michelle sulaiman ⛄️☃️⛄️
@chromeowtic.bsky.social
DMA Piano Performance, MA Musicology
@uoregon | she/dia/doctor | Cat mom/servant
@uoregon | she/dia/doctor | Cat mom/servant
been thinking about sight-reading--after students ask: how do i get better at SR??--& made a rough schema
1. obv gotta get gud at reading notations
2. need to discern patterns quickly + "encyclopedia" of effective positions (scales, arpeggios)
3. look ahead not stuck in current playing measure
1. obv gotta get gud at reading notations
2. need to discern patterns quickly + "encyclopedia" of effective positions (scales, arpeggios)
3. look ahead not stuck in current playing measure
December 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
been thinking about sight-reading--after students ask: how do i get better at SR??--& made a rough schema
1. obv gotta get gud at reading notations
2. need to discern patterns quickly + "encyclopedia" of effective positions (scales, arpeggios)
3. look ahead not stuck in current playing measure
1. obv gotta get gud at reading notations
2. need to discern patterns quickly + "encyclopedia" of effective positions (scales, arpeggios)
3. look ahead not stuck in current playing measure
last sunday, i helped my church folx making stars in prep for epiphany
ended up chatting with 2 older folks:
- person A has some thumb issues that affected them when playing piano, so i suggested not curving the thumb at all and adjusted the distance between fingers 1 & 2
ended up chatting with 2 older folks:
- person A has some thumb issues that affected them when playing piano, so i suggested not curving the thumb at all and adjusted the distance between fingers 1 & 2
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
last sunday, i helped my church folx making stars in prep for epiphany
ended up chatting with 2 older folks:
- person A has some thumb issues that affected them when playing piano, so i suggested not curving the thumb at all and adjusted the distance between fingers 1 & 2
ended up chatting with 2 older folks:
- person A has some thumb issues that affected them when playing piano, so i suggested not curving the thumb at all and adjusted the distance between fingers 1 & 2
Back on my bs (making origami stars for fun but also for my students’ perfect 5 games)
December 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Back on my bs (making origami stars for fun but also for my students’ perfect 5 games)
some prizes are gone/taken by today exam’s folks
but yes, i have a table full of prizes bc what is summative assessment if not a chance to celebrate student’s growth (unless said student hasn’t been practicing then 👊…)
but yes, i have a table full of prizes bc what is summative assessment if not a chance to celebrate student’s growth (unless said student hasn’t been practicing then 👊…)
December 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
some prizes are gone/taken by today exam’s folks
but yes, i have a table full of prizes bc what is summative assessment if not a chance to celebrate student’s growth (unless said student hasn’t been practicing then 👊…)
but yes, i have a table full of prizes bc what is summative assessment if not a chance to celebrate student’s growth (unless said student hasn’t been practicing then 👊…)
G: “does he know what that button means? I don’t think he does”
December 9, 2025 at 4:39 AM
G: “does he know what that button means? I don’t think he does”
unlocked traumatic childhood core memory through coloring (?)
(also behind on the coloring advent calendar)
(also behind on the coloring advent calendar)
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
unlocked traumatic childhood core memory through coloring (?)
(also behind on the coloring advent calendar)
(also behind on the coloring advent calendar)
uhhhhh you’re right
this is meant to be temporary as the prince needs to take his antibiotics with wet food
but I did think about giving them wet food regularly during winter break (and they will learn the trick)
this is meant to be temporary as the prince needs to take his antibiotics with wet food
but I did think about giving them wet food regularly during winter break (and they will learn the trick)
December 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
uhhhhh you’re right
this is meant to be temporary as the prince needs to take his antibiotics with wet food
but I did think about giving them wet food regularly during winter break (and they will learn the trick)
this is meant to be temporary as the prince needs to take his antibiotics with wet food
but I did think about giving them wet food regularly during winter break (and they will learn the trick)
i am on a journey to perfect my gongfu skill
December 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
i am on a journey to perfect my gongfu skill
im so gonna go broke (or cry)
December 4, 2025 at 2:47 AM
im so gonna go broke (or cry)
tbf one of the first term's midterm piece options is double treble (double trouble)
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 AM
tbf one of the first term's midterm piece options is double treble (double trouble)
you see, just because it doesn't require the hand coordination of cowell's sway dance (pic below, same syllabus exam level/OMTA 4), it doesn't mean that students can do well without practicing the diemer's piece 😈
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
you see, just because it doesn't require the hand coordination of cowell's sway dance (pic below, same syllabus exam level/OMTA 4), it doesn't mean that students can do well without practicing the diemer's piece 😈
all my homies love emma lou diemer's clusters and dots
December 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
all my homies love emma lou diemer's clusters and dots
PEW PEW GRADING
December 3, 2025 at 12:08 AM
PEW PEW GRADING
conditioning myself to associate “going to office” with “fun! fun! fun!”
