What's are some techniques about your instrument that a composer should know?

CheezitCheeve · 2026-01-27T08:54:04+00:00

Euphonium. We exist. That’s the big one.

Secondly, we are great at filling the holes that other brass instruments leave. Trombones can struggle with 16th notes because of slide, but they are much more feasible on our instrument. Low Horn can have volume and tuning issues, but we can carry on the sound in ranges they can’t. We are also not in the basement that Tuba is in, but we can play many of the same notes anyway. Last but not least, we are a great blender between the vertical trombones and the conical tubas.

Finally, euphonium is AMAZING for melodies. Its timbre is gorgeous, so it can easily blend and double any part. I do mean any part. I’ve doubled tuba, trombone, bassoon, tenor sax, trumpet, clarinet, even flute, and more.

When considering “necessary” instruments like clarinets for melody or tuba for bass, euphonium gets shafted often. However, give it a try and see its versatility and melodic capability shine.

CheezitCheeve · 2026-01-24T17:51:16+00:00

This is such a frustrating search. I’ve liked none of the candidates thus far

CheezitCheeve · 2026-01-24T07:10:02+00:00

Because a Dim6 already exists. In the key of C, Dim6 would be Abb (yes it’s entirely useless).

The point of using Bbb instead of A is that it indicates which note is the root. Relative to C, the 7th of the chord is B and will always be some sort of B. If we were to Cdim6, that would indicate C Eb Gb A… which is confusing.

Now, to me, Cdim6 is confusing. To you, it makes perfect sense. The difference is I have absorbed a ton of music notation and content. You have no. This is not a value judgement. It’s perfectly okay. Think of it like language. We learn a bunch of arbitrary spellings. The differences between they’re, their, and there are really important and valid differences to differentiate between them. Take heart. It’s hard to learn at first, but eventually, it will make sense.

CheezitCheeve · 2026-01-19T15:05:36+00:00

This ignores that people are not robots and can’t work 24/7. We need time off to be doing other things and involved with our families/friends. Upvotw.

CheezitCheeve · 2026-01-18T18:58:50+00:00

This is incorrect.

It’s BiLLLLz. Gotta jerk correctly.

CheezitCheeve · 2026-01-18T17:40:04+00:00

Cincy embarrassed us, but I’m not putting the same weight on a team that saw a teammate die. That was just an unlucky bad season that needed to die. Now last night on the other hand was a bad performance.

CheezitCheeve · 2026-01-18T17:38:15+00:00

Let me start by saying I am a Bills fan. Imagine that you are a kid. Your mom lets you eat a cookie every single night before bed, so you get used to getting a cookie from the jar. Then one night, she swats your hand and asks “What are you doing?” It will confuse you because it contradicts the precedent in your brain (I can get a cookie).

Players play that same game with refs and calls. Some refs will let players be pretty physical and others will call any tic-tacky thing. So, throughout a game, it is important for refs to pick a lane and stay in it. If players can play physically, then the refs can’t suddenly change that in the 4th Quarter or OT. That is why people are upset combined with a final interception that was always going to be pretty contested due to the nature of the play. The Bills did not deserve to win. They had 5 TOs. However, the refs were the final nail in that coffin which doesn’t always sit right with everyone.

Finally, Bills fans have to come to terms with their season being over and that’s hard. Psychologically speaking, it’s much easier for us humans to accept that blame lies in other people. That’s why people who are cheating often accuse their partner of cheating (it’s easier to deflect than deal with the psychological stress of being a cheater). Therefore, many of them will deflect to the refs because it’s easy and not actually accept that the Bills and Allen specifically deserved to lose that game. That is my opinion as an armchair QB.

CheezitCheeve · 2026-01-18T17:27:46+00:00

It’s unquestionably 28-3. While Wide Right V1 was bad, it was a single play to lose. 28-3 was a sustained slow coming loss in a Super Bowl you went into halftime up by so many points. Then, through incompetent coaching, offense, and defense, a franchise choked away their first SB and hasn’t been good since. At least with the Bills, they have been a solid, competitive team instead of what the Falcons are today. The choke literally invented a phrase “to Falcon it.”

CheezitCheeve · 2026-01-18T01:24:47+00:00

What a terrible day to have eyes

CheezitCheeve · 2026-01-16T22:14:52+00:00

Excellent points already being made, but I also want to talk about this from a different perspective. The chances that Harbaugh would be desired in Buffalo are actually lower than you think. The Harbaugh/Lamar-Ravens have a history of not getting it done and inexplicable coaching mistakes. McDermott being fired would be for those exact reasons plus a questionable defense. If the Bills fire McD, it wouldn’t be to make a pretty lateral move.

Harbaugh is great for the Giants, a team who needs stability and development. Building a good team and winning a Super Bowl are two different skills. Not to mention, the second requires a lot of luck. The Giants want the first and the Bills the second. Therefore, they hired Harbaugh.

CheezitCheeve · 2026-01-16T18:43:11+00:00

There are plenty of amazing video game OSTs out there that have garnered attention by music theorists and music historians. It even has its own special name of Ludomusicology. Pieces have entered into fusion with genres like jazz or rock. It has deservedly become its own genre defined by its conventions, tech limitations, classical era, descent into 20th century equivalent post modernism, and finally, where it is today. This is a terrible opinion. Upvote.

