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Footnotes

Hey! My name is Avigail, indie artist and part-time historical musicologist. Footnotes is my music blog. I love writing about music history and theory, not just for the pro musicians out there (which I am not, but would like to be) but also just for music enthusiasts (which I decidedly am).

• Living Music: A Historical Perspective, Pt. I
  by Avigail Horowitz
  May 24, 2023
  When you ask people (as I often do) what kind of music they listen to, you get all kinds of answers. On a scale ranging from ‘I listen to everything!’1 to ‘Oh, I don’t have time to listen to music’2, people are usually listening to something, intentionally, or recreationally, or whatever-ly. Now, exceptions notwithstanding, the… Read more: Living Music: A Historical Perspective, Pt. I
• WTF is Musicology
  by Avigail Horowitz
  February 15, 2023
  Introducing yourself as a musicologist at a party is always a bold move. There’s a few seconds of confusion, especially if the person you’re speaking to automatically translates what you said to ‘psychology’1. All my accountants, lawyers, and (I guess) psychologists out there; what’s it like to go through life just casually mentioning your job… Read more: WTF is Musicology