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The Long Shadow of Complexity (w/ David Krakauer)

Uncertain Things

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The Importance of Pianos in Music Theory

Guitar players can transpose chords along scale, but a pianist has to do more calculation. "Once you absorb the visual model of the piano, I can do sophisticated musical theory calculations in my head," he says. He's been working on how these different memory systems are integrated so as to allow you to memorize whole symphonies for example.

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