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Musical Assumptions title: Musical Assumptions

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In 2020, when musicians were figuring out ways to connect remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic, I devised a musical conversation that could be held between two people over the internet. Because of the technical factors that make listening and playing at the same time impossible, like the slight delay (latency), the meter and timings had to be carefully planned in order for ...

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I do not claim to be any kind of scholar, but sometimes I notice things that occupy my mind.
Now that the (very short) run I played of Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas is over (I got to play my new-to-me old violin with a baroque bow), I am allowing myself the chance to follow up on some observations I had about the opera. I ask you in advance to forgive me for assault...

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A whole lot of people in the United States are unable to buy enough food to feed themselves and their families, while working at jobs that do not have salaries high enough to pay for the necessities of life. And people who rely completely on SNAP benefits might not have the time or the cooking knowledge to live on the $6 per day (per person in a household). Shelf-stable foods th...

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I worked very hard...

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