Miriam Piilonen

nice, you sound exactly like a music theorist

i vote for Right Now

Ben and I have a new EP coming out July 20 (our anniversary) called "Refresh the Page"

three tracks exploring themes of anticipation, incubation, and celebration

gimme da lute

so real

Joke about the state of academia and teaching in the US. The image shows a POS screen with tip options (15%, 20%, 25%). The question is "Leave a tip for your professor?"

my parents made this

yah, i agree. and people who claim theory is "ONLY descriptive" are often over-correcting for perceived prescriptomania. that used to be my tendency anyway

15 measures of rest (in staff notation)

pop quiz: how many measures of rest have i counted so far, uh oh

How do you know if someone has studied music theory?

Don't worry. They'll tell you.

Allen Forte implies the existence of Allen Piano

respect for the bashing method

content warning: affront to beethoven

A group of my students told me I'm "serving cunty nun" and I shed a tear of joy.

I'm tired of melodic leaps, so I'm gonna start taking steps to avoid them

Thank you. Of course, we begrudge not the Raisers.

for personal reasons i will not be raising any more leading tones

music theory is 🚀

this music is too repetitive. not only that but it's also repetitive

current snack tempo is 3 BPM (bites per minute)

my spouse just informed me that tomorrow is "common time day" (4/4)

Whoever played flute in that scene knew how to blow.

I was on the phone with my dentist's office and they asked, "What is that beautiful music playing in the background, a recording or someone practicing?" and I said, "Oh you're going to die laughing: We're watching Anchorman and it's the jazz flute scene." We did indeed die laughing.

My article "How Music Theory Went Online" is out with Music Theory Spectrum. Check it out.

Free on my Academia page: umass.academia.edu/MiriamPiilonen

you get it, Vetb

isn’t it funny when you go to type something familiar on a keyboard like your name but you’re off by a letter

listen to my song "omg gop wtf" -- out today

my song "omg gop wtf" is coming out March 7

“No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them. Nobody is going to teach you your true history, teach you your true heroes, if they know that that knowledge will help set you free.”
― Assata Shakur

As I continue my research on music theory as it appears on the internet, I want to connect with more early-internet adopters (pre-2000). Especially folks beyond the U.S. and Canada, though I am open to speaking with anyone who has a story to share. Please be in touch and tell your friends.

A scholar whose work I discussed in my book Theorizing Music Evolution, Michael Spitzer, reviewed my book. So exciting! I’m grateful for his thorough reading. It’s enough to be understood, not necessarily agreed with.