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The minutiae of obstruction and how it intersects with interference, I get how people could be wrong about that if they were never umpires. But you don't need to be an umpire to google what the base path is - just the most basic sense of media literacy suffices.
June 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The minutiae of obstruction and how it intersects with interference, I get how people could be wrong about that if they were never umpires. But you don't need to be an umpire to google what the base path is - just the most basic sense of media literacy suffices.
it BAFFLES me that so many are so confident in asserting complete nonsense online re: baseball and sports arguments
June 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
it BAFFLES me that so many are so confident in asserting complete nonsense online re: baseball and sports arguments
I think it depends what the standard for "good" is. That said, there are definitely some people whose willful evil choices amaze me...
June 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I think it depends what the standard for "good" is. That said, there are definitely some people whose willful evil choices amaze me...
April 19, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Kind of makes me wonder if the uneven shape would also help deaden weak contact into potential "swinging bunt" infield singles for fast runners...
March 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Kind of makes me wonder if the uneven shape would also help deaden weak contact into potential "swinging bunt" infield singles for fast runners...
Before music theory: whoa that was beautiful
After music theory: (indigestibly) why did they put the brown note in this beautiful song
After music theory: (indigestibly) why did they put the brown note in this beautiful song
January 19, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Before music theory: whoa that was beautiful
After music theory: (indigestibly) why did they put the brown note in this beautiful song
After music theory: (indigestibly) why did they put the brown note in this beautiful song
who up reharmonizing they standard
January 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
who up reharmonizing they standard
Is there a good way to describe music that you think is too rhythmically "square" (too conventional, uncool)? Where melodies mainly accent strong beats, feature strong/simple rhythms and no syncopation?
Think of military marches and national anthems. Or in popular music today, "Die With A Smile".
Think of military marches and national anthems. Or in popular music today, "Die With A Smile".
January 14, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Is there a good way to describe music that you think is too rhythmically "square" (too conventional, uncool)? Where melodies mainly accent strong beats, feature strong/simple rhythms and no syncopation?
Think of military marches and national anthems. Or in popular music today, "Die With A Smile".
Think of military marches and national anthems. Or in popular music today, "Die With A Smile".
Your view/definition of music theory differs from mine. That's why I see it as complete and you see it as incomplete. If you disagree with that then I think there's nothing more to talk about.
December 31, 2024 at 12:41 AM
Your view/definition of music theory differs from mine. That's why I see it as complete and you see it as incomplete. If you disagree with that then I think there's nothing more to talk about.
Music Theory having a very specific definition is news to me! I believe the "theory" you're talking about is what I might term a "model"; if we don't agree that the "theory" in music theory is describing its inherent subjectiveness, then we're not going to have much ground in common, I suppose.
December 31, 2024 at 12:30 AM
Music Theory having a very specific definition is news to me! I believe the "theory" you're talking about is what I might term a "model"; if we don't agree that the "theory" in music theory is describing its inherent subjectiveness, then we're not going to have much ground in common, I suppose.
... and still I've never heard a more convincing explanation than "everything is subjective" combined with "you like what sounds familiar".
December 31, 2024 at 12:22 AM
... and still I've never heard a more convincing explanation than "everything is subjective" combined with "you like what sounds familiar".
Even if those studies flawlessly and conclusively proved that consonance is to some extent 'objectively' pleasant (not learned to be so), I think we've all seen people go off the deep end trying to explain music theory "objectively" using consonant intervals to make the scale, making chords...
December 31, 2024 at 12:21 AM
Even if those studies flawlessly and conclusively proved that consonance is to some extent 'objectively' pleasant (not learned to be so), I think we've all seen people go off the deep end trying to explain music theory "objectively" using consonant intervals to make the scale, making chords...
I also think we have definitional disagreements on what counts as "music theory". My view is that nothing can be "unexplained by music theory", but some things fit nicely into the most common frameworks of musical understanding and some don't. It's all theory to me.
December 31, 2024 at 12:11 AM
I also think we have definitional disagreements on what counts as "music theory". My view is that nothing can be "unexplained by music theory", but some things fit nicely into the most common frameworks of musical understanding and some don't. It's all theory to me.
