the abyss

And what if I did a Roman numeral analysis of the opening chord progression in Where The Streets Have No Name to show how from the second it begins The Joshua Tree album harmonically conveys the character of vast desert-like landscapes; the feelings of uncertainty and doubt that are sort of intrinsic to belonging in/moving through a place; the searching for home and/or faith in a contemporary word, all within just seven chords? What would happen then?

I cannot believe I am living to see the day I open MuseScore of my own volition and not at the whims of my music theory professor. But here we are.

Yeah so this idea turned into an approximately 4,000-word paper that I wrote for a final project in one of my courses. Might be one of the coolest things I’ve done (wore a suede vest for my presentation today to vaguely embody Bono’s TJT-era vest-wearing shenanigans)

Huge shout to my friend from an undergraduate philosophy program who started working out every single day, not for health benefits or to become conventionally attractive or whatever, but because -- and this is a direct quote -- he was concerned that otherwise he might "become lost in the world of signs and forget the things they signify". I have thought about this every single time that I've worked out since.

does tumblr know there are multiple kinds of bagpipes

And what if I did a Roman numeral analysis of the opening chord progression in Where The Streets Have No Name to show how from the second it begins The Joshua Tree album harmonically conveys the character of vast desert-like landscapes; the feelings of uncertainty and doubt that are sort of intrinsic to belonging in/moving through a place; the searching for home and/or faith in a contemporary word, all within just seven chords? What would happen then?

I cannot believe I am living to see the day I open MuseScore of my own volition and not at the whims of my music theory professor. But here we are.

Yeah so this idea turned into an approximately 4,000-word paper that I wrote for a final project in one of my courses. Might be one of the coolest things I’ve done (wore a suede vest for my presentation today to vaguely embody Bono’s TJT-era vest-wearing shenanigans)