While taking the visual thinking class at the Knowledge Media Design Institute this summer, inevitably I wanted to explore its applications within the domain of music. It started as a vague idea followed by a search for something scholarly that Lysanne and I could ground it in. All the while, I had to reign in my tendency to go off in tangents and dreaming up ideas before the practical foundations have been laid. In that sense, Lysanne and I were great partners. The fact that she claims to have no musical inclinations except as an audience no doubt forced me to clarify some of my ideas to make sure it can be well understood. My lack of familiarity with creating models was also cause for exasperation at times. Yet in the end, I think we came up with something pretty cool.
