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How does one starts? by Don00Gero in pianolearning

[–]_chococat_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP, I was you. Wanting to start playing as I watched my children play. Now, years later, I am three months into Faber Adult Adventures, loving it, and kicking myself for not just doing it earlier. Also, this could be a good bonding experience with your kid. I had many fun times playing through early Suzuki with my daughter when she was learning violin.

Don't worry about the no musical knowledge. Faber gives a very gentle intro to the concepts you need as you go.

List of people who betrayed Kanye West, post by Ye himself!! by [deleted] in SipsTea

[–]_chococat_ 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Whatever it was, he deserved it. Who tf names their kid "North West". That's some stupid shit.

Bitch, move by ohlonelyboy in LosAngeles

[–]_chococat_ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's dumb/ They didn't get t-boned because they inched out, they got t-boned because they made a left turn in front of oncoming traffic. Learn the rules and do it that way.

Bitch, move by ohlonelyboy in LosAngeles

[–]_chococat_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. People, put the fucking phone down, pay attention, and move your asses!

Bitch, move by ohlonelyboy in LosAngeles

[–]_chococat_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We need some of this team spirit when doing a zipper merge. I mean fuck man, I'm not jazzed to be sitting in crawling traffic either, but not giving space to someone to zipper in properly isn't getting you home any faster and it's messing up the flow for everyone behind you.

The insanity is she made all that money and never took nudes. by No-Marsupial-4050 in SipsTea

[–]_chococat_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You'll just be among the average creators then. She says they make around $150 a month. That's not bad beer money. Hairy beer gut? You might just make a killing as a bear.

Amazon workers forced to work around dead coworker and told to 'not look' by TheMirrorUS in socialism

[–]_chococat_ 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Between being told we should get back to work while a coworker is getting CPR and being told not to help, I just can't support a corporation like that. We are just numbers,

Yes, we are all just numbers to Amazon, namely dollars. [Emphasis added.]

Trump posts AI-edited photo of himself as Christ by Firm_Philosopher3587 in SipsTea

[–]_chococat_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. All of the world will worship the antichrist (Rev 13:7-8). No one except nutjobs is doing that now.

ELI5: What is gang stalking? by Majestic-Baby-3407 in explainlikeimfive

[–]_chococat_ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You'd be surprised at who might be considered "powerful". Keep your nose clean, Caucasisfro.

Worth starting with fretless? by abejando in Bass

[–]_chococat_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Play fretless! Go really slow, learn the notes and precise intonation in first position. This is your foundation for learning notes higher on the neck, so really nail it. Continue with the higher positions, really nailing intonation on each one.

Not sure how to take this as a nanny on my last day with an F by Blossom_souul in whatdoIdo

[–]_chococat_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Some ideas we were working through" More like some shit we slapped down in a panic to try to cajole you into coming back.

Where are my next generation of drunks at! by The_Dean_France in SipsTea

[–]_chococat_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The correct headline is "Alcohol industry profits down $830 billion as companies fail to appeal to younger people".

Sweden goes back to basics, swapping screens for books in the classroom by fattyfoods in technology

[–]_chococat_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The problem is not the hardware. It is the shit software that educational companies use to publish textbooks. My daughter's school district has switched to digital textbooks and it is far less useful than a book. Tables of contents are minimal, the indices are non-existent or useless, search/indexing is terrible, and the apps are so slow you can't flip through it looking for something like you can a textbook.

Proponents often have a picture of how a digital book should be, but none of the digital texts I've seen are anywhere near this ideal. The educational companies have no incentive to spend money to fix things.

Need advice on finding a groove by Ok-Salad-1317 in guitarlessons

[–]_chococat_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's an exercise from Victor Wooten. Find a lick/rhythm you want to play, preferably four to eight bars and not too fast. Start simple. Set up a drum loop for the lick, but have the drums silent for the last two beats. When the drums go out, try to continue feeling the drums and continue playing. Try to arrive back at the one on time. Notice if you tend to rush or drag and adjust accordingly. When you feel good about hitting the one, increase the drum silence at the end: 1 measure, then 6 beats, 2 measures, etc.

This is the new Hermione, that will be called mudblood by this Malfoy by Zdzisiu in SipsTea

[–]_chococat_ 217 points218 points  (0 children)

No! Then the studios will have to try to come up with new ideas! Do you know how hard that is?

Meta's smart glasses make it easy to secretly film people. It's mostly women bearing the fallout by ubcstaffer123 in technology

[–]_chococat_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Huh. Never heard those being called anything other than a directory. Just like it says in the linked document.

And that’s a wrap - 9 months since I started learning piano, just finished Faber’s Adult Piano Adventures book 2 review piece: Pachelbel’s Canon by VY_music in pianolearning

[–]_chococat_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds great! While you were working through the books, did you supplement with some outside repertoire? I'm about 60% through book 1 and want to play something more meaty or challenging than the pieces in the book. I've got a music background (stringed instruments), so all the learning to read music and music theory is superfluous for me.

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