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Complete fingering-technique reference book for keyboard player for chords and scales?
I'm now studying harmony and since my instrument is not keyboard, I don't know how to execute complex chords such as 13 or other chords that involve more than 5 notes.
Do you play them with just one ...
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Is a violin's shape (particularly the f-holes) necessary or is it just for aesthetics?
Violins have a rather beautiful design.
... is such design necessary? Is a violin's natural sound only achieved when it has this specific shape?
I have a particular interest in the f-holes. Are they ...
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Is there a set of guidelines to indicate where on the neck to play equivalent notes?
I have just started learning mandolin and I am working my way through St. Louis Blues. The music that I am using includes the tablature as well as the music.
The tab for one section shows:
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Orchestration and painting evenly over the spectrum
Empirically, mainly watching Stephen Malinovwski's (smalin) music visualization videos on YouTube, I have noticed that several instruments playing together sound better when they roughly cover the ...
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What is the difference between a collection of sounds and music?
From my reading I've gathered that the difference between music and noise is that music is an organized collection of sounds. In that definition, noise would then be an unorganized collection of ...
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What are the Solfège names of the semitones between the basic do, re, mi, etc?
What are the names of all the notes in a sol-fa scale, especially the notes between the basic Do, Re, Mi's.
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Music in your head
I'm a little confused on the concept of hearing music in your head. I dont think I really do that. Some people I know say they can hear specific instruments as they "listen". Do I not have the wiring, ...
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Difference between dissonance and clashing notes
Wikipedia describes dissonance as the quality of sounds that seems "unstable" and has an aural "need" to "resolve" to a "stable" consonance
Which basically means it hurts your ears and you want it to ...
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Effectively using singing games for vocal training
What are productive ways to use the "Rock Band" video game as part of a vocal training regimen?
Are there any bad habits/practices that singing along with this type of game tends to promote?
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“Dull” sound when recording dry audio from an Ibanez S series, not caused by old strings?
I'm using my trusty Ibanez S5470 (wonderful guitar, if a little weak in sustain due to its scant weight) to record some dry audio inputs to use for re-amping later, directly into my Focusrite Saffire ...
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Tips for using complex time signatures in a “catchy” pop song?
I'm looking to write some music in the vein of a band I discovered recently called Icarus The Owl, who use some pretty wacky time signatures (anything from 21/16 into weirder territories) but always ...
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Keeping a drummer in time with my keyboard
I'm a keyboard player in a party band, and I'd love to be able to use the kind of loop-delay sounds so common on modern processed recordings to fill out the sound. However, I face the immediate ...
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Biggest differences between 4 mallet grips
I am aware that there are 2 popular ways to hold 4 mallets while playing the marimba. There is Burton's and there is Steven's. I am not really even sure which grip I currently use, as I just started ...
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How to tune crotales
At our school, we are playing a piece called "Metal", composed by Brian Balmages. The percussion part denotes the crotales and glockenspiel playing together quite often. TThere is a major problem with ...
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Tuning new strings on an acoustic guitar
Okay, so a while back I broke one of my guitar strings, so I bought a new set. The problem is with my new strings my guitar sounds awful. Like it doesn't sound new awful it sounds like its completely ...
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Strange key signature?
I have some experience reading music, but today I came across a Bartok piece, "Melody with Accompaniment", part of Mikrokosmos Vol. 2. The key signature has one sharp, C#.
I was under the impression ...
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2 guitar progression [closed]
These are progression from a song that I was playing with a friend but we don't understand it at all. Can somebody please explain conceptually why they sound good when played together i.e first ...
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Is there an iOS app that can be used for simultaneous audio and midi output in a live stage environment?
Currently, I'm using an iPad and the built-in Music app to play backing tracks. It's great, but when it's time to play a new song, I have to use a separate device that outputs a midi clock to let the ...
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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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What music notation software can handle this complex beaming?
Update: It looks like the votes are clearly in favor of Lilypond. While Sibelius and Finale appear to be the "canonical" solutions, and MuseScore has a nice showing (albeit using a "development" ...
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Does bending the neck have any long term adverse effects?
With electric guitars, it's a common technique to bend the neck of the guitar with your hands to produce a subtle pitch change. It is often used with guitars without a whammy bar. Are there any ...
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creating a simple instrument tuned to a specific frequency
I would like to create a very simple percussion instrument that would match the resonant frequency of an echo-y cave I occasionally visit. Currently I am thinking of using a metal bar, but I don't ...
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Is loud breath intake considered a mistake when playing wind instruments?
I attended graduation concert on Western Classical Flute. Player was breathing very loud but I've heard it only because concert hall was very small. Is loud breath intake assesed as bad technique or ...
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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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Transcribing Piano Chords for Guitar
I've recently started playing rhythm guitar in my church's worship service. The more contemporary songs I don't really have a problem with. It's the traditional songs that are giving me some pain ...
