"Est-ce Mars" (better translated to "Is it March?") is a piece of piano music by Sweelinck (1562-1621). Writing this, I just found out that the actual theme was written by Pierre Guédron, a French…

I don't recommend watching this video.

All hands. This is the captain. We are slowly being pulled deeper into the zone of darkness by an unknown force. We're going to apply all available power into one giant forward thrust in the hope it will yank us out of the zone.

All hands. This is the captain. We are slowly being pulled deeper into the zone of darkness by an unknown force. We're going to apply all available power into one giant forward thrust in the hope it will yank us out of the zone.

This chord progression is a Bach rip-off. I forget which piece...I've been studying Bach with a fantastic teacher for a few years here in Vienna. So it's some piece we did a couple years back. It takes me a couple months to really "master…


Genre is interesting to think about. When asked "What kind of music do you listen to?," music lovers (and especially musicians) often respond with "lots of different kinds!" Then they might iterate over specific genres they are currently…