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Jonathan Seligman

@mrseligman.bsky.social

Elementary music teacher 🎢 Chaotic Harmony Podcast πŸŽ™οΈ Public education advocate πŸ“’ Deeper gen mixed Asian American πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Swedish fish enthusiast 🐟 (he/him)

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New school laptops are appreciated, but can we get ones that have the same keyboard format? 97% of teachers don’t need the most optimized techβ€”consistency is more appreciated.

19.02.2026 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My right ear had a full ear blockage on my first day back with Kinder and TK. There were pros and cons to that situation. I'm still trying to comprehend if it was more of a pro or a con πŸ™ƒ

13.01.2026 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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To those who use Canva: how often is their server offline? I absolutely love this tool but it is extremely anxiety driving when I teach a class and can’t access the slides due to it saying β€œI’m offline” (I’m not, btw)

12.11.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finished Ghost of Yotei. I wonder if theres anything #musiceducators can learn from level design from games like GoY & BotW. Its different. In a game the player is fixed to a controlled environment while a classroom is more freeform & dynamic. But... still πŸ€” #musiceducation #gamedesign #lessondesign

08.11.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As I get older, I realise: Summer Break isn’t really a break, it’s just reallocation of where energy goes

17.06.2025 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i'm still waiting for Suda51 to come out with a rough translation before I say yes πŸ™ƒ

02.04.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The U.S is the wealthiest country in the history of the world. We should not have the highest rate of child poverty of nearly every major country on earth. We should have the lowest.
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It's time to end this international embarrassment & create an economy that works for all.

01.04.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 19902    πŸ” 5263    πŸ’¬ 666    πŸ“Œ 337

DO NOT GAMECHAT WITH GOOMBA

HE NEVER STOPS TRAUMA DUMPING

02.04.2025 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a boy in a cowboy hat is holding a woody toy in a bedroom . ALT: a boy in a cowboy hat is holding a woody toy in a bedroom .

My Nintendo Switch 7:01 am PT

02.04.2025 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s time I rethink the arrive-at-airport-3-hours-prior for international flights

31.03.2025 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Our Founding Fathers were no dummies.

As James Madison wrote in Federalist No. 47: β€œThe accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands...may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”

This is what Trump wants. We will stop him.

26.03.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4418    πŸ” 850    πŸ’¬ 164    πŸ“Œ 36

Sally is short for Sallison

27.03.2025 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ho hoooo I don’t know much about their fandom, but you aren’t wrong about the parentheticals!

27.03.2025 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

NO. At a time of massive income and wealth inequality we should not be giving tax breaks to billionaires. We should demand that they start paying their fair share.

24.02.2025 00:11 β€” πŸ‘ 11476    πŸ” 1564    πŸ’¬ 279    πŸ“Œ 78
my post: "weekend" comes from an 1860s misspelling of "weakened" as in "i'm weakened and going to take a nap." not many people know this

merriam webster replies with an ellipses

my post: "weekend" comes from an 1860s misspelling of "weakened" as in "i'm weakened and going to take a nap." not many people know this merriam webster replies with an ellipses

chat is it good for a dictionary to be mad at you

23.02.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 24149    πŸ” 1945    πŸ’¬ 505    πŸ“Œ 82

Chipotle. I knew after two days food service was not for me.

11.02.2025 05:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh hey! That’s awesome. I’ve been curious to join an ensemble. I really should

11.02.2025 04:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œWhy don’t they play popular music at the Super Bowl anymore.”

β€” Man who thinks 1996 was 10 years ago.

10.02.2025 04:29 β€” πŸ‘ 58537    πŸ” 3241    πŸ’¬ 1026    πŸ“Œ 127
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From 1619 to 1865, the US benefited from over 222 million hours of unpaid, dehumanizing, forced labor by enslaved black people per scholars. This labor- primarily the production of tobacco, rice, sugar, and cotton- would be valued at over $97 trillion today.

@coribush.bsky.social

10.02.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 483    πŸ” 87    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

Booooo

11.02.2025 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The number of people I know who have moved to Substack is curious. Are people seeking written longform? Or am I just realizing a lot of who I befriend are nerds?

09.02.2025 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You can’t post this with no context!

09.02.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of a gas station sign showing all kinds of gas prices at .00 in what is almost certainly an error.

A photo of a gas station sign showing all kinds of gas prices at .00 in what is almost certainly an error.

dang, I would have stayed in the Bay if I'd known gas prices were gonna get this low

09.02.2025 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 106    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It is time.
Sound Saturday!! Getting ready for our upcoming concert. Let’s goooo

08.02.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œLet’s Think in Layers”: On Twenty-First-Century Instruments of Public Music Theory Abstract. This article analyzes the provocative interaction between J. Daniel Jenkins’s (2025) notion of hidden music theories and music theorists, and Ale

So, this is awesome. I made an Ableton Live visualization of Contrapunctus XI from Bach's Art of Fugue a while back, and it's discussed in a new article in Music Theory Spectrum. There's a screenshot and everything! academic.oup.com/mts/advance-...

02.02.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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I have never been more happy to see thick clouds. Border 2 Fire is at 6600+ acres with 10% containment, but the westward winds seem to be helping push the spread to us. Hopefully the heavens can splash a saving touch on us.

25.01.2025 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I would never have tried it if it weren’t for your rec. loved it!!

24.01.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Red skies. Ash floors. Masks up.
It’s senior year, all over again, except the flames feel closer and extend to DC. Such an eerie feeling.

24.01.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This places things into context. Thank you for that

24.01.2025 06:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0