Monthly Archives: June, 2011
Global Warming and Skepticism
I think it’d be better for science and the world in general if people would use the word skeptic instead of denier. With all this current discussion of tribalism in American politics, perhaps the lens could be turned on the language we use to describe scientific communities. I could also point out that proponents of the anthropogenic [...]
Advice to First-Year Students
For aural skills: First, ALWAYS engage in active listening—sing under your breath along with everything you hear, and attempt to place solfege syllables to the music. Especially this applies to basslines; harmonic hearing begins with singing the root of the chord in pop music, and this will be the best training to open your ears [...]
