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Media Alert: Texas Band Director Helps Demonstrate Wenger's New "Virtual Acoustics" Technology for Music Education Feb. 12 in San Antonio; Concert-Hall Sound in a Hotel
To practice football, players go to the field. To practice tennis,
players visit the tennis court. It's logical - the best place to
practice is where they play. However, musicians usually cannot rehearse
in their performance space. Until now!
Innovative "virtual acoustics" technology is opening up new
possibilities. On February 12th in San Antonio, Texas, a band
director from San Angelo will highlight the solution recently installed
in his band room: VAE® Rehearsal System from Wenger.
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What:
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Demonstration of "virtual acoustics" technology for music education,
which simulates a variety of performance environments to accelerate
learning and preparation for concerts/contests. 2,100-sq.-ft. hotel
conference room will feature 20 speakers + 2 microphones, mounted on
temporary trussing and controlled by digital signal processor
computer.
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Where:
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The Pavilion by Hilton, 200 S. Alamo Street, San Antonio. Adjacent
to the Texas Music Educators Assoc.(TMEA) Clinic/Convention at the
Gonzalez Convention Center. TMEA is the largest event of its kind in
the country, attracting 26,000 people, more than 1/3 are active
music educators. The TI:ME Music Technology National Conference is
held concurrently.
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When:
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Friday, Feb. 12. Presentations run every 30 minutes during four
sessions:
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1) 7:30am-9:30am (breakfast served); 2) 11:30am-1:30pm (lunch
served); 3) 2:30pm-4pm (refreshments); 4) 5:00pm-7:00pm (cocktail
reception).
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Pre-registration is encouraged because seating is limited.
Attendees do not need to be registered for the TMEA
Convention or TI:ME Conference.
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Who:
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Veteran band director Joel Ashbrook from Central High School in
San Angelo, Texas, will join personnel from Wenger Corp. in
explaining the VAE® (Virtual Acoustical Environment)
Rehearsal System he's been using at his school since the fall of
2015.
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Ashbrook says, "The VAE Rehearsal System is outstanding - my
students can actually experience playing in a performance
environment: maintaining rhythm, tuning and pitch across the band."
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To see him interviewed for a KIDY-TV (San Angelo, Texas) story on
Central HS' technology, visit: https://youtu.be/oAc9-UNjdKI
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Media Contacts:
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Before Feb. 12: Warren Djerf (952) 920-3908 or [email protected] On-Site
Contact Feb. 12: Stacy Hanson (cell) 507-363-1503
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View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160208006098/en/
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