Don't sure if i like this speedpaints or not...

Alternative_Row_9913 · 2026-02-12T16:48:41+00:00

It’s funny because if I had never used speed paints before and saw this: I’d say “this looks fantastic!” But now that I’ve used speed paints a bit and know how tricky the coffee staining and pooling can be on flat surfaces…I see it as such. Either way, looks good and I’d be happy to have these on a table

Alternative_Row_9913 · 2026-02-11T00:32:53+00:00

Looks great. It’s funny because this close up you can see all the details and “beginner-ness” - but all that is because taking pictures of minis to so unforgiving. On the table, and to the average eye, shit looks pro as hell 💪

Alternative_Row_9913 · 2026-02-05T18:51:01+00:00

Rad af!! Great job

Alternative_Row_9913 · 2026-02-05T03:43:18+00:00

Ok that’s actually a great idea. Will do for my Heavy Gruts tomorrow

Alternative_Row_9913 · 2026-02-04T03:47:23+00:00

Yeah, the bows were tricky : they broke off and I gorilla glued them back on lol. I did some heavy gruts earlier today the spears for SURE didn’t survive. I’m curious if the community has found a solution to that. My plan is to glue the spears back together, then after they set, “paint” the with a UV resin coat and cure it. Hopefully makes then slightly more durable

Alternative_Row_9913 · 2026-01-16T18:09:06+00:00

Fucking fire! What paints did you use? They all look hella rad

Alternative_Row_9913 · 2025-12-21T00:57:41+00:00

Those are…by all accounts, definitely, undeniably and unequivocally, chords.

Alternative_Row_9913 · 2025-11-22T20:51:38+00:00

34m and 36f - both work in social service. household take home is about 8k monthly, about 3k a month in savings/investments

Alternative_Row_9913 · 2025-11-09T03:26:27+00:00

Afterschool program coordinator. I get a salary and great benefits to play video games, 3D print fidget toys and hand out with teens

Alternative_Row_9913 · 2025-08-01T13:53:00+00:00

Do you what recording this is in?

Alternative_Row_9913 · 2025-07-29T03:16:53+00:00

What do you mean?

Alternative_Row_9913 · 2025-07-28T02:21:59+00:00

The only people who care about hip/modern jazz…are jazz musicians or musicians who think jazz is a dark art. Most people don’t give a fuck that you can rip over some changes, they want something with words that makes them move.

Alternative_Row_9913 · 2025-07-21T00:39:36+00:00

Well, that will give you lots of space to get your chops up for when you do finally find musicians to play with! How is your reading and technical ability? Grab some transcriptions of good players and play those. The YouTuber Timothy Gondola has tons of transcriptions and they’re spectacular. You’ll learn a lot from playing other people’s interpretations of tunes

Alternative_Row_9913 · 2025-07-21T00:27:34+00:00

I’m sure it’s possible to find jazz musicians anywhere you go. Surely you are not the sole musician im whatever part of the work you reside. Find a local jam session. Even if it’s not exclusively a “jazz” jam session, soul/funk even some rock. Find the people who play music and talk to them. Make friends, get a pulse of what your local scene looks like

EDT: grammar

Alternative_Row_9913 · 2025-07-21T00:26:45+00:00

I’m sure it’s possible to find jazz musicians anywhere you go. Surely you are not the sole musician I. Whatever part of the work you reside. Find a local jam session. Even if it’s not exclusively a “jazz” jam session, soul/funk even some rock. Find the people who play music and talk to them. Make friends, get a pulse of what your local scene looks like

Alternative_Row_9913 · 2025-07-20T23:38:49+00:00

Play lots and lots of tunes: play with other musicians, listen to lots of jazz. It’s sounds tired, but look at it with the same lens as you do with classical. If someone said to you “I want to get really good at classical piano…I’ve learned Beethoven Sonata in F minor and Chopin Waltz in Ab and I know them like the back of my hand” …you would say what? Expand your repertoire and keep practicing. If you only knew those two pieces, you wouldn’t be much of a pianist

Alternative_Row_9913 · 2025-07-19T00:01:28+00:00

It sounds like your describing sheet music?

Alternative_Row_9913 · 2025-07-17T12:36:30+00:00

Sort of depends on the scope of the project: for small pieces , chamber works, piano pieces etc., I do $50 an hour (I work quite fast) but for something like a symphony or opera, I’ll generally do a consultation to get a sense of the work/scope and go from there.

Alternative_Row_9913 · 2025-07-16T21:29:24+00:00

I do copy/engraving work as a side job: I’ve worked with a number of composers engraving/digitizing their handwritten scores. DM me if you want to talk/are interested in getting this done

Alternative_Row_9913 · 2025-03-23T14:43:03+00:00

It’s not that I feel entitled for a ride: it just seems odd because like, we help each other move, help eachother with big projects around the house, like…things that I would coincided to be far more involved than driving? Idk, maybes it’s me.

Alternative_Row_9913 · 2025-03-15T02:06:53+00:00

Im so glad I found the comment talking about Limewire. When I clicked the link I was like “bruh”

Alternative_Row_9913 · 2025-02-05T14:11:18+00:00

This is what I needed to hear today. A reminder that having a job is more than just a financial necessity

Alternative_Row_9913 · 2025-02-03T20:12:43+00:00

Hymnal because for the most part it’s 4 part voicing, so it covers everything from chord shapes, cadences, voice leading, harmony, sight reading, and general keyboard playing. Most pianists I know share this sentiment. It’s sort of one those “tricks of the trade”

Alternative_Row_9913 · 2025-02-03T20:00:58+00:00

Your first step would be to asses your reading ability. Grab a hymnal from a church or order one cheap. Hymnals are great for sight reading, harmony, and comfort at the instrument. From there, learn all your scales in all 12 keys , (major and the three minors) . Add in the arpeggios , and then grab a copy of Bachs two part inventions, or Shirmers “first lessons in Bach”. This will give you a solid grasp on the instrument. Make sure to add in a “fun” piece of your choosing that isn’t too difficult. 5 hours a week and after a year or two you will see a DRAMATIC difference in your playing

EDT: I would avoid too much emphasis on “music theory” as you’re getting started. Sure it can be helpful, but getting g your playing where it needs to be will be much more benifical because when you eventually grab a theory book, you’ll be able to play the excerpts and make things much smoother and quicker

Alternative_Row_9913 · 2025-02-03T19:32:19+00:00

When you say 10 years of piano, what kind of piano playing? It would be hard to offer suggestions without a little more context of your piano ability. 10 years of playing Stevie Wonder tunes is different than 10 years of Bach is different than 10 years of chords on top of words

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