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NEWS: SPAE and HEC-TV Collaborate
Brian McNeill will be the featured artist on HEC-TV Live Inside the Artist’s Studio. This live broadcast will take place at Cross Keys Middle School in the Ferguson-Florissant School District on October 14, 2009 at 10:00 am and 1:00 pm. Brian will teach by working with students from all over the United States through HEC-TV’s live internet web stream at www.hectv.org. He will be working with 8th grade orchestra students at Cross Keys and also interacting with participating classes from across the country. Study Materials are available to download on the SPAE website www.stlspae.org.
There are three viewing options available to serve students needs. They are:
1. Face to face videoconference interaction
2. Viewing on HEC-TV Cable Channel 26
3. Watching the internet web stream on www.hectv.org
Television or internet classes may interact by emailing or phoning in questions.
If you cannot join the program live, you have two options:
1. View Video On Demand programs archived on www.hectv.org
2. Request a DVD of archived programs sent directly to your school. Call 314-531-4455 or send an email to live@hectv.org.
Behind the Minds
SPAE and Scottish fiddle player Brian McNeill were featured in the February 2007 program of Behind the Minds which is seen on HEC-TV in St. Louis. Behind the Minds is a monthly program dedicated to discovering educational programs in St. Louis. HEC-TV, or the Higher Education Channel, is available on cable networks in St. Louis and broadcasts only educational programs. Dennis Riggs, Director of HEC-TV, is a member of SPAE's Advisory Board.
