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Could the bassist and the rhythm guitarist be the same person?

Could the function of the bassist and the rhythm guitarist be combined into one guitar player with a guitar like this for instance? Maybe just me playing this thing and a drummer and a regular ...
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Rhythmic values don't add up in a variant of Chopin's Nocturne op. 9 no 2?

In the book Chopin: Pianist and Teacher: As Seen by his Pupils I found a fragment which shows 2 variants (at least that's what it looks like to me) of bar 24 of Nocturne op. 9 no 2, presented by ...
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Question about dissonance handling and counterpoint

I'm self-learning 18th-century music theory because I like the music from that era. I'm obscure about the concepts of counterpoint and harmony. I'm aware that rules are not absolute within the 18th-...
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How would I number my measures for my solo? [duplicate]

How would I number the the top line, since the first measure is basically 1/2 of a measure, would I still put 1? The measure or 2 after the 2-4 are half measure, but two half measure make one so would ...
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What is the definition of 909/808/707/etc. percussion?

I would think that these sounds would be the sounds made by the classic drum machines. But I see many samples advertised as being "909 kick" for example, and these may be different than ...
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How do you play a slur for the same note? [duplicate]

I am learning a new piece on piano and there's a slur between the same note like this: Am I supposed to strike the key twice and use the sustain pedal in between?
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How do you tune your guitar?

I'd like to hear about the different techniques of tuning a guitar with standard tuning, and why you use them.
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Giant Steps are what you take… [migrated]

The Police song "Walking on the moon" starts with the lyrics: Giant steps are what you take, walking on the moon. Apart from the lyrical connection, is there any musical connection (...
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Why does it sound so weird? (Beethoven quartet)

Why does the first A# of the tetrachord of fugal development in op. 131, no. 7, m. 114 cello sound so weird? Is it because of the false relation with B?
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How to improve upon my skills without feedback?

For context, I am learning Western Classical Guitar and vocals and Indian Bambi Flute, and yes, it is 'Bamboo,' I affectionately call it Bambi because of how adorable I think my flute is. I have been ...
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What does "in two" mean with respect to tempo?

My copy of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah has the following tempo indication: Moderately slow, in 2 What does the "in 2" mean? I couldn't find it in Wikipedia's glossary of musical terminology. The ...
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How not to sound midi without real instrument?

Everyone say to me that my music composition "sounds like old midi" For example : But... is it is possible to make a music without real instrument without ...
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What is the name of this piece? [closed]

I recently came across a edit video of lang lang where he was playing a piece all thought he was not actually playing it because it was edited. I searched for it and found out its called RUNTAH MEDLEY ...
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Is live streaming music while learning/practicing a good idea? [closed]

I am learning Western Classical Guitar and Indian Bamboo Flute. I want to stream myself playing, connect with the community, and get some good feedback as well. Is it really a bad idea to live stream ...
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Can a Harp Play This Melody?

I feel as though this is likely possible, and just rather difficult, but as someone who hasn't ever played one, I thought it was best to reach out and check! Tried to google it but didn't have much ...
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Ableton routing MIDI file CC to synth parameter

I am fairly new to manipulate raw MIDI files, but I've had a couple of years of experience using Ableton. I've been trying to generate some MIDI files using code (I'm using Julia with the MIDI.jl ...
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What has scholarly research found about variations in live performances of the same songs by the same artists?

I am interested in the degree with which performances of the same songs by the same artists differ. In this regard, I wonder what scholarly research has found about such variations, and I especially ...
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Eleventh Chord in Major and Dominant

In 11th chords we're adding an 11th (which is a 4th above the octave) to a given chord: Cmin7: 1 b3 5 b7 Cmin11: 1 b3 5 b7 11 Cmin7b5: 1 b3 b5 b7 Cmin7b5/11: 1 b3 b5 b7 11 I've learned that I ...
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How do I place fingering instructions under a string's number?

I'm engraving a guitar score and I would like to notate the harmonic frets under the string number, as it is done in this example: To do this, I'm using \string and -fingering notation as it appears ...
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Is this note in Chopin's Nocturne Op. 9, No. 1, a Bb or an Ab?

In the original edition of Chopin's Nocturne Op. 9, No. 1, there is an Ab in bar 5 (6 if the anacrusis is counted) as the 4th note of the left hand: However, somebody6's transcription on MuseScore ...
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Most violins have the same shape, mandolins have many different shapes, why is that?

There are mandolins with f-shaped holes, oval holes, round holes; bowlback mandolins and flatback mandolins; archtop mandolins and flattop mandolins; mandolins with a pear-shaped body (A-style) or ...
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Are there fundamental problem how I'm fingering this fugue?

Part of my question about how I'm fingering this fugue is based on what I call "contraction" fingering. For example, with this passage... ...where I normally can finger it 1543 2432 1321 2. ...
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Fingering for left hand accompaniment over two octaves piano

I'd appreciate some help on how to finger the highlighted part. The sheet came with a lot of fingerings, so it feels to me like I'm missing something very obvious about how this should be played. ...
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What is the name of this music instrument? [closed]

I want to know which instrument is it for the music of raymans especially this at the beggining, this who do the main melody ... a violin ? A midi synth in a computer ...
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Can i connect my P-45 Digital Piano to play keys on my computer?

