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For some reason, this is what I think of whenever I hear of an opportunity for “emerging composers.” From: @jake4480 https://c.im/@jake4480/114110038401316098

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Great t-shirt, worn by a woman on the oncology floor. Big letters across the chest: “Yes, they’re fake. My real ones tried to kill me.”

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Question for #percussion players: how feasible is it to play marimba and 3 or 4 toms at the same time? This is for a small-orchestra part for one player. What I’ve written so far uses only marimba and vibes, but I’m thinking it could be good to have some drums too. Where it gets tricky is that […]

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Question for #percussion players: how feasible is it to play marimba and 3 or 4 toms at the same time? This is for a small-orchestra part for one player. What I’ve written so far uses only marimba and vibes, but I’m thinking it could be good to have some drums too. Where it gets tricky is that […]

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My new bio: https://mastodon.art/@mobydick/114097863783434315

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When I hear “content” I think: The bottle exists to carry the wine. The wine does not exist to fill the bottle. From: @someonetellmetosleep https://elekk.xyz/@someonetellmetosleep/114096283629250040

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Why am I still wearing a mask in 2025? For exactly the same reasons I wore it in 2021. Because nothing has changed. Except maybe the way people look at me. But funny looks don’t transmit viruses. Inhaled aerosolized particles do. From: @ducky https://mstdn.ca/@ducky/114094800072331423

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When I hear “content” I think: The bottle exists to carry the wine. The wine does not exist to fill the bottle. From: @someonetellmetosleep https://elekk.xyz/@someonetellmetosleep/114096283629250040

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My new bio: https://mastodon.art/@mobydick/114097863783434315

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Why am I still wearing a mask in 2025? For exactly the same reasons I wore it in 2021. Because nothing has changed. Except maybe the way people look at me. But funny looks don’t transmit viruses. Inhaled aerosolized particles do. From: @ducky https://mstdn.ca/@ducky/114094800072331423

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Echoing what my wife’s mom used to tell her when she was little, whenever one of us goes out to do something social, the other says, “Have fun with your little friends!” Of course this happens very rarely now in these pandemic times. So she refers to you all as “my little internet friends.” I […]

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[Religion, reflection on today's mass readings] A theme of today's readings is how we know what we're made of. The pottery metaphor from Sirach jumped out at me this time, with this realization: Yes, pottery that's not ready for the kiln will crack. But it isn't subjected to the fire as a […]

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[iPhone alarm question] I just missed an important alarm because my iPhone alarm doesn’t ring or buzz, only flashes something on the screen, when you are actively looking at it. But it can’t tell if I’m really looking or not. If I just put it down and walked away but it hasn’t timed out yet […]

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I think about this map a lot. https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-us-land-use/

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(Picture of a sign saying “King Wah”) From: @disquiet https://post.lurk.org/@disquiet/114071365183701280

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He doesn’t mean music here, but it fits. Music can be part of it. From: @dilexit_nos https://fidelis.social/@dilexit_nos/114065269225151570

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From a collection of Dorothy Day’s letters—hope is essential and necessary, despite everything:

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“I cannot do all the good that the world needs. But the world needs all the good that I can do.” ― Jana Stanfield #quote #motivational #HopePunk

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Good thread here about self-evaluation, self worth. I find I’m increasingly hostile to the metrics-based, data-driven, goals-oriented mindset. (Not that it doesn’t work, but it’s only good for certain things, and not the most important things.) “If you can’t quantify it, it doesn’t exist” is a […]

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I just pasted some Chinese words (for public bus) into Google Translate, in “detect language” mode. It said that was French for stingray. Yup, everything’s just getting smarter and better.

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I only just realized @bmop is here. (Thanks to @knizer.)

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I got advice about this from a cellist (thanks again @Gaolaitch), but no response yet from any #violin players. Anyone out there willing to comment? If so, I’ve also added 2 more bars of lead-up. The whole passage looks like this now. My goal is to achieve […] [Original post on musicians.today]

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#Violin players, please help me out: Is this playable? Tempo is quarter-note = 68. And is it the good kind of challenging, or is it the curse-the-jerk-who-wrote-this kind of challenging? It's from a choral/orchestral score in progress, and this is basically […] [Original post on musicians.today]

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This is an excellent job opportunity for someone out there. I’d apply myself if caregiving responsibilities and COVID caution allowed. The #Boston MOAC does good work. (Also notice how much equity and inclusion are emphasized in the announcement. There must have been a meeting about whether to […]

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I ust noticed today’s date and realized it’s the 40th anniversary of the 1985 murder of (alleged!) Gambino boss Paul Castellano and Tommy Billotti outside Sparks steakhouse on East 46th St in midtown Manhattan. One of these days I’ll tell you all why I would remember this and what it has to do […]

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Is there any connection to the fediverse possible from within Iran? I have a good friend there who is a gifted photographer. She uses Instagram, but when I leave I'll lose that contact. She's on Signal, but I wondered about here. But I can't find any information about Mastodon and Iran (except […]

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You can't fix the whole world. Especially not in one day. It's really important that you are here. THAT fixes a lot of things in many ways. It means a lot to me and I know it can take effort to keep on being some of the time. You may never know how much that means to some of us. But I'm trying […]

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Years ago I read something by an English writer who claimed that the funny thing about white Americans, compared to white Europeans, is that white American culture is, from a European perspective, pretty Black—even our die-hard racists are themselves Blacker than they realize. I’m not sure […]

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[Hopeful verses from today’s gospel] “Put out into the deep water… Do not be afraid.” (Luke 5:4,10) #Christianity #Religion

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