“Google Glass, the hands-free eyewear that functions similarly to a smartphone or a laptop, is still in its testing phase but some far-reaching uses are emerging,” writes Brian Wise on Saturday (11/2) at WQXR’s blog. “In classical music, a field not always known for leading-edge experimentation, some musicians are finding other novel applications. Since June, Cynthia Turner, a conductor and music professor at Cornell University, has been sporting the $1500 Glass as a teaching tool…. The eyewear—which can shoot pictures and video, make calls and access the web—enables her to film students in her conducting lab.… After class, she plugs in her Glass to a network connection, clicks ‘share,’ and uploads the videos to a Google-Plus community.… The Glass has its drawbacks. Currently, there’s only about 17 minutes of recording capability…. There is also the question of ‘looking like a Cyborg,’ said Sarah Willis, an American-born horn player in the Berlin Philharmonic, who also won a contest to receive a test version of Glass in February…. Willis believes that the Glass … has the potential to aid in distance learning.… ‘In a live video conference call, you’d get an incredible view of what the teacher is trying to demonstrate.’ ”
Posted November 5, 2013
