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August 7, 2020

A Few Updates

I logged into my blog just now to make another Twitter thread post, and checked to see when I’d last updated this blog (“It’s been a while, maybe two months?”). To my mild horror, I found that my last post was on January 8. That was a whole era ago—a different, simpler time before a… Continue reading

Announcements, Classical Music, Life, Lists, Music, Piano, Projects

life updates, recording

January 8, 2020

As Seen on Twitter: The Beethoven Thread (Extended Edition)

Note: This is a centralized, formatted version of a Twitter thread I wrote that ended up getting some traction. I have turned it into a blog post for easier reading and sharing. First posted on Twitter on December 16, 2019. 2024 update: I am unable to link to the original because I have locked down… Continue reading

Classical Music, Music, Music History

composer biographies, twitter

June 28, 2019

When the Design Blogs Are Useless: a Thorough Guide to Decorating Your Musical Home

So this post has been a long time coming. My “How to Soundproof an Apartment with a Piano” post from a more innocent time (2013) is one of the top hits of this blog, and since writing said post I have learned so much more about making a home with musical instruments (and moved a… Continue reading

Apartment, Interior Decorating, Music, Piano, Style

apartment, decorating, interior design, musical instruments, other sites suck at creating quality content, soundproofing