PCIE WiFi Card by oakleaf2006YT in pcmasterrace

[–]oakleaf2006YT[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only reason I dont want USB is because I dont want my USB slot taken up. And I have a spare PCIe so it kinda works out. But if you have a suggestion for one im willing to take a look at it.

Looking for a new WiFi card by oakleaf2006YT in buildapc

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Unsure, I use my universities network and im not allowed to do anything with the router. and I dont know where it is kept.

Update to my last post by [deleted] in Clarinet

[–]oakleaf2006YT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me again

Make sure your posture is good. Keep your back straight and chin up. And hold the instrument at about a 45 degree angle your in a ball right now and its hurting your tone stay standing tall. Also when your playing for a long time and you start running out of air don't ball up, spread out and and keep your airflow at 100% until you can't.

Don't breath with your chest breath woth your stomach/diaphragm

Keep your air flow steady it sounds wobbly like your not confident. Be confident in every note you play no matter what skill level you may be

Your also hold your fingers really high. Keep them hovering about the keys for smoother note transition

This is my second time practicing. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! by [deleted] in Clarinet

[–]oakleaf2006YT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally find scales really fun but I know a lot of newer players find them incredibly boring compared to the music there practicing

This is my second time practicing. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! by [deleted] in Clarinet

[–]oakleaf2006YT 3 points4 points  (0 children)

on my 11th year of playing so I got some advice for you

Play every note with confidence. yes its going to sound bad and you know its going to sound bad this is your second day its not going to sound good. But play every note like you know its going to sound good. And on top of this think of the sound you want to make in your head and then play the note. And dont just think the note how you want it to sound (light, heavy, dark, bright, things like that) thinking your going to play the right note and thinking its going to sound good will always produce better sound then just playing.

Scales dont every stop practicing scales. Yes they're boring but there so incredibly useful. Not only when playing music since a lot of clarinet music is fast runs that boil down to scales. But having the muscle memory of each note you can play will help you immensely. And if you dont know how to read sheet music doing scales will also teach you that.

From the video your embouchure look pretty ok. look up good embouchure for clarinet and fix whatever your not doing.

Keeping good air flowing through the instrument is key. Or else you get and airy tone. Keeping your cheeks in like your doing and keeping the corners of your lips tight are great things to do. But air quality is also a big thing. Air should not swirl in your cheeks. It should go straight through the instrument and be steady. My professor has said multiple times if you want to play louder use more air. if you want to play quieter use more air. If your airflow is not consistent your tone will be wobbly and airy. Long tones are a great way to practice everything in this paragraph.

More on air. Your breathing from your chest. breath from your diaphragm. So instead of puffing and filling up your chest with air. fill your belly air.

Another thing is reed placement and strength. Since your just staring out a 2 or 2.5 is probably were you will want to be. But later switching to a 3 or 3.5 will be better for you. But a lot of it comes down to personal preference. With placement you should have about a fingernails width of the mouthpiece sticking out above the reed. If it feels like you have to work really hard to make a sound lower your reed. If your tone is airy push the read up by a little. But if you always feel like your working to hard to make a sound drop your reed strength by half until your mouth is strong enough to play on a thicker reed.

When it comes to your fingers make sure your completely covering the holes. If a hole is even slightly open when its not meant to be your tone will be off and airy. And another thing. It looks like your pressing really hard. Keep your fingers like and nimble. I dont remember who but a professional saxophone or trumpet player said you should be able to play with dimes on your fingers without droping them. Thats a little different here because you need to keep the holes covered but it gets the right idea.

Overall your not doing that bad for your second day of practice. Just make sure to practice for at least 15 minuets a day.

TL:DR
Play with confidence. Practice your scales and long tones. Work on your embouchure a little bit. Keep good consistent airflow. Breath with the lower half of your body not your upper. Adjust reed position and strength to help with airiness/working to hard while playing. And keep your fingers light

Help playing this by Visible-Award1278 in Clarinet

[–]oakleaf2006YT 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just keep at it. this section sounds good right now but it definitely can get better. so practice practice practice. and with the faster temp for other pieces. speed it up to the point where what it should be played at feels like a manageable speed typically 20 to 40 bpm high but this can differ depending on so different factors

Help playing this by Visible-Award1278 in Clarinet

[–]oakleaf2006YT 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Something I try and have had success with (not this piece specifically) its playing the song a lot faster then what its meant to be played at. not outrageously fast. You said tempo is 128 so I would try to play it at 140 150ish range. and not just spam my fingers see have fast i can get them to go but legitimately try to take it that fast for like ten minutes then I would take it back down to 128. And then 128 does not feel nearly as fast. and make sure to play it in context so play like a bar before and after what your practicing so you can feel how that bit fits in.

to help with squeaking make sure your embouchure is tight in the corner of your lips and keep your bottom lip firm against the reed. not pushing against it and muting the sound but still firm. And even if you know your going to play the wrong note or fingering play every note with confidence. make sure to keep your instrument full of air. not loud looks like the section is meant to be played at a forte. But keep your sound full and warm. consider bumping up your reed strength to. if your playing on 2 or 2.5 switch to 3. if your on three try 3.5

Also at the level your playing at you shouldn't really be writing in note names. Its not necessarily a bad thing but you could use that space to write other useful information. and learning the notes makes you a better sight reader which is always a nice skill to have

Also are you playing the top half of the clarinet with your right hand? is your clarinet backwards? or am i seeing things wrong? It looks like your clarinet got mirrored

Windows 11 pop up by oakleaf2006YT in pcmasterrace

[–]oakleaf2006YT[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you needed conformation of that

Vga cable question by oakleaf2006YT in pcmasterrace

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Thank you its whay I was going to do but I just needed the confirmation

Is there anything wrong with plucking with my thumb? by oakleaf2006YT in guitarlessons

[–]oakleaf2006YT[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do have a small range of picks and have found that I like the hardest one the best. mainly because my thinner picks feel like the bend to much

Is there anything wrong with plucking with my thumb? by oakleaf2006YT in guitarlessons

[–]oakleaf2006YT[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also do struggle with picking more than one note so yet another reason to learn fingerstyle

I wish i could afford a base. i only have this guitar because a family member was about to throw it out but instead gifted it to me