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Project #1 - From Stereo to Ambisonics
Blumlein to Gerzon 1903 to 1996 Teaching Old Style |
Perhaps I should have used a chalk board rather than a
white board. That would have matched my teaching style
closer in the school days experienced by myself and my
fellow war baby, Michael Gerzon. Although I did not know
of him until just over two years ago, Gerzon's work has
captivated my interest ever since.
Many of my ACTLab projects and my independent studies in the Butler School of Music have revolved around the construction of ambisonic microphones and the recording and playback of a variety of sounds from ambience to orchestral. Fellow students have also taken interest and asked questions. "Alternative learning, alternative teaching" is the topic of the Blackbox semester. This project is a forum to spread the interest and to share what I have learned and what the audience wants to hear. I specifically chose an old style method with plain and simple hand-drawn graphics that can change with the swipe of an eraser, quite unlike the typical Powerpoint or web-based presentation that is stiflingly fixed and rigid. I can adjust the material based on the reaction from the audience. Graphics can appear and be modified with the simple strokes of a hand. |
"The width of my head is about half the wavelength of a 700Hz sinewave." (Image courtesy of Joey Lopez and Stephanie Appell.) |
Probably what is more fun for me and, I hope, more interesting
for my fellow students is that old style teaching comes from
experience and from the heart. It conveys the attitude that
the teacher and the student are one in the same.
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