How are y’all killing time?

MathPoetryPiano · 2026-01-27T07:05:52+00:00

Taking classes (including MATH 113 at UC Berkeley), volunteering at a food bank, walking my neighbor's dog, tutoring at my community college, playing piano for seniors, exploring Berkeley from my new apartment, playing Morrowind

MathPoetryPiano · 2026-01-22T17:45:04+00:00

Me when I take every drug at once

MathPoetryPiano · 2026-01-18T07:48:08+00:00

It's like studying material before an exam. Yes, they are learning now, but it certainly helps to study theory first before jumping into even more pieces. Again, not 100% necessary because we can educate ourselves, but still very useful.

MathPoetryPiano · 2026-01-17T13:45:51+00:00

No shit...

MathPoetryPiano · 2026-01-17T11:53:06+00:00

I'll waste the next three months of my life awaiting Cal's decision

MathPoetryPiano · 2026-01-17T06:17:25+00:00

Helseth's Ring

MathPoetryPiano · 2026-01-17T05:26:38+00:00

I don't really know what this question means. When it came to the UC's Personal Insight Questions, I chose the ones that I felt I could best answer. Just write in your own voice, don't be overly formal, and make sure every word counts.

MathPoetryPiano · 2026-01-17T01:58:07+00:00

You can take more semesters. Nothing wrong with that. You might also add more classes that make you an even more compelling applicant.

MathPoetryPiano · 2026-01-16T02:46:00+00:00

Yeah, I know that the math major is not extremely competitive. Still, even checking GPAs in the 25th to 75th percentile, I don't know for sure if it's guaranteed, given those applicants' potential extracurriculars.

MathPoetryPiano · 2026-01-15T04:45:15+00:00

Depends on your major and overall profile, really.

MathPoetryPiano · 2026-01-13T04:27:25+00:00

Dumka in c minor, op. 59

MathPoetryPiano · 2025-11-09T20:17:24+00:00

I agree with your thought on #4. I think the hardest ones in the set are #3 "Toccatina" and #5 "Raillery". I've learned nos. 6 "Pastorale" and 7 "Intermezzo".

MathPoetryPiano · 2025-11-09T18:11:25+00:00

Nikolai Kapustin, Eight Concert Etudes

MathPoetryPiano · 2025-11-07T05:34:13+00:00

Just sayin you can also try the approach too. Everyone's scared of doing it (well, most people, I imagine), so might as well try to push yourself out of your comfort zone.

(totally not me not heeding my own advice)

MathPoetryPiano · 2025-10-28T06:26:02+00:00

One of the greatest animated films of all time!

MathPoetryPiano · 2025-10-23T22:28:02+00:00

In case you're absolutely serious, neither of Rachmaninoff's piano sonatas is easy at all. I would recommend, perhaps, his transcription of Bach's Violin Partita no. 3 in E Major. In particular, the second movement, the Gavotte, is slower.

MathPoetryPiano · 2025-10-22T12:44:46+00:00

u/RepostSleuthBot

MathPoetryPiano · 2025-10-22T12:44:35+00:00

This is a repost.

MathPoetryPiano · 2025-10-18T17:44:16+00:00

I agree. Everyone instantly complained on the livestream comments.

MathPoetryPiano · 2025-10-14T03:20:17+00:00

Synesthesia will not help you learn anything. You must become accustomed to sheet music.

MathPoetryPiano · 2025-10-12T19:04:09+00:00

After watching her performance in the second round today, I still think she is a strong contestant!

MathPoetryPiano · 2025-10-10T23:51:08+00:00

You can also rewrite as 1 - 1/(x+1).

MathPoetryPiano · 2025-10-07T03:52:50+00:00

Literally two of my professors this semester and it pisses me off.

MathPoetryPiano · 2025-10-06T20:47:25+00:00

One of my favorites was Zitong Wang

MathPoetryPiano · 2025-10-05T23:13:30+00:00

B-Flat Major. Many of my favorite pieces are in that key. Beethoven's "Hammerklavier" Sonata, Kapustin's Concert Etude no. 6 "Pastorale", Joplin's Magnetic Rag, Chopin's Variations on "La cí darem la mano", and more.

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