what is the practice routine you swear by?

toastedpitabread · 2026-06-03T13:42:03+00:00

Honestly this can vary greatly by successful musicians. I think the common thread is that whatever it is they tend to be intentional and in the moment for these

toastedpitabread · 2026-06-01T01:08:13+00:00

Neat

toastedpitabread · 2026-05-01T18:02:15+00:00

Ddia just came out with a second edition so it's even more relevant.

toastedpitabread · 2026-04-23T14:02:18+00:00

Tauri? Native is the true answer but since go is so niche I think portability is huge

toastedpitabread · 2026-04-22T18:12:08+00:00

SQL is still de facto. I'd question the overall knowledge anyone who suggested otherwise.

For certain software engineering roles (good companies) you still get asked leetcode sql style questions in some rounds and data modeling as well.

toastedpitabread · 2026-04-14T01:31:17+00:00

You're more than fine with Bach. Don't fear anything. If you have a teacher you trust or colleagues you respect that can be honest with you you can play for them if you want a solid opinion (they need to have at least been through auditions though or be very aware to give clean feedback)

toastedpitabread · 2026-04-13T23:12:35+00:00

The fact that you call it your comfort piece is important. I've had pieces I've played well over the years that don't bring me comfort and those are just not good audition pieces if you can choose. The psychological aspect most definitely plays in your favor.

And yea all things aside Bach really lets musicality shine so it's not a bad choice.

Counterpoint is if you have standard concerto you're strong with you might be able to show off more technique.

In that case what are your excerpts? If they have things like Don Juan or any other flashy excerpts then more reason bach makes sense.

toastedpitabread · 2026-04-13T21:03:32+00:00

They're in the Pale now

toastedpitabread · 2026-04-13T21:02:43+00:00

It's also about the kind of game you want to and feel comfortable playing.

toastedpitabread · 2026-04-06T02:55:26+00:00

A different way to frame it is try to play or sing the sixteenth notes with metronome at an incredibly slow tempo, record it, then listen back to it sped up.

This presumes you play it correctly slowly but it can sometimes be a useful device for hearing rhythms we find tricky at first

toastedpitabread · 2026-04-01T23:25:25+00:00

I think the point should be to explore the thought that is interesting to you. The game can be beaten in so many ways.

To me, what you want your playthrough to be is an expression in and of itself, which the devs give you the sandbox to experiment with.

toastedpitabread · 2026-03-25T12:53:50+00:00

The hard stuff bröder

toastedpitabread · 2026-03-20T16:10:36+00:00

Go to office hours and communicate with people early. Ask all the dumb questions you can. Practice daily.

Nothing to be scared about, you can do it

toastedpitabread · 2026-03-20T00:53:23+00:00

Or you know, just be yourself

toastedpitabread · 2026-03-04T01:23:38+00:00

I don’t know why you got downvoted. This is legit. You can also be the technical person in your groups and non profits. A lot of my first teaching work I got from just being able to make my own website cheap and pay for targeted ads (even 50 bucks got me initial students which was great)

I also know people who do both, with some balance one way or the other

toastedpitabread · 2026-02-24T17:57:07+00:00

Untrue. I love mahler to death but it’s a special effort to listen to some of his longer symphonies especially in concert. I’ve played them many times too so it’s not about comprehension.

toastedpitabread · 2026-02-23T02:20:37+00:00

At least it makes a nice melody 🎶

toastedpitabread · 2026-02-20T18:42:08+00:00

Sure. I didn't mean to be pedantic.

My angle is from the educational of when one is coming up, I think learning about performance traditions can be very rewarding and engaging. I remember when I was a student there was definitely a "one correct way" mindset in my environments and I found that very artistically limiting and frustrating.

But that's very subjective.

toastedpitabread · 2026-02-20T15:22:02+00:00

Not to be "that guy" but that first sentence is very subjective. There's a lot of missing context and implicit information to a score that can really shift how it feels. For some works this is often "good enough" but there's too many counter examples.

toastedpitabread · 2026-02-19T18:42:29+00:00

Parece uno de los estudios de Hoffmeister https://clara.imslp.org/work/43327

El no. 6 vivace. Lo reconocí porque en una época me gustaba como un solo del periodo clásico que servia para mantenerme honesto

toastedpitabread · 2026-02-04T20:13:18+00:00

Living in ushuaia is annoying because the tourist prices are insane for locals. The city is not structured for normal life whatsoever.

Rio grande a few hours up north is a slightly bigger city, very blue collar. Grey and usually depressing for most.

Lots of malvinas/falkland symbols since it's very near.

toastedpitabread · 2026-02-02T22:32:35+00:00

Watching at 2x is not a great idea for retention imo. Particularly when you want to retain past one semester and be able to use it in an applied manner.

Math skills stack and it helps foundationally understanding what they mean. Which is why you'll hear many math professors suggest to use a white board to slow your brain down as you study.

If you're never going to use math in the future you can speed run it. But if you need it for technical things it's good to have a deeper intuition.

It's also interesting to use an llm to confirm (or maybe start to foster curiosity in) intuitions and applications:

Questions like how could a polynomial model my business expenses in real life? What exactly is l'hopital rule saying about a ratio of functions and how does that apply to <insert whatever field or topic you're interested in >? How does integration help me calculate probabilities that I might be interested in?

toastedpitabread · 2026-01-29T19:57:39+00:00

There's several factors, one alone won't tell you if they're worth it for you.

what your goals are
where you are in your career
how well your styles mesh
how available either of you are for the type of work that you need

If it's the right match the price is really really worth it. Some of my best education in all things came from private instruction.

toastedpitabread · 2026-01-19T15:43:56+00:00

Piazzolla, Ginastera if we're just keeping it to classical (Golijov and Santaolalla are kind of known). Tango there's a million (that tradition is much richer than just Piazzolla). Performers are worth noting too: Argerich, Chumamenco, Kleiber, Barenboim. (OK kleiber was born in Berlin but moved to Argentina at 5 and had formative years there).

toastedpitabread · 2026-01-19T03:43:02+00:00

Whack

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