Questions tagged [technique]
For questions about ways to use one's instrument or voice precisely to produce a desired musical effect.
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Advice for playing smoothly on mini synth keys
I am struggling to play scales/runs at a smooth volume on my new mini synth, a Yamaha Reface CP. That I get accidentally loud notes mixed in, that really get into the harsh loud part of the sample and ...
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My ring finger doesn't hover over the strings when using the pinky finger
I've been playing the electric guitar for approximately a year and a half and previously had some years playing acoustic. I was watching other people (including newbies) playing guitar and noticed ...
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Seamless detaché on violin
Following my teacher's recommendation I have started to record myself play violin. I was horrified when I listened to back to it. The notes I play as detaché, sound like they have a big silence in ...
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How widespread was the use of Aguado's "Tripodium", and are similar devices still used today?
Dionisio Aguado (1784-1849) developed his "Tripodium" (also referred to online as a "Tripodion" or simply tripod) to aid support, positioning and clear sound projection while playing classical guitar (...
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Beethoven Op. 22 No.1 Measures 16-20
Does anyone have any excercises for voicing in this section other than rhythms and over accenting?
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Western vs Indian Carnatic style of violin playing
I am a trained Indian Carnatic style violin player. Can I play Western songs on a violin with carnatic fingering techniques or do I need to re-learn everything to adopt to the Western style?
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Is there a name for the technique of alternating left and right hand in piano?
There is a technique in piano in which one plays a melody by alternating the left and right hand.
A well known example is in Bach's toccata and fugue in D minor, in the toccata part (right after the ...
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Tenor sax trouble with low D and E (other notes are fine)
I recently bought a 1950's Conn Naked Lady sax and it works fine except the low D and E are, for lack of a better word, "bubbly", or unstable. It's not a leak because C and below sound fine. I've ...
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What specific wrist movement had A. Brendel in mind for playing syncopated notes?
In his book A Pianist's A-Z A. Brendel writes:
[This is my clumsy translation from a non-English edition. If you have a proper English quote, please replace this with it.]
syncopation
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Tips on playing quietly/gently?
I am amateur self taught musician and I am new to reed instruments. I decided to try out saxophone, but the problem is, it is way too loud. Each time I try to practice I need to blow very hard to ...
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Is there a common left hand position in accordion?
I'm an amateur accordion player who is having difficulties with the bass side. There's no problem when I'm using close keys such as jumping from C to A. But when I need to jump to a further key such ...
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How to play the "Ped" symbol when there's no corresponding release symbol
I know what this symbol means, but I would like to know if I have to press the pedal as soon as I see the symbol and keep pressing it until I see the another "Ped", and then repeat.
I don't ...
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What is the correct way to fade out the end of a piano piece with the sustain pedal?
I am a self-taught piano player which is why I am asking this. When I end a piece I hold the sustain pedal and then gradually lift it to decrease sound until I finally let go. I recently was wondering ...
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Singing: Is it true that all of your power behind singing should come from your diaphragm?
I'm not sure if I can ask this here, but I have a question about singing technique. My teacher once told me that all of your power behind singing should come from your diaphragm and that you shouldn't ...
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Trill measure 29 3rd movement "Moonlight" sonata (Beethoven op. 27 no. 2)
How do you play the trill in measure 29 of Beethoven's "Moonlight" sonata?
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Which C hole to use in the modern chromatic harmonica?
Let's talk about the standard modern chromatic, tuned to the key of C.
On that instrument,the same C note appears twice at two adjacent holes, both blow notes. The first C hole ends an octave, the ...
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Practicing airflow away from the tenor recorder
I have a new Yamaha tenor recorder, and I love practicing it. But I'm having a really hard time not overblowing, especially in the lowest register.
I'm a tuba player, so using so little air is really ...
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How long does it take for fingers to get used to playing electric guitar strings?
It's so painful to practice when your fingers feel like they're slowly being sawed :'(
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Pain in interphalangeal joints of Fretting hand
I'm learning Bass for some months now, and what I noticed is that after practising, I'm having sporadic little events of pain on the sides of my fingers, mostly above and below the proximal ...
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How can I lift my fingers off each piano key faster and still keep the same tempo when playing songs?
I recently noticed that when I press the piano keys, I do not lift my fingers fast enough off the keys. This causes a "dragging sound". However, I seem to keep the music tempo going. This ...
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Fingerstyle - dead notes percussive technique help
Currently learning fingerstyle (acoustic), and learning "set fire to the rain (Adele)" by sungha jung.
Here is a link to the video of the song being played:
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What is the best way for a female voice to hum high notes?
In choir our conductor gave us the advice that your lips should be tingling when you hum, which worked well for lower notes. However, when me and the first sopranos got up to the higher notes, we ...
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What are Rachmaninoff's most difficult chords for the right and left hand?
Context: My teacher and I were playing some AI generated music which included some chords that were quite difficult if not impossible to play. We started speculating about what are the most difficult ...
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What is the best way to become super-accurate on the piano?
For an example of what I mean, look at Volodos or Marc-Andre Hamelin -- both well-known for their incredibly crisp and accurate technique.
The answer is NOT to play more. There are some pieces I'm ...
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Set special reverb in midi player/editor which is oriented to midi reverb event
I am looking for a way to play midis with a special reverb in a midi player or editor.
I'm working on a patch for a videogame which fixes its midi based music (it's buggy in the original game). Among ...
