Here is the link to register to attend The Alchemy Lecture online. Sound—at the Interregnum. Join us! www.eventcombo.com/ms/ev/76982/...

Does anyone have any good resources about "newcomer" students in K-12? I have a student who's been in the US for about a year--just started junior high--and just doesn't seem to know how to "do school." Like, the other day they were sick and just left... no parent pick up, no telling a teacher...

Playing the US premiere of Ruth Gipps’ concerto for violin, viola, and orchestra this weekend (paired with the Mozart, not surprisingly). Fun program!

I’d like to say I’ve been working tirelessly these last few months but I have, in fact, been quite tired.

Not a bad place to come to work every morning

I’d like to say I’ve been working tirelessly these last few months but I have, in fact, been quite tired.

This week I had to add information to a OneNote that was linked to another OneNote inside a OneNote

Long week. In bed at 7:30 and rewatching Breaking Bad from the beginning

via TikTok: “I’ve been seeing tons of videos online of people asking ChatGPT what it thinks about their dog’s food.” WHY THE 🤬 WOULD ANYONE DO THIS?!?

If you haven't seen the documentary "The Art of Rap," check it out. So much good stuff. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_-x...

Name this tune!

It would appear that there are more than a few people employed by my district whose job it is to create email newsletters about something or other that I delete the instant they hit my mailbox.

I was yesterday years old when I realized that Rae Sremmurd was "drummer's ear" backwards.

I also think I'm very interdisciplinarily (?!) minded and I feel like the K-12 world doesn't allow for too much of that--it's very siloed in a lot of ways.

I have occasion to revisit this video of Egyptian Lover making a beat on his TR-808 which he wired into the alarm clock in his hotel room. youtu.be/ITb_lWlPoos?...

images you can hear

So I have *a lot* going on this year. I'm teaching HS, jr high, and elem orchestra. I'm teaching MLL (multilingual learners) at the jr high. I'm district lead for orchestra, writing a book (and revising another one). I'm on our union's equity team and the local land use advisory commission...

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

They went back to the woods and looked on the dark paths.

I have occasion to revisit this video of Egyptian Lover making a beat on his TR-808 which he wired into the alarm clock in his hotel room. youtu.be/ITb_lWlPoos?...

Oh dear. What did I miss?

Today was "music Monday" in my MLL classes and we used this to talk about suffixes: youtu.be/gAjR4_CbPpQ?...

So I have to buy a book for my class. The paperback version is $29. The ebook version is $38. Or I can get both of them bundled for $27. Make it make sense...

Nope

Assata Shakur has "died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age." She was 78.

New fifth-grade orchestra problem unlocked (so to speak): kiddo came with their violin but the case had a little lock on it that we couldn't unlock! I tried my best (those locks usually aren't the most secure) but no luck.

I need to learn to say no to things... ...I'm playing L'histoire in March. The. Whole. Thing. But like how do you say no to that?

I have an "MLL study day" tomorrow and my sub plans for tomorrow are pure chaos. Homeroom in one room. Go to a portable for two periods of MLL Back inside the building to a different room for two periods of orchestra Across the parking lot to an even more different building for more orchestra...

This is funniest possible headline for a song literally called "Song for Bob Dylan"

One of my junior high students was wearing jeans and a plain blue t-shirt today (it was picture day). She said “This is the only time you’ll ever catch me in jeans—I hate getting dressed up to come to school.”

Also I was going to grade some worksheets tonight and I can't find them anywhere so I guess I'm not going to

Please tell me I don't have 52 kids in my first year orchestra please tell me I don't have 52 kids in my first year orchestra please tell me I don't hav

Just cruising through the Seattle Symphony's season and check out this cool program: www.seattlesymphony.org/en/concertti...

Listening to Ice-T’s song “Midnight” at 6 in the morning.

Anyone have a University of California Press discount code they'd be willing to share? 👀

I’m in the running for either best or worst dad. Took the kid to the beach and the state fair today and he had ice cream for two of three meals today…

Help please! I remember reading an article I think on *Musicology Now* or something similar--a blog--about writing picture books or children's books about local music history as a final class project, but can't seem to find it. Any help tracking this down would be great--thanks!

Look who came to visit

Putting it out into the world that I would love to be put in touch with a musicologist knowledgeable in 17thc English Music. I’m doing a project and I’m interested in the relationship the Separatist Puritans had with music, and what music came with them to the American colonies Thanks!

I took one quiz 5 times and still didn't pass it. Today, I'm trying another one--these are all required. I needed 8/10 to pass and I somehow managed to score a 7.33/10. Like what the actual

In today’s episode of “MLL orchestra content lead,” our district instrument rental agreements are now available in Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Ukrainian. ✅

Sorta looks like my fifth-grade orchestra this year will feature 42 cello players, all of whom have a name that is some variation of Arianna...

This WIDA screener training I'm doing is humbling... Just got the lowest grade I think I've ever gotten on anything in my life: 1/8 on a quiz...

I borrowed the idea from another MLL teacher in our district to do "Music Mondays," and today was our first one. We *compared* and *contrasted* "What a wonderful world"--the Louis Armstrong song and the Sam Cooke one.

Sure, why not... one like = one song

John Cage performing "Water Walk" in January, 1960 on the popular TV show I've Got A Secret. At the time, Cage was teaching Experimental Composition at New York City's New School.

I talked a bit about the need to get away from binaries like "ladies and gentlemen" or "boys and girls" as well. It was a good little learning experience, I think. I want to do a bit more about "identifying as a musician" as the year unfolds. Stay tuned!

We did an activity yesterday along the lines of "Have you ever..." bought a CD? played a wedding? took piano lessons? I said you're here doing the thing, most of you raised your hand for at least one thing yesterday. You *are all* musicians and I want you to start thinking of yourselves as such.

In the 7th class, about half the class did. There were quite a few "in the middle" folks in the older groups. I asked those who didn't consider themselves musicians why they didn't, acknowledging that I was asking them to be vulnerable. I told them that I considered them all my musicians.