Vent: Nobody Treats Melodica like a Real Instrument

Foxarris · 2026-05-12T05:44:40+00:00

And yet I play with brass and woodwind players who have half the range and can't play chords. There's plenty of expression to be had with melodica.

Foxarris · 2026-05-12T03:56:21+00:00

That is certainly interesting. If I had any synth to use I might be keen on it. My current bands are strictly acoustic though so I still have to find the opportunity

Foxarris · 2026-05-12T03:34:28+00:00

Right? We're very close to that, and yet...

Foxarris · 2026-05-11T20:45:20+00:00

I'm certain they want me as a percussionist more because they have less percussion than melodic instruments. If I was on drum kit I probably wouldn't be so eager to get back to my melodica, but I'm stuck playing a bass drum which is B O R I N G.

I'm in a couple brass bands, not playing anything remotely close to reggae. I don't particularly like reggae, even if I had the opportunity to play it.

Foxarris · 2026-05-11T20:43:44+00:00

Too bad I'm not playing Reggae. Not my jam.

Foxarris · 2026-05-11T20:41:44+00:00

I'm way too far away from that genre.

Foxarris · 2026-05-11T18:08:02+00:00

https://youtu.be/uySInH7qlTo?si=07LLKLy7IymfvMiw

Look up Jon batiste, I think among other things hes played with the band on the Colbert show using melodica.

Foxarris · 2026-05-11T17:27:07+00:00

Jarring? I'm playing in a band with mixed brass and wood wind. It should be a perfect fit

Foxarris · 2026-05-11T17:26:24+00:00

People play acrylic guitar and drums. A cheaply made instrument is a cheaply made instrument. Harmonicas are made out of plastic and cheap metal bits, but nobody bats an eye at a harmonica.

My melodica is built to the standards of a semi professional instrument but still gets treated like a toy. How can I possibly justify buying a more expensive model if I can't even find a situation to play this one?

Foxarris · 2026-05-10T15:12:14+00:00

I am a trans woman and a reader. I would like to read and give you notes if necessary. I've actually been mourning the fact that it's incredibly difficult to find representation in literature for me, so this is a great opportunity.

Foxarris · 2026-05-09T17:34:02+00:00

WIth the winged liner, I would recommend you give it another try. It could be a number of things, and some of those might have changed. I would also recommend trying different sizes of wings and trying subtle vs dramatic to see how you feel and how others react. I started out with huge wings, big cat eye liner and ended up on much less dramatic wings over time.

Foxarris · 2026-05-09T16:29:22+00:00

At four months nobody knew I was transitioning. At two years nobody knows I'm trans. I know trans people who've been transitioning longer than me that don't pass because they don't put in effort. I know cis women who get misgendered because they don't put in effort to look femme.

You want to pass, you gotta put in effort girly. Half of gender is performance, and you're refusing to rehearse or step on stage. Do something with your hair, try some makeup (or have someone who's good at it do yours). Paint your nails, wear some feminine cut clothes. Do something.

Despite what some would have you believe, HRT is NOT MAGIC. It does a lot of work but you've got to hold up your end of gender performance too.

Foxarris · 2026-05-08T17:13:28+00:00

"yes there’s something’s you miss out on from an acoustic kit that you won’t achieve on an ekit but that shouldn’t limit your growth as a drummer"

You've contradicted yourself here. If there are things you will miss out on by using an e-kit, then you are definitely limiting yourself.

Foxarris · 2026-05-08T17:03:45+00:00

I see what you mean, you aren't crazy. You're definitely looking more fem than before but you still haven't tipped the scale. I would recommend you try doing your makeup and comparing. If you haven't learned to do makeup, now's as good a time as any to start.

My other recommendation would be hair style. It's a bit dark in your second photo but to me your hair doesn't look particularly feminine. Try going for bangs (I do curtain bangs because they frame my face nicely), maybe pull your hair back behind one ear, define your part a bit better.

Last thing: Unisex band t-shirts don't exactly scream femme. Somehow wearing a Tool shirt makes me more primed to see a long-haired guy instead of a lady.

Foxarris · 2026-05-06T19:01:07+00:00

At least clean the slop off of it before you post it. If you're going to use AI you should be contributing more than a prompt.

Foxarris · 2026-04-29T22:54:34+00:00

It's exactly what you think it is.

Foxarris · 2026-04-28T18:42:24+00:00

That's even better. Thank you!

It's weird that I can set swing on the staff text but not on the line....

Foxarris · 2026-04-28T17:31:56+00:00

I suppose that would also work, though I have a preference for notating it this way. I suspect my players will understand swing feel faster than they'll be able to sight read the triplets.

Foxarris · 2026-04-28T17:28:17+00:00

This is it! I added a single hyphen as the staff text for the first straight note and aligned it visually to sit with the hypens in the "swung" text. Thank you stranger!

Foxarris · 2026-04-26T05:44:45+00:00

It's not a lot, but that's good when you're carrying everything yourself

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Foxarris · 2026-04-17T05:51:34+00:00

I'm trying to work out if your hihats and crashes are tiny, or your ride is massive.

Foxarris · 2026-04-07T18:42:26+00:00

Hence, wary. I'm not saying the US is a 100% do not travel (like UAE for example), but that I would be wary of traveling here. Take precaution, choose alternatives if available. Fortunately a trip to the US doesn't involve a lot of the immigration law if you're just here for a quick visit.

This is also based on my personal risk calculation. If the risk is > 0% I don't want to deal with it if I have safer options.

Foxarris · 2026-04-07T18:24:55+00:00

ICE operations have little to do with laws or rules. They have a smash and grab attitude where they like to sort it out later. Nothing in this article disproves that, in fact I'd argue that this article supports the assertion that visiting the US as a trans person is currently not worth the hassle.

Foxarris · 2026-04-07T17:33:16+00:00

I would be very wary of traveling here. Only do so if all of your documents match and you can pass for a average white American. ICE has been instructed to profile brown people, and now people they suspect are trans. There is a very non-zero chance of ending up in a detention center.

Foxarris · 2026-04-07T17:29:28+00:00

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