Did you know that at most music conservatories student musicians get only six hours per semester of playing time with a piano accompanist? Apparently, it has something to do with schools needing to pay the piano players. You’d think the cost of tuition would cover that. In any case, at the Viola Seminar at Music […]
Ockham’s Razor is the principle that states the simplest explanation for things is to be preferred over the more complicated. It’s named for 14th Century philosopher William of Ockham, who rejected the idea of multiple hypotheses for most problems. The fewest number of causes should explain just about anything, said the good friar. Thus, if […]
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Last night’s entertainment was a double feature at Hathaway’s, the drive-in movie theater in Hoosick, a few miles from our new home. We were lured not only by the $8 double feature, but by the promise of locally-sourced burgers and home-made french fries. Trouble was, the weather lately can’t make up its mind whether it […]
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