Just Shut Up and Sing

As my daughter and I ponder which city to attend for the next round of American Idol auditions, something more daunting is being tackled in the U.K. for geographically-dispersed vocalists.

Apparently, a lecturer at The University of Manchester is studying how to create an Internet choir. Gee, and I thought the network delay on BlogTV was annoying.

The type of super-fast low delay broadband network needed for the study is currently being delivered for some limited applications - and Dr Cheetham hopes ambitious initiatives such as the Virtual Choir will drive the future development of Internet communications. ~ in A Cappella News, by way of Tim Stahmer on his blog AssortedStuff.