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| location | New York, United States | |
| age | 24 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years |
| seen | Dec 16 '11 at 3:09 | |
| stats | profile views | 12 |
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May 18 |
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Capitalization of key names (C Minor vs. c minor) I wouldn't be surprised if it came from the misunderstanding of record producers about what's supposed to be capitalized. Usually, in song titles every thing is capitalized: "Please Please Me" unless it's a small word in the middle "The Long and Winding Road." I can easily see producers thinking "c minor" is supposed to be capitalized and just editing it. |
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May 18 |
answered | Where should I go to learn about non-Western scales (particularly Turkish & Greek) |
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May 18 |
awarded | Altruist |
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May 16 |
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How do professional accompanying musicians (seem to) figure out songs instantly? In addition to legitimate answers to how musicians develop and access this skill, TV producers aren't against staging the show to seem like this is the first time the musicians are seeing it. Some shows will pretend, some will be legitimate. Top studio-quality musicians need to have this versatility though. |
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May 14 |
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How do I decide for how many keys I should go on my keyboard? +1 for weighted keys. I refuse to play anything without them. |
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May 14 |
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How do I decide for how many keys I should go on my keyboard? @NReilingh Do you realize you just linked Tom Wijsman to a question he answered with the accepted answer (a pretty knowledgeable one if I might add). @Tom Wijsman I realize that you're an enthusiast and not a "professional" in regards to piano music. You'd benefit from asking for a list of repertoire that uses the outer octaves of the keyboard, something which definitely wouldn't have been done until the extra octaves were added, and even then many composers did not use them. Make your decision based on how large that list is (or how important you find it to be) |
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May 13 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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May 13 |
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How can I develop a high register on a brass instrument without creating tension? @NReilingh I needed the terminology altered before I could like it. |
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May 13 |
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How can I develop a high register on a brass instrument without creating tension? Reworded for understanding. |
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May 13 |
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How can I develop a high register on a brass instrument without creating tension? #awe Thanks! I already firm-up my corners throughout my range (I say "firm-up" because in my experience, children/students are inclined to smile if you say "tighten"). Even so I think this is a good answer for others to read as well, nice work. |
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May 13 |
suggested | suggested edit on How can I develop a high register on a brass instrument without creating tension? |
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May 13 |
asked | Why are orchestras tuned differently? |
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May 13 |
awarded | Investor |
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May 13 |
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Should I retrain myself to be a right handed drummer? Most drummers and drum teachers I talk to insist that every drummer train to be ambidextrous. Any exercise done starting on the right hand is repeated starting on the left. Any polyrhythmic passage where the right hand is playing rhythm A and the left hand is playing rhythm B and then practiced with switched hands. This is applied to snare drum or percussion sections, but I'd be surprised to hear someone tell you NOT to train your right hand in the way you're asking for drum set. Also, try playing some left hand only or left hand melody piano etudes to program your left hand to be melody. |
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May 10 |
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What should I do about composing 'soft' accents for piano? @NReilingh, you're correct. I thought he was speaking from a purely notational stance and writing for a line or was using a keyboard and wanted to start a single note loudly and make it suddenly softer. I now see that he is looking to create an inverted accent of sorts for a single note in passage (not "a lot of" suddenly soft notes) Thank you for drawing my attention back to the question. Maybe a light edit is in order? |
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May 10 |
answered | How to build up endurance for bass trombone after many years away |
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May 10 |
awarded | Commentator |
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May 10 |
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What does a conductor actually do? You might want to add in a quick mention of how the size of the group affects whether there will be a conductor or not in your first paragraph. And possibly the why of larger ensembles needing conductors more than smaller ensembles more than chamber groups. I feel your answer is very complete but this could round out the "unify" or "leadership" bullet a little more. |
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May 10 |
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What does a conductor actually do? @Noldorin do you mean "conductor" or did you mean to write "composer?" I say one when thinking the other all the time. |
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May 10 |
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What should I do about composing 'soft' accents for piano? Have you considered "fp?" |
