Andrew

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A.B.D. -- Saxophone Performance, University of Minnesota
M.F.A. -- Saxophone Performance, University of Iowa
B.M.E. -- Music Education, B.M. -- Composition, Wartburg College

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Jun 8	reviewed	Approve suggested edit on Chord books and theory
Jun 6	revised	Why are birds never out of key when they sing? corrected grammar
Jun 4	comment	Which Bach toccata is more difficult- BWV910 or BWV911? There could well be a reasoned explanation why one work is more difficult to perform than another. It's true that the answer could be "it depends," but then, there should be reasons that each is difficult. A performer more skilled at handling one source of difficulty over another could then determine just from the description which work would be more difficult for him or her.
May 31	reviewed	Reject suggested edit on Appreciating the music of J. S. Bach
May 30	answered	What's the difference between “modal music” and “tonal music”?
May 30	answered	What's “species counterpoint”? Are there any other types of counterpoint?
May 23	comment	What chord is this from Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 “G - Db - F”? @MatthewRead To meta we go...
May 23	comment	What chord is this from Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 “G - Db - F”? @MatthewRead Asking for the name and/or function of a sonority would seem to me to be a valid, answerable "theory" question. "I'm curious" would seem sufficient justification for asking.
May 22	comment	How to achieve this sax tone? I'm 99% sure that's an alto. Unfortunately for your question, I'm primarily a classical player and don't have any specific mouthpiece suggestions. I can tell you that you are looking mostly for a mouthpiece, along with a ligature and reed that will work on that mouthpiece. I just can't tell you which mouthpiece.
May 22	comment	Improving vibrato and breath volume in singing, in my early 20's This is really two different questions. How about editing this down to one question (about vibrato) and asking about breath volume in a separate question?
Apr 26	awarded	Yearling
Apr 25	awarded	Nice Answer
Apr 19	comment	Accepted ranges for SATB choral works? @RyanMcClure If you know who is performing the piece, use their ranges. If a piece can be performed by one group, it very well may be performable by others. That said, if you are at all unsure of the amount of rehearsal time you will get, keep the ranges (and other elements) more conservative, as it will keep the singers happier. I had this very experience as an undergrad. I wrote a work for SSAATTBB choir that was quite challenging but within the realm of the college choir. I couldn't get enough people willing to perform it. Just a cautionary tale...
Apr 19	comment	Accepted ranges for SATB choral works? @Luke Yes. Thank you. I have edited my answer accordingly.
Apr 19	revised	Accepted ranges for SATB choral works? Corrected tenor ranges per comment
Apr 18	answered	Accepted ranges for SATB choral works?
Apr 10	answered	How do you determine the best fingering for arpeggios on the piano?
Apr 2	awarded	Enlightened
Apr 2	awarded	Nice Answer
Mar 5	comment	Is there any way to find average of song's amplitude? Without looking it up, I'd guess that there would have to be software to find something like the root-mean-square of the waveform. I don't think this tells you anything useful about the style, though, particularly since your analysis would be almost entirely dependent on how the recording was made, not on the style of the music. You would have to have complete control over the recordings, not just the analysis. Even then, I'm not sure how you plan to use the information to determine "what kind of music it is." Could you clarify?