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Do the violas often play the same parts as the violins in an orchestra?
Awarded Jul 5, 2022 at 16:43
What instrument can an old guy learn if the main goal is to write music?
Awarded Jul 3, 2022 at 21:48
What's the difference between a G♭ and an F#?
Awarded Jun 21, 2022 at 23:19
Do I need to practice recovery from confusion? How?
Awarded Jun 17, 2022 at 19:55
What is a "Circle of Fourths" chord progression?
Awarded Jun 1, 2022 at 0:55
How do orchestras synchronize bow movement?
Awarded May 23, 2022 at 16:26
Is there a "standard" or "typical" drum kit layout?
Awarded May 20, 2022 at 19:56
Why do many acoustic pianos have a wooden block to the left of the keys?
Awarded May 2, 2022 at 15:35
C Trumpet in Beethoven's 5th symphony
Awarded Apr 29, 2022 at 9:46
Should I use British or American note value terminology?
Awarded Mar 21, 2022 at 0:46
How does your brain learn to play the piano two-handed?
Awarded Feb 17, 2022 at 22:47
Why is note B marked with H in Scandinavia and Germany?
Awarded Feb 17, 2022 at 20:32
Why are conductors' movements shifted with respect to the musicians?
Awarded Feb 17, 2022 at 11:06
Why do two identical notes never cancel each other out?
Awarded Feb 9, 2022 at 21:56
Why does music sound bad when played backwards?
Awarded Jan 28, 2022 at 20:55
What does the 'L' line in Elgar's "The Spirit of the Lord" mean?
Awarded Jan 18, 2022 at 18:32
"The intervals considered dissonant have changed since the 'Middle Ages'"; How so?
Awarded Jan 5, 2022 at 4:16
Why don’t piano teachers teach the chord method of playing to young children and adults?
Awarded Jan 4, 2022 at 10:04
Proper symbol for this chord (1 5 b7 9 11)?
Awarded Dec 31, 2021 at 20:37
Why do I hear higher harmonics, when the strings aren't free to vibrate?
Awarded Dec 8, 2021 at 21:00
What's the proper piano notation for adding one note at a time to a chord and holding all the notes?
Awarded Dec 8, 2021 at 20:25
When were the terms "Major" and "Minor" applied to keys?
Awarded Dec 8, 2021 at 15:26
What's going on in this musical notation?
Awarded Nov 25, 2021 at 20:00
What is the purpose of this concert equipment?
Awarded Nov 23, 2021 at 19:12
Is knowing music theory really necessary for those who just want to play songs they hear?
Awarded Nov 21, 2021 at 17:06
In sheet music, can notes of a chord have different length, or how to read this sheet?
Awarded Nov 19, 2021 at 1:50
What is an All-Pass Filter? What are its uses?
Awarded Nov 18, 2021 at 5:31
What does this sign before the notes mean and how does its placement affect the notes?
Awarded Nov 12, 2021 at 19:31
Why use 5 or more ledger lines below the bass clef instead of ottava bassa lines for piano sheet music?
Awarded Sep 29, 2021 at 20:34
What does it mean when one flat in the key signature is in parenthesis?
Awarded Sep 23, 2021 at 8:18
What is the average note distribution in C major?
Awarded Sep 14, 2021 at 16:47
Why does G# sound right when my melody is in C major?
Awarded Sep 14, 2021 at 8:26
How to unlearn incorrect muscle memory
Awarded Sep 13, 2021 at 15:42
What am I missing about learning French horn?
Awarded Sep 9, 2021 at 16:00
How is counterpoint different from harmony?
Awarded Sep 4, 2021 at 1:18
What is this violin ornament?
Awarded Aug 26, 2021 at 7:18
How to avoid stopping when I play a wrong note on the piano
Awarded Aug 25, 2021 at 22:34
Can I skip learning minor scales if I learned major ones?
Awarded Aug 24, 2021 at 5:42
Purpose of double-sharps and double-flats?
Awarded Aug 22, 2021 at 16:25
What does one need to know to learn to improvise with other musicians?
Awarded Aug 20, 2021 at 16:02
Piano music with two treble clefs, and notes between staves
Awarded Aug 13, 2021 at 21:50
Is it spelled "violincello" or "violoncello"?
Awarded Aug 3, 2021 at 14:51
What is the difference between a mode and a scale?
Awarded Jul 13, 2021 at 10:12
Why do many classical guitarists move the fingers for vibrato like a violin?
Awarded Jun 25, 2021 at 7:51
Rest above a note in a piano piece
Awarded Jun 24, 2021 at 17:35
Is maximum speed a thing?
Awarded Jun 10, 2021 at 4:36
Notation - when to use staccato vs rests
Awarded Jun 4, 2021 at 13:27
How do you know which finger/key to press for the next note on Piano when thumb is not on C?
Awarded Jun 3, 2021 at 0:51
What are the small ">" signs above the notes?
Awarded Jun 2, 2021 at 17:17
Why can't the piano play middle eastern music?
Awarded Jun 2, 2021 at 5:26
Found in an 1800s newspaper--what kind of march notation is this?
Awarded Jun 2, 2021 at 5:26
Found in an 1800s newspaper--what kind of march notation is this?
Awarded Jun 2, 2021 at 2:05
Primary school child writing music
Awarded May 27, 2021 at 11:20
Is there a name for this famous “memeish” rhythm?
Awarded May 15, 2021 at 22:40
A (440 Hz) and A (880 Hz) are completely different sounds to me. Does this mean I'm tone deaf?
Awarded May 12, 2021 at 18:47
Why didn't Bach sign his manuscripts?
Awarded May 5, 2021 at 22:27
Are there any music programming languages from after the SuperCollider era?
Awarded May 4, 2021 at 10:55
Are sharp keys "bright" and flat keys "dark"?
Awarded Apr 23, 2021 at 14:44
Does tuning music to A = 432 Hz versus A = 440 Hz have a measurable effect on listeners?
Awarded Apr 23, 2021 at 0:03
What is this upside down square fermata?
Awarded Apr 20, 2021 at 20:59
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