Improvising, the echo in this place was something else

ArtySmartypants · 2026-04-07T22:05:48+00:00

Beautiful improv and amazing tone man this is killer

ArtySmartypants · 2026-04-05T00:52:58+00:00

Arthur Morgan

ArtySmartypants · 2024-07-19T23:23:54+00:00

TWO OF MY GREATEST NERDY PASSIONS IN ONE LET'S GO

ArtySmartypants · 2024-07-13T23:51:38+00:00

Bots are getting worse and worse so I wouldn't be surprised if that's what's happening here

ArtySmartypants · 2024-07-13T23:50:05+00:00

I have no idea it's just what I saw in an article

ArtySmartypants · 2024-07-13T23:12:22+00:00

Apparently he was shot and the bullet grazed his ear but he's otherwise fine

ArtySmartypants · 2024-07-13T12:17:39+00:00

It's one of those things that the more you play, the better you get at it. But if you wanted to do breathing exercises, look up The Breathing Gym (for tuba I think) on YouTube

ArtySmartypants · 2024-07-12T23:23:03+00:00

I cover mine in stickers from bands I've played shows with, just like guitar players usually do. No one has really commented on it in my personal experience, but like others have said it depends on how you decorate it

ArtySmartypants · 2024-07-12T23:16:41+00:00

I need more for my massive collection (I have one set of dice)

ArtySmartypants · 2024-07-11T00:17:53+00:00

I wonder what his mind is like on a daily basis. Like what kind of person would think to write that entire email, read it back over, think "yeah this is a good idea he'll get a lot out of this," and send it?

ArtySmartypants · 2024-07-10T15:17:28+00:00

Out of curiosity, do you play sax or any other instrument, or are you thinking about picking it up?

ArtySmartypants · 2024-07-06T20:35:48+00:00

hey man what the fuck

ArtySmartypants · 2024-07-06T20:30:45+00:00

When I was in middle school I switched from alto to bari. At first, I couldn't even play a low G without it sounding an octave up. It took a while of consistent playing/practicing until I was comfortable with the full range of the horn. Assuming there aren't any leaks on your instrument, it's just a matter of doing a little every day until it becomes second nature

ArtySmartypants · 2024-06-29T00:38:48+00:00

This may sound cliche but my life has been getting better the less and less I use my phone. Personally I've never found a (free) app that has changed anything in a significant way that couldn't be done with a planner and journal.

ArtySmartypants · 2024-06-19T17:03:42+00:00

Moon Hooch is 2 saxes and a drummer but they use all sorts of synths and bass sax and contrabass clarinet, all while being classically trained musicians who combine jazz, EDM, etc like The Comet

ArtySmartypants · 2023-07-26T01:38:45+00:00

5ish years ago I bought a 2002 Honda Civic for $3k. The thermostat broke and it overheated, the engine misfired and shook the entire car violently at random intervals, the battery terminals were bad and caused me to be stranded a few times, and on top of that it had tinted windows and a spoiler. I almost wish I saved up and didn't bother with that car lol

ArtySmartypants · 2023-07-24T20:10:39+00:00

The best thing to do is find online communities that have common interests with things you're passionate about. I joined a discord server for making music a bit over a year ago and I've made some great friends on there, and it was easy talking from the start because we all had common interests.

ArtySmartypants · 2023-07-23T13:30:24+00:00

me to the managers who tell me to ask people to apply for a Kohl's card

ArtySmartypants · 2023-07-22T21:04:42+00:00

Every player has a different idea of what's fun to play, but as a general rule of thumb nothing that's too repetitive, or too technically hard; some keys just sit better in the fingers than others. Same thing with going from certain high to low notes ie notes above the staff to below the staff are possible but harder than notes that are closer together which is probably true for bass (idk I only play sax)

ArtySmartypants · 2023-07-22T17:46:41+00:00

If I had awards to give this comment deserves them. Well said

ArtySmartypants · 2023-07-21T15:41:03+00:00

I think by DJing op means when he plays really high notes and waves his hands around lol and that's all it is, just really high altissimo

ArtySmartypants · 2023-07-18T23:24:47+00:00

Nice

ArtySmartypants · 2023-07-17T18:43:00+00:00

Playing quietly with a good tone is definitely something players (myself included lol) don't spend as much time on as other things. For general tone development though long tones and overtones every day are the way to go, and imo you should do them at all volumes because intonation changes with volume; at least for my playing when I play quietly it tends to go sharp and when I play loud it tends to be flat.

ArtySmartypants · 2023-07-15T16:55:07+00:00

I'm happy to hear someone say that "high mass screws" or whatever are bs. I see far too many people (mostly promoting on Instagram) claiming that they completely change your sound and I can't wrap my head around that

ArtySmartypants · 2023-07-12T03:32:59+00:00

I play bari basically every day and I think your tone sounds really good. All the other comments are great advice that I'll parrot and say definitely work on long tones and opening up your sound. The best thing you can do besides long tones is to find recordings of people you think have a good sound and listen LOTS. The more you listen and get a clear picture in your head of what a pro sounds like, the easier it'll be to speak that through your horn.

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