January 2011
27 posts
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“Never in this world can hatred be stilled by hatred; it will be stilled by...”
– Buddha said that. I just nod along.
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Egypt protests: Hosni Mubarak under world pressure →
Leaders from the US, UK, France and Germany have urged Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak to avoid violence and enact reforms as protests continue.
- bbc.co.uk
“Just dropped the seminar on prejudice and discrimination. Course load was...”
– Lana is sad cos the professor is one of my favorite profs. Or my favorite prof? *sigh* I will just read the textbook by myself.
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Acoustics: neither a guitar nor an ingredient to...
This semester feels like a boot camp.
one thing tho— taking 300-level courses in both Music and Psychology makes me feel like a real music and psych major.
Taking three in one semester, however, might not be the best idea. Hopefully I am motivated enough to get out of it alive.
During my music major seminar on soundscape this afternoon, I along with a bunch of other music majors goofed...
“…turned out my useless notes from Musik des 20. Jahrhunderts class in...”
– Lately I’ve been abusing this “quote” feature by using it as Twitter. Sorrysorrysorry
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We are all drama queens
What psychologists do: try to explain why people do the things they do. Yadda yadda.
Why do we fight? Why are we addicted to gambling, into sports and celebrity gossips? Why is our life like a wheel, “sometimes you’re up, sometimes you’re down”?
Because people like, and need, and therefore create, dramas in their lives. *grin* A life without conflicts and ups and downs...
“Okay so I’m not even close to being a Jesus freak, but those gestures you...”
zveneczi:
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Clair...
“First day of school! I feel sluggish. First class 9-10.20 AM: 20th century...”
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A note about home, written in the airports
“Ladies and gentlemen,” the pilot announced with a tinge of relief, one minute after landing the aircraft rather harshly, “welcome to Dubai.” The landing might have shaken the Indonesian domestic workers sitting at the back of the plane, but I was not too shaken from my semi-sleep state. With swollen eyes, I stared emptily at the screen in front of me; the rock musicians,...
schubertiads:
Piano Quintet for Piano and...
um, herro 2011, din't see joo comin'.
This year, I want to:
not procrastinate and follow at least the most primitive form of a schedule!!! (especially since next semester will be paper paper composition paper essay journal research paper… small classes o_o’)
be half-vegetarian (dunno.)
self-learn another instrument. Save money and get a Xaphoon :D
get a hand mixer to make meringues and other wonderful things
uh, learn...
Music and Disability →
The book builds his theory in steps, beginning with an account of several one-handed classical pianists, particularly ones who suffered hand injuries that radically altered their playing abilities. Lubet then describes several physically disabled jazz musicians, particularly Reinhardt, who overcame severe finger injuries by developing idiosyncratic but highly advanced playing techniques.
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