Megan Lavengood

@meganlavengood.com

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Music theory prof, timbre, the Yamaha DX7, 80s, pop music, teaching, cats, food, crosswords, complaining about NYT Spelling Bee, knitting. DC area. she/her

black and white tuxedo cat with white socks and a white stripe of fur on her nose
The dictionary for NYT's Scrabble app accepts the word "coonshit." The definition they provide is "an offensive word."
English I'm sorry, Ms. Jackson (ooh), I am for real. Never meant to make your daughter cry. I apologize a trillion times Linkedin Speak ~ Deeply committed to radical transparency and accountability in my personal partnerships. want to take full ownership of the recent friction involving your daughter—it was never my intention to disrupt her emotional well-being. I'm leaning into this learning moment with a 1,000,000,000,000x commitment to making things right. Apologies for the misalignment. #Accountability #GrowthMindset #Leadership #RelationshipManagement
chart version of the info on the linked page
white screen with 20 minutes and a start button
a mood indicator in a choral score that reads "insistent and bitter"
I wonder in what other contexts we might see such a review published in a journal as prestigious as Music Analysis. Would Music Analysis publish a review of a book on Mozart that did not make connexions to existing Mozart literature? Would such sarcasm and misreading survive the editing process in a review of a book by Joseph Straus or David Huron? Would a graduate student representative of Project Spectrum be given the latitude to write a 39-page review (including two and a half pages discussing the reviewer's own work despite its dubious relevance, four pages of ‘vignettes’, three pages on the recent actions of the Jazz Interest Group, more than 1500 words of block quotes from the book in question and 1200 more in block quotes from other sources)? I urge the editors to take care and reflect on who gets to publish such things, who doesn't and the effects of such a publication.
road sign for Lee Jackson Memorial Highway
text exchange btw me and my husband me: why do I keep thinking “humus” said with a very exaggerated accent like principal skinner or something him: Because of “PYU-ma”? me: yes thank you
screenshot of my syllabus with FAQs like I'm missing class for a really good reason. Does it still count as one of my six allowed absences? Can I email you my homework? Can we meet one-on-one? Are there tutors for this course? Can I make up all the homework I missed? Can I do extra credit work to raise my grade?
Video of me accompanying my kid while she improvises a song
Elements of Sonata Theory but it's Elements of Snot Theory
A banner from Apple on my voicemail screen reads: A New Take on Voicemail If someone is leaving a message, you can view the transcript or even answer the call.
A big white cat with amber eyes laying on a pile of pillows
Asian woman with purple hair and an asymmetrical undercut
Ralph Vaughan Williams, "Let All the World" But with a twist at the end... ...Cynthia Erivo doing the final "defying gravity" riff
A nice bowl of bean chili with cheddar cheese, sour cream, and green onions on top
Spelling Bee doesn't accept paloma
My 15-year-old white domestic shorthair cat, Lobster, sitting on a concrete drainage pipe in the woods
NYT has decided to write headlines where they replace the presidential candidates' James with stickers of their faces
Spelling Bee game doesn't take "bullhead"
What is a riffa? A structural definition and its analytical consequences for process and form in heavy metal
Use 10 point Times New Roman font for everything (including title, subtitles, notes, etc.) unless you specifically require certain fonts for symbols, in which case indicate as much.
Windows XP style popup. Popup title: "You're invited to." Body: "Suffer." Button text: "Join"
A helium balloon bouquet
Spelling Bee doesn't take "codec"
Bilbo meme: After all, why not? Why shouldnt I watch it?
Spelling Bee doesn't take "modded" as a word
but actually Rebeca Andrade is 4'11"
30 rock meme: What a week huh? Lemon, it's Tuesday.
The crossword answer "Jeb!" is highlighted. The clue is "Slogan in the 2016 Republican presidential primary"
Footman is not in the word list for spelling bee game
Bee game doesn't take "formant"
My map shows Wichita, Tulsa, and Springfield
Peach and cherry cobbler
me lazing on the couch with a cat
Rancho Gordo beans: buckeye, eye of the goat, cassoulet, Rio Zape, frijole negro de vara, Scarlet runner, yellow eye
Pop up on my phone: "Are you enjoying Duo Mobile? Yes/no"
Spelling Bee screenshot: "tounging" not in word list
Missouri is a destination wedding spot for 15-year-old child brides "A review of some 50,000 marriage licenses shows how Missouri's lax law has for years turned the state into a destination wedding spot for 15-year-old child brides, often rushing to get married," the Star reported. "Some traveled up to 1,800 miles to Missouri, from as far off as Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Florida and every other state in the region: Kansas, Colorado, Illinois, Nebraska, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee."