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Few Questions on Counterpoint in the Tradition of Johan Fux
Question 1. I understand why in most cases the penultimate note of the counterpoint will be the leading tone, which must be raised in minor to establish a sense of tonality. But why is the leading ...
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Few questions on Study of Counterpoint
I have more questions on the Study of Countepoint:
Must the cantus firmus always start on the tonic?
If the cantus firmus is in the bass then can the counterpoint start with something other than a ...
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How to play short repeated sections differently?
I am practicing some short guitar etudes. Many of them have short repeated sections, which are identical and so sound rather boring (example: both first and second half are played twice in this Sor's ...
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Ambidextrous instruments
Looking at a recent question, my thoughts turned to instruments which can be played left- or right-handed, without alteration. Given that approx. 85% of us are right-handed, it's hardly surprising ...
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quality focused music file de duplication software? [closed]
So I have a large collection of music in various compressed formats. Over the years I've acquired better quality versions of various parts as better codecs have become more available and I now have a ...
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Octave apart voicing
Strictly speaking, can adjacent voices (aside from tenor and bass) be an octave apart from each other? They can't be more than an octave apart but is it a violation of principle to make them an octave ...
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Why in the study of counterpoint by johan fux are minor sixths allowed but not augmented fifth?
If augmented fifths and minor sixths are enharmonically equivalent why does johan fux in his book study of counterpoint allow minor sixths but not augmented fifths if they sound the same? How does one ...
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Screaming / Proper Technique
I just started screaming properly (i think i have no idea) a bit ago like a couple months and i just need to know if im doing it right
I will try my best to explain how i scream
When i scream i ...
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Academic Question: Music Genres [closed]
Okay this is an academic question that I need to know, as of the year 2013, how many Main Genres and Sub-Category genres that we have today? Thanks for any answer.
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Ginger Tea for hoarse voice [duplicate]
Is ginger tea a good, natural remedy for a hoarse voice? There are some claims that this is good medication for a hoarse voice. Is this true?
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Safe remedies for hoarse voice?
What are the safe remedies to cure a hoarse voice? Are there any safety tips on how to handle the hoarse voice as quick as possible?
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Confusing passage from The Study of Counterpoint
Here is the passage:
Joseph: I wanted to write a sixth here. But when I studied singing, I learned that fa leads down and mi leads up. Since the progression moves upward from the sixth into a third I ...
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Older Hexachordal Systems referred to in The Study of Counterpoint
What are the hexachordal systems discussed in The Study of Counterpoint?
I would like an explanation of them and how they relate to the modal first species exercises
written out by Joseph.
The ...
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One more question about a passage from The Study of Counterpoint by Johann Fux
On page 39 of Alfred Mann's translation of The Study of Counterpoint there is a passage which I will quote in which the justification Joseph gives in using an f# I don't understand.
Here is the ...
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Comfortable notes in a key
I've been playing guitar for some time, and often when i do improvisation exercises, I hit notes which sound too tense to finish a run/lick/riff on. Kind of like having a sentence which no full stop.
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Figuring out the difference between major and relative minor scales?
I always seem have difficulty determining whether a song is in a major scale, or the relative minor. (the 3rd note back into it, but minor)
Lets use the Pokemon theme song for example. As I ...
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What do I need to study Bach chorales? [closed]
I'd like to start studying Bach chorales. What texts or books do I need?
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Harmonic Minor Scale [closed]
Does anyone else use the harmonic minor scales??
I was stuck playing the pentatonic scales and I was just starting to learn the basic Major scale ( IONIC ) Someone introduced me to the relative or ...
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Cadential Six Four Chord
Must the V chord always immediately follow the I 6-4 in a cadential six-four or can there be maybe a passing six-four in between like in measure seven of beethoven's piano concerto no.1 op.15, I? ...
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Why does a piano have only one or two strings per note in the bass register, but three for other registers?
Does it have something to do with keeping it in tune, since the smaller strings might be more prone to be stretched? (And therefore they spread out the impact to more than one string).
Or maybe just ...
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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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Minor seventh in bach invention
Are minor sevenths allowed in baroque counterpoint, because in the first measure of Bach's Invention number one the upper voice and lower voice have an interval of a minor seventh (the upper voice ...
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What mixing console for playing dub? [closed]
I would like to know how to choose the best mixing console to play dub/roots ?
How many channels do I need ? How can I apply effects on my instruments ? Etc..
Thank you.
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What are good warmup practices for piano?
What are the basic warmup practices and exercises for piano playing?
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Drumkit maintenance
I was reading questions randomly and this one grabbed my attention:
Piano Maintenance
Accordingly, you put glasses of water in the piano to help keep the humidity steady, so that its wood lasts ...
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What are the differences between coated drumheads and clear drumheads?
What are the differences between clear drumheads and coated drumheads?
Do they have different purposes?
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Diminished Intervals
If I go from F# to D# down (F#-D#) is that a diminished third or augmented second interval?
