u/smallghostsightings

Hi everyone,

After 10 years of not playing I recently joined an alumni concert band at my university and I'm getting back into it. Im looking for fun parts and solos to try practicing!

I'm looking for stuff that is just good fun to play and really highlights the beauty of the tuba. Im open to all levels of music, Id love a variety of levels so I can work up to the harder pieces (but remember I didnt major in music in college so be gentle with your reccomendations please!)

Back in high school I played in the wind ensemble, orchestra, jazz band (on the bass Trombone parts) and marching band (shout out to my fellow sousaphones!!)

My goal with this is to find joy in practicing again, and have pieces I can work towards playing. I dont want to just do scales and long tones every time I sit down lol (dont worry I promise not to skip the basics!!)

So what are your favorite parts to play? What pieces have brought you joy on the tuba?

I used to feel so self conscious about being a tuba player when I played back in high school (I was the only girl in my section) but Tuba is an awesome instrument and thats why I really want to get back into it and really have some fun.

Hello! I'm looking for recommendations for slice of life or workplace dramas that are set in time periods before smartphones existed (there's something about seeing a smartphone or the use of social media in a show that I dont like!). I'm particularly fond of the 90s, but open to other decades too!

Here's what I've already seen:

When Life Gives You Tangerines

• My all time favorite drama. I don't even know how to describe how much I loved it. I have no complaints.

2521

• I love the characters and the story. I originally started it because its set in the 90s! Two strong FLs is sooooooo good! I think my least favorite part was the ML, I honestly would have been so happy if he just wasn't there at all and the whole show was about the FLs!

Reply Series

• Ive seen all three shows, 88 was definitely my favorite. I'm a huge fan of ensemble casts and slice of life shows. I also loved 94 for the college setting, and the ensemble was great there too, but I did not like the main couple (iykyk). 97 was my least favorite of the three because of the high school setting and I didn't like the FL.

Twinkling Watermelon

• I adored this one, I love the music and I loved seeing deaf characters and the use of sign language!! I was not a fan of the ending, but it's still one of my top ranked dramas despite that.

Undercover Miss Hong

• So fun! Girl power! This one was great because it wasn't too serious or sad. And I love strong FLs. I think the only thing I didn't love was that it dragged on a bit sometimes but that's it!

A Time Called You

• I was not a fan, it was too dramatic and heart-wrenching. Also not a fan of the serial killer sub plot. I watched it because of the time travel and I did really love the 90s atmosphere but overall not my kind of show.

Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born

• I liked this one, but there was a lot of unnecessary drama and strife for my taste. I don't like seeing women pitted against each other! I'd much rather see them on the same team :)

Currently Watching:

Typhoon Family

• I like it so far, but it's definitely not my favorite. It's a tad too depressing for my taste. Honestly I may end up dropping it because it hard to watch the constant losses. I am a fan of the small moments of humor, and I love the ensemble cast and fighting spirit.

My Watchlist (Ranked):

1. When Life Gives You Tangerines

2. Reply 1988

3. Hospital Playlist

4. Twinkling Watermelon

5. Undercover Miss Hong

6. Twenty Five Twenty One

7. Resident Playbook

8. Family by Choice

9. Reply 1994

10. Coffee Prince

11. True Beauty

12. Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

13. Welcome to Samdal-ri

14. Extraordinary Attorney Woo

15. Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born

16. Squid Game

17. Doctor Cha

18. Reply 1997

19. Doctor Slump

20. When the Camellia Blooms

21. My Love from the Star

22. Crash Landing on You

23. Oh My Venus

24. Love Next Door

25. A Virtuous Business

26. Daily Dose of Sunshine

27. Check In Hanyang

28. A Time Called You

29. My ID is Gangnam Beauty

30. Second Shot at Love

31. Not Others

32. Pump Up the Healthy Love

33. Pro Bono

34. Tastefully Yours

35. It's Okay That's Love

36. Because This is My First Life

37. Gimbap and Onigiri

38. Our Beloved Summer - Did Not Finish

39. Hello, My Twenties - Did Not Finish

40. Can This Love Be Translated - Did Not Finish