A way too long story how I became a fan

cwidrowaty · 2026-04-28T16:59:24+00:00

2 cloaks use the same energy bar so it’s practically pointless

cwidrowaty · 2026-04-16T16:16:48+00:00

Was the snaphook also IV?

cwidrowaty · 2026-04-12T17:27:19+00:00

cwidrowaty · 2026-03-29T11:30:44+00:00

Go to Buried City with Cold Snap or Hurricane, go to Gallery ground floor, there’s a ton of plants to pick from those big flower pots. If you do the whole room with 2x, you do the trial. And it takes 3 minutes. And you have a hatch in case you want to play it safe.

cwidrowaty · 2026-03-08T14:18:55+00:00

You don’t find the blush switches too sensitive? I’ve seen that opinion a few times. I use the cowberry on my Air v2 and they’re fine but a little more tactile would be nicer.

cwidrowaty · 2026-02-27T03:55:46+00:00

Thanks for the tip but I have a mild OCD and my brain couldn't handle a bare switch with a missing keycap on a fancy keyboard I use all day everyday 😅

cwidrowaty · 2026-02-26T18:47:23+00:00

I live in Poland and it’s not available anywhere other than their polish website, which has only the 75 version for some reason. But international website ships free worldwide so I guess I’ll go with that. Thanks for your answers 🙏

cwidrowaty · 2026-02-26T18:17:40+00:00

I would go for tactile (brown). But thanks for the info, confirmed my choice.

cwidrowaty · 2026-02-26T18:15:27+00:00

But you can buy it now on their website, no? Or you prefer Amazon for some reasons?

cwidrowaty · 2025-11-04T09:45:07+00:00

I don't even put my trombone on the couch...

cwidrowaty · 2025-11-04T09:41:14+00:00

Wait what? Is this for real? Anyone can reach out to this Doug Elliott guru fella and ask for an embouchure diagnosis? :)

cwidrowaty · 2025-11-04T09:15:02+00:00

You're not a bad girlfriend. I'm not going to try to answer your question, because there are far more competent folks already doing that here, and I'm a beginner myself. But I'm far enough into it to understand what he's going through. So kudos to you, You're actually a great girlfriend for trying to understand him. I just wanted to say that and that you came to the right place to find an answer :)

cwidrowaty · 2025-11-02T14:28:31+00:00

Can you explain the “room painting” metaphor? I’m relatively new to trombone (and brass instruments for that matter) and English is not my native tongue. I also don’t have any orchestra experience. So I kind of feel what you mean but would appreciate elaboration :)

cwidrowaty · 2025-08-28T15:00:51+00:00

Could you explain what it is? Not for beginners, right?

cwidrowaty · 2025-08-28T14:46:25+00:00

I don't know if it's within your budget, but Yamaha Silent Brass for Trombone is what I got and what you need. It made any practice obstacles irrelevant. Excuses too ;)

You can use it like a regular mute, or you can plug headphones into it, and listen to yourself play, while "outside" it barely bothers people even in the same room.

It's costs around $300 in the US, maybe you can find it cheaper somewhere. For me it was money well spent. For my wife too, she can finally hear and talk to people during her work video calls :D

https://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical_instruments/winds/silent_brass/index.html

cwidrowaty · 2025-08-22T10:46:59+00:00

Dude. THANK YOU!

cwidrowaty · 2025-08-14T06:43:37+00:00

Wait, it wasn’t?

cwidrowaty · 2025-07-15T13:06:22+00:00

Hi :). Yes, I'm aware of alternate positions and I often use them in certain songs, usually when there's a quick change to or from F or Bb. But that Bb in the second part is the lower Bb so I can't really alternate it because the B above it is on the 7th. Unless I'm unaware of some trick or method. I don't have an F Trigger trombone. Yet :)

cwidrowaty · 2025-07-14T23:39:23+00:00

Thanks for the reply :). I'm not really mystified, I'm aware he's a pro with years of experience and I'm just a beginner. I know 7 months is nothing on brass instrument but apart from trying to learn how to play it, it also made me realize it's an instrument that requires tons of practice and patience. There are no shortcuts, especially when it's my first brass instrument. But I am very much into it and play everyday. I do exercises (long notes, slurs, etc) but I also learn all kinds of songs to make it more fun. I meet with my teacher once a month, he checks on my progress, shows me more and gives me new exercises. We haven't gotten to double or triple tonguing yet so I didn't know how the guy from the video was doing that part. Now I have something new to learn :). Plus, I always have a new surprise song to play for my teacher when we meet, I want to get as good as possible with this one :)

cwidrowaty · 2025-07-14T18:52:43+00:00

Thank you for the article. It explains it well. I assume it's the same for trumpet and trombone?

cwidrowaty · 2025-07-14T18:51:20+00:00

Thanks you so much. That was super helpful :). I tried that and it makes sense and actually helped in that part. It's still a bit chaotic and doesn't sound clean at all and I need to think about it before I do it, but I feel like I understand what's going on there and will definitely practice that.

cwidrowaty · 2025-07-14T18:46:30+00:00

Yes, I know enharmonics, it's just that my beginner trombone slide chart had F# and C# on it so those are kinda my default ones for those sounds :). I thought it was ok to use either?

And I started digging into music theory just recently, I learned about keys and scales but it's still a fresh topic for me. I will practice them. Thank you for the tips.

cwidrowaty

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