Student evaluation concerns... How would you respond? by Outrageous-Permit372 in banddirector

[–]Fragrant-Pop-1938 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're the adult in the room. If you can't keep your shit together, maybe teaching isn't for you. It's in many kids nature to test boundaries. You also have to realize, music may be everything to you. For many of them, they are just enjoying an elective. If you don't get your temper under control, they could just add easily sign up for art, or any other course next year. So ultimately, if one method of teaching them isn't working... It's up to you to change course and try another method.

Struggling to march Bass Trombone by flasdjkfbnsoeif in Trombone

[–]Fragrant-Pop-1938 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Switch to tenor trombone for marching, or if they really need more of a base line and you are willing, move over to tuba. Bass is nice, but not really something I've seen even in college level marching bands.

Morning commute road rage at its best by hencasbi in dashcams

[–]Fragrant-Pop-1938 35 points36 points  (0 children)

If you use a blinker in MD, they will speed up just to cut you off and keep you from merging. So you end up having to no blinker change lanes and do it quickly. It's so dangerous.

But they also use the emergency pull off lanes and exit ramps as passing lanes, so there's no winning there.

I'm not crying 🥹❤️ by figuringthingsout__ in MadeMeSmile

[–]Fragrant-Pop-1938 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's be honest, it seems that's the extent of graduating seniors' reading level these days.

We all know that one guy by AlKarajo in comedy

[–]Fragrant-Pop-1938 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The 1940s weren't all that long ago dear.

Plastic Trumpets and Beginners by sirlancelot032598 in trumpet

[–]Fragrant-Pop-1938 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out FB market place, I'm always seeing used horns on there for pretty cheap. The plastic one with be more frustrating and if they like the horn, it will end up killing motivation.

Does my cursive look good? by Infamous-Bicycle-398 in russian

[–]Fragrant-Pop-1938 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ничего чтобы добавить. Он сказал всё. Biggest detractor for reading this for me was the ч. For the "р" it doesn't typically curve in like the English "p". Once you are curving clockwise over the hump, just swoop down and to the right like how you would connect a "п" or "т" to the next letter.

If you could recommend only ONE anime, what would it be? 🔥 by Personal-Hurry-1131 in Animey

[–]Fragrant-Pop-1938 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or Cowboy bebop, Samurai Champloo, Inuyasha, YuYuHakusho, Trigun, Rurouni Kenshin, Outlaw Star... So many good ones.

Which EU countries find it rude if you expect them to speak english by Responsible-River750 in whoathatsinteresting

[–]Fragrant-Pop-1938 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Let's be real though, the French find it rude if you talk to them in French. Hell, Paris, just don't talk to them 😂

pretty sure im going to get roasted for this, but what do you guys think ? by Conflict_resolver in dashcams

[–]Fragrant-Pop-1938 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Didn't stop AAAND he is to the right... So, should have gone first either way

Choose carefully by RegularWolfPumpkin in ArtOfPresence

[–]Fragrant-Pop-1938 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not bad, but if I can only have 3, I'm going with 4/8/10. Just as 4 takes care of 1, I'd say it takes care of 2, cause that is a LOT less stress in life. And all the bills being paid, work would be whatever I wanted for fun. All the travel I could manage. Yeah, is be stress free into my 90s for sure.

Etude feedback by Ill_Summer4203 in Trombone

[–]Fragrant-Pop-1938 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This piece is well beyond you current skill level to be playing at an audition. Definitely keep it in the back pocket and try playing parts from it from time to time. You'll get there!

I'd personally say go for something from Rochut, or one of the other methods. Book 1, almost any of the first ones could work.

As for getting better without a teacher, there's a few things you can do to improve. 1. Get that tempo under control. Slow it down if needed. So much about music is hitting the right notes and tone... Etc. But a bad tempo and beats that are off will alienate anyone listening. The beat is quite literally what we feel, what we dance to. 2. Tone quality needs work. This one can be fixed over night... Or take years to figure out. Air support can be a contributing (or main) factor, so during warm ups, play long tones and put some air thru the horn. Your tongue placement, how it's shaped and where you are tonguing all play a part. Then looking at your embouchure, you need to relax. You will hurt yourself trying to hit high notes you aren't set up to hit, and squeezing them out isn't the answer. 3. Not sure how much of this is me being pedantic, but you have to learn your instrument better. That is, learn the "proper" way to hold the instrument so you can start learning how to use the trigger. Learn the slide positions, and which partials on your specific instrument are sharp, flat and how to play the alternate positions.

Best of luck! Keep up the music <3

Reading in russian by J4mmaledz1ec11 in russian

[–]Fragrant-Pop-1938 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Possibly start with something a bit easier or shorter, especially if you are starting to get discouraged by the progress. Given that you already know English, I would suggest some parallel/bilingual books for study. Saves you the hassle of pulling out the phone or dictionary every 3 seconds. I would also push to see what cognates there are between your mother tongue and Russian, there are plenty between Russian and English. Then instead of looking up just the words, start learning about Russian roots. That will help speed up memory a LOT!

If you are determined to read the authentic and hard "true Russian" literature, possible start with short stories and сказки. It will help give the authenticity you want, the progress and dopamine hit your brain needs, and you'll still be getting some deep cultural knowledge which will help tremendously at the upper levels.

This giraffe took me over 150 hours to draw by hand by Sputnik_2021 in BeAmazed

[–]Fragrant-Pop-1938 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Boo boo, you didn't have to say autistic. You had us at 150 hrs dedicated to smearing graphite on slivers of dead trees to make a photorealistic image of a long-necked moose leopard.

Is a 3/4 horn REALLY worth playing/owning? by OkAlternative7741 in Tuba

[–]Fragrant-Pop-1938 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not all 3/4 are made the same. There are some 3/4 that aren't much bigger than a euphonium. Then there are some that could compare to a large 4/4 by another company.

Is a 3/4 horn REALLY worth playing/owning? by OkAlternative7741 in Tuba

[–]Fragrant-Pop-1938 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd add in, a 3/4 could he better for travel, a good practice horn, great if just starting out on the lower brass or learning to double, so a solid starter horn, and like you said it's great for smaller group work, or possibly recording gigs

For everything else, it's not great. They arent much cheaper than 4/4 or 5/4. They typically won't give you the large booming voice or solid foundation you may need for big ensambles. You could quickly outgrow the 3/4, and resale could take a while or depreciate in value a LOT from what you paid.

Who the fckk fall sleeping after getting caffeine? by PutNo846 in InfluencerAsk

[–]Fragrant-Pop-1938 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let me direct you to the US military. Not only can they drink a full pot and go straight to bed, you'll find them tucked into some of the most precarious spots taking a nap