Shawn’s Blog

Chord Voicing and Its Fingering in Accordion Left Hand

music

accordion

Notes on chord voicing in accordion (left-hand Stradella system)

Blues Harmony

music

music theory

Notes on functional harmony

Functional Harmony

music

music theory

Notes on functional harmony

Accordion Course for Beginners (Exercises)

music

accordion

This is a collection of exercises for my accordion course for beginners.

Code Pitfall: Python Class Multiple Inheritance

research

programming

Python

Series: Code Pitfall

This series share the pitfalls I encountered in Python programming.

Code Pitfall: PyTorch Module Registration Mechanism

research

programming

Python

Series: Code Pitfall

This series share the pitfalls I encountered in Python programming.

AI Technique Takeaway: Knowledge Distillation

research

This post series simply answer questions about AI techniques, as a quick reference for you and me at all levels. No nonsense.

AI Technique Takeaway: Saliency Map

research

This post series simply answer questions about AI techniques, as a quick reference for you and me at all levels. No nonsense.

Code Pitfall: Sanity Check for Python Classes

research

programming

Python

Series: Code Pitfall

This series share the pitfalls I encountered in Python programming.

My Customised Guitar Course for My Dad

music

guitar

in Chinese

I am teaching guitar to my dad. This is a syllabus and record of the course.

Paper Notes: Loss of Plasticity in Deep Continual Learning

research

continual learning

This is one of the paper notes through deeply reading AI paper in my area.

Ceilidh Dances Calling [Chinese]

music

in Chinese

Calling scripts in Chinese for Ceilidh dances I know。Useful for Ceilidh callers to learn.

Introducing Ceilidh in China，Proposal [Chinese]

music

in Chinese

I’m introducing Ceilidh to my uni in China through this post in Chinese, after coming back from UK where I enjoyed taking part in Ceilidh events and performed in a Ceilidh band.

List of Useful Links

Sharing useful links I’ve collected across various topics.

Architecture-Based Continual Learning Algorithms

research

continual learning

Architecture-based approaches are among the algorithms to tackle continual learning scenarios. That’s what I’m currently researching on specifically.

A Beginner’s Guide to Continual Learning

research

continual learning

Continual learning is a paradigm of machine learning that I’m currently researching on.

A Summary of Continual Learning Metrics

research

continual learning

A complete guide for all the metrics we might encounter in continual learning systems.

My Songbook Project with ABCjs

tech

music

An introduction to my songbook project. Click here for the songbook!

A Brief Introduction to Quarto Blogging System

tech

Introducing Quarto, an efficient system for blog posting and content rendering, which is used for this blog site.

My Cookbook and Cooking Ideas

cooking

An introduction to my cookbook and cooking ideas topic. Click here for the cookbook and here for the cooking ideas!

Accordion Postures and Techniques

music

accordion

Tutorial on how to play accordion: posture, hand positions, and techniques.

Introduction to Accordion

music

accordion

A brief introduction about this musical instrument.

Music Theory in Accordion: Bass Intervals

music

accordion

music theory

Series: Music Theory in Accordion

This series share music theory knowledge and practices in accordion.

Explaining Accordion Keyboard Layout

music

accordion

An explanation of the button keyboard of the accordion, which is different from the piano keyboard, for those interested in how the dense accordion buttons work.

Explanatory Music Theory

music

music theory

A comprehensive guide to music theory from my point of view in a very explanatory way.