Man goes to see Pagliacci, goes backstage. Tells Pagliacci he thought the show would cheer him up, but he's still depressed. Pagliacci says, "Oh well I'm just a silly clown. Shouldn't you go see a real doctor?" Man bursts into tears. Says, "But Pagliacci,
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The Wilhelm scream is a sound effect of a man screaming that has been used in at least 389 films and countless television series since 1951. To facilitate this, Wilhelm has been chained and locked in a studio basement for over 60 years. He never stops screaming
had a dream I was at a rave talking to a girl and she told me about a genre called โhit emโ that is in 5/4 time at 212 bpm with super crunched out sounds thank you dream girl
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"thank you dream girl," you say as you turn to leave. but the door you go through just leads to another room. you search for a way out but you're hemmed in by the crowd and their strange, lopsided dancing. hit em is a dream that never ends. you will never wake up
had a dream I was at a rave talking to a girl and she told me about a genre called โhit emโ that is in 5/4 time at 212 bpm with super crunched out sounds thank you dream girl
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And the man storms out. Pagliacci takes a deep breath, turns to his manager. "Wow, that guy was a piece of work, huh? If I was a different person, that might really get to me. But I'm fucking Pagliacci, the rich and famous clown. My life rules." And he flies away on rocket boots
had a dream I was at a rave talking to a girl and she told me about a genre called โhit emโ that is in 5/4 time at 212 bpm with super crunched out sounds thank you dream girl
literally WHAT the FUCK IS music, how does it exist, how did we figure this out, how does it elicit emotion like that, what the fuccckkkk dude?? just some air bent this way and that?? sure dude go off i guess
"... I AM a real doctor. I have a fucking doctorate from Yale in clinical psychology. I've published dozens of papers on mental illness that have been cited thousands of times. And you, you fucking clown, you have the audacity to tell ME what to do? Fuck you, Pagliacci."
somebody once told me
a secret chord they showed me
that David played and it pleased the Lord
she tied you to a chair
broke your throne and cut your hair
and from your lips drew a broken and cold
hey now
hallelujah
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I wish some film composer's assistant would publish a tell-all because the process of composing in that medium is so poorly understood. People actually think the named composer wrote all the music, which is very rarely the case
Anyhoo western musical notation is a technology, and like any other creative technology it opens up certain possibilities and closes off others. This is not unique to w. musical notation; it is true of every musical system, every instrument, every piece of software or hardware
Pagliacci gets out of bed, goes online, and makes an appointment. In the morning, he goes to see his doctor. Music swells. Roll credits.
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If you're interested to know how a college music program can accommodate students who don't come in reading Western music notation, here's how we did it at Cal Poly Pomona:
I think it's super interesting that people are under the impression that music school doesn't teach you how to learn things by ear when practically every program has a pretty intensive aural skills component