Category Archives: Music (books)

This little blog is growing up…

Posted on July 15, 2012 by shullamuth

I’m completely unqualified to write a book about music. I’m not letting that stop me. I’m just being honest. I don’t play an instrument. I have only the most rudimentary understanding of how the essence of music theory translates to … Continue reading →

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“…the most beautiful human obsession.”

Posted on January 3, 2012 by shullamuth

According to Daniel Levitin’s This is Your Brain on Music, it’s, well, music. If you’re reading this blog, you’re aware that I agree with Levitin, if for no other reason than it justifies my own obsession. I know I should … Continue reading →

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Looking for It: Part Two

Posted on October 27, 2010 by shullamuth

I used to say I don’t blog because if I did, I’d never have time to write. In my writing life, I see myself as a novelist, and I have to fight to fit that role into the confines of … Continue reading →

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Mohr Fire

Posted on July 23, 2010 by shullamuth

I open the unmarked side door and Paul waves me in. “Have a seat.”  Paul points to the big comfortable couch on a platform behind where he and Matt sit at the console.  Tamra Hayden raises her voice in the iso … Continue reading →

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Perfect

Posted on June 18, 2010 by shullamuth

…perception doesn’t just blind us to the small and unnecessary, and music isn’t just a magic mirror. A lyric’s image, a note’s reinterpretation of a theme, can freshen our senses, peeling back perception’s tyranny and returning us to the experiences that have shaped and reshaped who we are. Continue reading →

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