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August 08, 2007
Thoughts from Eric - August 8
Whether it be MP3, Internet radio or software programs like Garageband, computers, and more specifically the Internet itself, has revolutionized how people create and listen to music. 20 years ago, the only way to hear about a new band was to read about them in one of only a handful of print publications, or to go to a record store and take a chance on a store employee’s suggestion. And if you created your own music, the only chance anyone had of hearing you was to catch you at the local bar during the 30 minute set you were allowed to play on the third Monday of every second month.
Times have changed. In a matter of hours -- or even minutes -- you can record a song, create a Myspace page, upload your music and share it immediately with millions of people. Music fans have the ability to read about bands all over the country, just by turning on their computer.
This is the world I come from, and this is why I am a part of the Access 4-H team.
We are quite literally sitting on an un-tapped resource at 4-H. The ability to communicate across all geographical barriers is at our fingertips. How great will it be when for the first time a 4-Her in Cobb County, GA can reach out to a volunteer in Seattle regarding a project he or she is working on? And what if all the tools they needed to collaborate on this project were at their disposal online? And what if this project is so great, National 4-H Council wanted to put it up on their web page for everyone to see, with video and pictures?
I am personally and professionally excited to see Access 4-H move into the future, and I am looking forward to the community coming together to help make this happen.
Posted in category Our Thoughts at 05:15 PM