Joni Mitchell Songs |
So for a while now, I've been trying to master the art of Joni Mitchell's open tunings in an effort to absorb her style. I do not consider myself a particularly good guitarist, but my preliminary expl...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:40:00 GMT |
poems |
i haven't written anything in ages. however, the wiggles of excitement radiating from my coming move/phd program stuff/graduation dislodged this on the plane coming back from the IASPM conference last...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:49:00 GMT |
Exciting Developments |
I have been accepted into two PhD programs, one at University of Virginia; one at The City University of New York. I'm very excited. The decision to devote my life to musicology is paying off....I am ...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:50:00 GMT |
...Happy Holidays..... |
happy holidays y'all!
Posted by on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:04:00 GMT |
nanci griffith |
i recently had the opportunity to fall back in love with ms. griffith. my musical autism has kicked in big time; i have been listening to "the wing and the wheel" for the past three days. non stop. as...
Posted by on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 07:05:00 GMT |
things are looking up/ petite update |
I finally feel like I've joined the academic community. small victory, but I'm bragging nonetheless. I submitted papers to a couple of conferences and just found out they were accepted. One is f...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:41:00 GMT |
Coffee Survey stolen from Bret’s profile |
1. First real name and middle name? Matthew J. 2. What holiday is your birthday closest to? Rosh Hashana, the founding of the US Army in 1789, and the births of Jerry Lee Lewis and Madeli...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:24:00 GMT |
...Last Summer |
&Last Summer Last summer, I studied Rachmaninoff while you napped beneath the piano. I couldn't understand or execute the music, so we snuck a picnic in the practice room to spite the rainy day.&...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:54:00 GMT |
Like a sweater, worn boldly out of season |
I collapsed. Folded into myself, a bad hand. I've never been much of a poker player anyway...I had a reality check today. Things are great and getting better. Forgiveness starts inside. I am ok with t...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:54:00 GMT |
Everything You’ve Heard Is True... |
I recently had the distinct honor of hear Adrienne Rich read at UGA, and it dawned on me that I've lived so much of my life pretending that it's 1971, that I have no concept of the passage of time. In...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:55:00 GMT |
