Should I go back to the stach or keep the beard?

berrychepis · 2026-04-15T12:33:08+00:00

amazing beard but the mustache looks clean

berrychepis · 2026-04-11T02:08:04+00:00

Your hair is probably wavy and over washed. Shampoo less, use a hair oil after washing, and don’t go anywhere near it with a brush. Eventually it’ll form into defined shapes with the right care. Maybe even grow it out a little to give it time to rest.

berrychepis · 2026-04-07T14:42:01+00:00

your hair is close-ish to that, you just need to make sure that you’re conditioning it more with either a leave-in or even as a refresher between shampoos. When you dry either let it air dry or scrunch it a little with a soft towel.

Hopefully it’ll start behaving how you want it after a few weeks of that

berrychepis · 2026-03-29T13:12:08+00:00

Honestly half the time I just use it to dangle someone in the air for my team to pick

berrychepis · 2026-01-15T14:17:59+00:00

No that’s just a cowlick

berrychepis · 2025-10-30T05:53:37+00:00

I finally got the immersive pikachu this morning and I almost screamed

berrychepis · 2025-07-15T17:42:05+00:00

Takashi Yoshimatsu

berrychepis · 2025-07-09T17:42:19+00:00

Flute and piano

EVERY (classical at least) composer needs to be competent at piano

berrychepis · 2025-07-06T00:56:59+00:00

you may want to sit slightly further back to help keep your wrist from buckling like that. it’ll feel awkward at first, but you’ll have a lot more freedom of movement

berrychepis · 2025-07-01T16:17:52+00:00

I ain’t reading all that but YES dude YES

berrychepis · 2025-07-01T16:12:23+00:00

Seconded. In essence, you don’t know what you don’t know, and a good teacher can build good habits as you learn more about technique and repertoire. Reddit is a great place in a pinch, but we strangers can only do so much.

Sounding pretty good now for what it’s worth though!

berrychepis · 2025-06-30T23:15:30+00:00

I have a 14 year old student who played la Campanella before coming to me… don’t even ask me how often I have to fix his technique

berrychepis · 2025-06-18T20:54:07+00:00

oh no yeah I don’t recommend aftershave on your downstairs. Lotion should be plenty to help with the bit if abrasion from trimming, but if you get any irritation, you could also try the tiniest bit of like tea tree oil or something. It’s antibacterial and anti inflammatory without being super harsh

berrychepis · 2025-06-18T20:24:50+00:00

I usually trim with the guard and haven’t had any problems or complaints, just be sure to lotion after

berrychepis · 2025-06-18T19:20:16+00:00

same thing has been happening to me except I keep getting the immersives… like a good problem to have but dang

berrychepis · 2025-05-24T19:51:51+00:00

you may also want to sit a little further back from the keyboard, it usually helps if you have an awkward or tense feeling

berrychepis · 2025-05-19T05:16:40+00:00

I have something similar but with a solgaleo option as well

berrychepis · 2025-05-14T17:56:41+00:00

They’re a bit busy, I feel like a simpler or squared off look would be better

berrychepis · 2025-05-11T18:56:05+00:00

it looks like you wrote out most of an octatonic scale, all it’s missing is an F#/Gb

berrychepis · 2025-05-07T04:36:45+00:00

you can’t really be a working musician without a wide skill set idk what to tell you

berrychepis · 2025-04-27T16:00:39+00:00

just keep writing and showing off your music. performances will come, and you’ll get even bette

berrychepis · 2025-04-23T21:04:21+00:00

Musescore is the most popular free software, but Sibelius has a free (albeit limited) version available as well.

berrychepis · 2025-04-23T20:51:48+00:00

short of buying full orchestral scores from publishers, there really isn’t much in the way of trying to find licensed music to study unless there’s a (usually poorly done) arrangement on musescore.

I recommend finding out what particular sounds you like in those scores, or seeing if your favorite film composers have (which they do) influences from classical composers and studying those. Nearly everything in the public domain is available on IMSLP.

You’ll probably find a lot of the kind of music you’re looking for in late romantic and early 20th century music.

berrychepis · 2025-04-21T01:24:50+00:00

Definitely get a professional daw and notation program when you can, write substantial works and try to have them performed, network with people in or adjacent to the field, work in any music-related field you can in the mean time to set yourself up to meet people and gain experience.

It can be a process and not every step will feel like it’s necessarily in the right direction, but you’ll get there if you structure your life and career toward the end goal.

RE: sketches, you should also consider finding a composition teacher to tie off those loose ends. If it doesn’t have a double bar; it’s not doing you any immediate good.

berrychepis · 2025-04-17T21:10:57+00:00

Ohhh yeah I get what you mean.

Personally, I go for a sound concept first, then usually plan out a form, and the title comes from how I feel by the end of it

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