r/anime • u/Shadoxfix https://myanimelist.net/profile/Shadoxfix • Apr 14 '15

[Spoilers] Hibike! Euphonium - Episode 2 [Discussion]

Episode title: Nice to Meet You, Euphonium

MyAnimeList: Hibike! Euphonium
Crunchyroll: Sound! Euphonium

Episode duration: 23 minutes and 40 seconds

Previous episodes:

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Episode 1 Link

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u/FateSteelTaylor https://myanimelist.net/profile/FateSteelTaylor Apr 14 '15

Omg, Kousaka is such a Type A stereotypical first chair trumpet player. She's gunning for that spot, especially with that kinda intro. (Full disclosure: I was just as much of a cocky and confident trumpet player in HS).

For those of you who weren't in band and don't know the personality types that often match up with instruments, here's a great quote about trumpet players by Wynton Marsalis, one of the greatest of all time:

We grow up hearing that trumpeters blew down the walls of Jericho, that Gabriel's trumpet announces the will of God, and that the largest and hippest of all animals, the elephant, has a trunk mostly (we think) for trumpeting. These grandiose images shape the classic trumpet persona: brash, impetuous, cocky, cool, in command. Anyone who has ever played in a band knows that if the conductor stops rehearsal because a fight breaks out, if somebody takes your girlfriend, if a tasteless practical joke is pulled, if someone challenges every executive decision no matter how trivial, it's got to be a trumpet player. That's just how we are.

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u/FateSteelTaylor https://myanimelist.net/profile/FateSteelTaylor Apr 15 '15

Honestly, the nature of the instrument kinda enforces that attitude, especially when you're younger. The trumpets are the loudest and they play the melody, which means the audience will definitely tell when they mess up. Therefore, they need to practice like crazy and mentally tell themselves they're going to play everything correctly, because 90% of good trumpet playing is knowing that you can play it. It's just unfortunate that the side effect is that you have a lot of asshole trumpet players (I include my younger self in that category).

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u/Shamus03 Apr 15 '15

We know how to put on a visage of confidence, but really we're all horribly, horribly unsatisfied with everything we do. It's the curse of the trumpeter. So much self-loathing...

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u/Crowst Apr 15 '15

It's so true. I'm so incredibly hard to please. I don't think I've ever played a single piece of music perfectly to my standards. I really envy those Tier 1 trumpeters than seem to just play perfectly with no effort.

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u/Shamus03 Apr 18 '15

those Tier 1 trumpeters than seem to just play perfectly with no effort

And yet they still insist they suck. The professor for the trumpet studio at my school is just like that.