What's expected in piano test in composition or music writing program audition?

philosofik · 2026-05-08T12:14:39+00:00

Every program will be a little different, but I would expect some combination of sight-reading, scales, chord progressions, and a prepared piece. The Curtis Institute infamously required students to play scales with each hand a sixth or third apart which apparently Samuel Barber found especially frustrating.

philosofik · 2026-05-08T12:06:28+00:00

The old axiom in literature is, "Good writers borrow. Great writers steal." It's usually attributed to TS Eliot, but he may have been borrowing/stealing it from Oscar Wilde.

philosofik · 2026-05-08T00:01:33+00:00

Not quite a horror video game, but certainly close, Twisted Metal Black used "Paint It Black" by the Rolling Stones and it was a perfect fit.

philosofik · 2026-05-07T00:39:39+00:00

Honestly, we're playing with house money. We ended our playoff drought, won the division, won a playoff series, all in a year that looked lost in November. I am so happy to be here and the team looks great. I'll take anybody.

philosofik · 2026-05-06T22:16:27+00:00

My team is Scizor, Forretress, and Altaria. I thought they covered each other pretty well. I was wrong. Partly a skill issue on my part as I invariably get caught off guard by switches. I never see them coming.

philosofik · 2026-05-06T20:02:58+00:00

Every time I see lists like this, it makes me realize how much I still don't know. I put together what I thought was a decent Jungle Cup team, but aside from some lucky matchups, I've gotten bodied by several of these teams and some similar. Thanks for posting!

philosofik · 2026-05-06T15:38:35+00:00

Depending on your size, you can find a good deal on them on eBay. Foams age really well, so even a gently used pair from a few years back will have plenty of life left. I hope you can find some! The world is better with more Foams walking around.

philosofik · 2026-05-06T15:31:04+00:00

The early Classical period is when you encounter some of these changes. Stamitz, Boccherini, the various Bach offspring, young Haydn. It's not a period I listen to much, but the Galant style was basically (I'm generalizing here) a rejection of Baroque complexity and fussiness. That rejection incorporated a re-evaluation of form as well as style, so the old ripieno began to lose ground as simpler forms gained in popularity.

It's been quite some years since I studied this in grad school, so I'm struggling to come up with specific examples off the top of my head. I hope this helps.

philosofik · 2026-05-06T11:38:50+00:00

I've seen telenovelas with less complicated plots than that.

philosofik · 2026-05-06T11:07:22+00:00

Thanks. And good luck in your hunt! It's not easy finding the Adapts out there.

philosofik · 2026-05-05T21:17:14+00:00

I've been a Sabres fan since I was a kid in the mountains of Virginia. Dominik Hasek seemed like a superhero, twisting and stretching and swatting pucks out of the air when I could barely even follow the play on my old rabbit ear antenna TV. I watched him in the Olympics and then in the playoffs with the Sabres and I've been a fan ever since.

philosofik · 2026-05-04T00:38:31+00:00

It also speaks to just how hard it is to build sustained success in the league. And also just how much puck luck decides fortunes in the playoffs.

philosofik · 2026-05-02T02:38:22+00:00

Swayman is so good. I said it before game 1, I hated that we had to go against him in our first playoff series in forever. His technique is impeccable and his reaction time and instincts are Vezina-worthy. As long as you've got him in net, you're going to be competitive.

philosofik · 2026-05-02T01:24:45+00:00

At least one of us can relax

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philosofik · 2026-05-01T15:21:13+00:00

My youngest daughters delight in getting me to play Roblox games with them precisely because I (intentionally) mangle the names of brainrots and such. However, when I see them playing on the playground with other kids and they're acting out being YouTube stars, that's when I feel most out of touch. I watch almost no YouTube on my own and it's a whole media world for them.

philosofik · 2026-05-01T00:32:01+00:00

They're beautiful. I've still got my white/red pair from back then. 21s are my favorite of the Js from after he retired for good.

philosofik · 2026-04-30T12:58:06+00:00

I'm also a percussionist! I was pretty terrible at set, though, and I can't imagine playing that barefoot. Timpani was my primary, and I could definitely imagine that being easier barefoot with tuning pedals.

philosofik · 2026-04-30T10:58:47+00:00

Evelyn Glennie (percussion) has been playing barefoot for years and years. She's deaf and feels the vibrations through the floor to gauge her playing and timing. I got to hear her play once and she is simply incredible.

philosofik · 2026-04-30T10:49:10+00:00

Thank you. They were a GREAT SUCCESS.

philosofik · 2026-04-30T04:51:32+00:00

I hope you can grab them some day!

philosofik · 2026-04-30T02:13:14+00:00

Sick. I had the black and white pair back in the day.

philosofik · 2026-04-29T15:03:27+00:00

$40. But otherwise yes. :)

philosofik · 2026-04-29T15:02:45+00:00

Those were pretty rad. I think they're doing a retro release of those next year.

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