Miriam Piilonen
@miriam-piilonen.bsky.social
artist, writer, assistant professor of music theory
ran out of laundry sauce and my spouse and I both bought some, so now we have too much and it's weighing down the shelf, isn't that romantic
November 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
ran out of laundry sauce and my spouse and I both bought some, so now we have too much and it's weighing down the shelf, isn't that romantic
I would like to go to a renaissance fair but the time and place we recreate would be the 2019 conference of the Society for Music Theory in Columbus, OH, that was lit
November 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I would like to go to a renaissance fair but the time and place we recreate would be the 2019 conference of the Society for Music Theory in Columbus, OH, that was lit
Me: chatGPT is awful, I prefer Real Human writing with MISTAKES in it to this boring steely grey robot text
Also Me: cannot leave a post up with a typo, must text a *correction for any misspelling, still sad about a grammatical error in something I published 2 years ago
Also Me: cannot leave a post up with a typo, must text a *correction for any misspelling, still sad about a grammatical error in something I published 2 years ago
November 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Me: chatGPT is awful, I prefer Real Human writing with MISTAKES in it to this boring steely grey robot text
Also Me: cannot leave a post up with a typo, must text a *correction for any misspelling, still sad about a grammatical error in something I published 2 years ago
Also Me: cannot leave a post up with a typo, must text a *correction for any misspelling, still sad about a grammatical error in something I published 2 years ago
I’m looking forward to delivering the keynote at the 29th Annual Graduate Students in Music (GSIM) Conference at The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY) on March 6-7, 2026. What an honor to be invited to speak at this esteemed venue with the next generation of music scholars.
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I’m looking forward to delivering the keynote at the 29th Annual Graduate Students in Music (GSIM) Conference at The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY) on March 6-7, 2026. What an honor to be invited to speak at this esteemed venue with the next generation of music scholars.
next year's halloween costume / every day of the year 👻
: I used to answer the door as a scary person: a college music theory teacher
November 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
next year's halloween costume / every day of the year 👻
perhaps a music supposition
music theory? honestly my shit's more of a music hypothesis
November 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
perhaps a music supposition
so true
Music theory is the theory that sound will sound good sometimes
October 31, 2025 at 12:10 AM
so true
as a music theorist, I am always down for some "ta-ta-ti-ti-ta"
The kids ain’t playing plastic recorders no more. They ain’t learning scales. They ain’t learning “ta-ta-ti-ti-ta.” Sad times we’re in.
They’re not forcing the kids to sing a-cappella in the radio stations no more.
October 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
as a music theorist, I am always down for some "ta-ta-ti-ti-ta"
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seeing a lot of ads for CapitalOne, not enough for Capital Vol. 1
October 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
seeing a lot of ads for CapitalOne, not enough for Capital Vol. 1
the ballroom thing is so obnoxious and somehow it's one of the least obnoxious things at the moment
October 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
the ballroom thing is so obnoxious and somehow it's one of the least obnoxious things at the moment
What could be greater than playing a game of golf with a gator?
~Tennis with a tiger
~Hockey with a hippo
~Soccer with a salamander
~Football with a flamingo
~Croquet with a cricket
~Tennis with a tiger
~Hockey with a hippo
~Soccer with a salamander
~Football with a flamingo
~Croquet with a cricket
October 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
What could be greater than playing a game of golf with a gator?
~Tennis with a tiger
~Hockey with a hippo
~Soccer with a salamander
~Football with a flamingo
~Croquet with a cricket
~Tennis with a tiger
~Hockey with a hippo
~Soccer with a salamander
~Football with a flamingo
~Croquet with a cricket
an H chord would be cool though
I forgot about the letter H for a brief second damn this music theory shit is breaking my brain 💔
October 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
an H chord would be cool though
yes! a big jerky tool!!
Music theory is a tool.
October 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
yes! a big jerky tool!!
Reading existentialist texts with a sleeping baby in my arms just hits different.
October 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Reading existentialist texts with a sleeping baby in my arms just hits different.
a kid told me I have "long legs and old hair" lol
August 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
a kid told me I have "long legs and old hair" lol
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It you can't beat em, postpartum
August 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
It you can't beat em, postpartum
Ben and I have a new EP coming out July 20 (our anniversary) called "Refresh the Page"
three tracks exploring themes of anticipation, incubation, and celebration
three tracks exploring themes of anticipation, incubation, and celebration
Refresh the Page EP by Cooler Older Brother dropping July 20
July 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Ben and I have a new EP coming out July 20 (our anniversary) called "Refresh the Page"
three tracks exploring themes of anticipation, incubation, and celebration
three tracks exploring themes of anticipation, incubation, and celebration
my parents made this
July 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
my parents made this
yah, i agree. and people who claim theory is "ONLY descriptive" are often over-correcting for perceived prescriptomania. that used to be my tendency anyway
I think the descriptive/prescriptive distinction re: music theory is a dumb one, and reframing it as "what are people doing" gets to the stronger obs (both "sides" are normative) quicker
June 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
yah, i agree. and people who claim theory is "ONLY descriptive" are often over-correcting for perceived prescriptomania. that used to be my tendency anyway
pop quiz: how many measures of rest have i counted so far, uh oh
June 11, 2025 at 10:42 PM
pop quiz: how many measures of rest have i counted so far, uh oh
How do you know if someone has studied music theory?
Don't worry. They'll tell you.
Don't worry. They'll tell you.
June 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
How do you know if someone has studied music theory?
Don't worry. They'll tell you.
Don't worry. They'll tell you.
Allen Forte implies the existence of Allen Piano
May 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Allen Forte implies the existence of Allen Piano
respect for the bashing method
what is music theory I just bash chords together until the round peg goes in the square hole but it sounds real good while doing it
May 23, 2025 at 1:34 AM
respect for the bashing method
content warning: affront to beethoven
one of the things that bugged me endlessly while I was studying music history and music theory is how much of the curriculum dickrides beethoven. like he's good but he's not that fucking good
May 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
content warning: affront to beethoven