My 11 yo son is taking the clarinet to places it’s never gone before. With me on the piano, we just recently sight read Golden from K-Pop Demon Hunters, where he’s playing the whole vocal part on clarinet. This is also a great exercise playing in quadruple compound meter. The energy is so real here!

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If you care about our people, then, you will be moved by this seven-minute video of Ms. Rahman’s testimony. Watch this video, because, as my dad would say, “you owe it to yourself.”

Music is life and can and should unite us. As a musician myself (keyboard and drum set), I leverage this platform to send my own messages that surmount hate. Billie did just this last night and with the utmost passion.

Olivia Dean takes the torch this year for best new artist. As a musician, I can attest to how much she rocks! She has solid musicianship! 🎼

Enlighten yourself, please.

It’s TACO Tuesday! Well, thankfully he has so far chickened out on invading Greenland, which is protected by a key NATO ally. What a military mess that would’ve been. Plus, Greenland is a sovereign country, one that is NOT seeking our help. Stay out of other people’s yards!

Truth! 👇 Wake up, especially to those who don’t think this could happen to them. You and I are just as vulnerable to the government’s domestic war agenda as those on the streets of Minneapolis. Be careful but don’t back down on YOUR rights as an American. The ICE guys aren’t patriots. They’re thugs.

I just got in from a few hours of shoveling and snow-blowing in the Berkshire’s, where I live. There was already about 16” on the ground, and the snow was falling as fast as I could keep up with it. I’m running out of room for the snow, and we have at least another 10” coming. Pics coming tomorrow.

ICE=Interstate Criminal Enterprise

Our true patriots, taking to the streets of MN and beyond to fight against the egregious erosion of our constitutional rights, are doing pretty good for Pretti Good. Say their names with me, just say their names…loudly!!

So, where was the “government of the people, by the people, for the people” for Ms. Good and Mr. Pretti? Is there a different constitution under DTJ for unhinged ICE agents, one that licenses them to kill at will those exercising their/our constitutional freedoms? Lincoln is rolling in his grave.

Say his name! I just saw more footage of a needless, grizzly death. 😠 Why the gratuitous anger of agents, like Mr. Ross? May they face the same type of justice that Ms. Good and Mr. Pretti received, when they lost their lives over peacefully exercising OUR constitutional rights. Ross=beyond rehab.

My heart is truly broken for our country. Never did I ever believe I would see anything like this. Constitutional rights are eroding before our very eyes at the hands of those who are sworn to protect and preserve it. Lawfully exercising the 2nd. Amend. cost one his life. apple.news/AcAKVDZXsQya...

No, Donnie boy. You need to check your hubris and your perception of reality. We’re all on to your ambitions to spark the next civil and world wars. That’s how you want to be remembered, if actions truly speak louder than words, and they do. The only thing you are is the reincarnation of Hitler.

My middle school son is a very good clarinetist but is no Mozart; however, he’s doing his homework that’s due at 8:00 this morning…right now. 😬 Surprisingly, this is how he works, and it’s very effective FOR HIM. I would’ve already passed out from an anxiety attack, if I did this!

He’s evading the Epstein files like he evaded the draft. Let him gift us congress this November, and then we’ll get everything.

Yes! Hits the nail on the head, exactly!

Why did I only discover starter packs on Bluesky tonight, nine months after opening up my account?! Starter packs are incredible for finding just the content that you want.

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K-Pop Demon Hunters deserved the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song; they were 🔥 I also downloaded their soundtrack on iTunes!

Watch the video closely (different angles are all over the Net) and say her name, or get the hell out of this country!

So, where I live in Western MA, in the course of a few hours, we went from a two-hour delay to no school at all. There are so many considerations to make when deciding on which route to go. Navigating this entails consideration of work and family demands and their logistics. What do you prefer?

Most of the best co-workers and bosses I have ever had were women, and it was my honor to work for and with them. I would not be where I am today without the women who’ve come into my life.

