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n Singing to the Computer Duol Enrollment Professor Singletary
l Voice students at the University prac- Some Kentucky high school seniors are The Ashland Oil Chair in the Humani-
l tice "pitch matching" with their com- graduating with a UK transcript and 13 ties is waiting for President Otis Single-
é puters. The machines, using a program college credits already in the bag tary when he retires next summer.
i written by two music professors, gener- through the Dual Enrollment Program Singletary will be the first person to
ate a tone for the students to match with of University Extension. occupy the Ashland Oil chair, which
`, their voices. The computer uses a graph With this program, seniors in partici- was established in 1986 by a gift from
to show the students how close they are pating school districts can take UK the Kentucky-based oil company.
Il to the correct pitch. courses at their high school and receive The board of trustees also has be-
ll "In testing the system, we found that both high school and college credits, ex- stowed the title of president emeritus
l we were not nearly so accurate in our plains Betty Langley, program director. upon Singletary who will be a professor
, singing as we thought we were, and we Of the 13 school districts in the UK in the history department.
Q made considerable improvements our- service area, Marion, Spencer, _]essa- Both honors become effective imme-
l selves when we had help from the mine and Fayette counties are partici- diately upon his official retirement
, computer," says Charles H. Lord, an pating in the program that began last from the UK presidency.
l associate professor of music, who wrote fall. . . . l , N,
l the program with Allen W. Goodwin, Offerings include English, computer     l ·,-lp, if
i an assistant professor. science and math. Foreign languages _ .l   i`   if
  Computers are also used by the mu- and other disciplines are currently being   g ·   _
  sic department to generate marching considered. *7*.*- ,,_ ,$      `  
  band half—time formations. High school instructors act as volun-   ° il _V__i I  i;   .7
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l proved by UK faculty in their specialty.   -~—  A f V
l Most of the participating high school if
l. O {/_=駀EE;= teachers have graduate degrees in their
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l. ¤ ___==¢?=;g€~5..?’; experience, says Langley.
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ll 2, b egeeeaeii fg l lhelr S'~‘bJ€C[ ar€a· President Singletory who will be the first to hold
¤ 7*"°" __= =_ The students must meet the same se- the Company-sponsored choir in the humonities
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l O will have part-time ID cards.
Participating students visit the Lex-
l ington campus to take advantage of
` UK’s facilities. This year some students
p` toured the computing center and others
  attended a play at Guignol Theatre.
il The schools benefit by being able to
{ offer advanced courses which they
  couldn’t without the program.
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