Jehannum
Puts the "pro" in procrastination
Troll the pawn shops and estate sales. I found both of mine that way, for stupid cheap.
WTF The mildly embarassing fun fact thread
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I did it for a while as it was just before the holidays when I gave the other horn back, but since it was so close to the holidays I found nothing. I should try again soon. I would love to have one so my son could learn. I need to start teaching him basics though.
We do have a cornet and a baritone as well for him to learn on in the meantime. He's surprisingly good at brass and getting tones out given his age.
Ok. So I just tested my range, about 3 1/2 octaves. But that's really straining and almost yelling to reach that last half without using falsetto.
Not embarrassing to be able to sing... not at all. Just the fact that I was in choir for 6 years. And really it's not that embarrassing anymore. Mostly when I was in school...
That makes more sense. Most men can usually do about 2 octaves w/o falsetto (give or take a little). Women suck, we don't have falsetto so I know some who really only have 2 octaves. 2.5 is great and 3 is abnormal. Over the years I've lost a 1/2 step on my upper range and my lower needs to work on it. Though the lower end I rarely use anyway.
the real embarrassing fact here is how old you are if you were in highschool in 1980
Just started 7th grade in 1980, Bender.
Meh, never thought it was embarrassing. Still sing in a choir now. I'm a baritone, but normally singe tenor, and pinch hit for bass or alto depending on what's needed.
I still don't think there's much of that to be embarrassed by. I graduated high school with nearly double the credits in music than any other subject. That includes 4 years of English and 4 of math. My senior year I was literally in marching band, symphonic band (and helped with the lower concert band), orchestra, jazz band, pep band, women's glee and then the generic mixed choir. I would've even done show choir but I had no time for it with all that I did.
I started band in 4th grade. Choir was church choir as I went to Catholic school and I think we started in 2nd grade when I moved. I even did hand bells for the children's choir one year. Played piano starting at 5. So I've been in music stuff for 33 years now. Still am in the choir at church and run it now and then. So that's 33 years of music stuff. Nothing to be embarrassed at all with 6 years. Even while in school. Take what you love and run with it!
Jehannum
Puts the "pro" in procrastination
If it makes you feel any better, it means we were both sucking on titties at the same time.
For different reasons, however.
For different reasons, however.
I think Gates made being a nerd into a stable career but it was still socially stigmatized until Zuckerberg came around.
I like female fronted bands: Lacuna Coil, Nightwish, Walls of Jericho, older Otep albums, etc.
edit: forgot Arch Enemy (angela was awesome) and iwrestledabearonce.
edit: forgot Arch Enemy (angela was awesome) and iwrestledabearonce.
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Nah, in all honesty it was regarded as a better class back during the first Internet bubble in the late 90s. Long before social media became a thing. The first round of dot com successes made women start to take a hard look at finding their wealthy nerd. Which really started the validation
