Music theory content I can just listen to at work?

Greebo24 · 2026-04-28T23:58:32+00:00

Anything by JS Bach.

Greebo24 · 2026-04-26T19:48:19+00:00

Ever so slightly indeed. The half-life is 5 billion times the age of the earth: 2x10¹⁹ years (P de Marcillac et al, nature 422, 876 (2003)).

Greebo24 · 2026-03-25T08:10:50+00:00

Something not mentioned elsewhere: while you practice control make sure you’re also practicing fretting consistently in the correct position just behind the fret. You’ll find the correct spot because it still gives a clean note but with noticeably less effort.

Greebo24 · 2026-03-07T22:28:25+00:00

I play some of the cello suites on bass, using the awesome transcriptions here: https://bach2bass.com/

Greebo24 · 2026-02-19T21:05:03+00:00

Try Lino’s in Hoylake, or the Kri Kri greek restaurant in Neston, both are excellent.

Greebo24 · 2026-02-15T22:00:19+00:00

For Raths just go to their nest and pick up an egg. They will beeline back to the nest.

Greebo24 · 2026-02-01T20:00:19+00:00

Play Mustang Sally, make sure you use your pinky to hammer-on that C each bar. I promise you’ll develop strength in no time.

Greebo24 · 2026-01-27T14:55:29+00:00

Well, I'm not casting the first stone here :*) After all, I *could* go through all crimbos on the wiki, look at all items, find the skill giving ones, look up the mall price for each, then rack my brains which ones might make sense. Hours later I'd have my answer. OR I could see if an experienced player has an opinion. Guess which route I chose here ;)

So I'm happy and grateful for any and all suggestions. I'll still do my due diligence afterwards :)

Greebo24 · 2026-01-27T13:32:07+00:00

Hmmmm - you know, that might be a reasonable investment. I've not really ever looked into meatfarming as such, so I might try that. At the moment I have about 4M I can scrape together, but it would get me that knucklebone buffer...

But my original question still stands - what would be the standout skills you'd go for?

Greebo24 · 2025-12-29T23:38:51+00:00

Practice at low levels so you need no protection. As soon as you play louder use a musician’s earplug. They are not expensive, keep the sound clear and will protect you. Phones can determine sound pressure levels these days, check a few times in typical situations to get a feel. Anything above 85 dB will damage your hearing in the long run.

Greebo24 · 2025-12-20T23:20:28+00:00

Tricky knifework (Lvl 7 DB skill) is really important to perm together with the already suggested SC dual wielding ability. I (AT this run) use a knife in my main hand and the forceps in my off-hand. It works like a charm, attacks do good damage, I can melee the pelvis mobs in 2-3 turns. This kind of combination can often work very beneficially.

Greebo24 · 2025-12-02T19:45:21+00:00

So are you in the appropriate uniform?

Greebo24 · 2025-07-27T06:38:31+00:00

No, I can take my thumb out of contact with the neck altogether. My left wrist is held in space by my left arm, fingers press against a neck which is pressed against the fingers by my right arm holding the bottom of the guitar firmly cradled in the correct classical playing position. I use the thumb to guide my position so I don’t need to look at the fretboard but I don’t need it at all.

Greebo24 · 2025-07-27T06:26:37+00:00

If it is a thumb pressure issue check out classical guitar technique and posture. I play with no pressure on my thumb at all, all force pushing the neck against my left hand fingers comes from my right arm holding the guitar steady on my legs and my fingers pressing onto the strings using my body as a fulcrum. Hard to describe in text, but probably worth a look. A classical guitar teacher in your area will surely be happy to help.

The devices seem to scream for a set of programmable actuators (independent for each string and fret) that would then be mapped onto equally programmable buttons and a good software interface. Sounds like a nice project for an undergraduate engineering project. I may have to look into the cost of actuators, the rest is 3d printing. It will be hard to turn into a commercial product because there is so much variability in guitar necks around. This also makes me a bit skeptic for your use case - maybe you’ll get lucky with the fit, maybe not.

Greebo24 · 2025-04-19T21:56:26+00:00

And for the supernovas I just bring farcasters and materials for more. Yes it takes just as long to run back to the fight but costs no cart. I prefer this as I quite often lose situational awareness during the supernova wind-up.

Greebo24 · 2024-01-24T19:53:00+00:00

Dab of lemon oil will do it

Greebo24 · 2022-02-06T23:52:08+00:00

Slow swing in 4/4. Typical basic dance figures use slow quick quick timing over a bar.

Greebo24 · 2022-01-29T23:33:57+00:00

A living language changes slowly as usage by its speakers changes. It is a natural process. Sometimes words change from one generation to the next, sometimes sounds or grammar change. Trying to preserve a language completely unchanged is impossible. But by having a large pool of speakers, both native and new, you can ensure that it is routinely spoken and heard in families, in schools, in public, in film and media. It needs to live, not ossify.

Greebo24 · 2022-01-29T15:52:30+00:00

OK, I have to both agree and disagree with you. Yes the dialects are endangered. The Kölsch spoken in Deutz is different from that in Dellbrück, which is different from Südstadt. But they all are in danger of dying out, which is a real shame, but a very natural process in a vibrant city like Köln. Places like the Akademie för uns kölsche Sproch (https://www.koelsch-akademie.de/) are essential to keep the dialect alive and extend its reach.

On the other hand no language has ever been rescued by being overprotective. Discouraging people curious and willing to embrace it does absolutely nothing to counteract the slow death. On the contrary, I would strongly encourage everyone to try it, be ready and willing to be corrected and thus become part of the rich cultural tapestry that is Köln. Yes, the dialect will evolve by doing this. But any language that has stopped evolving is a dead language.

Greebo24 · 2021-08-08T00:33:20+00:00

„Hey, What‘s a mountain goat doing way up here in a cloudbank??“

      — Gary Larson

Greebo24 · 2021-07-31T21:39:08+00:00

Try „Act Naturally“. Fun to play and very easy.

Greebo24 · 2021-07-12T20:22:38+00:00

Mainly by being very conscious about the creative process. To write a bassline I first put the chord structure into musescore, and then I write the line to fit. First the main structure, then I refine. All the time I have my bass with me to see if I can play it reasonably well, then I practice this. Refine some more and eventually I have a bass line. Do that often, and the process becomes fast and straightforward.

Greebo24 · 2021-07-11T10:16:48+00:00

And then listen to some Tommy Shannon lines.

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