An artsy music teacher once told me that music to her feels like math. That was both an epiphany and a disappointment. The more I thought about it, the more I

An artsy music teacher once told me that music to her feels like math. That was both an epiphany and a disappointment. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that all of the arts involve learning a good deal of technical craft. In fact, obsessing over tools (whether you have the best trumpet, paint brushes, videocamera, etc.) is a special kind of bikeshedding, rampant in art forums.