The rate of the beats in a passage of music, sometimes expressed in metronome beats per minute (BPM) and sometimes by the Italian system of names
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How useful is a metronome for playing the piano?
I've been learning to play the piano for over a year and a half now, and have never used a metronome to date. My rythm and tempo are usually decent, at least after playing the piece properly a few ...
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What is the importance of tempo and time-signatures?
I would like to ask what is the importance of tempo and time-signatures. By this I mean, aren't tempo and time-signatures all interchangeable. For example, a 4/8 60 BPM can be also described as 4/4 ...
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What tempo is Agitato?
I'm looking at Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C# minor and notice that the tempo changes from Lento to Agitato. I'm familiar with the former tempo marking, but not the latter. At what tempo should Agitato ...
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List of average genre tempo (BPM) levels?
I've been told before that a genre such as drum and bass averages a BPM of 160-180, whereas dubstep is around 140 BPM and hip-hop is around 115 BPM.
Does anyone know where I can get a list of popular ...
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Should I play licks/solos with a metronome
Praticing scales using a metronome is pretty straightforward, but most solos that I tried so far use an uneven tempo. I mean, the solo is a mixture of quarter notes, 8th notes and 16th notes, as such, ...
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Will straight crochets in 5/4 and straight quavers in 5/8 at same BPM sound the same?
If you write 5 1/4 notes in 5/4 at a tempo of q (quarter note)=120 and write 5 8th notes in 5/8 at e(eighth note)=120, one after another would they sound the same?
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Projecting “Playing ahead/behind/on the beat ” onto tangible concepts
I was trying to tell to my fellow drummer friend, that he should play something behind the beat so that we can experiment some particular song. But then I realized that I have no idea how to translate ...
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Does “extremely slow” mean also “extremely difficult”?
I am playing some works by Olivier Messiaen. Some of them are “extremely slow, extatic”, or “infinitely slow”.
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“Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus” (Quatuor pour la fin du temps), cello and ...
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tempo: “Andante allegro” vs “Allegro moderato”
In Händel Harp Concerto in B flat major (Op.4, No.6|HWV294):
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countering the “softer = slower” problem?
My choir has a consistent tendency -- absent a metrenome or vigorous conducting -- to slow down for quieter dynamics (and then never regain the original pace). We have several individuals with good ...
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Shortening a long note: intended or not?
I noticed that in many performances, chords that are expected by the author to have a long duration, are shortened by the performer.
An example is the fourth Ballade of Chopin, where, near the end, ...
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I have a song in my head, I know how it sounds, but I can't get it to translate well to DAW
I've had a full-fleshed out song in my head for days, but I can't figure out how to get it started. I THINK I have the tempo correct, but when I play it out, it doesn't line up with the measures, and ...
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What is the connection between time-signature, beat, and tempo?
What is the connection between time-signature, beat, and tempo? Mainly time-signature and tempo. Tempo is beats-per-minute I know, but does the time-signature affect it?
For example, in a 120bpm ...
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Metric modulation, ordering of the notes around the equals sign
I could find some references stating that the old note value is placed on the left while the new one is placed on the right.
For example: "dotted eigth = quarter" means that the tempo just got ...
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Making “acceleration” effect
my question is how to make song to feel like it is getting faster, without changing tempo? Example of what I actualy mean is:
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How can I increase BPM so the perceived increase in tempo is always the same?
I have a curious request. I'm a drummer, and I sometimes practice by setting my metronome to increase 1BPM every 2 measures. At first, the increase is very slow, almost unnoticeable, and it takes a ...
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How to play Chopin Etude Op.10 No.4 at the right speed
No matter how much I practised this etude, i just can't play it in the right speed. I play the piano for 12 years approx. and it just didn't work for me with this etude.
Does someone have an idea for ...
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What are some solid techniques for playing the piano quickly (fast tempo)?
I have always struggled with speed. When I get my fingers together (i.e. guitar style instrument with a pick), I do down-right horrible with speed. When they are separated (i.e. bass, and piano), I do ...
