Piano

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I’m working on two new ostinatos one rooted in B, the other in E. They started off as simple loops, but lately I’ve been trying to stretch them across two […]

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Found out today the article I submitted to the German magazine has been accepted. I’m pleased. Rejection is usually my norm. In academia, I try participating in the ways they […]

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The jump from a natural key to its sharp counterpart can feel surprisingly significant. While G major feels open and bright, G-sharp major can initially seem a bit more closed […]

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I found a way to play a couple other guitar songs on piano. It is rewarding transposing one to the other. About as close as I’ll ever get to understanding […]

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Collette and Rebecca asked me for a suggestion for the group experience. I thought it might be good for querying herd mentality. Maybe people should try viewing a podcast or […]

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Started playing Day Tripper on piano in G#. Always assumed it was about tripping on LSD but the Google Gods tell me John and Paul had other meanings. Either way […]

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It’s my dad’s birthday today. He died over twenty years ago. Today marks one hundred years ago his birth. He was the only one in the family who didn’t play […]

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Made gnocchi tonight out of butternut squash and chick pea flour. Maybe then it isn’t technically gnocchi but either way awesome. Inspired by the Instagram world and this one Italian […]

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Doug McClement met me at the Harris Institute to let me check the two baby grand pianos. I could tell after a couple notes the first one didn’t work for […]

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I went down a rabbit hole of people showing people how to play the opening of Bridge Over Troubled Water. Very amazing. The guy who actually did it was Larry […]