Generic Teenager

Cellist,composer on some days and beginning piano player . Big fan of Lana Del Rey,GoT,DC/Marvel, among other things Always down to message if anyone's bored

[gif87a-com]

[ricehamburger-esq]

this is it, this is the best video on the entire internet, everybody can retire now

[jagyularr]

yes, this is exactly what you think it will be

[mirmontilyet]

@le-fantome-de-lopera

[doubleflopflat]

me: alright, it’s 11:54pm, time for bed!

my will to practice my instrument suddenly:

[americanairliines-deactivated20]

Old hag by *veprikov

Being a witch is not the highest paid job in the world.

[nonimaginaryfriend]

I JUST WANT HER TO GET HER PRETTY PURPLE HAT AND BE HAPPY

[themc4s]

I would kill for a companion piece to this, where she gets her hat..

[zeebardbaird]

Im sobbing.

[mommakankri]

no seriously why hasn’t any replied to this image with a picture of her in the pretty hat c’mon tumblr please

[plintoon-reblogs]

Well it’s not much, but here’s a comic: 

Enjoy!

[mommakankri]

DEAD

[oldfrax]

Reblog every one of these happy end comics I don’t even care

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

THIS IS IMPORTANT

[aph-lithuania]

“attention readers: no homo”

[jumpingjacktrash]

just guys being pals

[dubiousculturalartifact]

Historical figure: hey i want this dudes lips to touch my lips bcs he is my soul and my life

Historian: I’m sure there’s a very heterosexual explanation for this, honest

[acanaryhope]

When the conductor yells at another section:

[acanaryhope]

When the conductor yells at YOUR section but your not the one who did it:

[acanaryhope]

When the conductor yells:

[advanced-procrastination]

The conductor:

[behindthebridgeblog]

Software That Will Help You Arrange & Compose Music

by Audrey Williams

I would always get a good laugh when my musician friends from our church orchestra told harrowing tales of what they went through to piece together a living as a working musician. For those of us who have decided not to teach in the school system, this is a very common reality.

I played in a string trio for a few years as one of my side jobs. As we started to build up a following, we also started getting a lot of requests to play music from contemporary artists such as Cold Play, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Foo Fighters, etc. There was one instance when I booked us a last minute job, so it became my responsibility to come up with 7 custom trio arrangements of pop and R&B songs within a week. The stress was very real when I found out that there wasn’t any pre-packaged music that I could buy anywhere to fulfill our client’s requests. After I calmed down, I had to scramble to find a solution. Then I remembered that I had a free copy of Finale NotePad software, which came free with the lesson books I use with all of my beginner cello students. It was a mentally painful experience to become proficient with Finale NotePad in just a few days while creating professional arrangements that wouldn’t embarrass my trio mates in public. I don’t use this software as much these days since I have a score editor in my Logic Pro DAW (digital audio workstation), but it’s a great alternative when I need to get an arrangement done quickly and don’t want to create a whole new project in Logic to use the Score Editor.

When I first started using Finale, I would either use the keyboard to type the note name that I wanted on the staff and use the mouse to drag the note head to the correct octave, or I would just use my mouse to individually click on the lines and spaces to create a note. This turned out to be a painstaking and tedious process to go through. I now have a MIDI controller keyboard that I connect directly to my computer by USB port. The Finale software automatically recognizes my MIDI keyboard, so I don’t have to do any additional setup other than powering the keyboard on. This allows me to quickly play a passage on the keyboard, which manifests itself immediately on the staff.

The more convenient option for me when creating an arrangement or composition is typically Logic Pro, since I usually have a Logic Pro project open on my computer at any given time anyway. What I have to do is create a software instrument track, then record my MIDI note events using my MIDI keyboard. (See the image below.)

In this next image, you will see that ‘Classic Electric Piano’ is my software instrument track. Logic automatically defaults to this software instrument on its own. The instrumentation can easily be changed by selecting a different option in the library window. After creating a software instrument track, I then click on the red circle in the top left hand corner to start recording from my MIDI keyboard. The green region below contains the notes which can be viewed on the staff in the score editor.

Yes, there are other programs out there that you can use to arrange and compose music. This posting is definitely not meant to be an exhaustive discussion on the subject. Hopefully, you will find my experiences helpful as you make your own path through the music world.

Audrey Williams is an associate member of the Recording Academy and a blogger for Behind the Bridge.

[m0rkl]

“An artificial flower’s lullaby.”

oh

oh

[whitewingeddemon23]

Comes home after a 7 hour All State workshop *collapses*

[tchaikovsgay]

On one hand I really hate taking theory 1 instead of theory 3 because it’s so slow and basic but on the other, eventually I’m going to take harder classes and those two easy A’s freshman year are going to be a solid GPA boost so

[tchaikovsgay]

No one has talked about musictheory.net? Not even once??? That website is a gift from god and not a single person has mentioned it in aural skills I am disgusted

[you-had-me-at-e-flat-major]

i can’t be racist because to be racist you have to be able to see skin colour and to be able to see skin colour you have to not be constantly blinded by the kaleidoscopic panorama of my soul leaving my rotting body

[whitewingeddemon23]

Fails

Was so ready to practice the all state excerpts and then realized I had forgotten all my sheet music

[whitewingeddemon23]

My left hand has become numb due to triple stops

[whitewingeddemon23]

Band Camp Ways

Band Director: We care about your well being and will be taking water breaks every twenty minutes

*two hours later*

Entire Band: WATER PLEASE WATER USSSS

BD: ONE MORE TIME FROM THE TOP EVERYBODY

[irresistable-band-geek-deactiva]

Practicing.

Things you’ll hear from my room while I’m practicing -noises that don’t make sense -clapping -screaming -crying -rustling sheet music (more like me throwing it) -various swear words -self doubt -the same part over and over again -metronome clicks -stand falling over (I might have kicked it) -cursing the composer and all of his/her intentions

Things I’ll need after practicing -ice -water -reassurance -nap

Things you’ll hear in the rehearsal hall -well prepared music.

[whitewingeddemon23]

It turns out family are the ones that let you down the most

[classicallytrainedidiot]

i’m starting my first ever composition. it’s already nerve wracking and scary, but also wonderful and exciting.

[dat-cellist-deactivated20170313]

You can do it! I have faith in you!

*patiently waits for updates on how the piece is coming along*

[small-tap]

I can tell you that Dean is the only Scorpio I will ever be even the slightest bit fond of, and that is a Fact™