“I have done all of the things that one is supposed to do to earn a tenure-track position. And I have done approximately 85% of them by typing prompts into a large language model and then moderately editing the output.” 🤣🤣🤣 brilliant 👌🏽 open.substack.com/pub/inprepar...

Opinion: I Was Not Allowed To Type Prompts Into ChatGPT During My Chalk Talk And This Is Discrimination

By Dr. Rachel Simmons, Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University

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Never a dull moment with @comanewmusic.bsky.social Awesome day celebrating Make Music Day 2026 + the new CoMA Immediate Pieces anthology with a lovely cohort yesterday, hosted at @rncmlive.bsky.social & led by the legendary @adamswayne.bsky.social 🥳🍺🎶🔥 Thanks all & look forward to next time 🧡🎹🎼

Brilliant week at MEC2026 @music-encoding.bsky.social last week in Tokyo 🎶🖥️ Proud to represent @rncmprism.bsky.social @rncmresearch.bsky.social & discuss how we've been studying piano sight-reading exercises through machine learning @hongshuo-fan.bsky.social @david.deroure.org @wiebket.bsky.social

Had absolute fun making a mixtape for the Sampler Mixtape @soundandmusic.bsky.social, airing at 12pm today on @resonancefm.bsky.social Feat. works by me & many artists who think deeply about words, voices, machines, environments & more Available also on 👇 🔗 soundandmusic.org/post/the-sam...

COMING UP TOMORROW IN MANCHESTER CoMA Manchester ensemble proudly presents a beautiful programme around musical navigation and creative transcription, part of @comanewmusic.bsky.social #comafestival2026 Tickets (£10 / Pay What You Can)👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/coma-manch...

Our Spring Term has just begun and we're kicking off 2026 with some exciting news! The RNCM has been authorised by the Office for Students (OfS) to grant Research awards, giving us Full Degree Awarding Powers up to and including Level 8. Read the full announcement: 🔗 www.rncm.ac.uk/news/rncm-se...

Awesome *SOLDOUT opening night of LATENT SPACES at SeeSaw Manchester. Massive congrats @sonamb.bsky.social what a wonderful project! Exhibition running throughout the weekend: soundandmusic.org/event/exhibi... @soundandmusic.bsky.social

Hello! @rncmresearch.bsky.social might be new to Bluesky, but we've been researching #music in the heart of Manchester @oxrdmcr.bsky.social for over fifty years. We look forward to being part of the Bluesky community. You can find out more about us here: www.rncm.ac.uk/research/

Research - Royal Northern College of Music

A unique environment for music research, the RNCM offers Postgraduate Research Degrees and a diverse range of research events.

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🎤 OPERA PREMIERE | 7pm, 24 June, RNCM Theatre ⏱️ Dangerous Matter - a powerful reflection on the role of memory in medicine & human progress, after Lady Mary Montagu Wortley. Zakiya Leeming (composer / libretto) @sredway.bsky.social (director / libretto) 🎟️ www.rncm.ac.uk/performance/...

Join us at Klangwerkstatt Berlin for KNM Campus Days this autumn! You'll join the CoMA Allcomers Orchestra to rehearse and play a concert programme that includes winning pieces from an open score competition. This year’s are on 14 & 15 Nov – find out more here: www.coma.org/whats-on/knm...

Over the moon to be one of the 'In Motion' artists working with Sound and Music UK this year. Super excited for the next 18 months! 🔗 soundandmusic.org/post/sound-a...

Sound and Music announces new In Motion 2025 composer cohort - Sound and Music

Sound and Music is delighted to announce the selection of the 10 exceptional composers for the inaugural cohort of our new flagship artist development programme, In Motion. Our In Motion 2025 composer...

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Awesome week at #AEConservatoires #EPARM2025 in Tallinn, sharing #ComingUpForAirInLocation - a new art-research initiative led by Kathryn Williams & myself on critical effects & impact of indoor air quality, and raising public awareness through music #IAQ #ArtisticResearch @rncmprism.bsky.social

📣Opportunity: We’re #recruiting for an inspiring Chair to lead CoMA’s Board of Trustees and play a key role in planning and guiding CoMA’s future. If you have leadership, board or #trustee experience and a passion for the power of the arts, we’d love to hear from you by 14 Mar!

Opportunity: Chair of CoMA Board of Trustees

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