#band kid problems

[just-call-mefr1es]

youre telling me that i have to ‘be louder’ as a FLUTE when the saxophones r literallh playing FORTISSIMO when theyre supposed to be MEZZO FORTE⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️

[samstudios8108]

Y’know those band kids that love band so much that they decide to do it twice and pick up another instrument?

Yeah I’m one of those band kids.

And when deciding to learn saxophone alongside my oboe, I assumed the hard things would be stuff like learning new fingerings and trying to do a new ambrochure. BUT NOOOO

No. Here in high woodwind land (oboe, clarinet, alto sax and maybe tenor) there is almost no difference between fingerings except for a couple of stumbles (F natural for alto is F# for oboe… bit of pain). And learning a new ambrochure? HA! I’m an oboeist, your single reeded ambrochures are NOTHING to me.

but then comes the crap that I WASN’T expecting to inconvenience EVER. The fact that it takes 10 WHOLE MINUTES for me to set up my sax because I can’t get the ligature and neck strap to cooperate. My single reeds would get moldy every other week because I didn’t know how to take care of them (I fixed that simply by getting a better reed case). THE FACT THAT I RUN OUT OF BREATH EVERY 2 MEASURES on sax, but then with the oboe I CAN GO FOR EIGHT WITH EASE. I have 3 DIFFERENT SWABS FOF DIFFERENT THINGS (neck, a little scrubber thing for my mouthpiece, then the actual sax swab. The SPIT that just slowly OOZES out of the KEYS because condensation is different for the saxophone than with the oboe. I one time got kindly corrected at marching band practice for SETTING MY SAX DOWN ON THE WRONG SIDE. HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT THE SIDE WITH MORE KEYS GOES FACE DOWN BECAUSE OF THE KEY GUARDS??!?!?! THAT’S NOT HOW IT WORKS FOR OBOE

I would always be like: yeah double reeds are harder because it’s literally double the trouble of a single reed. You have to use more breath. Blah blah blah

NO. Single reeds are WEIRD. I would much rather pay a leg and an arm or forge a reed from SCRATH then have to deal with your STUPID LIGATURES

[gaypineappppppple]

don't you hate it when there's like an adult you know in real life and they tick all the boxes for elder lesbian but you know they've been canonically married to a man for like 20 years but they like. wear flannel and clip their keys with a carabiner and generally have all the vibes like COME ON WHY AREN'T PEOPLE GAY

[emmaestrella]

i have to be at school until FIVE FREAKING PM for concert rehearsals

someone kill me (it’s 2:40 rn)

[emeraldkitty123]

When you lose track of where you are in the song but it’s just joy to the world so you can play it from memory till you find your spot again

[pleasedontcareaboutme]

It's missing my father hours rn so imma just dump a bunch of pictures here and cry

( sorry i don't know the source of anything I just had them on my phone)

(also dont read the tags i just need to let it out lol)

[hussarbynight]

Including small sousaphone players

With enough wind, anything and everything can be a kite

[uncanny-tranny]

Finally listened to Dylan Mulvaney's song and?? I don't get the negative hype about it, it was frankly a cute song. Also the "playin' catch-up 'cause we missed the pre-game" made me laugh, it was a good line. Dylan, you've done it again!

[bossboudicca]

i cant believe i missed donnie's bday 8/17/69

happy belated 55th birthday daddy

have some pics from my donnie stash

[just-call-mefr1es]

my flute skills aren’t fluteing guys what do I do

[samstudios8108]

this needs more notes cuz it’s true

Practicing before the audition: absolutely beautiful, crowds cheer, obama sheds a single tear, beethoven rises from the grave to shake your hand

The audition: i have never touched an instrument in my life. what are notes

[lovely-bellflower]

I wanna see a story about how once upon a time forever ago, Stephanie was a pregnant teen who had to give up her child for adoption. I need a modern comic that talks about that.

So many of the sensitive subjects comics used to talk about is no longer referenced or used. Like how numerous characters had families with drug addictions or they had addictions themselves. I want to read about how that affects them today as adults or in how they treat others such as civilians that may have the same problem.

I don’t believe for a second either Barbara, Bruce, or Tim don’t keep a subtle eye on the baby as it’s growing up acting like a guardian angel from afar. So much personal connection between characters’ past with their present and how they treat civilians has been lost and I feel like a lot of stories suffer for it

[edge-oftheworld]

when I was in high school there was a tendency whenever there was an attractive boy to simply fan over him. in a way that talked over everything he might say for himself and created a narrative that completely ignored, the fact in some cases, that he was really struggling—or if he was struggling, to pin all the blame on the girl he’s dating and completely ignore the thousands of other factors (no it can’t be mental illness or unaccommodated disability or systemic abuse or exploitation and if he is in an abusive relationship we won’t ever consider the factors that put him at risk for that)

and I’m not saying this fandom is like that. I get the need for privacy around some things and how in public conversations sometimes it’s a lot more respectful to stick to the positives (everyone who does that, I admire you) or even the struggles that are talked about publicly, show respect by not reading too far into them. there’s a time and place for that. but sometimes I feel like our only options are shitty and ableist gossip or totally ignoring the systemic and structural issues we know exist in something like the music industry until someone dies and then we’re looking for someone to blame. friends, there is a point where the respectful thing is to listen to what someone says and come together to make things better. and you can learn how to have that conversation respectfully. please do

[papasmicstand]

Watching James Hetfield fuck up Cirice was funny until I tried to play it (just the beginning) and wanted to throw my guitar out the window.

[chaos-mp3]

"If I haven't had caffeine, don't talk to me. I'll end up telling you that the moon is cheese with a confident face, and then proceed to state 'facts' that 'support it' for over an hour" - Me explaining the school year to my freshmen 'children'

[musicals-and-mushrooms]

guys im trying to talk to my crush and hes an introvert and im like oh crap i need to remember how to start conversations with a guy that doesnt share any hyperfixations with me

and just all of that crush stuff im a bit rusty at it ngl

Help he messaged what do i do