It’s been four years, but I’ve finally updated Braille Music Notator to a new version with several features that I hope will have been worth the wait. There are two big changes I’m most excited about: Beyond those two, here’s the list of changes and improvements: I also updated Braille Music Viewer, the utility that …
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Braille Music Notator Update
I’m very happy to announce an update to Braille Music Notator that brings some exciting new features to the program. Braille Music Notator is still in beta (meaning there are still some bugs!) but I feel like it’s become a very usable program, and in fact I’ve heard from many folks out there who are …
New Pages
I’ve finally gotten around to working a bit more on my theory review pages, and I’ve added three more pages in the Species Counterpoint section. I plan to add one more (Species I in three voices) and then I’ll move on to more twentieth-century pages. When will that happen? Maybe later today. Maybe next year! …
New Site
Just finished spiffing up tobyrush.com for the first time in maybe a decade. There’s stuff that was there that isn’t anymore, but I’m not telling you what it is! It’s the same trick I pull on my kids. If they can’t remember what it was or why it was important, then I’m not digging through …
Do and Redo
One of the things I think I’ve become known for at UNC is my homework policy, which is very lenient: I allow students to turn homework in late, and I allow them to resubmit assignments for a higher grade as many times as they can until they get a perfect score or the semester ends. …
Crime Syndicates and My Buick
Several weeks ago, I walked out of Wal-Mart to find that my 1996 Buick Skylark wouldn’t start. The starter worked, but it sounded like it wasn’t getting any fuel. So we had it towed in and the mechanic replaced a faulty ignition switch. Strange, I thought, since the starter didn’t seem to be the problem, …
More Darwin Calendar Server
I’ve updated this post with some corrected information: the bit about creating a startup script wasn’t working because of what looks like some debugging code in one of the scripts. I poked around enough to figure out how to fix the code, and hopefully it won’t cause some other problem as a side effect. Thanks …
Grading Madness
I’m going to keep this post updated with my latest grading status, for my students who are anxiously awaiting their results on finals. MUS 104 (8:00): Done! Come get your tests and grade reports. MUS 104 (11:15): Done! Come get your tests and grade reports. MUS 113: Done! Come get your tests and grade reports. …
Tricks and Treats
Okay, so it’s too late to buy it for this halloween, but just think how scary you’ll be wearing this number next year: This is my first ever death metal t-shirt, except instead of “metal” you substitute “orchestration” and instead of “death” you say “pointillistic.” But other than that… And if you are scared just …
Aaugh! Serialism! Run!
New shirts and stuff for you today: The perspective of the text and the placement on the shirt looks weird on the screen, but I’m hoping it will work in real life. If anyone gets sick looking at the shirt, will it be this odd perspective issue, or just the fact that it’s serialism? Order …