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Mike
@professorberry.bsky.social
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Orchestra teacher, music theorist, bassist

"Listening to Rap" (2e) and "Rap Music and Whiteness in Postracial America" both coming from Routledge in 2026.

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I have some pretty random stuff in my HS orchestra library…
Score for Ernst Bloch’s concerto grosso for string orchestra with piano obbligato
December 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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whew.

(From *Selling social justice* by Jennifer C. Pan)
The end vision of progressive neoliberalism is, in the words of sociologist Dylan Riley, "a profoundly unequal but rigorously equitable form of capitalism," or a society that's no less economically stratified than it is now but also one that doesn't preemptively constrain people by their race (or gender or sexu-ality) from rising to the top (or sinking to the bottom). What continues to give this impoverished framework of justice its progressive gloss is that there's a wing of the Republican Party that still trades in overt racism and nativism. But a choice between market fundamentalism yoked to racial resentment and market fundamentalism yoked to racial equity is a rather miserable one indeed. And yet it's the only choice that the two major political parties in the US have offered citizens for decades.
December 6, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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My wife gets me
A purple bag of Stankonia coffee beans from Portrait Coffee in Atlanta
November 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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You know the shawarma’s going to be good when it comes with dental floss and a mint.
Individually wrapped dental flosser and mint
November 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Facebook screenshot: What’s going on? Multiple-choice answers below—the one that’s checked says “I’m in this photo and I don’t like it”
November 25, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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Our local public library continues to kill it.
Covers of two books: Selling Social Justice by Jennifer Pan and Raising Trans Kids by Rebecca Minor
November 25, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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On the left, a woman in a long black dress plays the cello. In the center a man with a beard and a fedora is playing the saxophone. A man with a terrible bow hold plays the violin on the right.
November 15, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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Aurora photos
Aurora borealis shining whitish through fall trees Aurora borealis lighting up some evergreens
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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What could possibly go wrong? Google suddenly thinks I'm a toddler who's had this email address since 2004...
Screenshot of Google page with options to "verify my age," including "Share an image of your government-issued ID," "Take a selfie and let our partner company estimate your age" and "use your credit card."
November 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Take that, iPhone! Casio has reissued the calculator watch.
A Casio calculator watch with stainless steel face and bracelet
November 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Update: watch acquired. I settled for a Relax—much more affordable.
Photo of a men’s “Relax” brand wristwatch. Stainless steel with black face and bezel
November 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Seems apt
A can of “Don’t fear the reaper” red ale in front of a smoky green background
November 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Also, happy AMS/SMT to those who celebrate!

If anyone spies a UC Press or OUP discount code, I would love to find them in my trick-or-treat bag...
screen capture from "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" that includes the Peanuts gang in costume trick or treating.
October 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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I thought this was a collab between Merrill and Gramsci and was like uh…
Screenshot of a text message ad. Person on a mountain bike and text that reads “ Guess what? MERRELL & Gramicci restocked. One last chance to grab yours-Limited pairs available.”
October 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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If you can’t beat ‘em…
6-7 in many different languages
October 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Not a bad place to come to work every morning
Photo of a sunrise over Mount Tahoma/Mt. Rainier
October 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Name this tune!
October 3, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Nope
Bag of Pepperidge Farm Dunkin’ pumpkin spice graham donut Goldfish
September 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Look who came to visit
A hawk sitting on a cedar plank fence
September 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Sure, why not... one like = one song
Music Ask 1. A song you like with a color in the title 2. A song you like with a number in the title 3. A song that reminds you of summertime 4. A song that reminds you of someone you would rather forget about 5. A song that needs to be played LOUD 6. A song that makes you want to dance 7. A song to drive to 8. A song about drugs or alcohol 9. A song that makes you happy 10. A song that makes you sad 11. A song that you never get tired of 12. A song from your preteen years 13. One of your favorite 80's songs 14. A song that you would love played at your wedding 15. A song that is a cover by another artist 16. One of your favorite classical songs 17. A song that would sing a duet with on karaoke 18. A song from the year that you were born 19. A song that makes you think about life 20. A song that has many meanings to you 21. A favorite song with a person's name in the title 22. A song that moves you forward 23. A song that you think everybody should listen to 24. A song by a band you wish were still together 25. A song by an artist no longer living 26. A song that makes you want to fall in love 27. A song that breaks your heart 28. A song by an artist with a voice that you love 29. A song that you remember from your childhood 30. A song that reminds you of yourself
September 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Finstre, schwarze Riesenfalter
Töteten der Sonne Glanz…
A giant black moth on a screen door blocking out the sun’s rays…
September 2, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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I get to play Santa at our orchestra PLC tomorrow! 😃
A big box full of shoulder rests, string sets, and end pin rests. A big box full of violin, viola, and cello bows.
August 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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Solid teaching advice, I guess. 🤷‍♂️

(BTW this chapter only runs to the end of the page…)

Also cc: @robinjames.bsky.social
Photo of the Chapter 1 title page of some teaching book. The chapter opens with the sentence “We all give off vibes, and in the classroom, it’s not hard for students to pick up on the vibes of the teacher.” I can’t believe this is an actual book.
August 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Just realized this post makes far less sense without a pic of my back-to-school fit
A picture of a shirt with a bunch of woodpeckers on it
August 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Sunset from a rooftop deck near Seattle
August 24, 2025 at 4:17 AM