Random access: I'll see you later teaching long distance, Star Trek style.(Professional Resources)

During the 2002 MTNA National Conference, I witnessed an extraordinary event. On center stage was a piano professor from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). He sat at a large grand piano with a computer monitor facing him from the treble side of the keyboard. A video conferencing camera and microphone were perched atop the monitor.

A large screen stood to the left of the stage. A student from CCM was clearly visible on screen. In fact, she looked a bit larger than life, sitting in front of a piano a few miles away from our venue. Despite the actual distance, it seemed as though I was looking at this student through a large doorway.