Learning is the act of acquiring or developing skills and knowledge.
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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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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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Should I learn or know guitar in order to learn to play the banjo?
Someone once told me I should know guitar first. Are these instruments different enough that learning banjo is independent of knowing guitar?
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How do I continue improving my saxophone technique?
I've started learning saxophone three weeks ago. I'm having really good fun with it and I play it whenever I can.
I already play drums, bass guitar, and trombone so I know a bit about music, but not ...
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I've heard of advanced performers taking Dalcrose Eurhythmics classes- would such classes be appropriate for a beginner too?
Should a musician which is just starting to learn how to play his instrument specifically look for classes which call out Dalcrose Eurhythmics concepts as part of their curriculum?
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Sheet Music Books [closed]
I'm a complete newbie to music playing and I've just started learing about sheet music. My mentor was explaining it and showed me some examples from a book called P.Bona. I'm guessing it is Italian.
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Examples of easy pieces (Reading music) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I improve my piano sight reading?
I am a beginning drummer and pianist. Playing piano at my university and drums at home in the evening. Atm I am learning music ...
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How do you play these ukelele tabs?
I'm trying to learn ukelele, following the tablerature given here:
http://www.ukulele-tabs.com/uke-songs/cake/commissioning-a-symphony-in-c-uke-tab-1909.html
I can do the first verse, which has 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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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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Advance Plucking Lessons
Check this out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA-GadOp9sA (In this video it is not me)
I like plucking a lot. Most of the time I play Blackmoor's night. I can play several famous Blackmoor's Night ...
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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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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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Recommend resources for learning to play art-rock–like music on keyboard/synthesizer
I am trying to learn to play on keyboard and am a fan of 70s-80s art-rock like melodies (Yes, Genesis, etc.).
I'm looking for music tutors or books on this area.
Also applicable: simple midi/notes ...
