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I’ll never forget being introduced to this piece in my first semester of music college. It was at the weekly composition departmental, we were going to listen to a few pieces and d…

I am fascinated by tarantula hawks, the first time I saw one flying I thought it was a black humming bird! I’ve watched one hunt a tarantula and drag it 25 yards across a yard to i…

I like this article for what to do in the moments of practice, but for a more complete plan this post that was nested in the OP is pretty important in describing how often and in w…

>> I imagine that in doing so I was unconsciously reproducing one of the best impacts of certain kinds of therapy: creating the acknowledgement that yes, I feel the way I feel, tha…

Any body remember when Alone was writing The Last Psychiatrist?

I’ve followed HN for around 10 years now but even basic stuff like this can come across as jazz to me. Funny thing is I understand jazz at a professional level. I feel foolish beca…

The only thing I'll add to this is the benefit of working with a metronome. With 88 keys and 10 fingers there is a lot pianists can get distracted by but when you strip it down to …

I see a lot of discussion here regarding the influence of listening to music but I am also curious about the influence of rhythmic training. This year I added rhythmic training as …

I worked for Carnival as a pianist for a couple years after college to save money and it was an excellent physical reminder of how many people are in this world. I saw those ships …

I agree with your momentum theory but furthermore it seems to also have a strong synesthetic element. As I mature as a musician these synesthetic experiences become more vivid whil…

Have you heard of the architect Christopher Alexander? His life's work seems to be close to what you are describing. I'd highly recommend the 4 volume series 'The Nature of Order.'…

Its probabaly not your voice, it's more likely that you could use some ear training, try musictheory.net

Is anyone else here familiar with the work of Christopher Alexander? I'm specifically thinking of his 4 volume 'The Nature of Order.' Feels like low hanging fruit for all of us mus…