The Piano Instructor
@thepianoinstructor.bsky.social
We help professional musicians become effective educators. We help by providing trainings, seminars and workshops on educational pedagogy. We end all such meetings with a jam session. And we offer piano lessons! ThePianoInstructor.net AFT Woman in STEM.
February 1, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Dr Carter Godwin Woodson was the second Black man to earn a PhD at Harvard, following WEB DuBois. Dr Woodson’s thesis and subsequent work is the basis for Black History Month.
This feline is named after him. #BlackHistory #Blacksky
This feline is named after him. #BlackHistory #Blacksky
February 1, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Dr Carter Godwin Woodson was the second Black man to earn a PhD at Harvard, following WEB DuBois. Dr Woodson’s thesis and subsequent work is the basis for Black History Month.
This feline is named after him. #BlackHistory #Blacksky
This feline is named after him. #BlackHistory #Blacksky
Comedy genius Catherine O’Hara.
January 30, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Comedy genius Catherine O’Hara.
Nothing worked as it should today.
No one was on time.
Transit was all over the place.
A cat broke in and ate my cat’s food.
But when I got home, I laughed with relief.
I’m glad to be here.
I’m glad to Be Here.
If this was a “bad day”, I’m doin’ alright, you know.
#Blacksky #WomeninSTEM
No one was on time.
Transit was all over the place.
A cat broke in and ate my cat’s food.
But when I got home, I laughed with relief.
I’m glad to be here.
I’m glad to Be Here.
If this was a “bad day”, I’m doin’ alright, you know.
#Blacksky #WomeninSTEM
January 29, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Nothing worked as it should today.
No one was on time.
Transit was all over the place.
A cat broke in and ate my cat’s food.
But when I got home, I laughed with relief.
I’m glad to be here.
I’m glad to Be Here.
If this was a “bad day”, I’m doin’ alright, you know.
#Blacksky #WomeninSTEM
No one was on time.
Transit was all over the place.
A cat broke in and ate my cat’s food.
But when I got home, I laughed with relief.
I’m glad to be here.
I’m glad to Be Here.
If this was a “bad day”, I’m doin’ alright, you know.
#Blacksky #WomeninSTEM
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January 26, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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Congratulations to Dra. Aylin Garcia Soto on becoming the first Black woman and Afro-Latina to earn a PhD in astronomy from Dartmouth!
January 21, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Congratulations to Dra. Aylin Garcia Soto on becoming the first Black woman and Afro-Latina to earn a PhD in astronomy from Dartmouth!
The Piano Instructor will be offline until Monday, January 26.
We are:
1. Uploading new curriculum
2. Finalizing the Detroit speaking schedule
5. Producing the next five episodes for Channel 68.
May all be well.
Picture: Peace Park, Dearborn, MI
#Blacksky, #WomeninSTEM, #Pianists
We are:
1. Uploading new curriculum
2. Finalizing the Detroit speaking schedule
5. Producing the next five episodes for Channel 68.
May all be well.
Picture: Peace Park, Dearborn, MI
#Blacksky, #WomeninSTEM, #Pianists
January 22, 2026 at 1:55 PM
The Piano Instructor will be offline until Monday, January 26.
We are:
1. Uploading new curriculum
2. Finalizing the Detroit speaking schedule
5. Producing the next five episodes for Channel 68.
May all be well.
Picture: Peace Park, Dearborn, MI
#Blacksky, #WomeninSTEM, #Pianists
We are:
1. Uploading new curriculum
2. Finalizing the Detroit speaking schedule
5. Producing the next five episodes for Channel 68.
May all be well.
Picture: Peace Park, Dearborn, MI
#Blacksky, #WomeninSTEM, #Pianists
Bundle up, Detroiters!
January 20, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Bundle up, Detroiters!
Jerry Lawson was one of the first Black engineers to work in Silicone Valley. Gamers could not switch between games until Mr. Lawson, whose team created the first home gaming console to use interchangeable game cartridges. The Atari 2600 is such an example.
#Blacksky #STEM #VideoGames
#Blacksky #STEM #VideoGames
January 19, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Jerry Lawson was one of the first Black engineers to work in Silicone Valley. Gamers could not switch between games until Mr. Lawson, whose team created the first home gaming console to use interchangeable game cartridges. The Atari 2600 is such an example.