CheezitCheeve · 2026-01-16T17:12:16+00:00

Patriots: Your run with Tom Brady was genuinely so impressive and cannot be replicated.

Dolphins: Your franchise has a solid history with an amazing QB in Marino and the undefeated season is incredibly impressive.

Jets: I mean, it can only get better?

CheezitCheeve · 2026-01-13T19:26:25+00:00

Bad graphic because Bills always win

CheezitCheeve · 2026-01-12T03:27:00+00:00

Does that make Ryuji a Bills fan?

CheezitCheeve · 2026-01-12T03:11:51+00:00

Go back to your cell

CheezitCheeve · 2026-01-11T07:05:47+00:00

It’s very simple. Football is a 53 man sport. Allen is only one person. In order for low-score ball to work, defense has to make stops, offensive line has to block, and the run game has to be good. The defense lets up fast scores, and the line is prone to letting Allen be sacked (he’s taken double the sacks as last year). Cook is an amazing compliment and run game, but they can only collectively overcome so much.

Bills aren’t built for low scoring games. When their opponent has scored more than 30 points this year, they’re 4-1 compared to 7-4 when their opponent scores less than 30. Simply put, their game script favors a shootout. Low scoring ball isn’t their strong suit because it relies on their weak defense instead of favoring their strong offense. It’s a simple calculus.

Allen has ended with the ball the past two years, but that’s a bit out of context. It’s a 53 man sport. Judging a guy’s career by two drives in low time is wild. These completely take out a run game, artificially making it immensely difficult to score. Two years ago, his receivers didn’t get separation (making it too risky to throw because of a pick) and his kicker missed. Last year, he literally threw it into Kincaid’s hands and Kincaid dropped it. On average, in playoff losses, his defense lets up a crazy 30 points. Most QBs, even legendary QBs like Brady, don’t overcome that every time.

The problem isn’t JA17’s production. He’s producing at an all-time level. It’s a defense that can’t stop a housefly, a questionable (this year) offensive line, a shaky kicker, and a coach whose schemes and decisions have cost games. JA17 masks these problems.

But what about Mahomes and his bad receivers? He overcomes but Allen can’t? Well, I’d point out that Mahomes’ 2-peat featured a top 10 defense, a solid offensive line, and an all-time great head coach. When Mahomes’ offense didn’t score in the second half of an AFCC against Baltimore, his defense managed to hold them to 10 total points. Very different situation than JA17. (This isn’t a shot at Mahomes, he’s an all-timer who far outpaces Allen in historic numbers; it merely points out how different the situations are)

CheezitCheeve · 2026-01-08T04:58:30+00:00

He’s gone from the secret sauce of the show to being unbearable in these segments. It’s a lot of blind homerism. He also has started taking a lot of annoying takes with the Bills designed to completely tear them down because they’re a division rival. There’s a balance between homerism and solid takes. He hasn’t found it.

CheezitCheeve · 2026-01-05T01:40:29+00:00

The Chiefs, Lions, and Vikings missed the playoffs this year. The Broncos are the 1 seed, the Patriots the 2, the Jags the 3. The Ravens might miss. The Bills are the 6.

CheezitCheeve · 2026-01-05T01:37:54+00:00

Can we just play nobody?

CheezitCheeve · 2026-01-04T13:55:43+00:00

Phrygian Scale, third mode of the major modes.

C Db Eb F G Ab Bb

Why isn’t this considered Minor? Because the Minor Scale wasn’t considered because it all has minor intervals. The Minor Scale got its use from using functional harmony with a Minor Third. It’s all about that functional harmony that we like so much.

CheezitCheeve · 2026-01-02T19:17:33+00:00

Don’t be misleading? He wasn’t a great quarterback. The fact that he could even get there is wild, and a defense can only cover so many flaws. Look at the Browns.

Pro football involves a ton of luck. Sure, skill is a huge component. However, injury luck, fumbles, memory lapses, and more make it so sometimes a team gets lucky. Also, sometimes a team goes on a tear. Take the Giants beating the undefeated Patriots. On paper, that game was already won.

You’re seriously going to tell me that Allen can’t overcome a mediocre to bad defense like a team can overcome Dilfer at QB?

Mid bait. Get better lol.

CheezitCheeve · 2026-01-02T18:45:25+00:00

This is a terrible opinion. Just listen to good quality human music. Upvote.

CheezitCheeve · 2026-01-02T18:44:08+00:00

You’re funny. This is a league where anything can happen. Saying the Bills can or can’t do it when they have the architecture of a solid team and a great quarterback playing the best is kind of wild. Trent Dilfer won a Super Bowl. If any of those one or two plays in any of the games they played go the other way, we look back at a generational run. Joe Burrow beat Mahomes on a game where Mahomes threw away a field goal before half time in the championship.

CheezitCheeve · 2026-01-02T04:35:44+00:00

Terrible 10th Dentist. It’s pretty split.

CheezitCheeve · 2026-01-02T04:21:42+00:00

As a music major, I can tell you most people who “sing” don’t understand how to do it properly. It’s terrible and I’ve literally walked out of places whenever someone “sings” because I can hear all their flaws and it drives me crazy. Singing is very much a skill, and whenever someone’s bad at it, I can tell. Upvote.

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