TED KOCHER — WRITING ESSAYS · OCCASIONAL

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Two pieces so far. One is for music students trying to decide what to do about the robots. The other is about a very cheap guitar, and it turns out to be about the same thing.

PIECES

01

The Robot Sang, I Told the Truth, and Nobody Ever Called Me Again

2026 · On AI, for music students

The tools are astonishing at execution and entirely without appetite. They will do almost anything except want. Includes a receipt: a personal app built in the time it takes to make a pour-over.

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02

The $369 Guitar That Ruined Everything

2025 · An ode to a cheap guitar

A Squier Telecaster, an hour of a friend’s time, a set of flat-wound 11s, and the freedom of an instrument your dog can knock over.

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