#Blacksky #STEM #VideoGames
#Blacksky #STEM #VideoGames
Martha Euphemia Loften Haynes was the first Black woman to earn a PhD in mathematics in the US. She established the math department at Miner Teachers College and taught part-time as an adjunct professor at Howard University.
#Blacksky #WomeninSTEM
#Blacksky #WomeninSTEM
January 19, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Martha Euphemia Loften Haynes was the first Black woman to earn a PhD in mathematics in the US. She established the math department at Miner Teachers College and taught part-time as an adjunct professor at Howard University.
#Blacksky #WomeninSTEM
#Blacksky #WomeninSTEM
Toni Morrison was the first Black woman to win any Noble Prize.
She earned it in Literature in 1993 for “giving life to an essential aspect of American reality”.
#Blacksky
She earned it in Literature in 1993 for “giving life to an essential aspect of American reality”.
#Blacksky
January 19, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Toni Morrison was the first Black woman to win any Noble Prize.
She earned it in Literature in 1993 for “giving life to an essential aspect of American reality”.
#Blacksky
She earned it in Literature in 1993 for “giving life to an essential aspect of American reality”.
#Blacksky
Nobel Peace Prize winners of African descent:
Dr. Ralph Bunche (Detroiter!)
Albert Luthuli
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Bishop Desmond Tutu
Nelson Mandela
Kofi Annan
Wangari Maathai
President Barack Obama
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Legmah Gbowee
Denis Mukwege
Abiy Ahmed
#Blacksky
Dr. Ralph Bunche (Detroiter!)
Albert Luthuli
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Bishop Desmond Tutu
Nelson Mandela
Kofi Annan
Wangari Maathai
President Barack Obama
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Legmah Gbowee
Denis Mukwege
Abiy Ahmed
#Blacksky
January 19, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Nobel Peace Prize winners of African descent:
Dr. Ralph Bunche (Detroiter!)
Albert Luthuli
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Bishop Desmond Tutu
Nelson Mandela
Kofi Annan
Wangari Maathai
President Barack Obama
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Legmah Gbowee
Denis Mukwege
Abiy Ahmed
#Blacksky
Dr. Ralph Bunche (Detroiter!)
Albert Luthuli
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Bishop Desmond Tutu
Nelson Mandela
Kofi Annan
Wangari Maathai
President Barack Obama
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Legmah Gbowee
Denis Mukwege
Abiy Ahmed
#Blacksky
Today is the observance of the life of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.
Volunteerism is the way today.
May this remind us all of the heroes around us doing The Work in small and large ways, those whose names we all know and those whose names we will never know.
May all be well.
#Blacksky
Volunteerism is the way today.
May this remind us all of the heroes around us doing The Work in small and large ways, those whose names we all know and those whose names we will never know.
May all be well.
#Blacksky
January 19, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Today is the observance of the life of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.
Volunteerism is the way today.
May this remind us all of the heroes around us doing The Work in small and large ways, those whose names we all know and those whose names we will never know.
May all be well.
#Blacksky
Volunteerism is the way today.
May this remind us all of the heroes around us doing The Work in small and large ways, those whose names we all know and those whose names we will never know.
May all be well.
#Blacksky
It’s really difficult for me to pay $12 for a teeny bag of stale popcorn at the cinema now when I can have fresh popcorn with real butter and fine salt and wait to watch the film in fluffy socks with a purring cat on my lap and a proper chai at home. #Blacksky #pianists #WomeninSTEM, #CatsofBluesky
January 18, 2026 at 11:50 PM
It’s really difficult for me to pay $12 for a teeny bag of stale popcorn at the cinema now when I can have fresh popcorn with real butter and fine salt and wait to watch the film in fluffy socks with a purring cat on my lap and a proper chai at home. #Blacksky #pianists #WomeninSTEM, #CatsofBluesky
In authoritarian conditions, the body becomes tightly regulated.
How you move
What emotions are allowed
You become challenged to think of a future for you and yours and ours.
Joy really is resistance right now.
Bang the drum.
Dance the dance.
I’m about to do a photo shoot.
Let’s.
#Blacksky
How you move
What emotions are allowed
You become challenged to think of a future for you and yours and ours.
