 
numerous teaching and publication awards, and has been
elected to both national and international leadership positions in the field 
of music education. Joining the conference from Seattle
will also be Dr. Kirk Kassner, a dynamic presenter on motivation and 
management who specializes in the use of technology in music
education.  This conference, simultaneously streamed live and multicasted 
through DVTS (Digital Video Transport System) with the
assistance of USF's Educational Outreach department, will clearly demonstrate 
how Internet2's audio and visual data carrying
capacities are ideally suited to interactive conferencing with live music.  
Children from schools in the Tampa Bay area will perform
their own short compositions developed under the guidance of Dr. Sheila 
Woodward and graduate students at the School of Music.
Internet2 will provide an optimum medium for the Seattle based clinicians to 
interact with the performers and provide immediate
feedback. This event is open to the public. 

About the College of Visual and Performing Arts: The internationally 
recognized College of Visual and Performing Arts is the
cultural hub of USF.  It is home to the Schools of Art and Art History, 
Theatre and Dance and Music, as well as the Institute for
Research in Art, which includes the USF Contemporary Art Museum and 
Graphicstudio.  An integral part of the campus, the College of
Visual and Performing Arts offers nearly 320 performances, lectures, 
symposia, and exhibitions annually, which are attended by over
50,000 people.  

To learn more about the CVPA, please visit our website at www.arts.usf.edu.  
There you will find information on upcoming
performances and exhibits, educational opportunities, research, and ticket 
purchases.

About the University of South Florida: Founded in 1956 and located in the 
Tampa Bay region, the University of South Florida is a
Charter Member of Internet2.  A Carnegie Research Comprehensive university, 
USF earned over $150M in research funding in 2003 and
has an enrollment exceeding 40,000 students.  It supports numerous nationally 
recognized graduate programs in fine arts,
engineering, education, and medicine to name but a few.

CONTACT:
Bill Kearns