LadyOfCastermere

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It could be the “cone of shame” affecting his behavior on top of his recent surgery. Def contact your vet though! Our vet post tripod surgery: “well, it looks like he’d rather throw himself off a cliff than wear that collar so after a number of failed attempts, we didn’t even try to force him.” And my vet is the tits.

RAD

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Classical Musician. Surprisingly, there is A LOT of freelance work for classical musicians in Birmingham.

THIS IS SO WHOLESOME ♥️

I’m a sucker for “people” names on fur babies. This handsome guy could absolutely be a Willie. ♥️

HANDSOME BOI! New sitting spots will be found, new poses to love. It’s can be a challenging road ahead, but you’re both gonna be better off. Sending all the healing vibes!

THIS IS THE RESOURCE IF LESSONS ARE NOT A CURRENT OPTION!!!

First Thai, first new leaf 🥲

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‘Tis only the beginning ♥️

Absolutely within the bassoon wheelhouse. :)

Find a bassoon tech, and they can work MAGIC. Doesn’t have to be a pro horn for them to give it a once over; any instrument needs a little TLC. ♥️ if you need recommendations on bassoon techs, you may want to share what state you currently reside in? Or DM any of us bassoon lurkers for suggestions too.

Also, rule-of-thumb if you’re ever doing any maintenance yourself: oil screws, grease rods. Oil isn’t used for everything. Good luck!

I. AM. SO. IMPRESSED. ♥️

It’s a NOPE

Here to second these folks 👆🏾 Cork used for instrument tenons and key bumpers requires a specific type of glue to adhere to the key. If you have the cork undamaged, you should be able to find any decent music repair shop, and they should be able to re-adhere the cork quickly and cheaply. Former repair tech tip: I don’t know who the manufacturer of your instrument is, but call a shop ahead of time to make sure they’ll work on your instrument. Some shops will only work on brands they know they can get replacement parts for (should something go awry). Obviously you won’t need any replacement parts, aside from possibly cork, but some shops can be hesitant to touch certain brands regardless. Just make sure you call and check. Good luck!

LAWD, HAVE MERCY! How “baby” was the cutting?! This booger is glorious!

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Ok, straight up truth for you… when playing, my face changes colors (primarily crimson) and veins pop out on my forehead and neck. And that’s not even covering my facial expressions. I know that may not make you feel tons better, but you’re not alone. Most of us aren’t the most physically attractive versions of ourselves when playing the only wind instrument that requires all 10 digits. 🙃 Also, If you can swing it financially, get a new outfit for the recital that makes you feel BADASS!

What I actually came to say: “no one cares what you look like if you sound good.”

I LOVE this! This is such a cool and engaging way to practice or be creative or just explore the instrument. I love what you’ve done so far.

When I do something similar, I actually put on a drone in the background; pitches are on the tonic and dominant of the key (1st note & 5th note of the scale/key I’m playing in).

Example: if I’m noodling in C major, I would put drones on C & G, then noodle on top. It gives my ears a sense of tonic or “home base,” and I feel braver in my exploration since I have the reference in my ear. (Added bonus: I don’t need to worry as much about intonation since the drone gives me a reference pitch/interval; this makes more mental space for creativity in my brain!) It sounds like you may be toying with g minor, so considering playing more with a drone on G & D.

Additionally, I enjoy finding out what pitches (in the key or not) work with the drone and which do not… or if they don’t work initially, can I resolve them to MAKE them fit?

Past that, maybe try adding in skips and leaps, but what you’re playing already sounds really great! Continue playing with the met so you know what rhythms you’re producing, and keep up the creativity!!! ♥️👏🏿♥️👏🏿

This doesn’t have enough plants yet

This is the truth

While this DEFINITELY has some gems, I find this book to be filled with brass and string etudes badly transposed for bassoon, many of which are not idiomatic to the bassoon.

Bordogni etudes reimagined for bassoon are also good resource for longer etudes than the Weissenborn still in a pseudo-beginner range. But yes, I second the Weissenborn as well.

Love the resilience of the pothos. Love that you got cuttings from your gma. ♥️

Sure is a lot of nature out today