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"Portraits" Completed, and More Thoughts on Musescore
I mentioned recently that I was working on digitizing my compositions from back in my music student days. Well, I finished another piece earlier, and decided to upload it tonight:
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Another Update, Another Theme Borked
Well, I updated WordPress. Like clockwork, another stylesheet bit the dust: fonts were all whacked out, menus not working properly, and who knows what else. It was a bit disappointing, but it seems inevitable these days, and at least replacement templates that (mostly) work straight out of the box are common enough.
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Brief Note-(ation)
I’m working on a few pressing things now, so I’ll just say that I’m still sometimes grabbing an old manuscript and attempting to notate it in Musescore, which I’m finding far easier to learn how to use than Finale ever was. (Finale may be more high-powered, I’m not sure-I have a few scores I think will be difficult to notate with either software, ( Read more... ) -
Ale & Beer in England in 1722, the Hop Fair at Stourbridge
In his book A Tour through the Eastern Counties of England (1722), Daniel Defoe writes on hops and the hope trade at Stourbridge Fair in 1722, but also discusses some details of the brewing industry, such as the difference between ales and beers (as the terms were then used). He marveled at the woollen goods on sale, but also at other commodities ( Read more... ) -
Speed Skating and Death Threats
Believe it or not, this is not a rant.
If I were going to rant about anything related to the Sochi Olympics, it would be Russia’s headfirst leap back into the Middle Ages in terms of its homophobic legislation, and the disgusting way the IOC caved to the Russian state’s barbaric laws. But I’m not watching the Sochi Olympics, so it’s not so much on ( Read more... ) -
The Bloom Effect, Part 2: Tiger Mom Retcon, The Bloom Effect, "Middle 2 Syndrome", and Resistance in
This post is part of a series. I suggest you start at the beginning, to get the most out of it.
Part 3: Hyperschooling and the Tiger Mom Retcon
Last time, I talked about the idea of “Tiger Parenting” and how it’s primarily been discussed in the context of American education and upbringing. I talked about the importance of considering education and ( Read more... ) -
The Bloom Effect, Part 1: Context, Context, and More Context
This post is the promised follow-up to my earlier post titled “Two Disconcerting Trends: Korean Kids, School Systems, And Parental Appraisal.” I have split the follow-up into two parts, as 10,000 words seems too long for a single blog post.
This is a sprawling essay discussing:
- The idea of the Tiger Mom, and some thoughts on Amy Chua’s book
- The ( Read more... )
