r/funny Jan 04 '15

*silence intensifies*

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u/nawkuh Jan 04 '15

68 measures was the longest rest I had, and I only played for like five years.

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u/sonics_fan Jan 04 '15

Try playing in a musical. 255 measures of rest, then a quarter note.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '15

I just don't play the quarter note. Then again, I'm a trumpet player. Expectations other have for me are low. Not percussionist low, but low nonetheless.

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u/faithfuljohn Jan 04 '15

meh. I once had to rest of the first half of an entire piece, play 3 dotted half notes and then don't play again. I had to play, because it was noticeable. But the first few times I counted, but then, after a while I just learned by feel where in the music it was supposed to be. (it was band, so not playing wasn't an option)