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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
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- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Because a 3/4 time signature means "three fourth notes".
Also, music notation is arbitrary and doesn't matter.
Exactly what I was shouting into the void when taking music history/theory at uni and struggling.
"Why is it this way? None of this makes sense!"
"Some dudes 400 years ago started it this way and we've only slightly changed it since"
Because when you’re writing something for a large ensemble and you need them to play the right notes and rhythms there needs to be a standard way to notate music. Otherwise you waste time teaching individual parts.
And it does mostly make sense. It’s just that there’s room for interpretation.
I watched a documentary a while ago that explored the history of music notation. It's something that evolved, it wasn't meticulously planned out. And it turns out the notation we use today is very good to being able to read music quickly (compared to other historical methods).