Tonight, we visited the historic Naumkeag estate in Stockbridge, MA, near where I live, for their annual Winter Lights exposition. It’s an annual favorite for us during the holidays. I adore the Berkshire’s. Happy Holidays, everyone!🎄

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time is short for us to normalize trans people. it's easy to do just accept them in your life. if you'll join me in this please repost thank you

On a night when I’d rather be posting about my son’s very successful clarinet recital, I instead have to post to about yet another school shooting. How many dead, innocent children and teachers do we have to see before we take action? For everyone who has done nothing, there’s blood on your hands.

As predicted, it’s a snow day in Western MA. I didn’t realize until I had become a parent all the rituals there were to making one happen, such as wearing your pajamas inside out, flushing an ice cube down the toilet, placing a spoon under your pillow, etc. Did you have a ritual for snow days?

Remember this when you have AI do all your thinking for you

As you prepare for your holiday feast, here's something to consider. Research suggests there are certain foods that can help boost our moods and make us happier in the long-run. n.pr/4pt2Cp5

bsky.app/profile/lisa... If you need this well-spoken girl to explain this to you, then, you, Megyn, and anyone else who agrees with you are the collective problem here. There’s no debating it, unless you’re a pedo and supporting the old orange man’s concealment of the Epstein files.

Tonight, I upgraded my keyboard to a professional one. When the manager of the music store found out I was an educator and accompanying students on piano, he reduced my price by 50%. I couldn’t believe it and was incredibly thankful. This keyboard sounds out of this world! As a teacher, I felt seen.

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Let’s do this!!

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 5: Vito Marcantonio There are many who dismiss our vision for New York as impossible. To them, I say we need look only to our past for proof of how we can shape the future. Tomorrow is Election Day. And this is the final Until It's Done of our campaign.

While we’re at it, given that I got in from trick or treat at almost midnight, can we observe every Halloween on a Friday or Saturday night? It’s far less taxing when I’m not rushing my kids back home to get homework done and to get ready for bed for school the next morning. Let’s just be practical!

In Upstate New York tonight, we battled high winds that knocked out the power on several occasions, leaving the streets pitch dark. It was the spookiest Halloween I have ever had. Leaves blowing everywhere from the deafening wind and the street lights going on and off. The kids got a lot of candy!

I post this message every year on my social media accounts. Please, please, please. If you’re driving tonight, take it slowly, don’t drink, and WATCH OUT FOR KIDS! I am driving but will arrive before trick or treating and leave well after. Happy Halloween, everyone; be safe and have fun! 👻 🎃

Halloween costumes are final for trick or treating with friends in Upstate NY tonight. My youngest son is a vampire and eldest is ghost face. These selections reflect their personalities quite well, too. Can you guess which one son is more laid back?!

The keyboard has always been my canvas for my music theory work. I’ve always had either a keyboard or piano in the house. I played fluently in high school and then fiddled with it here and there. Now, I’m preparing to accompany my son at a clarinet recital he has in December. Lots of emotions here!

Emily wrote an invaluable book to support music education; furthermore, this book reflects shifts in music curricula and showcases pedagogy that is rooted in evidence-based practices that maximize student engagement. When I connect music theory to modern, popular music, the class is all in!

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Today, I got my first handmade gift from one of the sweetest girls in the third-grade class that I teach. She walked up to me during group activities and said, “Mr. Z.! I made this chain just for you!” Things like this fill my heart with endless happiness. The 5:00 mornings are well worth it! ❤️

Today, I started my new career; I co-teach third grade with an incredible teacher. I came into this profession after having been an entrepreneur for 25 years. The energy in the entire school was incredible. I’m being treated like family and am loving my 17 students to pieces. I answered my calling.

Today, I started my new career; I co-taught third grade with an incredible teacher. I came into this profession after having been an entrepreneur for 25 years. The energy in the entire school was incredible. I’m being treated like family and am loving my 17 students to pieces. I answered my calling.