Music theory is just music understanding, I feel that it's impossible to understand music completely. A note that sounds dissonant to Western ears might not be dissonant at all in another culture's understanding of music. That's why I feel comfortable saying human perspective is the limiting factor.
December 31, 2024 at 12:06 AM
Music theory is just music understanding, I feel that it's impossible to understand music completely. A note that sounds dissonant to Western ears might not be dissonant at all in another culture's understanding of music. That's why I feel comfortable saying human perspective is the limiting factor.
This is also true of course. Just as one can be ignorant of significant patterns in music, one can also overprescribe them and wind up with other underdeveloped music skills and experiences.
December 30, 2024 at 3:52 AM
This is also true of course. Just as one can be ignorant of significant patterns in music, one can also overprescribe them and wind up with other underdeveloped music skills and experiences.
I think people misconceive what the endgame of "knowing theory" actually is. To truly know all of theory is to feel EVERY perspective on sound simultaneously - all cultures, traditions, styles.
Is theory incomplete, or is human perspective too narrow to prevent gaps in understanding?
Is theory incomplete, or is human perspective too narrow to prevent gaps in understanding?
December 30, 2024 at 3:44 AM
I think people misconceive what the endgame of "knowing theory" actually is. To truly know all of theory is to feel EVERY perspective on sound simultaneously - all cultures, traditions, styles.
Is theory incomplete, or is human perspective too narrow to prevent gaps in understanding?
Is theory incomplete, or is human perspective too narrow to prevent gaps in understanding?
(for example music) I feel it becomes easier to judge something positively while also personally disliking it if you have some knowledge of the craft yourself.
December 30, 2024 at 3:10 AM
(for example music) I feel it becomes easier to judge something positively while also personally disliking it if you have some knowledge of the craft yourself.
any song is in 4/4 if you don't count it like a NERDDDDD 🤓🤓🤓
December 30, 2024 at 2:48 AM
any song is in 4/4 if you don't count it like a NERDDDDD 🤓🤓🤓
Music ~= [Language]
music theory ~= linguistics(?)
notation ~= text formatting
performance ~= acting(?)
sight-reading ~= reading
analysis ~= literary analysis
composition ~= writing
improvisation ~= communication
(and if you squint your eyes a little there may be something profound in that)
music theory ~= linguistics(?)
notation ~= text formatting
performance ~= acting(?)
sight-reading ~= reading
analysis ~= literary analysis
composition ~= writing
improvisation ~= communication
(and if you squint your eyes a little there may be something profound in that)
December 30, 2024 at 2:04 AM
Music ~= [Language]
music theory ~= linguistics(?)
notation ~= text formatting
performance ~= acting(?)
sight-reading ~= reading
analysis ~= literary analysis
composition ~= writing
improvisation ~= communication
(and if you squint your eyes a little there may be something profound in that)
music theory ~= linguistics(?)
notation ~= text formatting
performance ~= acting(?)
sight-reading ~= reading
analysis ~= literary analysis
composition ~= writing
improvisation ~= communication
(and if you squint your eyes a little there may be something profound in that)
if the 808 is so great how come they never made an 809
December 29, 2024 at 8:36 PM
if the 808 is so great how come they never made an 809
Depending on the game and my mood, I might want to spend an hour or two screen working through possible solutions by hand, or I might not.
What bothers me is when games show you a puzzle early on and then neglect to warn you that the solution only comes several chapters later... grrrr.
What bothers me is when games show you a puzzle early on and then neglect to warn you that the solution only comes several chapters later... grrrr.
December 29, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Depending on the game and my mood, I might want to spend an hour or two screen working through possible solutions by hand, or I might not.
What bothers me is when games show you a puzzle early on and then neglect to warn you that the solution only comes several chapters later... grrrr.
What bothers me is when games show you a puzzle early on and then neglect to warn you that the solution only comes several chapters later... grrrr.
please let this be less toxic than 🐦
December 18, 2024 at 9:29 AM
please let this be less toxic than 🐦