Page 2 - Info Magazine nr 16 february march 2021

Dear reader, Strings Class. A dedicated Info Magazine is
now almost ready to publish. Also a brochu-
I hope you are safe and well. As lockdown re about Strings Class will be ready soon.
restrictions continue, making music to-
gether is still very difficult. Strings Class works with the same principle
Last week I joined a webinar about Jamulus as the Class Band: learning and playing to-
software. Seems to be suitable for making gether from the very first lesson.
music together without too much delay. It is
only possible to connect via LAN, and with After some pilot projects in Italy and the
all other software on your device turned off Netherlands we are now ready to give Strings
or inactive. The students would need to set Class a try in Europe. Interesting!
up the software in the same way, and would
need to be advised how to do this. Even if Can you imagine having a real symphonic
set up successfully there is still some remai- orchestra after some years of Class Band
ning latency. and Strings Class at the same school?
It therefore seems at this current time, ma-
king music online is not possible. That would be nice!
The use of Essential Elements Online is a
good and useful tool to have the students We’ll keep you informed!
involved.
They can record their playing, also now by
video, and share with the teacher. Stay Safe and Healthy!
We remain hopeful that lessons can return
to normal soon; so in the meantime we just Kind regards,
have to make the best of it as we can.
Vincent de Leur
This magazine is dedicated to the trumpet! Head Yamaha Class Band Europe
We have an interview with a trumpet student
from Lithuania and Teacher’s Interview with
teachers from different countries.
Also some new about Yamaha apps for iP-
hone/ Android, which can be used to record
your own playing. We have interviews with
a teacher drom Italy and the Netherlands.
Very interesting stories!

We are also busy with building up the