I chose the 25th variation, which escapes the traditional narrative about the two recordings in that the 1981 version is actually played slightly faster than the 1955. The differences between the interpretations don’t concern tempo so much as phrasing and… Continue Reading →

My first addition to the golden record project is Robert Johnson’s Cross Road Blues. It is a low-fidelity recording from 1936 of Johnson singing and playing slide guitar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd60nI4sa9A  I wanted to include some blues because it’s a cross-continental genre… Continue Reading →

How have I engaged art in the last 6 months? Listening to music became much more important to me during the pandemic. Partly this was because I was furloughed for a month and a half, which gave me a lot… Continue Reading →

This blog site is the primary way you can submit work for MUS 116. In particular, the 20 Blog Prompts you will be given through the course website. You’re also able to take this site with you forever as a portfolio/website. Before… Continue Reading →