Explaining the Matrix

At this moment, the Disquiet Junto music community has begun the third week of its three-week “trios sequence.” These trios make up one of my favorite examples of Junto projects, and we’ve done it pretty much every year for many years now, and I’ve even considered doing it twice a year. I think people would enjoy that. One irony of the “trios sequence” is that while it’s among the most popular projects for Junto participants, it also involves some of the longest sets of instructions. I work hard to keep instructions concise, even pithy, but I also, over time, have tried to compensate for previous misunderstandings or ambiguities. As a result, the instructions have grown. Along the way, I also got in the habit of tracking Junto participants’ tracks in the trios sequence, using a shared read-only document. I do this with a primary aim: I want to, as moderator, do my best to make sure that, within reason, as many solos as possible have the opportunity to become duets, and as many duets…