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Pete Miksza

Musician . Teacher . Scholar

Tag: Productivity

Will you appear in the “blooper reel”?

I was recently listening to an interview that Marc Maron had with the actor Timothy Olyphant on his podcast “WTF” and caught a terrific soundbite that I thought was fantastically insightful. He was describing a realization he had about learning a tell-tale sign that the work he was doing was both high in quality and… Read More Will you appear in the “blooper reel”?

September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 petemiksza

Sometimes it can help to know that others experience it too.

Why this post and why now… Over the years, I’ve come to understand that it can be valuable for those who are struggling personally to learn that others struggle too. In that spirit, I’m writing this short post to share a bit of personal information with the hope that it might help someone in some… Read More Sometimes it can help to know that others experience it too.

April 19, 2019April 19, 2019 petemiksza

My First Data Visualization Toy

I made a toy! I made a fun little web app for visualizing some interesting things about sampling distributions and the standard error of a mean (pictured below). The app allows you to change parameters with the sliders on the left to see how sample size and standard deviation affect the standard error of a… Read More My First Data Visualization Toy

December 11, 2017August 9, 2018 petemiksza

The IU JSOM Music and Mind Lab: A Year in Review

Last year included the first full academic year of Music and Mind Lab meetings and activities at the IU Jacobs School of Music. I thought I’d post a quick note about some of the fun and exciting things we were able to do together as we begin looking forward to another productive year. Some quick… Read More The IU JSOM Music and Mind Lab: A Year in Review

August 15, 2017August 15, 2017 petemiksza

Music Education: Snowballs, ice sculptures, and ice sculptures of snowballs

This a playful metaphorical reflection on what seem to be fairly periodic fluctuations in my thoughts on what it means to be building a career in academia as I’ve moved from being a graduate student to someone about to apply for tenure. Maybe sometime you feel similarly about what you do?

May 3, 2013May 18, 2013 petemiksza

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Study music ed at the IU Jacobs School of Music

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