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Latest blog posts from Musical Perceptions

When would you be?
Chad has spotted a discussion topic that seems ripe for possibility in many fields. It started as a time traveler picking the coolest engineering projects of the 20th century to be involved with, no altering of history allowed. Chad altered the topic to scientific discoveries of the 20th... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

FriPod: Funny
Today was the DePauw Faculty Institute, a meeting of all faculty to greet new teachers, hear about the state of the university, and get in small groups to discuss various issues. In past years this was called Funny Friday, though the administration has been trying to move away from that label.... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

The Best of the Rest: 8-19-08
1. The Black Torrent Guard: Impoverished musicology/guitar student Andy talks about the new social network for new music, NetNewMusic, kind of a Facebook for new music geeks.2. Joshua Nemith's Cincinnati Pianist Blog: Joshua tells us of another online service for musicians,... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago

Can't even win a dull contest
I've been going back through my bloglines feeds, trying to catch up. In doing so, I read my colleague's post on how dull Greencastle is, officially! Looking at the list of dullest college towns in the Terre Haute article, I see that I have something to lord over Chad Orzel, who is living in #2... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago

SatPod: Higher, Faster, Stronger
Yes, I've been watching the Olympics. Michael Phelps is incredible!1. "Move On Up a Little Higher" by Brewster/Davis, performed by Mahalia Jackson.2. "Chorus: Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe" from Christmas Oratorio by J.S. Bach, performed by Nikolaus Harnoncourt and the Concentus Musicus Wien.3.... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago

Mario!
I was busy for the last two weeks, first going to upper Wisconsin for a final tribute to my grandpa, then spending a week getting certified to teach Speaking/Listening intensive courses. And I wrapped it up with a perfect evening spent with my kids. First, I picked my son up at his new school... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago

Musical Architecture
An article in the latest Journal of the Acoustical Society of America made me aware of this rather cool thing. Vitthala Temple, located in Hampi, India, has 56 pillars designed to sound specific pitches when tapped. Here is a video demonstrating them: These musical pillars are also called the... Read more...
Published a month ago

The Best of the Rest: 8-2-08
Today I did my first campaign volunteer work, pounding the doors of my neighbors. Everyone I managed to talk to said they're voting for Barack Obama, which is great news. Here are some highlights from around the bløg¥sphére.1. Feast of Music: Peter Matthews provides pictures from John... Read more...
Published a month ago

FriPod: Fruit
I just transferred my iTunes library to an external hard drive (250G WP Passport), freeing up 30G on my laptop hard drive that was desperately needed. If you do this yourself, follow these instructions, no others. I made the mistake of trusting another article I found, and had to start over... Read more...
Published a month ago

Barackmaninoff
This last weekend I went to Terre Haute to take part in the opening of the local Obama/Democratic Party campaign headquarters, one of twenty here in Indiana. It was amazing to see how many of us were new to campaign volunteering. I'm doing it because Barack Obama treats us like adults. He... Read more...
Published a month ago

The Best of the Rest: 7-26-08
Since this is new, a reminder: These are all blogs that are NOT on my lists of the top 50 Classical Blogs. However, since those lists are merely about links, not about quality, I'm doing my part to expose lesser-linked blogs to the bright light of ... my readers?1. Mahler Owes Me Ten Bucks:... Read more...
Published a month ago

FriPod: Animals
I'm taking care of Buster and Gracie this weekend, so the house is full of animals.1. Animal Ditties by Anthony Plog (lyrics by Ogden Nash), performed by the Summit Brass on Colors for Brass. Movements are I. Turtle, II. Porpoise, III. Python, IV. Dog, V. Ant, VI. Centipede, VII. Rhinoceros,... Read more...
Published a month ago