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Cake day: November 14th, 2025
  • wicked_samurai@beehaw.orgtoNeurodivergence@beehaw.org•ADHD and Piano?English
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    19 hours ago

    Yeah, the commitment can be tough! I will say that muscle memory is a big part of learning any instrument, so if you naturally rely on it, I don’t think that’s bad. I am not a teacher, but I got really good at guitar and saxophone when I was younger; so I feel comfortable sharing my thoughts on reading, muscle memory, etc.

    If you keep playing and build up your memorization skills, that is a very good thing IMO. Reading is important too, but maybe you don’t have to get really good at everything all at once?

    Also, remember to have fun! 😊

    On a general note, I as a fellow ADHD-haver, I have found that a consistent mindfulness pracrice has been a game changer for my focus. Have you tried mindfulness meditation or had a mindfulness practice? Playing music and reading music are both very mindful activities, so building your “mindfulness muscle” could be a good way to help you stay in the moment and not get lost!

  • wicked_samurai@beehaw.orgtoChat@beehaw.org•how's your week going, BeehawEnglish
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    2 days ago

    My friend lives in Gaza City. Her dad waa killed during the first few days of the “ceasefire.” Her little brother is ten and he doesnt speak anymore. He is the sweetest little boy.

    We were in almost-daily communication but she and her family had to move to a new apartment in an area that suffered a lot more damage so there is no internet. Her house and her mom’s chicken farm was destroyed and no one can work (my friend is a lawyer) or go to school (she has two brothers in college, two in high school, and one in elementary).

    She told me there are still a lot of attacks and there is no real ceasefire. Gaza isn’t really in the news here in America anymore, which is discouraging to me.

    My friend’s people are being exterminated and their homeland (they have no nation) has been obliterated.

    Israel is a fascist ethnostate. It’s surreal. To be clear, I am not citicizing Jews writ large or Israelis for BEING Jewish. This is about their actions and their own statements.

    I know it’s nothing compared to what the Palestinians are actually going through, but it’s been hard to deal with. I don’t know anyone else with friends there so it isn’t very helpful to talk to people I know about it. They all just get uncomfortable; I don’t blame them but it’s just not comforting.