Matthew Read

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I'm a Software Engineering graduate of the University of Waterloo, currently working at BlackBerry on the BlackBerry 10 Simulator.

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14h	comment	When did Bach diverge from the style of Palestrina? @percusse Stack Exchange is not a platform for discussion, it's for concrete Q&A. So we have to avoid it in order to graduate :P
14h	comment	Diagram and name the form of the opening bars (mm. 1-12) of Haydn's Piano Sonata no.49, I Hi Chris, I feel you're still not quite getting the gist of this site. We don't do discussion on the main site here, though you are free to use Musical Practice & Performance Chat for that purpose. Thoughts on your analysis aren't a good basis for Q&A, and asking about small progressions or bits of pieces is very likely to be Too Localized (i.e., not useful to any other user). We expect questions to be complete and specific (while still being broad enough to appeal to others).
14h	comment	How does one isolate a specific tone from an audio file? Good note about crossfading. Another trick I've used on occassion is to zoom very very far in and make sure that the end of the segment is the same phase as the start of it. For a fairly consistent sound it means no clip, but if the tonal qualities change abruptly the it's not sufficient.
2d	comment	Ambidextrous instruments I tried to play lefty guitar immediately after starting and it was incredibly unnatural and awkward, I was completely useless (and surprised since as Widor says my main hand out to be better at fretting). I'm strongly right handed in all respects -- writing, baseball, tennis, golf, hockey, etc. -- so take from that what you will.
May 17	comment	Cadential Six Four Chord Could you expand slightly on the last paragraph? I assume you are hinting that some of Bach's chorales have a modification of this progression.
May 16	comment	What mixing console for playing dub? Shopping recommendations are off-topic here; see the FAQ.
May 8	comment	What guitar company makes this Guitar? Sorry, identification questions are off-topic here since they are so localized to the asker and specific item. Please see the FAQ.
May 3	comment	How does the use of tablatures impact one's learning and sight-reading abilities? @Tim Absolutely, good points.
May 2	comment	Suggestions for comprehensive books about the history of music? Sorry, this sort of broad recommendation question is off-topic. Please see our FAQ.
Apr 29	comment	Should barré chords have an acute accent on the E? I don't think this should be closed. Formally trained musicians are expected to know and understand the relevant terminology and I think this sort of question is both germane and answerable here, even if it would also be appropriate on a language site. (I've cleaned up the comments a bit.)
Apr 22	comment	Playing the hawaiian steel guitar. Hi, welcome to the site. Unforunately we're very much about specific questions and not discussion (see the FAQ) so we expect posts to be about specific problems, rather than how to learn in general (which is very broad) or links to tutorials.
Apr 18	comment	what is a good site to find stock music for a commercial? Sorry, this is a site (primarily) for musicians, and shopping recommendations are off-topic; see the FAQ.
Apr 18	comment	What are Accidental notes? @Tim Don't confuse the symbol and the note. The natural sign is an accidental, but a note that is part of the key is not an accidental note regardless of whether it is prefixed with an accidental.
Apr 17	comment	Does it help if you learn to play certain instruments both right-handed and left-handed? If I switch my hands on guitar I'm completely and utterly useless. I'm normally alright with swapping on other tasks (at one point I could throw a baseball properly with my off hand/arm) but I think spending time on this would just be a waste.
Apr 16	comment	Where/how can I get a song's backing track without a specific instrument so I can play for it? Wheat, do you think you would be able to generalize this a bit? The question is already falling into too-localized shopping rec territory and I hope we can turn it into something more useful for others who need this sort of track.
Apr 16	comment	When following a lesson should I make it perfect before going to the next lession @Tanmoy Ah, I see. That's not the simplest of chord changes so if you feel the need to start with something easier and work up to it then that could certainly be a good idea.
Apr 9	comment	When we sing loudly does volume change or pitch? See also: What are the differences between tone, note and pitch?
Apr 9	comment	Store only voice in PSR keyboard memory bank I don't see myself why this is Too Localized, it seems like a reasonable problem that others could have. Since there is a lack of any other reasoning here I have re-opened.
Apr 3	comment	Realistic long-term goals for an adult piano learner? (Limits of adult learning) My comment was only directed at the localization, not at your claims, regardless of their merit or lack thereof. Whether there are many adult learners interested in this is not the point — it's that what reasonable goals are is largely determined by the particular person.
Apr 3	comment	Realistic long-term goals for an adult piano learner? (Limits of adult learning) This depends completely on you, the time you devote, how you practise, etc.