More is less when it comes to information
Couldn’t agree more with this latest thought-piece by Alain de Botton, Does more information mean we know less? In fact, as I missed out on my website advent calendar this…
New Czerny upload at the IMSLP
It might seem such a small thing, but I’m thrilled to see that someone has recently uploaded Czerny’s School of Legato and Staccato Op. 335 to the IMSLP. The interest…
Music & conflict transformation
Thought-provoking review article on Music and Art in Conflict Transformation by Ariid Bergh and John Sloboda, the editorial for a recent issue of the online journal Music & Arts in…
How Shazam works
I’ve always had the vaguest of guesses about how the amazing Shazam works, but now I know, thanks to this article from Slate, That Tune Named. Even better, this article…
Hurrah, this site is now Zotero enabled
Zotero is one of the most remarkable bits of free technology out there, in my view. For anyone who’s ever had to create a bibliography, it saves hours and hours,…