on a semi-permanent hiatus

^They're currently taking donations for Maui mutual aid

Me listening to a "medieval version" of a modern song that has multiple melodic and harmonic lines, knowing that polyphony did not become a prominent musical texture until the renaissance era

i was so real here

Happy Eid ul-Adha(or Bakrid, or Eid Mubarak) to any people of the Muslim faith this year! This is for 6/29/2023

STAY SAFE!! [ID: the Gilbert Baker pride flag with the words “Happy pride to all those who are unable to celebrate openly and safely. You are loved and seen!” in all-caps black text over it. /end ID]

what’s a string player’s favorite food

rosin

raviola

Mmm love me a steaming hot bowl of raviola

Is there an altonate option I could have?

Perhaps you’d prefer some vermicello 

or even some rosini 

who the FUCK keeps re blogging the bassoon posts i will kill

did i even tell you guys how i pretended to know how to play an instrument for three years and only two people ever figured it out.

i don't mean i was like. telling people i could play guitar, i mean i was sitting in band class holding a french horn to my lips and looking at the music and not understanding any of it or knowing how to play a single note. for 3 years.

the two people who knew were my best friend who knew i was too stupid to play such a complicated instrument and the only other hornist in my section who had to desperately cover for me because he knew i had blackmail material on him. i only came clean this year in my senior speech and to this day people still call me mellophony and the no hit wonder.

Did you know that after they switched to blind auditions, major symphony orchestras hired women between 30% to 55% more? Before bringing in “blind auditions” with a screen to conceal the the candidate, women in the top 5 major orchestras made up less than 5% of the musicians performing.

so I believe it was actually more complicated than that, in interesting ways. Because at first, when they did blind auditions, they were STILL hiring more men.

…Then they put down a carpet, so that high heels didn’t clack on the floor,  and BOOM women were suddenly getting hired.

The testers didn’t even know that’s what they were picking up on, which just goes to show how tiny of a cue it takes for misogyny to kick in.

The case of blind auditions for orchestras and how it dramatically changed the gender makeup of orchestras is a very illuminating example of gender bias, and an interesting possible way of countering it.

Eid Mubarak to all you lovely humans celebrating. May your days be filled with all the love and happiness that you deserve ☾☀︎︎❣︎

Etymology map of bassoon

Touches de piano en nacre construites en 1850 par Henry Hawky. Mother of pearl piano keys built in 1850 by Henry Hawky.

this thumbnail for a video about fiddle playing kills me every time i see it

what they don’t tell you about making art is AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!! AAAAAAAAAAHH!!!