I think this is what Ben must have been like as a kiddo.

Beatrix, age 2, carrying a cloth

Beatrix: Washed all the windows in the front rooms.
Me: Thanks.
Beatrix: They are REALLY clean. I'm going to go upstairs to do the rest of them.
Me: Bea, you're kind of a big girl now.
Beatrix: NO I'M NOT! I'm a baby Mom a LITTLE TINY BABY!!!
Me: Whoa, sorry. Okay, you're a baby.
Beatrix: I just need to find my stool so I can wash the windows that are really high up, those kids put lots of prints on them.

This "piano methods explained page" almost made me throw up a little inside of my mouth.

However, I bet it answers a lot of questions parents have. The answers are really frustrating, but it’s good to know about what kinds of resources parents are looking for.

This "piano methods explained page" almost made me throw up a little inside of my mouth.

units of description may come perilously close to (pretending to be) units of perception—we hear and see (only) what we can say.

Jeanne Bamberger on why multiple representations for music are useful in education.

David Lang's Wed.

I have a recording of the piece arranged for piano, but have not found the score yet.

David Lang's Wed.

when called by a panther...

When I was little my mom read Ogden Nash’s Zoo poems to me. I remember that the cover had two owl eyes for the o’s. She sent me a text message today with a line from The Panther. I called her back to ask why I shouldn’t anther. I’ve known this poem since I was four but never processed the punchline until now.

The Panther

The panther is like a leopard,
Except it hasn’t been peppered.
Should you behold a panther crouch,
Prepare to say Ouch.
Better yet, if called by a panther,
Don’t anther.

nicely written tutorial: how to add tab-completion to vim for hella languages

nicely written tutorial: how to add tab-completion to vim for hella languages

swagistani:

Kashmiri SWAG.

walkoutofhermind:

RIP Cy Twombly

 And, the always great Jerry Saltz’s piece for NY Magazine

oh man. my favorite since middle school. 

Thinking about using Khan Academy tools for teaching piano.

Perhaps silly, but perhaps also worth a shot!

Thinking about using Khan Academy tools for teaching piano.

an expanded definition of an exception:

"anything that is not the normal return value of a function."

an expanded definition of an exception:

Quick summary of python exception handling

verrry nice.

Quick summary of python exception handling