On Saturday 8/28 The Dudley Manlove Quartet performed at a wedding reception in Seattle. It was a very nice day for this event and because it was being held right on the water, we had a beautiful venue to work in. Part of the “adventure” was simply getting there. The two most logical approaches to this [...]

Back in college I studied learning theory and cognition, specifically focusing on typical human learning patterns. One of the common patterns is the “quantum competence” model, sometimes called the “plateau” model. It goes thusly: we learn and process new knowledge in a sort of soft ramp shape that flattens as it proceeds. We hit a plateau [...]

On Saturday 8/21 The Dudley Manlove Quartet performed at a private wedding reception on Bainbridge Island. The event was planned for the early evening on what is usually a dry August weekend. However, the weather deities chose to befuddle us with some randomization. The event was outdoors on the grassy yard of a beautiful house. Our [...]