Ri-chan - Vol. 1 Ch. 119

[MangaDex]

 

[rozert]

Cute... extremely cute! Go get em Ri chan

 

[velatic]

that glasses guy already rizz up a little girl lol

 

[fettyman]

Either Isojima-san is the same height as Victor Wembanyama or black haired girl is like 3 feet tall.

 

[blablablub]

Ri-chan so happy

 

[jonnywarlock]

Awwwww. The music. It makes everyone happy. 🥲

 

[jackjack9]

Cute. Glad Ri-chan is smiling

 

[nicolas22g]

Riri got them hearts

 

[Angry_Panda]

Largely useless fact from my music degree that's somehow relevant here: non-English solfege systems use 'si' for the 7th scale degree rather than 'ti' - I would hazard a guess that's where the Japanese syllable came from.

Thanks for the chapter!

 

[paela69]

Largely useless fact from my music degree that's somehow relevant here: non-English solfege systems use 'si' for the 7th scale degree rather than 'ti' - I would hazard a guess that's where the Japanese syllable came from.

Thanks for the chapter!

i'm curious, what type of job can you get with a music degree? also is music theory hard to learn?

 

[Angry_Panda]

i'm curious, what type of job can you get with a music degree? also is music theory hard to learn?

Well, if I was trying to use my degree (BA with an emphasis in composition), the answer would be 'teaching music' and that's about it (composition isn't a job, it's an illness). I don't do that - the only thing the degree has formally gotten me for employment is the ability to say I have the degree - but informally I have no regrets about spending four years learning about a topic that interests me and that I enjoy.

Music theory isn't hard, but like most systematic approaches to a subject, it does require a base set of knowledge/terminology to start from, and acquiring that base without the benefit of something like piano lessons is kind of hard. I think that's what threw most of the folks I went to school with that had trouble with the topic. Some folks were vocal or wind majors that weren't accustomed to thinking of more than their individual line, and dealing with multiple notes at once was a new experience. Others had learned to do a lot of things by ear, and so trying to give names to some of the things they already 'knew' was the big stumbling block. Finally, a lot of theory ties back into Baroque/Classical harmony, and starts to break down as you move through the Romantic era and into the 20th Century (both for high art music and popular music), so there is a certain amount of 'when are we going to use this' for some folks.

 

[AnonMan88]

This page is pretty good with all the little details and callbacks.

Ri-chan's group of kids were shown in 107, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 114.5 (some of them), 115, & 116. One of them is Matsui-san's daughter from 107.5 (who was also shown with Ri-chan in 108, 108.5, & 117.5).

Ara Ara-san was true to her nickname (Amber Alert) by having a kid sit on her lap and putting her hands on top of the kid's hands. Her two kids were shown with her in 107, 111, 111.5, & 114.5 (111.5 is technicality her imagining her two kids).

Glasses-kun has unconsciously rizzed a little girl to the point that she's hanging off of his arm (her feet are not on the ground). The little girl was shown by Glasses-kun in 107, 108, 110, 110.5, 114.5, & 116.

Mifune-san's height appears to be as humorously inconsistent as Ri-chan's. (Compare her height when sitting at the top of the page and standing at the bottom of the page with Chapter 108.)

Fantastic consistency with the "extras" for this arc. Major kudos to the author.

 

[paela69]

Well, if I was trying to use my degree (BA with an emphasis in composition), the answer would be 'teaching music' and that's about it (composition isn't a job, it's an illness). I don't do that - the only thing the degree has formally gotten me for employment is the ability to say I have the degree - but informally I have no regrets about spending four years learning about a topic that interests me and that I enjoy.

