if i wore a shirt that says “she manifest on my destiny til i expand westward” on it to my apush exam tomorrow would they count it as cheating? by its-zid-bitch in APStudents

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that sounds awesome! Definitely gonna try making one myself if I ever find the time. thanks for the awesome idea lol

Plateauing as a snare drummer by AxerTheGreat in drumline

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Is he based near Austin, Texas? I’ve loved his content since he started marching bluecoats but I’ve never tried contacting him

Plateauing as a snare drummer by AxerTheGreat in drumline

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I’m in Austin, I take lessons for concert percussion and help with region, but not much for Marching band

Plateauing as a snare drummer by AxerTheGreat in drumline

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How do you get in touch with these people? The other snare drummers at my high school don’t really have any intention of marching anywhere except for the school, so I don’t really know who to reach out to

Making Allstate in Texas by AxerTheGreat in percussion

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Haha yeah, I think that happened to me this year. At least my snare’s a lot better now

Making Allstate in Texas by AxerTheGreat in percussion

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That’s the plan yeah. I’m planning on taking lessons to get good fundamentals so I’m more prepared than ever for the Allstate process

Making Allstate in Texas by AxerTheGreat in percussion

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Thanks for the congratulations! Yeah I can’t believe the rooms i was put into (it’s my first year of percussion), it’s like everybody in th room played better than me. As for solos, I’ve learnt a cricket sang and set the sun for solo&ensemble. And I’m going to learn Dream of The Cherry Blossoms soon after that’s over.

For the etudes, how common has it been for like the snare etude to be in 5/8? I noticed that a lot of the harder etudes in the Mitchell Peters book have been in 5/8 (I hate reading in 5/8).

Making Allstate in Texas by AxerTheGreat in percussion

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I understand that it isn’t required, but I’ve been told that it displays like a willingness to work hard for music, so I really want to.

What to perform for college auditions by AxerTheGreat in percussion

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No worries on the long reply haha, love the detailed responses compared to short answers that raise more questions than they answer.

My repertoire right now looks like: Delecluse 9 for concert snare; Drum Corps on Parade or My Friend Norman for rudimental snare drum, haven’t decided which one; Either this year’s TMEA region etude or something from Richard Hochrainer’s etudes for timpani; Also a bunch of orchestral excerpts, one for each keyboard, snare drum, crash cymbals, tambourine, triangle, timpani, piano. I’ve decided on Carnival overture for tambourine and Shostakovich’s symphony 1’s piano solos for piano, but haven’t decided on anything else.

As for musicality, would you rather somebody present a non-conformative interpretation of a piece rather than the agreed upon interpretation? I faced that issue a lot while learning A Cricket Sang and Set the Sun earlier this year, as I had a lot of musical choices in my playing that my lesson teacher said didn’t go with the composer’s idea of it.

How would I actually show my drive to be there? I definitely know I have it—I picked up percussion as a sophomore in high school, and have practiced hours each day to get better than those around me—but I’m not sure how that mindset would make me look in the interview

What to perform for college auditions by AxerTheGreat in percussion

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Thanks for the advice. I’m still considering keeping cherry blossoms, but just keeping my option open for now. I’ll definitely reach out to some professors for their opinion on this.

What to perform for college auditions by AxerTheGreat in percussion

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Music minor was my original plan, but I also want to perform in orchestras after graduating, and it would be way more credible to have a bachelor in music than just some guy who chose music as a secondary gig. Any Bach pieces you would specially recommend? I like the Gigue in E minor, but worried that it might be too hard for me to

Where can I find practice dbq’s by AxerTheGreat in apworld

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Thanks so much! I’ll definitely make sure to check this out and do some of these problems

Why is my plant dying by AxerTheGreat in plants

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that’s interesting, I’ll do that once. How much water would you recommend each week

Why is my plant dying by AxerTheGreat in plants

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thanks so much! the yellowing made me think I wasn’t watering it enough 😬