I am composing in minor mode and want to know because augmented intervals are forbidden in part writing.
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Diminished Intervals in Voice Leading
I know that augmented intervals within part writing in both minor and major keys is forbidden but what about diminished intervals? For example if I we're in e minor and in 3/4 time and I'm writing a ...
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Where to download music covers for songs (without lyrics)? [duplicate]
I don't know if the title of my question is correct, feel free to edit it.
This video: a guy plays if tomorrow never comes on harmonica, while a musical cover for the song is playing in the ...
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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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Drumsticks: Nylon Tip vs Wooden Tip
I am curious about the differences between Nylon Tip and Wooden Tip.
What are the pros and cons of these two?
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How important is a good amp? [closed]
I always wanted to know the importance of a good amp for a guitar.
Do I rather need a 50w tube amplifier that sounds like heaven, or is it already enough if I get a good pedal? Or do I need both?
I ...
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Game Digital music instrumentation? [closed]
I want to know what/how many different type of instruments used in composing modern game music?
Example:
https://soundcloud.com/woong-ki-jeon/secret-wish-pangya-soundtrack
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is there a way to fix Seymour Duncan Woody HC Hum-Canceling Soundhole Pickup cable?
A friend that visited the States got it for me, but after half hour of using it I believe the cable got broken. Now it sounds with a buzz everytime I use it.
Is there a way to replace the cable? ...
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Are P-bass pickups noise cancelling?
I'm getting conflicting information as to whether the two halves of a P-bass pickup are configured so that they are noise cancelling, so
Are the pickups in standard P-basses (say a Fender American ...
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How to choose a good pedal for my guitar [closed]
I've played the guitar for almost 8 years and I use an amp since 2 years (since I've started with the electric guitar).
My amp is the Nux Mighty 15 DFX.
I really enjoy playing and I also have recorded ...
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As a composer, should I be composing music for an instrument I don't play?
I wanted to know if composing music for a specific instrument demands that you know how to at least play the instrument. I'm sure if you know how the instrument sounds by itself as well as within an ...
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Resource for sheet music for blind musicians
Question: Do you know any sheet music resources for blind people, i.e. sheet music in braille notation? I don't seem to find any braille files in IMSLP (the Petrucci Library at http://www.imslp.org). ...
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What actually changes in related scales?
I'm a guitar newbie, and I've only been taking lessons for about 2 months now. My goal is to rock out on an electric guitar - for the time being, I have a cheap classical one.
Thus far I've been ...
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Silent drum warm-up exercises
In my brass band, we usually start rehearsals with a hymn tune to warm up. Hymn tunes make a good warm-up exercise, but not for the drummer: I usually have either tacet or long rests punctuated by ...
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Playing a Coltrane polychord and the limits of space
As I was the reading sheet music for John Coltrane's A Love Supreme, I noticed a chord I had never seen before. It looks like this:
I'm familiar with slash chords, but never had to practically ...
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Speaker clipping when bass guitar controls turned up, but not when amplifier controls turned up to same volume
I've noticed if I have my bass guitar's volume and bass EQ knobs turned all the way up, it sounds like the speaker is clipping. If I then turn the volume and bass down on the guitar while turning the ...
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What's the percentage of each fictor that does matters for a Electric Guitar? [closed]
I've playing Epiphone Standard (MIC) for a long time and upgrade it with Gibson 57 Classic PU. I'm wondering, is there a big difference from Gibson STD? What's the "percentage" of each fictors that ...
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Practicing Trills
The slowness of my trills is getting annoying. I am able to play Blue by Yngwie Malmsteen but yet fail at doing the trill in the intro. How can one practice to make them faster? Endurance is not an ...
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How is this type of music called [closed]
In what genre does the song Dinah by Fats Waller fall?
I would like to know the name of the genre as this would enable me to search for on-line lessons containing this type of music (would be great if ...
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beginner sound system person [closed]
I am looking for some easy to use software with looping capabilities that would allow our church's praise team to sing from tracks. I am looking for something that would allow us to continue singing ...
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How to learn Blues rhythm type fast? [closed]
I find its really hard to follow Blues accompany， is there some practical ways to learn it fast?
Thx guys!
"it means playing the rhythm or some lead over the backing" Thx,Tim!
and instrument is ...
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What guitar company makes this Guitar? [closed]
Can't really read the name. Any ideas? I put the picture up on my blog http://averablog.blogspot.com/
And i mean the logo on the point of the guitar not the watermark in the background.
Thanks
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How to play chords on full fingerboard without looking?
Are there any secrets behind learning to play chords on full fingerboard without looking at fretting hand (except that practice is the key)? Maybe some exercises?
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Good exercise for precision in picking (with pick)?
Can you suggest me exercises for precision in picking? My goal is to pick and sing at the same time and it is hard for me for now because since I'm pretty used to strumming while singing where not ...