Music theory isn't hard, but like most systematic approaches to a subject, it does require a base set of knowledge/terminology to start from, and acquiring that base without the benefit of something like piano lessons is kind of hard. I think that's what threw most of the folks I went to school with that had trouble with the topic. Some folks were vocal or wind majors that weren't accustomed to thinking of more than their individual line, and dealing with multiple notes at once was a new experience. Others had learned to do a lot of things by ear, and so trying to give names to some of the things they already 'knew' was the big stumbling block. Finally, a lot of theory ties back into Baroque/Classical harmony, and starts to break down as you move through the Romantic era and into the 20th Century (both for high art music and popular music), so there is a certain amount of 'when are we going to use this' for some folks.

interesting, can you also become a conductor with that knowledge? or do you need a specialized degree for that?

for me musical knowledge and creating music fascinates me, there are times that I wish I could've gotten a degree in music/arts rather than in STEM

 

[Angry_Panda]

interesting, can you also become a conductor with that knowledge? or do you need a specialized degree for that?

for me musical knowledge and creating music fascinates me, there are times that I wish I could've gotten a degree in music/arts rather than in STEM

Conducting is related - I did take a semester of it (required for the composition emphasis - I think I still have my baton around somewhere), and know enough about it to realize it's a lot harder than it looks. I could rehearse a group on short notice, at least on a piece I'm familiar with, but it would take a lot of time to get to where anyone professional would want me to be leading performances. Most conductors for professional ensembles will probably have at least a masters-level graduate degree focusing on conducting, but I would guess most high school orchestra/band/choir directors or community ensemble directors are like me - they had a semester or two of conducting as part of their degree - with the added benefit of the time they've spent actually conducting over their career.

If you want, it's never to late to try and join a community choir or something similar. It helps to have some sense of pitch and a bit of singing experience, but I've seen enough amateur groups where neither of those actually seem to be requirements to think it wouldn't be hard to get a foot in the door.

 

[olivetho]

that girl on the last panel lmao

also, i have literally never heard anyone refer to "Si" as "Ti".

 

[fettyman]

Well, if I was trying to use my degree (BA with an emphasis in composition), the answer would be 'teaching music' and that's about it (composition isn't a job, it's an illness). I don't do that - the only thing the degree has formally gotten me for employment is the ability to say I have the degree - but informally I have no regrets about spending four years learning about a topic that interests me and that I enjoy.

Music theory isn't hard, but like most systematic approaches to a subject, it does require a base set of knowledge/terminology to start from, and acquiring that base without the benefit of something like piano lessons is kind of hard. I think that's what threw most of the folks I went to school with that had trouble with the topic. Some folks were vocal or wind majors that weren't accustomed to thinking of more than their individual line, and dealing with multiple notes at once was a new experience. Others had learned to do a lot of things by ear, and so trying to give names to some of the things they already 'knew' was the big stumbling block. Finally, a lot of theory ties back into Baroque/Classical harmony, and starts to break down as you move through the Romantic era and into the 20th Century (both for high art music and popular music), so there is a certain amount of 'when are we going to use this' for some folks.

I'm a self taught classical pianist and play a lot of Bach/Liszt/Kapustin, but theory has never really clicked for me. I can play all the scales, know all the 7ths and inversions, but once you start getting into the chord progressions, it all falls apart (it feels so subjective sometimes). A dedicated teacher would probably help with this.

Studying the Bach Chorales helped with this, but there's still so many questions I have that I can never answer on my own.

 

[Angry_Panda]

also, i have literally never heard anyone refer to "Si" as "Ti".

Blame the English for that one. "We can't have two note names starting with the same letter. That's madness!"

(...) I can play all the scales, know all the 7ths and inversions, but once you start getting into the chord progressions, it all falls apart (it feels so subjective sometimes).
(...) Studying the Bach Chorales helped with this, but there's still so many questions I have that I can never answer on my own.

You're about 75% of the way there - at this point it would just be learning some terms and fitting pieces together, and then you could sail through about three semesters of theory in short order.

 

[Elfteiroh]

Fun fact: In French, yes we use "si", but "so" is also changed to "sol".

 

[Angry_Panda]

The 'L' tends to get under-pronounced, so a lot of people who've never seen the syllables written out think it's 'so,' but it's 'sol' in English as well. There's a Latin text the syllables come from. (Another fun fact - 'do' was originally 'ut.')

 

[Coldlight]

Seems one or more childhood first crushes may have formed in this event.

Riri's finally getting some of the recognition she deserves, through this and after the others who weren't self-taught like her actually praised her music as good. Thankfully nobody's judging her anymore based on her looks after they heard her music.

Now the effects of this on her mindset could be interesting. Will this change the way she views herself, her life and her future? I wonder if she'll again consider walking down the road of music for her future.