u/smartaleckgoose

For context I’m a 20 year old dude/them. I really like basically any alt fashion, I consider myself to be a pretty anti-mainstream guy so anytime I see someone dressed in a way that’s interesting or exciting I think it’s sick, I especially like goth and punk fashion. However, I don’t really dress alt at all, I tend to lean towards old-money and casual outfits and I like them, but I sometimes feel self-conscious, like people are going to assume that I’m basic because I don’t dress alt if that makes sense? At the same time I feel like I would look and feel very out of place if I did try to dress more punk.

I just want to know y’alls’ thoughts on people that don’t really dress alt; would it make you less likely to want to talk to someone if they didn’t, or does it not really matter? And maybe what are some more subtle ways I can signal that I’m mainstream without having to make big changes to my look? Maybe I’m just hella insecure (scratch that, I am), but I used to not care about how I dressed at all and now I want to dress in a way that lets people know who I am as a person, and that’s proving to be difficult.

At the risk of sounding like a college essay, music has been the most important thing in my life for as long as I can remember. It’s also the only thing I’ve been able to consistently get better at and understand to the point that I can study it in college and do better than most people. I’m a jazz pianist with really strong ear training and working on reading sheet music, which I am confident I will eventually be able to do fluently.

I’ve found that I love performing, but I also really love talking about music, and I can talk about it with people that have a ton of experience and that have none at all and still have a meaningful conversation. This, combined with the fact that it seems like the most stable career to be found in music, is why I want to go into music education. It’s something that I genuinely think I could be good at and that I could use to make a positive impact on the world.

The thing that scares me is that depending on what the world looks like when I graduate, the one thing I really want to do and think I’m capable of doing might not be a viable career path, and I don’t know how to deal with that stress at times. I’ve had dreams of teaching at the university level but I’ve also had people tell me that there’s not even close to a guarantee of that ever happening. It’s incredibly saddening to hear this and I’m wondering what people here’s experience has been and what I can do to help myself out.

I’m a student in school for music performance and a couple weeks ago I remember feeling absolutely amazing about my playing. All my ideas came out clear, I was playing all this cool pentatonic stuff, sight reading changes felt light, and I don’t know when it left but it did. I don’t hate my playing right now, but I stutter more, I feel like I’m playing sloppier, and I feel like I’m not playing very interesting stuff anymore. Can anyone relate and tell me how I get back to that level and ideally how to stay there? Much love, peace.

That’s what I assume they are anyways. Spots in my beard that really hurt when I touch them and kind of feel like pimples but aren’t. Any advice on how to get rid of those? I like my beard and don’t want to have to get rid of it.

I guess this is like concept art or something similar? I kind of just wanted to create some music and ended up taking a lot of inspiration from the Everhood soundtrack. I’m thinking something like Everhood where the music is what creates the attacks, but I think the story would be more focused around music. The idea I put in the subtitles was basically just meant to be dialogue from a boss (The Groovemaster) as you battle him. Let me know if this makes you think of anything!

Also, the ending is really improv by me because I couldn’t bear the thought of writing a solo note by note, so it’s not perfect, but I think it adds a nice touch.

If this is too vague for the sub please let me know where my question would better fit.

Hello everyone. I’m a 20 year old guy who’s thinking about getting a tattoo for the first time, but I’m having a lot of trouble coming up with ideas for what I want it to be. I always told myself that if I was gonna get a tattoo that I want it to be something that really resonates with me and isn’t something generic.

I’m a professional jazz pianist and studying music at university, and I really want to get something that reflects that aspect of me, the fact that I love music on an incredibly deep level and ideally that I love jazz as an artform. I’ve gotten recommendations of stuff like treble clefs and music notes but those feel very generic, like I know 5 musicians that have a treble clef tattooed somewhere on their body. If yall have any ideas for something that could be interesting please let me know, thanks!

I’ve played a decent amount of times but my strategy is still lacking. I got invited to an event where they’re going to be playing Blood, and I really want to play well, but I’m afraid that I’m going to mess things up and make people upset at me. I’m mainly looking for advice like when to reveal/hide your role, how to know when you can trust another player, how to make yourself look trustworthy when you are (and when you aren’t), stuff like that. Any and all help is appreciated!