{"id":739,"date":"2009-03-20T08:58:56","date_gmt":"2009-03-20T15:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harmonicminer.com\/wordpress\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2012-01-21T17:10:41","modified_gmt":"2012-01-22T00:10:41","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.harmonicminer.com\/wordpress\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m Phil Shackleton (also known as harmonicminer), a composer\/arranger of music<\/a>, professor of music, and generally curious person. The name of the blog (and my handle, harmonicminer) is a bit of a joke, because I don’t think the “harmonic minor scale” is a very good explanation for most minor mode music. Plus, every musician who knows me is aware that I’m always searching for new (to me) harmonies. So: harmonicminer.<\/p>\n

Generally, I come from the “center-right” in the political\/social spectrum. You would know that after reading a few posts, so I’m up front about it. I do try to be reasonable, fair, and accurate in my use of sources, and I try to be rational in where I let them lead me. You can comment on my failures at that, if you wish.<\/p>\n

My interests include music, politics, religion, theology, philosophy, science, space travel, economics and quite a bit else.<\/p>\n

Comments are welcome, but moderated. Leaving a comment up doesn’t mean I agree with it, just that I don’t think it’s obscene.<\/p>\n

You can email me at:<\/p>\n

harmonic@harmonicminer.com<\/p>\n

or<\/p>\n

phil@philshackleton.com<\/p>\n

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David Beatty writes under the byline “amuzikman.” He is a musician and educator. A San Francisco native he has spent most of his life in Southern California where he now resides with his wife of 27 years and three grown children. After 22 years as a freelance studio musician he now devotes most of his energies to his current faculty position where he serves as Director of the Commercial Music Program. He is a fellow of no institute, his writings have appeared in no magazines, and he can be heard on no radio programs at this time.<\/p>\n

Mr. Beatty can be reached by email at amuzikman@mac.com.<\/p>\n

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