Joy really is resistance right now.
Bang the drum.
Dance the dance.
I’m about to do a photo shoot.
Let’s.
#Blacksky
January 18, 2026 at 8:59 PM
In authoritarian conditions, the body becomes tightly regulated.
How you move
What emotions are allowed
You become challenged to think of a future for you and yours and ours.
Joy really is resistance right now.
Bang the drum.
Dance the dance.
I’m about to do a photo shoot.
Let’s.
#Blacksky
How you move
What emotions are allowed
You become challenged to think of a future for you and yours and ours.
Joy really is resistance right now.
Bang the drum.
Dance the dance.
I’m about to do a photo shoot.
Let’s.
#Blacksky
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This is going to be an interesting juxtaposition.
January 17, 2026 at 2:35 PM
This is going to be an interesting juxtaposition.
Reposted by The Piano Instructor
It's been interesting showing how horrendous these guys are at their job simply by a city that is not only working together to make their lives hell, but it's also a city with literal ice everywhere.
People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
January 18, 2026 at 4:50 AM
It's been interesting showing how horrendous these guys are at their job simply by a city that is not only working together to make their lives hell, but it's also a city with literal ice everywhere.
Do y'all know about this, or am I just behind?
vintageobscura.net
vintageobscura.net
Vintage Obscura Radio
Internet radio station playing the top tracks from the /r/vintageobscura sub-reddit.
vintageobscura.net
January 17, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Do y'all know about this, or am I just behind?
vintageobscura.net
vintageobscura.net
Them: What do you do for a living?
Me: I play the piano.
Them: No, I mean for money.
Me: *smiles so big my head almost explodes, voice miraculously remains steady* I play the piano.
Them: Really? Right on!…
✅Lifelong dream: realized.
#Blacksky, #Pianists, #WomeninSTEM
Me: I play the piano.
Them: No, I mean for money.
Me: *smiles so big my head almost explodes, voice miraculously remains steady* I play the piano.
Them: Really? Right on!…
✅Lifelong dream: realized.
#Blacksky, #Pianists, #WomeninSTEM
January 17, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Them: What do you do for a living?
Me: I play the piano.
Them: No, I mean for money.
Me: *smiles so big my head almost explodes, voice miraculously remains steady* I play the piano.
Them: Really? Right on!…
✅Lifelong dream: realized.
#Blacksky, #Pianists, #WomeninSTEM
Me: I play the piano.
Them: No, I mean for money.
Me: *smiles so big my head almost explodes, voice miraculously remains steady* I play the piano.
Them: Really? Right on!…
✅Lifelong dream: realized.
#Blacksky, #Pianists, #WomeninSTEM
The feed is filled with:
Cats
Dogs
Music suggestions
Original art work
Jokes, jokes, and more jokes
This is one way to fight—by being happy, by sharing love, by remembering your whimsy.
Post the hahas and the meow meows.
Yes.
#Blacksky, #Pianists, #WomeninSTEM, #CatsofBluesky
Cats
Dogs
Music suggestions
Original art work
Jokes, jokes, and more jokes
This is one way to fight—by being happy, by sharing love, by remembering your whimsy.
Post the hahas and the meow meows.
Yes.
#Blacksky, #Pianists, #WomeninSTEM, #CatsofBluesky
January 17, 2026 at 2:21 AM
The feed is filled with:
Cats
Dogs
Music suggestions
Original art work
Jokes, jokes, and more jokes
This is one way to fight—by being happy, by sharing love, by remembering your whimsy.
Post the hahas and the meow meows.
Yes.
#Blacksky, #Pianists, #WomeninSTEM, #CatsofBluesky
Cats
Dogs
Music suggestions
Original art work
Jokes, jokes, and more jokes
This is one way to fight—by being happy, by sharing love, by remembering your whimsy.
Post the hahas and the meow meows.
Yes.
#Blacksky, #Pianists, #WomeninSTEM, #CatsofBluesky
How’re we doing, Detroit? Try to stay warm and dry—we have another few hours of this. #Blacksky, #Detroit, #PureMichigan
January 15, 2026 at 3:35 AM
How’re we doing, Detroit? Try to stay warm and dry—we have another few hours of this. #Blacksky, #Detroit, #PureMichigan