Posts from July 2010

In my previous post I showed you a piece of piano music based on a Shepard Scale–it seems to go up and up forever. Listen to it (it’s at the bottom on this link), and then ask yourself: 1. Was that interesting? 2. Was that aesthetically pleasing or beautiful? 3. Was that music? Most people (More…)

Modern classical music, a.k.a. “art music,” often gets a bad rap for being impossible to listen to. In fact, this is completely true. Since you’re probably very busy at work, allow me to take you on a stroll through Youtube and Wikipedia to see why. Part 1: The Shepard Scale First you need to understand (More…)

from Dave’s Flickr I just discovered the joy of marinating meat. This first attempt is inspired by the motherland, although the real Chinese would never cook chicken this way. Same goes for the Thai-style stir-fry, which is Thai only in style. Be assured, though, that both came out tasty.