Setting the Scene: 1899 The Spanish-American war ended. Aspirin was patented. Carnation made its first can of evaporated milk. The first motor-driven vacuum cleaner (gasoline powered!) was invented by J.S. Thurman. A United States patent is issued to Ferdinand von Zeppelin for his “Navigable Balloon.” The first known use of the word “automobile” appeared in…
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The Eyes Have It
Are you a multi-tasker? You certainly are when reading music while playing the piano. Let’s take a look <insert knee slap> at what your eyes are doing. Are you supposed to watch the music? Or your hands? Or some of each? Are you getting dizzy from nodding your head back and forth between the…