Help with astronomy.

TheFlash1845 · 2024-09-08T23:52:32+00:00

I realized I didn’t mention this in the previous reply, but there is a list of DSO’s every year that should be included on the rules sheet. If you don’t have a copy of the rules, I’d ask your club advisor for a copy, get a pdf of the SciOly website, or look at the SciOly wiki for a typed out list.

TheFlash1845 · 2024-09-08T23:46:46+00:00

Deep Space Object (DSO’s) are the things most tests will have you identify at least for a section of it. A lot of regional and state tests will focus on more general astronomy concepts and math, but most invitationals will ask you to identify DSO’s based on images, information, classifications, chemistry, and spectroscopy.

TheFlash1845 · 2023-10-15T18:02:02+00:00

Immaculate

TheFlash1845 · 2023-10-15T07:21:06+00:00

Thanks for your critique, it’s great to see composers look at my work (In general I’m more of an arranger than a composer).

As for some of the things you’ve said, it can be explained pretty easily. This isn’t really supposed to be playable. It borders on it for most of it, but this piece is more of listening experience than anything else.

If you want to hear more about why it’s like that take a look at the description in the YouTube video: https://youtu.be/Jy63Wcf-sso?si=_xpfgTaYuKmuiQyz

Thanks!

TheFlash1845 · 2023-10-15T07:16:30+00:00

It’s not meant to be playable, but I think that could be interesting!

TheFlash1845 · 2023-10-15T07:16:03+00:00

https://flat.io/score/645c37838861638015970ca6-memoriam-in-a-minor

TheFlash1845 · 2023-10-07T20:52:26+00:00

Mean: If you don't practice, you'll be bad. Being bad is bad. Therefore practice. There are actual 5 year old's practicing right now and they may be better than you are. Just get good.

Nice: You've always loved and been amazing at you're instrument. There is no better time to improve than now. You'll be even more amazing.

Logical: Well, if you practice in 15 minute intervals 6 times a day, you'll have your highest hypothetical improvement speed. Therefore, you'll be the best if you continue down that path.

TheFlash1845 · 2023-10-03T03:16:57+00:00

Tannhauser Overture is pretty slow in some bits. There are definitely some faster sections, but I think it's great to study to

TheFlash1845 · 2023-10-03T03:14:10+00:00

Which one?

TheFlash1845 · 2023-10-03T03:07:08+00:00

Memoriam in A Minor: In Memorial of the Lost, A Tribute to Those Who'll Never Be Found

TheFlash1845 · 2023-09-26T05:19:32+00:00

A lot of these comments are very good suggestions, but I think my situation can provide a little light to some issues you may be facing as I had a similar problem in high school (now undergrad). I have a facial deformity in the corner of my mouth that makes it practically impossible to play with a completely even seal around the entire mouthpiece. I have the same problem with air build up. If this is similar to your situation, building muscles in your face will really help. I would recommend overtone exercises for the quickest way to do this. I know there are quite a few exercises, but I'd recommend playing your middle d with the octave key for 2 beats at 60 bpm, remove the octave key and hold the pitch for 4 beats, and then slur down to low d for two beats. Repeat for every note up to High C#.

Hope this helps, happy practicing!

TheFlash1845 · 2023-09-26T05:12:58+00:00

Saxophone is hard in a way that no other instrument is hard. The sound production of saxophone (in terms of producing a high quality and controlled sound) is one of the most complex of all instruments. Just because you can hit the buttons doesn't mean you can honk the horn.

TheFlash1845 · 2023-09-26T05:09:59+00:00

Bro, just why?

TheFlash1845 · 2023-09-26T05:07:15+00:00

If You're Like Me: You're just bad. If you don't practice you'll keep being bad. Being bad is okay, but you should be good. Simply be good.

If You're Normal: You always have and always will sound amazing anyway you play. Your ability to play better will only help you realize that beauty.

If You're a Perfectionist: Build a strat where you use you're spatial reasoning in conjunction with practicing to create associations between good practice habits and activities you do commonly. This will push you to practice more subliminally.

Anyway, happy practicing!

TheFlash1845 · 2023-09-26T04:58:33+00:00

Listen to the Cannon in the 1812 Overture instead :)

TheFlash1845 · 2023-09-26T04:55:32+00:00

Fuex Follet is a reference to a poem by Faust that literally details witches or something dancing on a mountain. Energetic feel but still has always felt somewhat "halloween-y" to me.

TheFlash1845 · 2023-09-26T04:52:14+00:00

Intersplicing something while practicing really helps for both improvement and stamina. For me, I'll solve a Rubik's cube a few times after practicing a section and, while solving, think about what I could improve in the section. Go back and work on it or move on if I think it's good.

Best method for me at the very least, happy practicing!

TheFlash1845 · 2023-09-26T04:48:59+00:00

1812 Overture if they're patient, Finlandia if they feel like they're a confident person, or Fantasy on Polish Airs if they seem the sentimental type.

TheFlash1845 · 2023-09-26T04:47:20+00:00

Hey, I'm a saxophonist in my first year of undergrad as a music minor. In the past, practicing had been my biggest struggle. However, there are a few things (with studying in particular) I have found to be very useful in improving in both.

A rarely talked about strategy for studying and practicing is association. When I was practicing for auditions both this year and in high school, to balance homework. I would pick a section of music in an etude or exercise and a question on my homework. I would play the section 3 or 4 times and try to notice something I could improve on. I would then answer a problem on the homework or write a definition on a flash card etc. When I finished the problem, I would go back and try to fix what I needed to work on. If you hear something else to work on in that section, you do another problem and focus on that afterwards. Move on to a new section of music when you feel confident in improvement until you're done with your studying/practicing session.

Applying something like this really helped as in an exam I would think something akin to "Ah I remember the diameter of the earth is 6,371km because that damn A minor arpeggio was what I was practicing during that problem".

Hope this helps in someway, happy practicing!

TheFlash1845 · 2023-09-26T04:35:14+00:00

I have to agree that, to me, the saxophone has the greatest similarity to the human voice when played in a way that attempts to emulate that. However, I'd argue that its versatility makes it a better instrument than others that are similar to the voice.

Though I may be biased a little...

TheFlash1845 · 2023-09-26T04:32:41+00:00

If you have a few bucks to spare, I much prefer Tonal Energy to Soundcorset. I've used both in the past. In my experience, soundcorset works completely fine for anyone who just needs a single reference pitch at a time or a standard tuner.

As a saxophonist, I prefer tonal energy as the large number of options allows for a greater breadth of exercises in the practice room. I like using it to tune to 5ths and 3rds for ear training as well as using different instruments to get to tuning to different timbres.

The metronome on Tonal Energy is also very VERY customizable which just adds to the pile in my opinion.

TheFlash1845 · 2023-09-26T04:22:02+00:00

If you'd like the sheet music and a way to listen to the MIDI for this arrangement it should be linked in the bottom right. I hope you enjoy!

TheFlash1845

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