Learning is the act of acquiring or developing skills and knowledge.
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Keyboard or midi controller for learning to play? [duplicate]
I am an adult looking to learn to play music. I would like to learn to play a synthesizer but they are a bit expensive to try a new hobby on. I'm looking around the $100 range for my starter ...
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Fingering for the higher C for an Irish low whistle in D
I have got an Irish low-whistle in D, and have been searching on the internet for the fingering for the higher C, but have been unable to find a working one anywhere. I also tried experimenting by ...
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A case of tone deafness or not enough practice?
I always wanted to play an instrument but ever since I was a kid I was told by my parents I was tone deaf, mostly because I have a terrible singing voice.
Now what I have read is that when your tone ...
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Learn music professionally, not classical and not jazz?
I'm a keyboardist with classical training since childhood, and an unresistible urge to play pop (rock, funky, ballad, progressive rock, radio pop, anything non-classical) music. I want to become a ...
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Why is the recorder a good instrument to start with?
I don't know if it's the same all over the world, but in central Europe it seems to be a tradition that every slightly music-interested child has to play the recorder to start.
Parents seem to find ...
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Sight reading (“two hands”) for one non-performers?
For a long time I have wanted to learn to sight-read piano music, and made a few a ttempts, but failed.
The most important reason for these failures, I think, is that I have no interest whatsoever in ...
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Playing the hawaiian steel guitar. [closed]
I have got hold of hawaiian steel guitar. This is my first instrument. I have learned to play a simple happy birthday to you using only the first string. How do I proceed further? Links to tutorials ...
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Teaching a student to match pitch
I'm a piano teacher and I currently have a student that is taking voice lessons from another teacher. Our lessons involve me accompanying her and discussing interpretation and style. She has some ...
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How to keep ANY progress and have fun again
Actually I'm not even sure where to start.
I play (mostly acoustic) guitar for about 4 year now and at the beginning (lets say 2 first years of playing) I was really inspired but now I kinda lost it.
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Realistic long-term goals for an adult piano learner? (Limits of adult learning) [closed]
I started learning to play classical piano 6 months ago, at 27 years of age. Although I did not play the piano at all prior to this, I have been listening to classical piano and attending concerts for ...
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What resource teaches me finger placement for violin sheet music?
New to the violin!
... So, I'm really confused now.
You see, as a hobby, this whole time I have been learning songs by memorizing the finger placement some violinists use for their pieces.
Buuut, ...
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How does fm synthesis works compared to additive synthesis, and how to approach sound design with it?
I use regurlarly ableton analog, NI Massive and FAW Circle, whith which I can produice more or less any sound i like, but I can get, at all, how synthesis works and how to make a sound with it.
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What are the ABRSM graded examinations, and why would one want to take them?
I have seen several questions here about the exams offered by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music in the United Kingdom. Most questions are from the standpoint of people who are in the ...
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Memorising the fretboard when using dropped tunings? [duplicate]
I'm trying to memorise the notes on the fretboard so that I can more easily apply some of the chordal and scale theory I've been learning, but I downtune quite a lot (half-step down, whole step down, ...
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Getting my Daughter Started in Music
My daughter is currently 3, she has a very keen interest in music. She sings a lot and "composes" her own little "songs" to her own tunes. She has apparently has a keen ear for music, she inserts her ...
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Self learning and tips for a middle aged parent
I have played guitar as a hobby on-and-off for 18 years now. I am not an accomplished player. I took lessons when I started out. I have bought books, and early-on I learned a lot from Fretboard ...
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Please recommend the next piano piece I should learn [closed]
I started learning to play the piano in September last year. I am taking private lessons from a young man who is a very skilled pianist and also a good teacher, but I happen to be his first student. I ...
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Learning about electric guitars [closed]
Not about how to play them, but about the terms associated with them. For example, I don't know what things like "pitch blend" are, or what is the difference between the various pickups or how the ...
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Looking for advice on my self-taught music education
Until a year ago, I had absolutely no music education, and I decided to change that around this period, well more exactly I picked up on (acoustic) guitar as a hobby and from there gained interest in ...
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What instrument can an old guy learn if the main goal is to write music
At this old age I began, two years ago learning to write music. I write it using Sibelius and let the computer play it for me.
I have been strongly recommended to learn to play an instrument. I have ...
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Can I learn an instrument just by practicing songs?
I am a working individual with tons of responsibility at work giving me little to no time to practice in the conventional way. I can't consistently keep practicing scales and stuff. I just picked up ...
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Best process to learn a new song
I have been wondering about the best way to learn playing a new song on guitar. For example, a lot of people try to pick a small part, practice and perfect it and then repeat the procedure for the ...
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How to extract musical notes(tabs) from chords?
Is there any way to extract tabs from the chord?
I am a guitar player and i want to play some songs on my guitar. I found the chords for these songs on the internet but there are no tabs available. I ...
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What to look for in beginner etudes for a second instrument?
I've already learned the theory, technique and notation as it applies to my primary instrument (guitar). I'd like to pick up a second instrument (viola), but I need to find exercises and etudes that ...