Im trying to use my piano as input for buttons on my computer:) I connected it to my PC with a USB-A to USB-B, and downloaded some software from yamaha (https://usa.yamaha.com/support/updates/...
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How can I turn a math function into sound? [duplicate]

I'm an astronomy undergrad and I'm taking a course on physics, mostly waves and sound. When studying beats, I realized that the cover for the AM album from Arctic Monkeys was an example of beats, and ...
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What Sort Of Movement Is This?

I apologize since I have a rather basic understanding of music theory. But I refer to the what's going in the treble clef with the descending notes. One line is the same while another is descending. I ...
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How Can I Incorporate Solfege Into My Ear Training Routine?

I read an article article about solfege, so I thought I would just sing do re mi in a major scale (probably C) and then move on to another scale when I have C scale down cold. Is there a better way? ...
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How to write cross staff beams in Noteflight?

In the middle section of Symphony No 5 by Beethoven, I see some cross staff beams (marked in red): Can you please tell me how to write them in Noteflight?
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Help reading music sheet [closed]

Could someone help me explain this music sheet of Frere Jacque? The is a Violin key, A mole on the A line and some notes. What do I habe to do with them in order to play this the correct way according ...
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How are dotted eighth-sixteenth note patterns counted in compound meter?

As someone who was taught to count compound meter like this: How would this system count the following patterns whilst still keeping the beat on the dotted quarter note?
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How do I tell Lilypond to start hymns on new page

I'm typesetting a hymn. For this particular project, it has the following requirements Every hymn must start on a new page. (Not strethced/spaced out, short hymn scores to sit at the top normally). ...
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Slur shape change

Using LilyPond, I am re-typesetting a score which uses an unusual symbol. Essentially, it is a slur between two adjacent notes, but the slur is mirror-imaged around its longest dimension. ...
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Can I play the BWV 863 prelude like this?

So, I'm learning the prelude and fugue in G-sharp minor from the Well-Tempered Clavier I (BWV 863). The prelude goes like this (see full score here): And I would like to play it like this: As you ...
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How can I condense calls to create lyrics into a single variable call?

I am working on a template for SATB Vocal hymn. To show the lyrics underneath the Soprano line, I use the following. \new Lyrics \lyricsto "Soprano" { \set stanza = "1.&...
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What does "gets the beat" mean?

When learning music theory, I keep hearing the terminology of, for example, a quarter note in a piece of music in 4/4 time "getting the beat". What exactly does this mean?
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Second-to-last measure (m. 33) of Chopin Op 9 No 2

The second-to-last measure of Chopin's Op.9 No.2 has two voices(?). The very first double note (G-Eb2) on right hand, how do you tell which is that "other voice" and which one goes with the ...
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Notating half notes across beat 3 in 4/4

When writing in 4/4, it's taught that the location of beat 3 should always be clear. However, it seems that the actual practice is that it is acceptable to have a half note on beat 2, instead of a ...
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What is the technical term for this type of singing?

You have two vocalists and the first vocalist sings a verse and as he begins the second verse, your second vocalist begins to sing the first verse. The two verses are then sung together.
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How would you analyze this chord progression and the function of Am7 here?

Disclaimer: Novice songwriter here. I've started to write a new song, started with a 16 bar funky bass line in C natural minor and kept adding some chords which I think might not be fully correct but ...
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Is it efficient to visualize chords on sheet music as notes on a piano to know the qualities of it?

For example, say you see sheet music (you are not in front of a piano) and you see the notes D F A . Is it efficient enough to visualize these notes as on a piano to determine that they are a minor ...
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Connecting digital piano via earphone

I have purchased a Vault Caeser MK2 digital piano. When I connect its output to earphones via a 6.5 to 3.5 mm jack, I’m still hearing the audio through the piano speakers instead of through the ...
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Where do I find original sheet music for songs?

I heard Orleans on Youtube and cover bands and wanted to learn some of their songs. I went to the library and music store to try to find their sheet music but struck out. Seems like no one is ...
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Term for a harmony that's always above the melody, but just enough to be in chord?

Is there a term for a harmony that always resembles the next-closest note above the melody that is in chord (not just in key)? A friend of mine always does that when improvising a harmony and she ...
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Why is the key typically the first and/or last note (or chord) of a song?

Is there a strategical reason when composing for the key to commonly be the first and/or last note (or chord) of a song?
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What is the word for the feeling when the piano key catches at the bottom of a press. The word for when the jack slips

I apologize I’m not a musician, I’m writing poetry and I heard someone talk about that click a little over 3/4s of the way down a piano key, when the jack catches and the hammer is launched. It ...
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Is this kit good enough if my goal is to develop rhythm?

I'll start by saying my interests are mostly in DnB, Jungle and Breakcore. I'm looking to learn the drums and how people play them to make better songs, along with developing my sense of rhythm, but I ...
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What is the term for the act of breaking up one long drawn out note into multiple beats?

I’m slowly learning music terminology and I’m trying to have a discussion with a musician friend about something but I’m not sure what you call this. My initial thought was an arpeggio but that’s ...
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3part counterpoint 4th species fusion resolving note appearing in other parts

This is 16th century 3 part 3rd and 4th species fusion counterpoint. At the second measure, there's C, The first note on the soprano. In the bass, there's sustained D, which will resolve to C. The ...
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Dvorak Plagiarized Beethoven?

I've just analyzed the beginning and the tempo of the scherzo of Dvorak's 9th symphony. When I did it, I've realized he had "copied" the scherzo of Beethoven's 9th! What is going on here?

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