Steve Holley

Dad, husband, music educator, President @Popmusiced, author, Ph.D., bassist...pretty much in that order. #popmused #musiced

[Steve Holley @SteveHolley_]

Appreciate the conversation with Jim and the team at MusicFirst. Looking forward to collaborating with them more in the future! #popmusiced #musiceducation
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[j. m. gerraughty @jmgerraughty]

RE: music schools accepting applicants who can't read Western notation -- I think it comes down to whether you feel music schools are liberal arts institutions designed to teach people *about* music, or trade schools designed to get musicians jobs in their field.

[Steve Holley @SteveHolley_]

@musicteacher251 @clintrandles @StevesMusicRoom @ethanhein A growing number of schools have pop ensembles of some type, but here’s a list of universities that have popular music degree programs. https://t.co/7duxyDEJat

[Steve Holley @SteveHolley_]

@zackmoir @EdinburghNapier There’s still to apply to present and perform! https://t.co/BCmeG6U7sI

[Libby Whittemore💙🪷🇺🇦 @libbage55]

1/13
The Truth
We white southerners are a product of our upbringing, a product of what we were taught by our ancestors. That the War of Northern Aggression was a noble conflict, a fight for states rights and self determination, a war to protect our “way of life”.
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[Vernon Reid @vurnt22]

The Jann Wenner @NYT interview was astonishing in his level of contempt for Female, Black, & Brown (never even came up) artists, but not at all surprising. He literally states that he should have included a token (imo) Female & Black to blunt the criticism he’s currently getting.

[Steve Holley @SteveHolley_]

Interesting premise and a fascinating discussion that occasionally dives into AI in music.

[Cate Hall @catehall]

Okay I've spent all of a few hours thinking about copyright infringement by generative AI (note I've practiced copyright law before) and the correct treatment seems kind of obvious to me, so I'd like someone to tell me what I'm missing since I know it's hotly contested. 1/11

[Chris Jones @JonesForAR]

A must read.

Listen to the words of people who have lived through this before.

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[Steve Holley @SteveHolley_]

For those of you interested in such things, my Ph.D. dissertation, How Popular Musicians Teach: A Narrative Mixtape, is live on Proquest. You can also find it on my website by clicking the lovely screen grab below. #popmusiced #musiceducation

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[Steve Holley @SteveHolley_]

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[Steve Holley @SteveHolley_]

@martinthomasemo Congrats, @martinthomasemo!

[Steve Holley @SteveHolley_]

Infuriating.

[The Pitch @TheFastPitch]

“They should be invested in obtaining and retaining people of color in their orchestras. Be open to the change the community wants.”

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[Steve Holley @SteveHolley_]

@JamesHumbers once again speaking the truth!

[@[email protected] @JamesHumbers]

Following the news & friends’ takes on question of arts funding & music education in the UK (where I am at the moment). There seems to be some confusion/conflation of the idea that (a) arts that aren’t particularly commercially successful should be supported (yes, they should),

[Steve Holley @SteveHolley_]

@MusicCoriAnder @EdinburghNapier @Ed_Napier_Music @theusherhall Congrats, Corin!

[Steve Holley @SteveHolley_]

So many questions...so many possibilities! A great, 2-part article every musician and music educator should read. #popmusiced #musiceducation

[Ableton @Ableton]

Take a look at AI’s ever-growing capability in music-making today – from MIDI composers to text-to-audio algorithms – and the problems and possibilities that come with it.

https://t.co/9egUbwDSsr

[Steve Holley @SteveHolley_]

@StevesMusicRoom Only if you find me hocking my music ed wares on a late-night TV shopping channel. Otherwise…

[Steve Holley @SteveHolley_]

Did a thing today. #phdfinished

[Steve Holley @SteveHolley_]

@StevesMusicRoom Not at all. It’s tomorrow (Monday) at 8a MST if you’d like to join. I can text the zoom link.

[Steve Holley @SteveHolley_]

I’ll be defending my Ph.D., How Popular Musicians Teach, at 8a AZ, Monday. If interested in checking out the doc or attending the defense let me know, and I’ll send a link. Would be great to see some familiar faces! Onward. #popmusiced #musiceducation #findyourpeopleAPME