James Humberstone

Two screens in my studio, while I mark a student's assignment from a minecraft map, which can be seen o the LH screen

TFW your student hands their work in as a Minecraft map.

25.06.2025 01:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We're not allowed to use AI in marking despite our university taking a really progressive approach to allowing students to use AI in their assessment tasks. I did break the rule in one case where a student project on AI was just asking for a NotebookLM podcast in response...

24.06.2025 04:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I always think it's strange when union members who take no part in their union (apart from paying their fees) get cross about decisions made democratically by union members who are more involved. Don't get mad, get <strike>even</strike> active! 🤣

23.06.2025 21:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

One of my students made a flappybird game where you're a fish swimming thru a C major scale (use space bar). You have to use your ear to know which pitch to fly thru..scratch.mit.edu/projects/118....

23.06.2025 21:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Pop the samples!

Sherina really inspired by @willkuhn-music.bsky.social and @ethanhein.bsky.social

sites.google.com/view/popthes...

20.06.2025 09:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

MUED4002 Technology in Music Education 2025

I published my whole Technology in Music Education course publicly this year. The big change was letting students choose what we covered after the 5 opening "Skills" weeks - and then letting them design their assessment even more than ever, too. humberstone.craft.me/TME2025

19.06.2025 04:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Set to Tech for music classrooms Set to Tech is a simple, easy to follow, assistance tool for teachers and students to help decipher the technical setup of audio equipment correctly, efficiently, and safely! Start Set to Tech

Set to Tech is a simple, easy to follow, assistance tool for teachers and students to help decipher the technical setup of audio equipment correctly, efficiently, and safely!

batkinmusiced.wordpress.com/set-to-tech-...

19.06.2025 03:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Creative Project | My Site 2

Music makers who changed the tune
“Music Makers Who Changed the Tune” is a children’s book series concept (with some prototypes) that celebrates the boundary-breakers, sound-shapers, and creative minds who have transformed the world of music.

alicebettcor.wixsite.com/alice-b-port...

19.06.2025 03:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Marble statue half in darkness

The ancient agora of Athens, looking up to the Acropolis

Ancient agora of Athens

Some Ancient Greek architecture against a blue sky

Athens. I love this city. Here to give a paper about my Hip-Hop version of Homer’s Odyssey

06.04.2025 16:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Migrating from Facebook to Bluesky in hope of a more positive social media experience. Looking for music, art, culture, quality news and a bit of satire to fill my feed in case anyone has recommendations.

01.02.2025 11:12 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Advocating for music education today – can we stay together? We have many wonderful music education experts here in Australia, and around the world, who each advocate for music education in their own way. You might think that such advocacy would be applauded…

humberstone.org/2025/01/21/a...
What I learned from advocacy and policy work for #MusicEducation last year

02.02.2025 05:56 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Climate Council - Donate Now Help drown out the disinformation designed to pollute our politics, swing votes and stall climate action.

Donations to the climate council are doubled today worthfightingfor.climatecouncil.org.au

03.12.2024 04:28 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Well, I was on TV! Don’t forget to sign the petition if you’re in NSW! youtu.be/MEc8Jz16MEE?... and the petition - bit.ly/MusicPetition

03.12.2024 02:02 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY - Signing ePetition - Suspend and remove the draft music and drama syllabuses from circulation and restart the review process with improved policy safeguards

By the way, you should totally sign this petition if you live in NSW www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la/pages/epe...

19.11.2024 05:48 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Music teachers unite against proposed changes cutting performance exams for year 12 students An open letter signed by 30 music teachers and academics in New South Wales is calling for draft changes to senior music courses be scrapped.

In the media so much this week! www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11... @abcnews.go.com.web.brid.gy

19.11.2024 05:47 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hey bluesky friends, check out this song we released earlier this year … www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzaP...

18.11.2024 07:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Wonderful!

18.11.2024 02:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I really must finish marking this PhD today. Wait, Black Friday sales are up already?

17.11.2024 20:17 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

As you probably know, I’m the union delegate in my school. We are finally starting to have some success with decasualiation (after the longest industrial dispute Australian tertiary history) … but it’s still horrible for those who aren’t successful.

17.11.2024 20:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This was helpful, thanks Marc!

17.11.2024 20:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Giving BlueSkye a second go because @ethanhein.bsky.social and Alison Armstrong said I should. Mostly just want a community of #MusicTeachers #MusicEducation and #MusicTechnology who care; & if there are #CriticalScholars here, that’s a great bonus.

17.11.2024 20:09 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Photo of the theatre

Saw Moulin Rouge in Melbourne. Staging and lighting were amazing. Music was cheesey which is good in this context. Leads weren’t all brilliant.

28.12.2023 11:21 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0