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     Any editing is done in Audacity or Ableton, though most of my recordings are posted raw.
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+    I have given a great deal of consideration to both the theory and philosophy of music.
+    I feel broadly dissatisfied with the current state of musical education and appreciation
+    in Western society. I initially pursued a classical education, but found myself
+    unwilling to engage in the rote practice that was expected to memorize pieces.
+    After taking a break from the piano, a good friend of mine introduced me to the 
+    possibility of improvisational playing. In my improv, I attempt to integrate elements
+    of different time periods, especially baroque, impressionism, ragtime, and jazz. 
+    I find myself unengaged by most baroque and classical music, largely due to a systemic
+    unwillingness to push the boundaries of harmony. On the other hand, I find jazz too
+    hesitant to accept the establishment of a tonic, and in many ways I still feel too restricted
+    by certain rhythmic constraints. So I attempt to find some hybrid of all these things that
+    satisfies my possibly atypical taste.
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+<p>
     I've only played music since 2021, so I am very much an amateur! I enjoy some of my music
     and hope you will too, but I don't want to imply that I am in any way an expert. Recently
     I've gotten into singing, so some recordings of that may appear here in the near future.