Where Music puns make up for everything.

yooooo I'm Kenny and I'm a music ed major who makes up for my inadequate musical ablilites with puns. above is a picture of when I broke my cello and I still think its funny so yehhh.

[squareclocks]

I fucking hate it when you’re in such a fantastically giddy mood and then you see one simple little thing that makes you think, “oh” and then you just get this empty feeling in your chest and you get nauseous and the world just crumbles and you want to just lay under a blanket and close your eyes and fall asleep and never wake up. 

[miasmacaron]

Ace meet!

[back-to-bassics]

Help

I’m finally trying to properly learn Saint-Saëns’ Elephant but it just sounds like a fat bird

Please send help

[animalrates]

[accras]

[discitemori]

Traditional Georgian dancing.

[lionhearrt-deactivated20170920]

date a man who

[wizardshark]

i cannot even imagine how fit these people are they could kick my ass they could kick muhammad ali’s ass

[northeastartist]

Let me show you the Aggression of my people… through dance.

[inthroughthesunroof]

If your dance doesn’t require knee pads and posing en pointe it isn’t worth doing.

[bonehandledknife]

@dadvans I feel like you can do Things with this

[arrghigiveup]

So the last time I reblogged this, someone reblogged from me with a comment along the lines of “wait till you see them with swords”. So I went to search it up, and… guys. GUYS.

There are actual sparks flying holy shit =O

[blackandcello]

Maestro: I can't believe I'm going to say this...but just a little less viola please.

Violist: April Fool's was three days ago.

[thingsmymusicprofessorssay-blog]

Strings…let me drive the bus here. It’s not an ego thing, it’s just how this all works.

Maestro during orchestra rehearsal (via thingsmymusicprofessorssay)

[jlaw]

[vampirezigzagoon]

[tastefullyoffensive]

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Golden pupper’s first shower gives him the sads.

[tchaikovsgay]

cute date idea: sit in a music library with me for hours and discuss composers while looking through orchestral scores

[dateaboysuggestions]

Date a boy who will take you to the symphony

[doc-acher]

Tone, rhythm, pitch, theory and other music-related tests...

Just a collection of sites that people into music may enjoy or find useful. Some of the tests are just for fun, others are more scientific, others are learning tools.  (Note: I haven’t tried all these yet, just making a list for future reference/anyone else interested).

+ http://www.tonometric.com/ This site has a range of tests for all different areas- rhythm, tone, visualisation, etc. Worth looking at. + http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/tunetest/pages/dtt.aspx Tests sense of pitch. Takes about 10mins, it says. + http://www.concerthotels.com/got-rhythm Quick, easy rhythm test. Explanation of the points system here.  + http://www.audiocheck.net/blindtests_abspitch.php Perfect Pitch test. Also has a range of resources for testing your speaker quality and such. Basically, everything audio. Haven’t tried out the site myself, but seems like a good one. + http://perfectpitchtest.com/ Relative Pitch test and another Perfect Pitch test too. + http://www.teoria.com/exercises/measure.php Really good time signature/measure tests. Customisable. Give it a little bit to load. + http://www.zlab.mcgill.ca/supplements/AP_test.html Perfect Pitch again, but it’s a quick one. + http://www.absolutepitchstudy.com/test.html Perfect Pitch test, part of a study.  + http://www.classicfm.com/discover/music/perfect-pitch-test/ Fun, quick, easy perfect pitch test from Classic FM. Good to kill a couple of minutes.

+ http://www.classicfm.com/discover/music/pass-gcse-music-quiz/ Another easy one from Classic FM- this one is more theory based, but you still need to listen to things. Here’s the much harder version: http://www.classicfm.com/discover/music-quizzes/a-level-music-quiz/

+ http://www.musictechteacher.com/music_quizzes/music_quizzes.htm Huge collection of test, quizzes and learning tools on a wide range of music skills for beginners and young learners.  + https://www.musictheory.net/exercises Music theory! Looooads of tests on here for all kinds of musicians, as well as ear training. You can customize your exercises too. Also exists as an app. + http://www.musictheoryhelp.co.uk/practice-papers/ Practice papers from UK music theory tests. Covers grades 1-8. + http://www.musicalmind.org/ More ear training. You can choose between interval training, melody training, harmony training, atonal training, etc as well. + http://www.easyeartraining.com/ear-trainer/ Ear training tests, exercises and apps. Has stuff that is instrument specific too (even percussion). +http://www.easyeartraining.com/learn/guest-post-solfeggio-and-ear-training-shelle-soelberg/ Info about ear training and solfeggio (’do re mi fa’ etc) from the same site as above. Apparently they will design a free course for you, though I haven’t looked into it.  + http://makingmusicmag.com/ear-training-test-relative-pitch/ The quiz link is dead at the time of posting, but has some interesting info about perfect pitch, relative pitch and ear training. Message me if you know of something that would be really good to add!  Enjoy! ^_^

[whatshouldwecallconservatory-de]

Composers: I don't really know too much about the cello as a solo instrument... so why would I write a cello concerto for you?

Rostropovich:

[blackandcello]

professors, parents, health officials and jesus: you're injured, step away from the horn and don't overdo it

me: haha its finals week *practices for four hours*

[mothric]

“Why you Always Lying - Violin 🎻🙏“

[orchestrahumor]

Post traumatic audition disorder should be a real thing.

[howtomusicmajor]

How to Practice Efficiently

So what do you do if you’ve gotten to the practice room finally, but can’t seem to practice anything well or thoroughly? That’s when you need to figure out how to practice efficiently, that’s what. 

Have a plan. Know what you’re planning on doing each practice session. If you don’t know what you’re doing, you’re more likely to waste time fiddling about not doing anything.

Be consistent. Try to do things the same way every time you practice. Go to the same place, do your routine in the same order, practice for the same amount of time, etc. It’s okay if you can’t - college is difficult and practice rooms are precious commodities - but the more you can, the easier it will be.

Have a set warmup. This is related to the above - warmups are the start to your practice. A good start, with a strong warm-up, can improve your confidence and concentration for the entire session.

Know what needs work. Don’t faff about on a piece you have memorized when you have another that’s in desperate need of attention. Focus on pieces that need you the most, first. 

Have a goal. You should know what you want accomplished at the end of your practice time before you start. Memorization of a certain piece? A certain run, down pat? A certain bar up to tempo? You do that! Just know that that’s your goal first, to make sure it gets done.

Have a timer. Okay, this one may just be me, but I know I can concentrate SO MUCH BETTER when I’m not constantly looking at my phone to see if it’s time to move on to the next thing yet. If you’re going to warm up for ten minutes, set a ten minute timer. Ditto for a half-hour dedicated to a piece, ditto a five minute breather, whatever. Once it’s on the timer then it’s out of your head and you can focus on practice rather than the clock.

I know it’s late, but you should be practicing. Go forth and do so.