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Repertoire recommendation for beginning viola? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What to look for in beginner etudes for a second instrument?
[Stumbled upon this on meta. So I thought I'd attempt a trial by fire.]
I just got a shipment of necessary ...
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How do I develop a bass voice?
I am an 'adult male human' and can sing from A2 to G4 comfortably. It would be great if I can sing up to a whole octave below this. I am in no hurry and am willing to expend time and effort. I just ...
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How to learn chords for piano?
I am starting to learn some music theory and improving other things in my piano playing, and I've decided I will begin by learning chords. I've read a bit about them and I know, more or less, how they ...
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How do I go about practicing this arpeggio?
I'm an experienced guitar player, and I'm finally getting around to spending some time self-studying the piano. I've been learning a few songs by ear, and I'm wondering how to go about properly ...
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How to learn piano improvisation
I am a self-taught piano player, played for about five years with shorter and longer breaks. I've never had any formal education, don't know chords or music theory. What should I do to learn piano ...
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Getting back to the piano after 5 years - restart with lessons or just play? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Get back into piano after long break?
How to get back on track after long absence
Before I went to university I spent quite some time playing the piano after several ...
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What should I be trying my hand at to practice composing?
I don't really know how to play any instrument, but I do have some USB keys that I have plinked with in Garageband.
I'm not interested so much in learning to perform my works. I enjoy and am inspired ...
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What can I do to learn violin before going to a teacher?
Well, I just got a violin today. Got it set up, tuned up (I think), aaaand... Most horrible sound ever heard in my life! :D
So, it is time to learn to play it. Apparently, it is highly advised to get ...
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Do the hands' sizes affect piano learning/performance?
I don't really know anything about pianos, but since I just got a digital one I guess I should give it a go.
The first thing I noticed is that it is difficult for me to press multiple keys that are a ...
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What instruments should I play now? [closed]
I plan to know at least over 5 instruments at some point, I already play Guitar.
What I'm looking for:
Something somewhat uncommon/unusual
More ability to be usable in heavier styles such as rock
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website with jazz guitar chords and photos of hands?
I'm getting so frustrated with the terrible signal to noise ratio searching for guitar chord websites so thought I'd ask here. I'm looking for something with:
lots of different voicings for chords, ...
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What instrument is inexpensive and can be self-taught?
I have never played any instrument. Now I want to learn some instrument. My deciding parameters are - it should be compact, inexpensive and can be learnt without a teacher.
I search over internet and ...
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What are the most common barriers to becoming proficient at playing an instrument?
What are the most common barriers to becoming proficient at playing an instrument, and how does one overcome them?
Multiple answers welcome :)
This question does not apply to a particular instrument ...
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Finding the right rhythm for a tune
I have bought a CASIO CTK-4200 keyboard which has some 180 rhythms stored. I am new to such keyboards, and a beginner when it comes to playing music. I know some tunes which I can play on this ...
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Finding chords that match with single notes
I just heard Lenka's "Everything at Once".
The Background chord progression is quite catchy. I tried to figure out its chords, but to no avail.
I tried singular notes: I found F A C A and also C E ...
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Which online resources can I use to learn how to play the harmonica? [closed]
I just bought a diatonic harmonica in the key of C (Hohner's Big River Harp), and I'd really like to learn how to get around with it. It came with a "Step by Step" guide to understand the basics of ...
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Silent, extremely portable instrument to learn music
I am currently off work for more or less a month, so I decided it could be a great time to learn an instrument and how to compose some simple tunes.
I am 29, never played anything meaningful in my ...
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How does one start learning music theory?
I know some basic stuff like scales and how to construct chords, but I don't know much about the roles notes play in melody, what kinds of melodies there are, how to do chord progressions, and so on.
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Is there a technique to help you memorize the notes on the guitar?
The title says it all. Is there no escaping memorizing the neck note by note, or is there a nice technique for this?
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Do I need a teacher to learn violin?
I'd like to take up the violin, but I travel too much to take lessons.
Is it reasonable to learn violin without a teacher? And I take 'unreasonable' to mean "don't even bother- you'll be much better ...
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Transfer effect in musical training [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Will learning to play another instrument help me to become a better guitarist?
Is there any studies on transfer effect in musical training? Or does someone have any ...
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Leading a jam session
Our local youth center organises a jam session each two weeks. Most of the time, everyone is just playing stuff and not really looking at, listening to or paying attention to each other. The most ...
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Ranking Interval Complexity
I would like to know the order of complexity of musical intervals (in a melody). I learned about this from an exposure to the Kodaly method, although I have not learned from nor taught using the ...
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One at a time or all at once?
I'm relearning guitar after several years -- well, several decades -- away. I'm actually finding that not only is it coming back to me easily, but I'm learning more than I ever knew before due to all ...
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Song Analysis Foo Fighters - Arlandria [closed]
In the process of trying to improve my songwriting skills, I decided to do a little more "structured" transcription (see also Justin's explanation why this is helpful). I'm posting my progress here ...
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Where to start when learning guitar? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Need Help in Starting to Learn Guitars?
What's the best way to start learning and progress at guitar?
Should I start with scales, basic chord progressions or simple ...
