Mike
@professorberry.bsky.social
Orchestra teacher, music theorist, bassist
"Listening to Rap" (2e) and "Rap Music and Whiteness in Postracial America" both coming from Routledge in 2026.
michaelberrymusic.com
"Listening to Rap" (2e) and "Rap Music and Whiteness in Postracial America" both coming from Routledge in 2026.
michaelberrymusic.com
Was reminded of this gem from the other place:
February 16, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Was reminded of this gem from the other place:
And now we wait… (this is take two; first time dried crooked 😕)
February 15, 2026 at 12:29 AM
And now we wait… (this is take two; first time dried crooked 😕)
One unexpected kinda fun thing about this orchestra teaching job is that I’ve become pretty interested in instrument repair. I’m very much a novice at it—have done more harm than good once or twice—but it’s satisfying when it works (and saves my district some $$!)
February 15, 2026 at 12:20 AM
One unexpected kinda fun thing about this orchestra teaching job is that I’ve become pretty interested in instrument repair. I’m very much a novice at it—have done more harm than good once or twice—but it’s satisfying when it works (and saves my district some $$!)
Rest assured I won’t be sampling
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Rest assured I won’t be sampling
Look what arrived today… 👀
Two guitarrons and four vihuelas
Two guitarrons and four vihuelas
January 27, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Look what arrived today… 👀
Two guitarrons and four vihuelas
Two guitarrons and four vihuelas
There is much in the world that is terrible right now but this new shirt is bringing some joy.
#KohlsCashRulesEverythingAroundMe
#KohlsCashRulesEverythingAroundMe
January 25, 2026 at 11:14 PM
There is much in the world that is terrible right now but this new shirt is bringing some joy.
#KohlsCashRulesEverythingAroundMe
#KohlsCashRulesEverythingAroundMe
The bus? Too soon, Duo, too soon…
January 22, 2026 at 12:14 AM
The bus? Too soon, Duo, too soon…
No thank you I’m tired of doing this
January 22, 2026 at 12:12 AM
No thank you I’m tired of doing this
Frustrated that I can't find the one CD I wanted to listen to. Probably lent it to someone and never got it back...
January 21, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Frustrated that I can't find the one CD I wanted to listen to. Probably lent it to someone and never got it back...
I haven’t had a working CD player in way too long—my Bose Wave system bit the dust a long time ago.
My wife got me a CD player for my bday 😃 that I can run through the Bose speakers. First up, the Durufle toccata…
My wife got me a CD player for my bday 😃 that I can run through the Bose speakers. First up, the Durufle toccata…
January 21, 2026 at 2:31 AM
I haven’t had a working CD player in way too long—my Bose Wave system bit the dust a long time ago.
My wife got me a CD player for my bday 😃 that I can run through the Bose speakers. First up, the Durufle toccata…
My wife got me a CD player for my bday 😃 that I can run through the Bose speakers. First up, the Durufle toccata…
If your business has “Struggles” in its name, it’s a hard pass for me.
January 10, 2026 at 6:10 PM
If your business has “Struggles” in its name, it’s a hard pass for me.
I've been thinking a lot about this post recently. I think I understand the point this person is trying to make, and it's a fair point, to be sure; I'm not sure I appreciate how this person made the point, but that's a me-problem. 🧵
January 7, 2026 at 4:34 AM
I've been thinking a lot about this post recently. I think I understand the point this person is trying to make, and it's a fair point, to be sure; I'm not sure I appreciate how this person made the point, but that's a me-problem. 🧵
This is a pretty good reading list if I do say so myself…
January 7, 2026 at 3:08 AM
This is a pretty good reading list if I do say so myself…
Be kind—I haven’t played this excerpt in a while, but this is I think a good new-bass test piece.
I do love this bass… way more responsive and far greater dynamic range than my old one.
I do love this bass… way more responsive and far greater dynamic range than my old one.
January 5, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Be kind—I haven’t played this excerpt in a while, but this is I think a good new-bass test piece.
I do love this bass… way more responsive and far greater dynamic range than my old one.
I do love this bass… way more responsive and far greater dynamic range than my old one.
How I intend to survive 2026:
January 4, 2026 at 5:07 AM
How I intend to survive 2026:
Also, look at the size of this f**ker
January 3, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Also, look at the size of this f**ker
New BFF may have just dropped…
January 3, 2026 at 11:37 PM
New BFF may have just dropped…
Post, a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or alice in chains
December 28, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Post, a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or alice in chains
Can’t say I’ve given it much thought until right this second, but I don’t think I’d put Warhol in the same category as Haring and Basquiat. Maybe I can see it? (Spotted at Uniclo)
December 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Can’t say I’ve given it much thought until right this second, but I don’t think I’d put Warhol in the same category as Haring and Basquiat. Maybe I can see it? (Spotted at Uniclo)
Also, behold this majesty that my wife found on Etsy:
December 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Also, behold this majesty that my wife found on Etsy:
I have some pretty random stuff in my HS orchestra library…
December 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I have some pretty random stuff in my HS orchestra library…
whew.
(From *Selling social justice* by Jennifer C. Pan)
(From *Selling social justice* by Jennifer C. Pan)
December 6, 2025 at 4:53 AM
whew.
(From *Selling social justice* by Jennifer C. Pan)
(From *Selling social justice* by Jennifer C. Pan)