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Technical Analysis of music podcast [closed]
Is there any podcast, channel or … that technicals analyzes music?
I already know some podcasts that analyse music and talk about context, lyrics, the singer or … I’m not looking for these things. I ...
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How can I get a sound similar to Shine by Collective Soul?
I love the riff in that song but no matter how much I fiddle with my amp head and pedals, I just can't seem to duplicate that warm, fuzzy feel. Here's a link if you are unfamiliar with the song.
I ...
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How can I practice this part to play it evenly at higher bpm?
I'm practicing this piece and I'm having trouble playing the 75th bar evenly at 125 bpm. The problem occurs on the right hand on the finger change at D♭. I'm playing this bar (right hand) 1235 1235 ...
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Why do guitar teachers and lesson books teach playing a G Major chord without using your pinky?
Why do most guitar teachers and beginner guitar lesson books teach the fingering for the G major chord using the ring finger to fret the g note on 3rd fret of high e string rather than using your ...
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Bass-Guitar - How much "Bent Wrist" is still ok?
I'm struggling with a good left hand position, and there are multiple things that I'm not sure about. I will concentrate on one particular element here in this question:
What one usually reads (which ...
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Is the Violin Sonata No. 9 a particularly difficult Beethoven violin part to play? If so, what is it that makes it particularly challenging?
In The Daily Show's April 14, 2022 video CP Time: The History of Black Classical Music comedian (among other titles) Roy Wood Jr. mentions George Bridgetower:
George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower (11 ...
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How can I reliably play these two-handed jumps in Liebesträume No. 3?
Not much of Liebesträume No. 3 is easy per se, but these specific
jumps starting just after the modulation to E major are really
stymying me. In these spots, the right hand jumps up by more than a ...
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What metrics can be used to determine good technique/posture?
I am feeling a bit inspired by using physical laws to guide technique, like how Newton's laws are used here to give guidelines for bow hold: https://www.violinist.com/blog/fjt/20215/28767/. My idea is ...
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With black keys, does one use curved or straight fingers; what about curved or straight between the black keys?
When I play piano chords with sharps or flats, should my longer finger on the black key be straight or curved? I have tried both approaches, but I can't see any difference.
Also, should my fingers on ...
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How should I put my fingers on a piano / electronic keyboard?
Should the fingers be curved/bent or straight?
Should I press the key actively or let my finger fall by "using gravity"?
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Could one say that the straigther classical tone is more natural than the classical vibrato tone? [closed]
I've been thinking about vibrato and straight tone in singing. My main focus is on what we call classical techniques.
I recently started taking singing more seriously (like an amateur) and it seems ...
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How much finger curl is considered good piano technique?
I saw this video and the pianist fingers curl a lot. I was always under the impression that too much curl is bad. You cannot argue with the results, but I was just wondering what the deal is with ...
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Is it OK to use the transpose function of a piano like guitar players use a capo?
The title says it all, I guess. I'm in the process of learning scales and chords in the different signatures. I find some patterns/licks to be easier in, for example, D minor, so when playing a song ...
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Mastering double trills
After many years of playing piano I recently encountered the double trill in Chopin's Barcarolle. I'm having a hard time getting my fingers to actually play them. Although I do have what could be ...
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Why is the solo/featured instrument in so many Baroque-era concerti silent during the slow movement?
Is the reason the soloist is
often silent during a Baroque-era concerto simply to provide a break from all the virtuosity often required within the outer movements? Or is it to allow a string soloist ...
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Is it too late to develop foundational piano techniques?
I am 16 years old and have been playing piano since I was very little. I have had teachers on and off, but to some non-pianists, my abilities at the piano are amazing. For reference, I can play all ...
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Drumming rudiments & distribution
I have recently gotten into rudiments in order to gain better grip control. My practice pad works great for this and I can sit and watch tv or listen to music while going over the 40.
This has me ...
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Rolled piano chords
When playing rolled chords on piano, do you lift each finger from the note before pressing the next note and the next note? For example , take the chord c,e,g. As you play each note (C) finger 5; ...
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Alternate picking issue
I'm an begginer/intermediate guitar player and I've been practicing alternate picking for a few months now. Everything's fine except for 2 things.
1)I can easily alternate pick at reasonable speeds ...
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Why does my Hand hurt when i play fast things on piano? [closed]
So im am trying to prepare for my Examination and my hands hurt whenever im playing something fast or with a lot of notes. I tryied relaxing a little bit it doesn't help. Also i have to practice a lot ...
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How to play left hand bass patterns on the piano
I am trying to play the following passage on the piano in the left hand
Now while playing this, I notice some difficulties
I hit inaccurate notes in the octaves, especially in the middle bar's last ...
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Is Soreness in Middle Knuckle of Fretting Hand Index Finger Normal for Beginners?
About 3 or 4 months ago I started teaching myself to play steel string acoustic guitar using free online lessons. Because I am not working with a tutor in person, I have to be more careful about ...
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What's a reasonable time for a 2.5-octave jump?
I'm working on a piano arrangement of an orchestral piece where there's three "lines"; chords going down, a melody staying in the same register, and another melody going up; the right hand ...
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How does a metronome help me play music better?
I heard that anyone who received theoretical education in music should use a metronome to practice their timing. But I don't know how does a metronome help me? Or even how would better timing help me?
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Help With Dragging
I have played a few instruments (Piano, Drums and Saxophone) and I have noticed across them all that I have a tendency to drag, or play slightly behind the beat.
I think that mentally I am using the ...
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