Ebay Merlin

what do yall do all day if you're not practicing an instrument? gen question because i'm averaging 2 hrs/day of practice and i genuinely don't know what i'd do with that time if i wasn't practicing. yesterday i did 3.5 hours

mannnn im expensive (just got home from the grocery store)

had my last lesson with a vocal student i've taught for the past two years and at the end of the lesson i was telling her how proud i am of her and how much she's grown and she started crying 🥲

In addition to this being a horrible and tragic development, the thing is none of us here knows what this means

Our community has been attacked, will there now be an escalation?

We are preparing for the worst, but Ypsi is a lot smaller than the Twin Cities and I wish I felt more ready

my friends are so cool and funny and pretty and i love them all sm <3

Beloveds, please remember: even when the world is on fire, your garden hose of compassion and care DOES make a difference, however so humble

Try to stay hydrated. Take the meds and do the things that help you. Eat a food. Try to get outside for about 5 minutes if you can

You are NOT failing

having a crush wouldn't solve all my problems but i think it would genuinely help a few of them

every time i wear a mask in public i think about what a shame it is these folks don't get to see my beautiful face. but i ain't messing with the flu (or covid)

i always say a kitten would fix me

this is the best reframe i’ve ever seen about calling your politicians

Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for January 6, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "high" (represented with a red color) and reports a significant increase (represented with an up arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "moderate*" (orange) and reports a slight increase (diagonal up arrow), and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is moderate (darker yellow) and stable (side to side arrow). Text below these metrics reads: "* CDC wastewater viral activity levels are calculated based on measurements in the last two years only. They do not account for the lower spread that could be possible with more widespread precautions."

COVID-19 levels are increasing across most of the U.S. as of late December. But flu is overshadowing COVID-19 in healthcare system impacts and headlines.

For both viruses, similar precautions (like high-quality masks and improving air quality) work to reduce your risk of infection. bit.ly/3LhxKd2

a message exchange with an image of sheet music followed by the following messages, all sent by ebay: "i suspect they intended for that middle D to be flat..." "also, i know it's common so it's not at all a surprise, but this choir piece uses the some progression as the monster mash so it's all i can hear..." audio message another image of sheet music

a message exchange, all messages sent by ebay as follows: "holy rhythms who wrote this?? (hadyn)" sheet music image "was trying to figure out how to hold that high A flat (organ)" "ah yes, the wedge or weight i just happen to keep by the organ"

a message exchange with the following messages sent by ebay: "how familiar are you with pink floyd's music?" "i think this is the same chord progression as breathe (in the air) audio message sheet music photo "transposed to match key"

my dad is a receptacle for all my music thoughts

I am not always right just because I am the teacher

2024: year of piano
2025: year of green
2026:
🥁🥁🥁
year of trees! 🌲🌳

this year i will:
- study trees
- go tree-ing (like birding, but for trees)
- plant trees
- draw trees
- make choices that protect trees
- seek out tree themed items when making necessary (and unnecessary) purchases

greatest of all time? alright bet

21 Jump Street at age 13. It was not my idea and I did not have a good time

omw that's unacceptable 🙅🏻

??? do i need to come beat her up??

devastated that after a wonderfully snowy december, my birthday (the winter solstice) is looking like it will not to have any snow left on the ground 😭

some good friends of mine mentioned they're kinda thinking of sticking around the area... putting down roots... and i'm like BET OKAY. ME TOO

tbh i wasn't really planning to leave permanently anyway just temporarily for grad school but i didn't get in so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

a black and orange depiction of sisyphus rolling a boulder up a hill. the boulder is titled "the fucking Laundry" and AAAAAAAAAAA appears at the bottom of the screen in white text

Wait actually my friend has a meme for this:

Open Hours This Week!! Monday-Wednesday: CLOSED Thursday and Friday: 1:30-8:00pm (Gaymes Thursday, Arts & Crafts Friday 6-8pm) Saturday: 12:30-3:00pm (Gaymes 1-3pm) This week at Friday's Arts and Crafts a representative from Listening Ear will be present with information on becoming a foster parent. If you've ever considered becoming a foster parent, please come and have a chat to find out more!!

This week at Friday's Arts and Crafts a representative from Listening Ear will be present with information on becoming a foster parent. If you've ever considered becoming a foster parent, please come and have a chat to find out more!!

GET UR FLU AND COVID SHOTS

It would have been hard to leave what I've built here. Both the career but also especially the community. I feel supported and valued here. But I also need change, so I will be enrolling in a piano pedagogy class in the fall as a prof dev student. Maybe that's the change I need

Didn't get into the grad program, wasn't even offered an interview. Taking it as a sign that for some reason or another, I'm meant to stay here (for now).
Honestly, my career IS just starting to take off, & I'm blessed to make a living as a freelance music - I've even just landed another gig!

Yes! My email is ebay@emerlinmusic.com!

While I don't know about any specific resources, I'm a trans vocalist and a composer, and I'm happy to answer specific questions to the best of my ability! I'm also highly connected to the trans community in a myriad of ways so I can take questions to the masses as well

impressed that i understood everything except the beginning "ts pmo"

this post inspired by another (paid!) gig opportunity hitting my email inbox this week btw. i've spent 3 years making connections and growing as a pianist/accompanist and i'm finally starting to see the results of that effort

thank you!! 🤍