1/ In an ideal musical environment (nurture), youthful songwriters would NATURALLY grow up into legitimate composers. They're now stunted by unnatural emphasis on commercial "songs" to the exclusion of other musical forms and genres. #classicalmusic

Dead people and stupid people have something in common: they both cause pain to those who knew/know them.

Irresponsible people who are proud of their own incompetence won't become competent. "Laugh it up, fuzz ball." - Han Solo, Star Wars IV: A New Hope 🌍

You can always be sure that a politician or candidate is lying, unless they stop talking.

Putting an aura on the horrible. (How they promote popular entertainment. E.g., The Addams Family.)

$XMR is out jogging today.

It seems unreal to us that someone like J. S. Bach conducted rehearsals of choir, soloists + orchestra while simultaneously playing 3 or more independent lines on pipe organ: RH, LH, + pedalboard. But we're so easily amazed today. #classicalmusicmonth

I'm not sorry for caring. I just stop caring.

How do you whether a computer mouse is male or female?

"Culture" is like the OS of a computer. Some versions of "culture" are defective, damaging, stunting growth, and ought to be upgraded, or deleted and replaced with a better version that enhances productivity (instead of sabotaging everything and everyone).

Playing J. S. Bach's 15 "2-part Inventions" has never resulted in my brain starting to smoke, but we also know that most people were never taught to read and play music written for two independent hands.

Entertainers interviewing for jobs on the Titanic.

"Soviet 'Smoking Brain' Method: Write Numbers Left, Alphabet Right – Kids' IQ Jumped in a Week" In Soviet schools, a brutal brain-training method forced kids to write numbers 1–20 with their left hand and the alphabet with their right simultaneously—causing immediate struggle, complaints, and “smoking brains.” Within a week, they were solving problems two levels higher. This “double attention switching” shattered mental inertia through simultaneous unrelated tasks, forcing the brain to panic, break old patterns, and activate cross-hemisphere connections similar to meditation or creative flow. Modern neuroscientists confirm it supercharges neural plasticity, yet the method was quietly discontinued because children became “hyperactive,” too curious, and too fast-thinking for the system. Today, similar “neuro-grinding” exercises sell for hundreds of dollars, but the original was free and devastatingly effective. Try it: two sheets, both hands, 5 minutes of chaos—and watch your perception and focus sharpen dramatically. The question isn’t whether it works. It’s whether you’re willing to endure the discomfort to become sharper.

BTW, Which figured bass method do YOU prefer: Handel's, Quantz's, Philipp Bach's, J. S. Bach's (in Spitta III's Appendices), Morris's, Arnold's, or a recent publisher's hype? #ProfessionalGrowth #pianolessons #classicalmusicmonth

My phone does not have Egyptian hieroglyphs for texting. I'm so sad. 😭

Critic: Students should learn to realize figured bass before music composition. Me: Yeah. Which figured bass method do you prefer: Handel's, Philipp Bach's, J. S. Bach's (in Spitta's Appendices), Morris, Arnold's, or recent publisher hype? Critic: 🦗 🦗 🦗

They require humans to credit sources of info (or risk prosecution for plagiarism, which is theft), because humans are accountable, and smarter than AI. Hence, the "AI info" label when using the "tool." Next, admit you do math with abacus and slide rule. 🧮

If they can make artificial superintelligence, what's stopping them from making us humans superintelligent?

Some may be wondering if, as a consequence, their brains or intelligence will correspondingly increase in size... 🤔

The 60s Sci-Fi series "The Time Tunnel" was canceled after only one season, likely because too much history remained to be rewritten before they could present further installments. 😁 Image credit: comic-watch.com/television-s…

Financial Philosophy: Avoid buying a new car until you can afford to own a private jet; your investments will grow much faster so that by then, you will be able to buy anything else.