JohnStacy - Circlebone Virtuoso

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BREAKING: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has confirmed that military bases in Indiana and New Jersey will be converted to house detained immigrants awaiting deportation.

@seawitchofedtwt I worked there. No NDA. They're just made with massive proportions of butter, sugar, and just are very large. The chocolate chip cookie was 5.5oz of dough. I think whatever you make any cookie recipe that size, it's going to have massive amounts of calories.

@KnowingBetterYT Have you considered Playing the trombone? It's pretty neat.

I wish I could find something to do other than scroll twitter. "Touch grass" - It's covered in snow and freezing outside. "Work" - lol its friday "Watch videos" - I can only rewatch gabi and drew so many times "Play games" - who has time for recreation right now

@GASpriggs You should recreate this except it's you acting as 4 pundits arguing about the portrait. Make it a fever dream.

the worst part about being a weirdo online is onedrive will do that "remember this day?" stuff and I'm just like 'what the F*** was I cooking then???"

@Tantacrul Honestly? It did nothing for me. I didn't care for it, I didn't cringe. A lot of AI generated music does that to me - I legitimately don't have any reaction to it.

Those not yet convinced about the power of AI as a force for creative liberation, please: 1. Go to this site: generateandcreate.ai 2. Scroll down and listen to the first 22 seconds of 'Our Song'. Then tell me your reaction:

@MusicOfLee And I think there's this subconscious idea that I need to innovate, even if my conscious mind is very much aware that I don't have to do that. I wonder if that dissonance is felt as stifled creativity?

@MusicOfLee I've noticed that the more theory I know and the wider my radar is for composers and types of music, the less capable I am of actually writing music. I feel like I have gotten deeper and deeper in a block which is part of the reason why I'm a performer now.

I can't believe that I still have to say this, but learning more about music won't somehow stifle or ruin your creativity. That's just not how this works at all.

@praisecharts With the finale announcement today, I can't help but wonder how you guys will handle the situation going forward. Currently you all are the only reason I use finale (primarily a Sibelius user). Will praisecharts move over to Dorico eventually?

@Komaniecki_R I am ND, and have found tons of ways to play with my kids that are enjoyable to us both. Even when it's something that's fun for them, but not for me, I am easily able to overlook that because I know it's good for them.

Hot take, but parents need to do all sorts of things with their children that aren’t “mutually enjoyable.” Play with your damn kids.

@JohnRobertMatz @musophrenic @JoannaKarselis @thegamebrass Thank you for the referral!

@musophrenic @JoannaKarselis @thegamebrass Oh hi! @February33Jazz is a fantastic horn player, as do several others in our group!

@JoannaKarselis Hello! I am a remote recording horn player with lots of experience in a wide variety of styles.

@errorexella My desktop stays off most of the time, since it's a workhorse computer I use when I need power. So there's no point to leave it on when the next time I'm going to use it is 2 weeks from now. My laptop I turn off every other day or so, and I use that one every day.

guys do you turn your pc off every night? not sleep mode, just fully off because i do and apparently a lot of my friends don't and just leave it running DOESN'T IT WASTE ELECTRICITY I'M SO CONFUSED....

@alexjackhughes @Hugo71890282 @Will_of_Kent @SwannMarcus89 Meanwhile, a trip to another state can be done for the cost of the airfare to either Mexico or Canada. That's a vacation I can actually afford. A lot of Americans are in a similar place. Many of us just make the best of places in the US we can afford to go to.

@alexjackhughes @Hugo71890282 @Will_of_Kent @SwannMarcus89 I have traveled to Mexico a few times, but rarely ever for pleasure. I could only go because the trip was funded by my employer. A trip to Canada would be something I would have to save up for months to do, and if something comes up that I have to pay for, it's gone.

These people are all so stupid

I will resume this research on it at some point, I just legitimately don't know when or for what purpose. For all of you who have supported me so far, thank you. I appreciate you much more than you know. Thank you.

Pursuing a DMA is hard. It's even harder when you have to provide for a family including 2 toddlers under 3. Even harder when I have to work 2 additional jobs while also being a TA just to pay bills. Continuing research while fulfilling everything just isn't sustainable anymore.

The few of you who have followed me as I've done research for my dissertation I've probably noticed that I've gone quiet for quite some time now. Unfortunately, due to a combination of physical health issues and mental exhaustion, I have had to pursue a different avenue.

@ethanhein Should you learn how to want to internalize it? Yes. Is this an effective way to teach that? I'm not so sure. As a way to teach students who largely have never transcribed before? I think it's an awful place to start since they're basically guessing.

@ethanhein When I'm transcribing a Masato Honda solo, I can really quickly memorize what it sounds like because I really want to internalize the vocabulary and ideas so I can understand them. With aural skills assignments, it's notably harder to do this.