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I'm boring myself when playing guitar? [closed]
Somehow I just feel like I'm limited when playing guitar. I'm into a bit of metal (core, djent n stuff), rock, blues, pop.. But most of what I play lately gets boring and when I try to be creative I ...
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The origin of “Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles' Father” [closed]
The order of the flats is given by the mnemonic "*B*attle *E*nds *A*nd *D*own *G*oes *C*harles' *F*ather". What is the history behind this strange phrase?
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Recruitment and Retention of Choir Students at Native American Reservation High School
I am a first year teacher at Browning High School on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Northwestern Montana. I went into this job knowing it would be difficult and I am proud of what my students ...
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New myspace: do you have to be member to view other's profile? [closed]
I recently subscribed to the new myspace in order to have a place where I could share my music (electronic compositions) production.
But it seems to me that the ones who are not subscribed cannot see ...
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Latest Developments in Classical Guitar Strings?
I've put my classical instrument down for a few years, to focus on period instruments. Now I'm playing the modern instrument again -- the strings are in sad shape! Before I buy new strings... Are ...
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Guitar's individual bridge saddle intonation cannot be adjusted further
I picked up a cheap (used) guitar on which the intonation was all out of wack. I've followed the instructions in this answer about fixing the intonation using the adjuster screws on the bridge. My ...
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How to control unintentional, natural vibrato in singing?
So, I'm 14, going on 15. And by vibrato, I mean of the voice (vocal cords?). Anyway, a good description of it would be that it just came out of the blue. I was singing to myself one day, maybe a ...
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Guitar chords high on the neck
Apologies, this is an incredibly vague question, but any help would be appreciated.
When watching skilled acoustic guitar players, I regularly see them playing chords high on the guitar neck (ie ...
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What is intellectual experience of music? [closed]
I hope this isn't off topic. My apologies if it is. I have many friends who claim that listening to music is an intellectual experience for them, especially when it comes to western classical and ...
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Why do men and women have different pitch?
I experienced that men and women have some difference in pitch.
Suppose, normal men can sing a song around middle C comfortably, women will have some difficulty, either its a little low or a little ...
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Store only voice in PSR keyboard memory bank
I tried to store my voice settings in a PSR i455 keyboard, but the style also got saved along with it.
I want to store only voice so that I can use it while playing in ACMP mode. The problem is ...
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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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Is this note in Für Elise an E or a D?
I've seen two notations for the note progression of Für Elise that goes "E.-C-B-A" at the end. One is "E.-C-B-A", which was the one I heard first, and the other is "D.-C-B-A", which appeared in an RCM ...
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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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Trying to find chord progressions of a song. How?
How does one find chord progressions of a song?
I'm trying to find the sequence to: http://wildcatstrike.bandcamp.com/track/lloyd-braun-2
All I have though is A minor though :(
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The differences between natural, harmonic and melodic minors
I'm studying scales and came across the natural, harmonic, and melodic minors. I understand the patterns for each scale but what other important differences exist between the three?
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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 to connect bass to windows box and record the session? [duplicate]
Basically I would like to connect my bass to my PC running Windows.
I have read about two forms:
Connect my bass to my pc using the MIC jack in the box or and USB cable but I can get a problem about ...
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Is Rock n Roll the Devil's music?
In honor of 666 days in Beta!
Historically, what evidence has been cited in support of the claim that Rock 'n' Roll is the music of Devil?
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Why does classical music sound out of tune on a Hohner Marine Band Deluxe Harmonica?
A few months ago I tried my hand at my fathers old diatonic harmonica. Since I can sight read well and have good breathing technique as a vocalist, I found that I could make some of my favorite ...
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Removing tone control on Trace-Elliot Velocette amp to use it with bass
I have a Trace-Elliot Velocette that I'm very satisfied with. This amp works very good also for recording bass, but the low notes will be much less sturdy when recording through this amp than if I ...
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First electric guitar [closed]
I am looking to buy my first electric guitar. I have an acoustic but want to play some rock n roll.
Interested in black sabbath , pink Floyd, led zeppelin , acdc, Kim Mitchell, etc
For a 250 dollar ...
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Should I be grabbing piano key?
When I hit a piano key should I be grabbing the piano key with a slight inward tug kind of like a brushing motion? Or should I be pressing down with no inward motion?
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When doing strict alternate picking, is it OK to play a downstroke twice in order to start a new phrase on a downstroke?
There are a lot of advocates of absolutely strict alternate picking, like Chris Thile. I've been practicing that for a couple of weeks now, and I'm at the point where I can play just about anything ...
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Why does the minor pentatonic scale sounds “oriental” to me?
I've been training my minor pentatonic scale on guitar for a while (mostly playing it in A with the first position) and it always sounded somewhat oriental to me, in the sense of the musical airs ...
