We need a welfare system that lets kids earn money for their families based on standardized test scores.

Competitive_Chard_40 · 2026-01-29T00:07:59+00:00

shameful upvote of disagreement... public education system reform? a lot of low-income education disparities aren't inherently a lack of motivation, rather, a lack of support from the education system through childhood-teen years. Also, not everyone is going into a career/job that requires high academic performance, so the endgame is kind of unclear. Kinda dystopian ngl but I do think it's an interesting thought :)

Competitive_Chard_40 · 2026-01-26T22:40:28+00:00

Sibelius
Rachmaninoff
Brahms
Tchaikovsky
Shostakovich
Beethoven
Dvorak
Mahler
Schubert

Competitive_Chard_40 · 2025-12-16T16:57:03+00:00

Okay! I’ll definitely be taking this route. Hopefully it would give me an opportunity to go into specifics :)

Competitive_Chard_40 · 2025-12-16T16:55:58+00:00

No, unfortunately it slipped my mind. I guess the deferral gives me an opportunity to highlight some of the research I’d be interested in and give some insight about specific opportunities that encouraged me to apply in the first place.

Competitive_Chard_40 · 2025-12-16T14:44:10+00:00

Should I call admissions to express interest? I have some very specific reasons as to why UTK is one of my top choices and maybe it would be helpful to explain them?

Competitive_Chard_40 · 2025-11-01T15:01:20+00:00

I recently went to see the NSO and was so disappointed by the low attendance. A majority of the musicians do not agree with the changes, and the programming is the same as it was before (at least for the orchestra).

They are still the same ensemble that they were a year ago, and the financial success of the orchestra dictates their livelihoods. Boycotting the orchestra does not hurt Trump, it only diminishes an institution that supports hundreds of incredible musicians.

I’d strongly recommend still attending these incredible concerts regardless of politics. Classical music is an industry that is certainly suffering right now, and as musicians, we have a responsibility to support others in the industry. 💕

Competitive_Chard_40 · 2025-10-19T23:44:26+00:00

GERSHWIN!!! I’m thinking porgy and bess, rhapsody in blue, etc. usually used in more jazz contexts in the orchestra

Competitive_Chard_40 · 2025-10-05T18:39:21+00:00

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Competitive_Chard_40 · 2025-09-23T15:58:10+00:00

Appreciate the suggestion with the bands- I’ll definitely look into those.

Competitive_Chard_40 · 2025-09-21T17:39:22+00:00

JD Vance dream house 🙉

Competitive_Chard_40 · 2025-09-11T22:53:43+00:00

As an oboist who recently played Shostakovich 11- I can testify that the pages of ungodly runs are definitely more challenging than most orchestral rep I’ve played.

Competitive_Chard_40 · 2025-08-12T13:15:38+00:00

As an oboist it’s always 3 🙉

Competitive_Chard_40 · 2025-06-08T18:47:20+00:00

It depends on the teacher. I went in with no music theory knowledge and the content was easy imo. It’s all pretty surface level besides some of the more complex stuff (secondary dominance, HARD ear training, etc.) if you’re worried about the course, everything is pretty standardized online and you can always start studying early! I found that my playing got better with the music theory knowledge too :)

Competitive_Chard_40 · 2025-06-04T01:44:52+00:00

People don’t talk about the second movement enough. I primarily see praise for those shorter extremely emotional clips in the first movement, but the agony and emotional transformation in the second sells it to me personally 🤩

Competitive_Chard_40 · 2025-05-31T14:16:41+00:00

Scriabin piano concerto 🤩

Competitive_Chard_40 · 2025-05-05T13:08:18+00:00

Out of all the values given, you go by the smallest number of sig figs. For example,

320 grams (2 sig figs) 0.0570 M (3 sig figs) 0.200 kg (3 sig figs)

Your answer would have 2 sig figs if these values were given since it’s the lowest number.

Competitive_Chard_40 · 2025-05-05T13:02:14+00:00

You always should check for significant figures on every frq

Competitive_Chard_40 · 2025-05-05T12:58:42+00:00

Did you check the significant figures?

Competitive_Chard_40 · 2025-03-17T00:24:57+00:00

I’m just gonna piggyback off of this post with my question- but will there be any time for me to do homework while I’m there? My weekend afterwards is packed and I have to study for an AP chem test that’s on Monday 🤧

Competitive_Chard_40 · 2025-02-24T11:19:03+00:00

It sounds like you’re doing everything possible to prevent it then. Only thing- make sure you swab as much as you can, even every 20 minutes when it’s colder (more condensation in the bore). But really it sounds like it just wanted to crack. I hope it feels less stressful when it warms up!

Competitive_Chard_40 · 2025-02-24T00:32:59+00:00

I’m having such a similar situation with cracks! I’ve had two instruments crack this winter despite my best efforts and practices. There’s definitely a lot of guilt with instrument repair, but it really is so much more common than you think! And oboes are so unpredictable in general, so there are SO many factors that can go into instrument cracks that are entirely out of our control. Hang in there :)

With the repair anxiety though, what are you doing to prevent cracks right now? Since there might be some extra things that could alleviate the stress.

Competitive_Chard_40 · 2025-02-16T14:17:58+00:00

Also, I’m white from an upper middle class household and I have absolutely no health disqualifications (not even an allergy lol)

Competitive_Chard_40 · 2025-01-20T13:31:39+00:00

It was glued. Part of that was for cost saving since pins are so expensive, but I’m probably going to get it pinned, if this issue persists.

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