December 2, 2025 at 12:40 AM
conditioning myself to associate “going to office” with “fun! fun! fun!”
uhhh getting so deep into this new practice game and now I’m thinking maybe I should just generate and print a bunch of 正 stroke worksheets
(read: subjecting my piano students to my chinese classes trauma)
(read: subjecting my piano students to my chinese classes trauma)
November 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
uhhh getting so deep into this new practice game and now I’m thinking maybe I should just generate and print a bunch of 正 stroke worksheets
(read: subjecting my piano students to my chinese classes trauma)
(read: subjecting my piano students to my chinese classes trauma)
diagrammed the form for the functional piano-composer class and it is actually nice to brush up my basic MT chops bc (1) lol it’s part of my job title somehow and (2) self-studying is so much easier now compared to my UG years*
*once again thankful for open music theory textbook
*once again thankful for open music theory textbook
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
diagrammed the form for the functional piano-composer class and it is actually nice to brush up my basic MT chops bc (1) lol it’s part of my job title somehow and (2) self-studying is so much easier now compared to my UG years*
*once again thankful for open music theory textbook
*once again thankful for open music theory textbook
waited for years (since early pandemic years) and finally it is flowering for the first time
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
waited for years (since early pandemic years) and finally it is flowering for the first time
Time to restart the 2007 Malaysia-Indonesia Rasa Sayange controversy in my 2nd year class piano.
November 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Time to restart the 2007 Malaysia-Indonesia Rasa Sayange controversy in my 2nd year class piano.
Japanese Pocari Sweat is a great choice.
Very big in Asia. not too sweet IMO.
You can find the non-powder version in Asian grocery stores too if you don't want to commit to buying bulk.
Very big in Asia. not too sweet IMO.
You can find the non-powder version in Asian grocery stores too if you don't want to commit to buying bulk.
November 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Japanese Pocari Sweat is a great choice.
Very big in Asia. not too sweet IMO.
You can find the non-powder version in Asian grocery stores too if you don't want to commit to buying bulk.
Very big in Asia. not too sweet IMO.
You can find the non-powder version in Asian grocery stores too if you don't want to commit to buying bulk.
omg idk how i did it, but it finally worked
November 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
omg idk how i did it, but it finally worked
i stg we dont need ms copilot in word; what we need is functional coding*
*got frustrated trying to make 2 columns aligning evenly on one page with small tables
*got frustrated trying to make 2 columns aligning evenly on one page with small tables
November 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
i stg we dont need ms copilot in word; what we need is functional coding*
*got frustrated trying to make 2 columns aligning evenly on one page with small tables
*got frustrated trying to make 2 columns aligning evenly on one page with small tables
one student said something about how keyboard class makes them feel good, like “wow my hands/body can make this great sound?”
and sometimes the joy of discovery eludes me in my own practice (if I get to practice). today’s organ session gave me that joy I felt when I was a kid learning pf.
and sometimes the joy of discovery eludes me in my own practice (if I get to practice). today’s organ session gave me that joy I felt when I was a kid learning pf.
November 14, 2025 at 5:14 AM
one student said something about how keyboard class makes them feel good, like “wow my hands/body can make this great sound?”
and sometimes the joy of discovery eludes me in my own practice (if I get to practice). today’s organ session gave me that joy I felt when I was a kid learning pf.
and sometimes the joy of discovery eludes me in my own practice (if I get to practice). today’s organ session gave me that joy I felt when I was a kid learning pf.
working musicians against computer-processed scores that display rhythm in a large open score without proper horizontal distance/layout stretch (?) ratio between the myriad rhythmic values, and thus mess up the working musicians' sight-reading for the first time
(see ex between mm. 1 & 2)
(see ex between mm. 1 & 2)
November 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
working musicians against computer-processed scores that display rhythm in a large open score without proper horizontal distance/layout stretch (?) ratio between the myriad rhythmic values, and thus mess up the working musicians' sight-reading for the first time
(see ex between mm. 1 & 2)
(see ex between mm. 1 & 2)
Quick update:
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Quick update: