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Ehler
@ehler.bsky.social
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Band director, tuba player, productivity tech nerd, Iowan, Lutheran

Ehler@musician.social on the other other other site.

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@komaniecki.bsky.social i’m also an AI skeptic, but it was two for two here for me
ChatGPT conversation = ChatGPT ... I consider myself fairly knowledgeable in music theory courses from a full curriculum in college, but there are two things I often forget. Can you guess what they are first of all? That's a fun challenge. Based on what many otherwise knowledgeable musicians tend to forget or get fuzzy on from music theory courses, my guesses would be: 1. The difference between a French, German, and Italian augmented sixth chord - even theory majors often mix these up or forget the exact spellings. 2. Neapolitan chord function and voice-leading rules - it's a common one to gloss over or misapply.
September 9, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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ChatGPT screenshot where I asked “Which is a more valuable activity of enrichment for someone? Staring at a blank wall or having a conversation with you?” It responded starting with “That depends on what you're looking for.” I cropped off quite a bit.
February 18, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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I saw Decatur and assumed Illinois and got both jealous and confused, as it has no excuse to diverge so greatly from Eastern Iowa. But for Georgia that’s wildly cold (Eastern Iowa for reference)
Screenshot of CARROT weather showing an extreme cold warning at the top, current temperature of 6° feeling like -11°
January 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Apple Music Classical is nice, and I don’t expect it to be great at concert band stuff, but there are no hubs or playlists for wind band as a genre
Apple Music Classical browse tab, showing lots of different angles for getting at works, but none that so much as contain the concert band under any name.
January 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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@katewagner.bsky.social Siegfried and Mime?
Buddy the Elf and his adoptive elf dad from the movie Elf.
December 26, 2024 at 3:00 AM
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Bring back feast day celebration
Lutheran Service Book November 30 St. Andrew, Apostle R December 21 St. Thomas, Apostle R 26 St. Stephen, Martyr R 27 St. John, Apostle and Evangelist W 28 The Holy Innocents, Martyrs R 31 Eve of the Circumcision and Name of Jesus W New Year's Eve January 1 Circumcision and Name of Jesus W 18 The Confession of St. Peter W 24 St. Timothy, Pastor and Confessor W 25 The Conversion of St. Paul W 26 St. Titus, Pastor and Confessor W February 2 The Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Our Lord W 24 St. Matthias, Apostle R March 19 St. Joseph, Guardian of Jesus W 25 The Annunciation of Our Lord W April 25 St. Mark, Evangelist R May 1 St. Philip and St. James, Apostles R 31 The Visitation (3-Year Lectionary) W June 11 St. Barnabas, Apostle R 24 The Nativity of St. John the Baptist 29 St. Peter and Paul July 2 The Visitation (1-Year Lectionary) W 22 St. Mary Magdalene W 25 St. James the Elder, Apostle R August 15 St. Mary, Mother of Our Lord W 24 St. Bartholomew, Apostle R 29 The Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist R September 14 Holy Cross Day R 21 St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist R 29 St. Michael and All Angels W October 18 St. Luke, Evangelist R 23 St. James of Jerusalem, Brother of Jesus and Martyr R 28 St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles R 31 Reformation Day R November 1 All Saints' Day W
June 16, 2024 at 5:39 PM
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Pumba noo
Alt text: Apple News story from Texas Monthly Headline: His Best Friend Was a 250-Pound Warthog. One Day, It Decided to Kill Him.
February 9, 2024 at 11:28 PM
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The WhoSampled page doesn’t give me any guesses
January 28, 2024 at 2:03 AM