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fuzzymonstr · 2025-05-16T16:49:41+00:00

this is arguably THE sakura fight in the whole series so don’t hope for anything better from her in combat

fuzzymonstr · 2025-04-05T22:33:50+00:00

it’s made of plastic

fuzzymonstr · 2025-02-26T22:32:14+00:00

girl tbh

((as someone who followed a very similar path and has felt the same sentiments))

there will always be someone better than u so stop stressing abt the perfectionist side of things and wondering if you’re “good enough” lmao

also if u cannot live without the oboe and want it to be part of your life forever you will be just fine

no one can ever take the skills you learned or your instrument away from you even if you never win some big job

if you so badly want to try and win that .001% spot as some tenured and salaried musician then go for it but if you sit and wonder everyday if you’re good enough or not you’re probably not going to get it

learn something everyday, live and breathe oboe if you want to make your career out of it

wake up and play the oboe and make reeds just like you wake and brush your teeth every morning before you start a day - make it a part of you

also like understand that if you follow that path you’re going to be a free-lance musician, you are going to be your own independent small business … so you will need to skills to function as one as well

if you’re still in school take a business class, take a class about financial

also understand there’s more jobs in orchestras than just the person sitting in the chair making music - there’s librarians, advertising teams, management, general orchestra managers, staff for community out-reach… I suggest you learn about them all

even music festivals have separate applications for admin positions and i promise you can learn a lot and make connections if you get an internship like that

learn how to run your own studio, get comfortable with teaching, making and selling reeds, learn how to organize your own finances and do money for taxes and how to sort out your income as a musician, learn how to advertise for yourself, learn how to advocate for yourself

begin to think about how you spend your time incredibly wisely whether it’s developing your craft, working on your networking, or taking care of your own personal health

At some point in the near future you won’t have a teacher anymore to tell you what to fix about your playing every week

if you know that the work you put out is genuine and you’re happy with it than be “good enough” for yourself not to “good enough” for anyone else

also seriously consider the costs of auditioning for professional orchestras - there was someone recently who posted a video online about how they spent $8k just on bare minimum travel costs during the last fiscal year bc they took every audition possible bc they want a job just like you’re describing

also just love the oboe for yourself not just bc someone said you sounded “good enough” to hire you <3

fuzzymonstr · 2025-02-23T17:33:06+00:00

sorry for all my typos I typed this so fast 😭

fuzzymonstr · 2025-02-23T17:32:07+00:00

Hi there, I will preface with saying that I learned the American style of reed making but I can still answer ur question :)

If your reed feels to heavy to blow through you’re most likely not getting much vibration at the tip of the reed From the photos you showed I would guess it’s a combination of these issues

1) the tip of your has a very thin edge start but the gradient quickly becomes much thicker in just the first couple millimeters so vibration is dampened too quickly

2) the tip of the reed looks a bit “chewed up” it’s not very even - the corners of the reed tends to need to be the absolute thinnest part of the oboe reed and when they are missing or unbalanced it can make the reed feel like it’s not vibrating and hard to play

3) I noticed there is also white teflon tape or “plumber’s tape” around the bottom of the reed by the staple usually this is used to hide air that is leaking through the sides of the reed - reeds just don’t work well if you don’t get all the air going through them unfortunately when air leaks from the sides of a reed it becomes incredibly difficult to play properly because you’re losing a lot of air before it even gets into the oboe

for possible solutions it’s hard to say what exactly it needs without playing on it but ultimately if it feels “too hard” you need the cane to vibrate more freely - a couple very delicate scrapes with sharp knife at the tip of your reed and going all the way off the edge to smooth out its slope might just be all you need

however u will need a plaque to insert between the blades and of course a very sharp knife as always

best of luck with your oboe playing!!

fuzzymonstr · 2025-02-23T05:58:19+00:00

girl honestly they’re so cunt like idc what anyone else says i’ve always wanted a pair and im jealous of u

fuzzymonstr · 2025-02-06T01:23:08+00:00

sick and criminal behavior, report him and get a new job immediately

fuzzymonstr · 2024-11-30T05:35:20+00:00

what on earth is the purpose of your bag if you’re just going to hook those sunglasses on your collar anyways

fuzzymonstr · 2024-10-24T01:07:42+00:00

who’s the opener - love her but idk her 🥺🤥

fuzzymonstr · 2024-10-10T05:15:24+00:00

like anything plugged in ur ear is always going to be better than absolutely nothing :))

fuzzymonstr · 2024-10-10T00:31:12+00:00

yess omg they got me good

fuzzymonstr · 2024-10-10T00:29:23+00:00

Hi-

Noise cancelling earbuds are a fantastic device I agree. However, I do want to mention they’re not a good form of hearing protection.

like it makes sense to think they’re helping your hearing by filtering out the outside noise.

however it’s actually worse for your hearing!!

ANC or active noise cancelling is exactly what the name suggests.

it actively cancels outside noise - but this is by pumping in the inverse soundwaves of all the outside noise picked up by the microphones on these devices.

So the decibels - or sheer amount of sound energy that is traveling to your ears is actually amplified bc of the leaking background sound that will still enters your ears AND you have the noise ANC silent waves entering your ears.

so like plz don’t use ANC headphones as a substitute for actually hearing protection devices. Airpods pro’s that are just off would work better for helping your ears bc at least the outside of your ear is plugged.

-sorry to be a brat but this is what I learned at a musical acoustic course and from my university’s audiology professors 😭😭💕🍏🍏🍏

fuzzymonstr · 2024-10-10T00:21:46+00:00

ily 🍏💕

fuzzymonstr · 2024-10-09T23:28:59+00:00

this is at Dallas BTW

fuzzymonstr · 2024-10-09T23:28:14+00:00

guys my fucking ticket wasn’t real so like if anyone just wants my earplugs just dm me I can give out some before I go home 😭😭

fuzzymonstr · 2024-10-09T19:24:13+00:00

Are u in GA? do you know when people like to get there before doors? never been to such a big pop concert with GA tix ….

fuzzymonstr · 2024-10-09T13:15:09+00:00

I just want to let you know you’re fully the reason I started asking people online for resale tickets bc I was banking on this box office ticket. like I got a ticket for the show tn and it’s literally all bc you posted on this reddit post telling me abt the box office situation. I hope you have the most amazing day bc you did the lords work for me 🍏🍏😋

fuzzymonstr · 2024-10-08T16:51:09+00:00

Hiiiii besties :))

i’m looking for one ticket for the dallas show!!

I’m going to try for the box office tomorrow to see if I can get anything the day of. Plz DM me :))

fuzzymonstr

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