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| seen | Jun 4 '12 at 17:43 | |
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Jun 22 |
awarded | Editor |
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Jun 22 |
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Are fingertips supposed to hurt and get calluses from playing the violin ? deleted 69 characters in body |
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Jun 15 |
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Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier Order One can learn the entirety of both Well-Tempered Clavier books in a year, I would estimate, but it would take a lifetime to master. Unless you're Angela Hewitt or Glenn Gould I would recommend mastering only a select few Preludes and Fugues rather than being 'okay' at all of them. |
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Jun 15 |
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How do I change the strings on a double bass? Thanks for the tips, it was quite easy in the end. In fact, I didn't even need to anchor the strings in at the top, I just stuck it through the hole and started turning the winder and it magically remained anchored. |
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Jun 15 |
awarded | Scholar |
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Jun 15 |
accepted | How do I change the strings on a double bass? |
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Jun 13 |
awarded | Teacher |
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Jun 13 |
answered | Are fingertips supposed to hurt and get calluses from playing the violin ? |
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Jun 13 |
awarded | Student |
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Jun 13 |
asked | How do I change the strings on a double bass? |
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Jun 13 |
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How can I overcome the fear of performing in front of an audience? +1 for "can't get it wrong". |
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Jun 10 |
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What is the difference between a “band” and an “orchestra” Interestingly, in situations like that the "Orchestra" is in fact explicitly a Jazz Band or Big Band and contains no orchestral strings except a (usually plucked) Double Bass. |
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Jun 1 |
answered | Is it harmful to use an electronic tuner to check intonation while practicing ? |
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Jun 1 |
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How far “off” can a piano unison be and still be considered “in-tune”? @Rein Henrichs Most of the notes on piano actually use two or three strings for a single note. |
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Jun 1 |
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Why is the piano such a commonly used instrument? The piano also lends itself much more to polyphonic music. I'd like to see a guitarist play a 4-voice double fugue! |
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Jun 1 |
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Why are violin bows longer than viola bows, than cello bows, than double-bass bows ? Also, bass rosin is infinitely more sticky than violin or cello rosin. Once we get the string vibrating, we can sustain a long, quiet note while moving the bow extremely slowly and still getting a lot of resonance. A violin doing the same thing would have to change bow directions more often than a bassist, otherwise he would get a low-quality sound. |
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May 16 |
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Why was basso continuo not widely used after the baroque period? Just an interesting side note, there are quite a few recordings of the complete Mozart and Haydn symphonies that do in fact employ a Basso Continuo with Harpsichord. I was curious as to whether or not this was historically informed practice. |
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May 16 |
awarded | Supporter |
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May 16 |
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Quickly flip a page of sheet music while playing As a Bach pianist (a good amount of his music has no one-hand breaks to allow for easy page turning), I too use this technique. I photocopy the pages into a heavy ring binder, and use hole reinforcements right off the bat so I can violently swipe the pages across in a fraction of a second without worrying about them tearing off. |
