Jonathan Govias

Conductor, writer, consultant, but not necessarily in that order.

[Jonathan Govias @JonathanGovias]

@SportsnetSpec How likely is it that Knoblauch challenged the goal just to prove that the "situation room" decisions are total BS?

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@Sportsnet @SportsnetSpec "coup de graçe" - the stroke of mercy. "Coup de gras" - the stroke of fat. Love your columns, Mr Spector, but I thought you'd want to get this right.

[Jonathan Govias @JonathanGovias]

As author of what has been labeled "the original blog" on Sistema, I reluctantly accept the responsibility of writing its obituary. Where to begin... https://t.co/MbYgdAkX02

[Sharon D. Johnson @SDJohnson515]

Some award recipients from today's (6/2) #NCORE2022 General Session (🧵):

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Change Agent Award

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Ahhh, Montréal, like Vancouver, Ottawa, Edmonton and Calgary before you, you will raise our hopes and then dash them quite expertly by losing in game 7 of the finals.

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How can the Buffalo Sabres' situation get worse? They could hire Peter Chiarelli...

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@Johnfinney8 No, education is a poor proxy for learning.

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@stpaulssinfonia I'm with you. We simply say "no" now when fees are exorbitant. But I object even more to the new trend in which agencies charge rental fees for composers who died 200 years ago.

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@OddNMacabre Peter, Paul and Mary.

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@doniveson Then why are you allowing @ExploreEdmonton to publish a video whitewashing the city by showing a grand total of... one minority? Still waiting for @ExploreEdmonton to respond. #racism

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@hazell1968 @ExploreEdmonton It's not about being PC. It's about being ACCURATE. ExploreEdmonton, answer the question. Why did you whitewash the city? Failing to see the problem is de facto racism.

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@SistemaToronto @PC_Charity @PresChoice @FoodSecureCAN Well done, congratulations on demonstrating you can still have impact no matter the circumstances.

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What the pandemic has taught us about music and education https://t.co/enQvcDEDVk

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@Johnfinney8 The moment you separate what you call historical musicology from ethnomusicology, the former becomes a class in white supremacy.

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@Johnfinney8 Thanks. This is the eternal tension been what is pedagogically & culturally appropriate vs what is publicly justifiable & therefore fundable. State support for music education leads to the privileging of art forms with clear outcomes, like W. Eur notation of tonal music.

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The Day of Reckoning for Racism is Here https://t.co/JScoQcIKvq

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@atlasobscura Available in small town Iowa...

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@tribelaw But not a quality education, per Michigan.