Everyday Research

Music Research

On an everyday basis, I am always listening to reference recordings for the pieces I am playing. I spend many hours finding different recordings, so I can extend my perspectives on the piece I am listening to. Most of the time I use Spotify and Youtube for my recordings because they usually have professional artists and groups featured. This is to make sure I am getting the most out of the recording and I am not listening to mistakes. Also, the origin of the recording is very important, because different regions play pieces in varying styles.

Travel Research

Another area in my life I tend to do research is when I travel places, so I can create a timeline in order to be as efficient as possible. Google maps tends to be my choice of website, because of all of its useful features such as, checking traffic for the specific times of day and having a large amount of points of interest in its database. 

General Research

For general research throughout the day I use Google's card feature to find information. Google is usually great about immediately having reliable information about anything you search for with its algorithms. This makes it incredibly easy to find things like store hours, definitions, what movie that actor is from, etc. Also, these features are built right into the search engine, so you can dig deeper into the websites Google pulls up, and can help when the information is not readily available or might differ because of what day it is or any other reason.