ThumMusings

Bringing the user interface of music-making into the 21st Century, and changing the world... one note at a time.

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Name: Jim Plamondon
Location: Austin, Texas, United States

This blog documents the development of JIMS iGetIt! Music System (JIMS). JIMS' goal is to help you Understand Music in 24 Hours™, if you are (a) a non-musician (b) who wants to learn how to write your own rock songs. Requiring no instrument other than your own computer, and without using traditional notation, JIMS is being designed to deliver a deep understanding of tonal structure...in just 24 hours.

Friday, June 22, 2007

New Car!

There is more to life than music. Today I bought a new car. Well, a used car, actually, although it's new to me.

I was going to buy a Toyota Matrix for its headroom, mileage, and versatility, but a little research on the Web showed that the Pontiac Vibe was exactly the same car with a Pontiac logo slapped on it. I was able to find a loaded 16-month-old 2006 Vibe in excellent condition for $13,900. That's slightly under Edmonds' recommended dealer price of $14,694 (to the extent that that means anything) and $2,000 less than the equivalently-equipped Toyota Matrix ($15,922).

As with music theory, sometimes it pays to find the commonalities lurking just beneath the surface. ;-)

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