In this episode, Chris and Gary try to figure out what musical reference “singmaster notation” might be referring to. Also, Chris demoes a punch-hole music box and we experiment playing “happy birthday” in different ways off the punch card, and we answer some “stupid” questions asked on Quora. Threatening Music Notation (Twitter) David Singmaster (Wikipedia) …

In this episode, Chris and Gary try to figure out what musical reference “singmaster notation” might be referring to. Also, Chris demoes a punch-hole music box and we experiment playing “happy birthday” in different ways off the punch card, and we answer some “stupid” questions asked on Quora.

Threatening Music Notation (Twitter)David Singmaster (Wikipedia)Rubik’s Cube (Wikipedia)3 Things podcast (Red Ventures)

Intro and outro music by Serpiente Negra Ensamble, (“Musurgia Universalis” and “Düzensiz Meksikali”) from their album El Murciélago. © 2021 Serpiente Negra Ensamble. Used with permission.

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