Florida can be pretty weird. I have a theory as to why. #ship30for30

We can't know what people want until they tell us. #ship30for30

Two productivity lessons I've learned from #ship30for30: 1. The fear of not holding up your end of the bargain motivates like crazy (S/O to Konstantin Tskhay 📈) 2. For a better creative product, forcing myself to take breaks > forcing myself to keep working

Ender's Game is a book about children, but I think its popularity comes from how it speaks to the inner children in all of us. In the book, some obsessed about winning and losing the game Others saw through the game as a construct, imposed on them by their little society:

Loved chatting with Erin Paul about transitioning from conservatory training and mindset to something a lil' different :) Doublers is a pod about musicians with "day jobs" - definitely worth a subscription :) buzzsprout.com/1489888/8005612

Stray thoughts on bosses that seem to ignore every idea you bring up #ship30for30

Reading the replies here is fascinating. Specifically the freedom of speech crowd insisting that this letter merits firing bc of its “tone”

All the people who hate on stuff that other people enjoy can sit the fuck down. Popular is not a synonym for "inferior". (Looking at you, classical musicians...) Sometimes, it's a synonym for brilliant. #ship30for30

I love on TV every dramatic conversation ends with one person just walking out after getting in their final one liner. “Pull yourself together, John, or it’s going to be the end of this firm.” “Alright. I will. Also I wanted to ask ab- wait you’re just leaving?”

Step 1: Commit to a "all businesses can safely reopen when X% of city/state population is vaccinated" number Step 2: Put a thermometer on your .gov website next to your "how many vaccinated" counter, updated daily guarantee this would be a huge motivator.

I'm sick of people who believe that we can't all be successful in our roles in the music world. I don't want to live my life feeling competitive with others, I want to live my life supporting and encouraging everyone to pursue their creative dreams.

Classical music has long treated its appeal as self-evident. 🚢= sailed • Why is the experience special? • What makes the experience different from others? Too many classical music ads don't even try to answer one of those... "Brahms" isn't enough lol

the exact moment we all knew the grammys were lost forever

CALL FOR ARTICLES (Thread): I CARE IF YOU LISTEN and Composers Forum are launching a new 10-month initiative entitled “Casting Light,” a series of commissioned essays dedicated to the often invisible inequities in the contemporary arts. icareifyoulisten.com/2021/03/call-f…

Verdict in Derek Chauvin trial for death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020: - Guilty: second-degree murder - Guilty: third-degree murder - Guilty: second-degree manslaughter

POLL FOR MUSIC TWITTER You can remove ONE person from their current role and replace them with a person of your choice. The other stays as is. Choose wisely: