Chris Brody
@chrisbrody.bsky.social
Music theory professor and pianist in Louisville KY, he/him, the most wonderful woolly baa-lamb that ever stepped
Happy first day of school to all who celebrate. Boom! Boom boom boom.
@rebeccakopriva.bsky.social uploaded an audio file of piano music for our students to use in a musicianship assignment and the LMS autocaptioned it throughout. I am crying actual tears.
January 7, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Happy first day of school to all who celebrate. Boom! Boom boom boom.
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@rebeccakopriva.bsky.social uploaded an audio file of piano music for our students to use in a musicianship assignment and the LMS autocaptioned it throughout. I am crying actual tears.
January 7, 2026 at 3:07 AM
@rebeccakopriva.bsky.social uploaded an audio file of piano music for our students to use in a musicianship assignment and the LMS autocaptioned it throughout. I am crying actual tears.
Would I be right in thinking that the reason why nonfiction audiobooks are now almost exclusively recorded by their authors is that they don't have to pay the authors and would have to pay a professional audiobook reader?
January 6, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Would I be right in thinking that the reason why nonfiction audiobooks are now almost exclusively recorded by their authors is that they don't have to pay the authors and would have to pay a professional audiobook reader?
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Two things about this series to convince you to watch it: (1) I am now actively considering reading multiple books about the development of the telegraph; and (2) I tried and *completely* failed to describe these videos to my spouse
Guys if you haven't watched it yet, this 4 part YouTube miniseries about how the first transatlantic telegraph line in the mid 19th century is like the tv show HOME IMPROVEMENT is one of the best things I watched in 2025 youtu.be/zmyBSrQodnI?...
The birth of the internet, according to Jon Bois
YouTube video by Secret Base
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Two things about this series to convince you to watch it: (1) I am now actively considering reading multiple books about the development of the telegraph; and (2) I tried and *completely* failed to describe these videos to my spouse
Two things about this series to convince you to watch it: (1) I am now actively considering reading multiple books about the development of the telegraph; and (2) I tried and *completely* failed to describe these videos to my spouse
Guys if you haven't watched it yet, this 4 part YouTube miniseries about how the first transatlantic telegraph line in the mid 19th century is like the tv show HOME IMPROVEMENT is one of the best things I watched in 2025 youtu.be/zmyBSrQodnI?...
The birth of the internet, according to Jon Bois
YouTube video by Secret Base
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Two things about this series to convince you to watch it: (1) I am now actively considering reading multiple books about the development of the telegraph; and (2) I tried and *completely* failed to describe these videos to my spouse
I do not even slightly regret to inform you that I have acquired yet another coffee brewer
January 5, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I do not even slightly regret to inform you that I have acquired yet another coffee brewer
Problematic fave Bobby S. did in fact have some bangers
(Missing like 3 seconds at end b/c tyrannical bsky video limits)
(Missing like 3 seconds at end b/c tyrannical bsky video limits)
January 5, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Problematic fave Bobby S. did in fact have some bangers
(Missing like 3 seconds at end b/c tyrannical bsky video limits)
(Missing like 3 seconds at end b/c tyrannical bsky video limits)
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Exciting news in Florence Price Land: Samantha Ege’s edition of Price’s 4 Fantasies is now available for pre-order, thus saving all future pianists from the nightmare hell that I went through
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global.oup.com/academic/pro...
January 5, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Exciting news in Florence Price Land: Samantha Ege’s edition of Price’s 4 Fantasies is now available for pre-order, thus saving all future pianists from the nightmare hell that I went through
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Maybe a good time to say again that in my presence here I mostly try to be one of these people, despite the low-level worry that some of you will think "Chris must not care about the horrors" I assure you I care about the horrors but why would you want to read what I of all people think about them
you know what I'm gonna say, but I'll keep doing it: a social media site needs a strong base of relatively non-political-posting people to stay enjoyable. it can't be full of people like me (and I'm in the way upper percentile of "this site needs to have more fun" users)
I find it hard to square the preciousness about "why would someone ever stay on Twitter?" when everyone on this site knows that the community here intentionally chased off lots of people.
January 5, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Maybe a good time to say again that in my presence here I mostly try to be one of these people, despite the low-level worry that some of you will think "Chris must not care about the horrors" I assure you I care about the horrors but why would you want to read what I of all people think about them
In 5th grade or so I had a role in the (kid-authored) class play where I was a guy who got disemboweled. My big line was to turn to the audience and say “Hark, my guts!” and I’m telling you that shit slayed every single time, absolute comedy gold
January 5, 2026 at 4:11 PM
In 5th grade or so I had a role in the (kid-authored) class play where I was a guy who got disemboweled. My big line was to turn to the audience and say “Hark, my guts!” and I’m telling you that shit slayed every single time, absolute comedy gold
This can’t be real
(associated website seems legit???)
(associated website seems legit???)
January 5, 2026 at 1:28 PM
This can’t be real
(associated website seems legit???)
(associated website seems legit???)
Huge failure mode in teaching esp. 20th-century music theory is picking topics to cover that teach really cleanly instead of topics that are widely applicable or important
January 4, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Huge failure mode in teaching esp. 20th-century music theory is picking topics to cover that teach really cleanly instead of topics that are widely applicable or important
I was lucky enough to hear Browning perform Ravel Left Hand at my undergrad school (maybe with the then-called Symphony II? p. sure not with our school orchestra) while I was working as an usher at the concert hall. It would have been in about 2001 and he died in 2003. Of course it was magnificent.
I remember hearing John Browning playing Prokofiev's 3rd piano concerto at some NJ music festival. I think I was still in high school, so late 70's. I was so blown away - I've never forgotten that performance.
January 4, 2026 at 3:33 AM
I was lucky enough to hear Browning perform Ravel Left Hand at my undergrad school (maybe with the then-called Symphony II? p. sure not with our school orchestra) while I was working as an usher at the concert hall. It would have been in about 2001 and he died in 2003. Of course it was magnificent.
While I scroll the horrific news I am engaging in the (plausibly-class-planning-related?) activity of figuring out whose recording of the finale of the Barber Piano Concerto is the most face-melting. It is an objectively face-melting piece but this is rarely reflected on disc.
January 4, 2026 at 2:59 AM
While I scroll the horrific news I am engaging in the (plausibly-class-planning-related?) activity of figuring out whose recording of the finale of the Barber Piano Concerto is the most face-melting. It is an objectively face-melting piece but this is rarely reflected on disc.
Do my wife and I ever accidentally call either of our two children "Vladimir," which was the name of our cat who died more than 5 years ago? Well, let's say this: we do it less and less often
January 3, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Do my wife and I ever accidentally call either of our two children "Vladimir," which was the name of our cat who died more than 5 years ago? Well, let's say this: we do it less and less often
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"i've got eight slugs in me, one's lead and the rest are bourbon" is one of the all-time greatest noir lines in history
January 2, 2026 at 10:05 PM
"i've got eight slugs in me, one's lead and the rest are bourbon" is one of the all-time greatest noir lines in history
Current mood: wondering what psychological benefit people are deriving from insisting on saying “proteins” when they just mean “meat”
January 2, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Current mood: wondering what psychological benefit people are deriving from insisting on saying “proteins” when they just mean “meat”
This could be fun (or maybe that’s the wrong word for a climate/pandemic apocalypse novel?), and a more gently-paced group read than the biannual January Moby-Dick reread. Standard Ebooks has a copy: standardebooks.org/ebooks/mary-...
January 2, 2026 at 9:22 PM
This could be fun (or maybe that’s the wrong word for a climate/pandemic apocalypse novel?), and a more gently-paced group read than the biannual January Moby-Dick reread. Standard Ebooks has a copy: standardebooks.org/ebooks/mary-...
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anyway, I found a few issues of Down Beat on archive dot org, in case you're wondering what i do with my vacation time
siri remind me tomorrow morning to check on the progress of the bass flute revolution
siri remind me tomorrow morning to check on the progress of the bass flute revolution
January 1, 2026 at 2:50 AM
anyway, I found a few issues of Down Beat on archive dot org, in case you're wondering what i do with my vacation time
siri remind me tomorrow morning to check on the progress of the bass flute revolution
siri remind me tomorrow morning to check on the progress of the bass flute revolution
To the guy in the airport with a “Gary Conservatory” shirt: I am jealous of your shirt
December 31, 2025 at 11:47 PM
To the guy in the airport with a “Gary Conservatory” shirt: I am jealous of your shirt
When I’m traveling with both of my kids and it’s someone else’s kid who’s being kind of a pill
a man wearing sunglasses and a black jacket smiles for the camera
ALT: a man wearing sunglasses and a black jacket smiles for the camera
media.tenor.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:21 PM
When I’m traveling with both of my kids and it’s someone else’s kid who’s being kind of a pill
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I always tell students if you ask a good question the article will write itself
December 30, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I always tell students if you ask a good question the article will write itself
I had to go check if this was even real
December 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I had to go check if this was even real
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Yeah well my buddy already lost his job to artificial intelligence. He was an art thief.
December 28, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Yeah well my buddy already lost his job to artificial intelligence. He was an art thief.