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I don't have enough time to post about this now, but I think the choice to equate "being a musician" with "being able to explain a 12-bar blues progression during courtroom testimony" and "being able to read sheet music" it undermines the author's argument (which I really think is interesting)

Avoiding copyright issues by rewriting melody

bad? oh never mind

but on the other hand how’s the funding

ok, who wants to mass produce worthless phds held by people who don’t understand their own work or field

Fun side note, tuition for composition symposium is v affordable including daily sessions and recorded performance of work $650 and on campus housing at $75/night DURING WORLD CUP events in KCMO means you could save money doing the symposium vs staying in a hotel if all you care about is soccer

Composition Symposium (Non-Credit) Join UMKC Conservatory’s week-long Composition Workshop for college and graduate composers. Study with renowned composers, Chen Yi, Paul Rudy and Yotam Haber.

Oops link broken! Here is the correct link conservatory.umkc.edu/conservatory...

Music in the American Wild

American Wild Ensemble is celebrating its 10th year, having commissioned over 40 works for mixed chamber ensembles for projects highlighting National Park Service, 19th Amendment, children’s literacy among others. More about American Wild Ensemble here www.musicintheamericanwild.com

Composers selected for the symposium will work directly with AWE’s full professional septet, participate in special-topic seminars, and receive composition lessons with Paul Rudy and Chen Yi. Applications are now open, space is limited so apply early for a discount.

Composers and composition students: applications are open for American Wild Ensemble’s annual Composition Symposium at UMKC Conservatory, June 21-25. Composition faculty include Chen Yi and Paul Rudy.
Apply here: conservatory.umkc.edu/.../composit...

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit microblogging

I think this is called “quantitative easing”

Thanks!

I do a Chana masala freehand so there’s mine, but need to work on my rajma masala

I’m hosting a “curry party” on Friday to celebrate the break, making rice, pickle condiments, mango lassi, and a couple curries and inviting other families to come and bring their own curry if they want to

That was super fun! And I still think that children’s book setting is a great idea :)

I’ll admit I framed it as a “disciplinary” activity somewhat tongue in cheek, both as a parent, and as a person that has wondered “why are we all taking a children’s disciplinary activity so seriously” aloud in particularly absurd moments

Prestige classical music is a completely different thing. I live in a part of the country where fiddle culture is significant. I think playing string instruments is enjoyable, but it’s hard to get people to engage if they don’t start as children. I’m not interested in the genius cult either

Not sure if I’m being misunderstood, discipline is completely separate from punishment of any kind…

I’ll speak from personal experience that I learned discipline through learning music, and many people I’ve spoken with have found the skills of practicing skills and goal setting are highly transferable. What motivates learning skill acquisition except something enjoyable? Social is a big part

Learning a discipline, teaching focus, goal oriented achievement. Sports, music, martial arts, dance, many other activities are often are framed as teaching “discipline,” the ability to work towards set goals and work as a team

I teach at a public university in a rural area, and most of the students we have either encounter string instruments in public school programs or in a local homeschool orchestra. Many students I teach haven’t had private lessons before and can end up as public school educators, or go to grad school

The Met Opera’s Desperate Hunt for Money

i have an idea for fixing the met's money problems: what if we let someone besides Peter Gelb try (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/a...

One of the great benefits that Classical training has for kids that not many other activities features is traditional necessity of 1-1 instruction with adult mentor, can be transformational. My personal feeling is this accounts for a lot of the extraneous benefits frequently cited in literature

The truth is that it is really fun but the barrier for entry and necessary competence to enjoy it is very high, about on par with doing anything in a competitive way, like sports or video games, also essentially things that people train to do as children for leisure

The fact that its identity and future are so tied to childhood training is a part of why it’s treated like a religion by many and is a para religious activity for many others, and people who don’t have this cultural experience as children are statistically very unlikely to see it out

My feeling about Classical music is that it won’t be going anywhere as long as it is still highly regarded as a disciplinary group and solo activity for children. As soon as we stop teaching it to kids though it is dead, no hope of revival

congratulations you figured out the mystery of consciousness turns out it’s the same as AI no point in studying it anymore it was just text iterated until we don’t understand it anymore

lol ohio dot org

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