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24-Apr-2020
New Accordion Learning Digital Aid - USAby Heather Masefield Secretary, New Zealand Accordion Association |
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| Ernesto Zurita Ruiz (USA) visited New Zealand in early March this year. During his visit he attended the North Shore Accordion Orchestra rehearsals in Auckland. Firstly he visited the Music Makers rehearsal (picture above) conducted by Christine Johnstone. He explained to the children that he is developing a new digital aided accordion learning system for children playing the accordion. Next he attended the Auckland Accordion Symphonietta orchestra rehearsal conducted by Lionel Reekie. Upon his return to the US, he completed his semester at the University of Portland in Mechanical Engineering and wanted to send updates on his project to the New Zealand Accordion Association. He said “The weeks following my visit, I began working on a rough physical prototype of my digital accordion learning idea. This was so I could show off something tangible at the University of Portland's Pilots Venture Challenge. This competition was held yesterday where I gave a presentation in front of judges who ranged in backgrounds from intellectual property attorneys, marketers, and product developers among others. My venture idea (which I named ‘Accord-On!’) placed second in the competition. This provided me with a US$750 prize money to help me advance my prototype and allowed me to participate in the semi-finals of the InventOregon competition at the end of September later this year.” The New Zealand Accordion Association thanks Ernesto for his work and hopes he is successful in this upcoming competition and the development of ‘Accord-On!’ |