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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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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Mimic special midi reverb event that gets quieter the higher it is set to
I am looking for a way to play midis with a special reverb in a midi player or similar.
This reverb, which was used in a Nintendo 64 game, uses a special reverb technique that seems to be a ...
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Proper repeated note fingering on piano?
Is there a proper fingering for playing a fast repeated notes on the piano? I understand that using multiple fingers to play to the repeated note is the best way to go but does it matter which ...
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How to play Guitar notes fast? 14 notes in 4 beats
I know the traditional explanation is to go slow, but I guess I need to change the technique here. How to do fast alternate picking?
There’s a song in which 14 notes are played in 4 beats. See the tab....
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Why tilt a violin bow inward? (I.e., stick towards bridge, not towards scroll)
In this recording of Jascha Heifetz he frequently tilts the bow inwards (by which I mean towards the bridge instead of "outwards" towards the scroll). Here's a frame showing it:
I have never seen ...
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Fingerpicking right hand beginner problems [duplicate]
I just started to try self-learn fingerpicking. I know absolutely nothing about it, but can play some beginner tunes with flat picking.
When I try to position the right hand as told in the YouTube ...
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Riders on the storm fingering for piano
I'm talking about this little run:
I can't think of a proper fingering of this, so it sounds very smooth.
Its basically in the Dmajor scale starting on b.
Can anyone help me getting the right ...
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What Phaser is used at the beginning of "Rooster" by Alice in Chains?
I built a CE2 chorus clone that sounds fantastic and should work for Rooster. But I believe the Alice in Chains guitarist (was it Cantrell or Layne playing?) is also using a phaser, which I don't yet ...
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Right hand technique for low chromatic notes
I'm teaching myself to play the alto recorder. Since I'm mostly interested in jazz, I have been trying to practice in all keys from the start.
My problem is with the right-hand technique for the low ...
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How do I double tongue on a recorder?
Lately, I have been trying to play relatively fast pieces (e.g. staccato sixteenth notes at ≈200 bpm) on a soprano recorder. I have found that single tonguing on them is impossible. I have done some ...
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Can competent brass players play large leaps?
This is a passage for Horn in F in a moderato tempo (the key is 4 sharps):
Though it mostly moves by step, there are several leaps, one of which is by a dissonant melodic interval (diminished third). ...
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How to deal with a guitar balance problem?
I have an arch-top Epiphone that I really like the feel of the neck when I'm playing seated, but when I stand and play, the weight of the headstock and neck keep making a dive for the floor and I ...
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Economy picking exercise that uses two consecutive upstrokes on the same string
I have started looking into Joseph Alexander's Complete Technique for Modern Guitar where economy picking is recommended. Before starting to practice, I want to understand the logic behind economy ...
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Rachmaninoff C# minor prelude: towards the end, staff lines are joined together, and there are two end markings
I'm studying Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C# minor and towards the end, the staff lines are joined together, with two ending lines.
Do I need four hands? :)
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Debussy Prelude "le vent dans la plaine" - Practice tricks
I will soon try to start another prelude by Claude Debussy. So far I played:
Danseuses de Delphes
Voiles
Des pas sur la neige
La fille aux cheveux de lin
La cathédrale engloutie
Now I want to start ...
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21st Century Electronic Keyboard Techniques
For a while now there have been electronic musical keyboard controllers (the most recent one is Osmose) that feature pressure sensing and side-to-side sensing in addition to velocity sensing.
There ...
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Playing rhythm guitar without the right index finger
Decades of playing have resulted in arthritis in my right index finger from holding a pick and playing fast. I'm going to have to radically change my rhythm technique. First step is I'm going to ...
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Is there a name for this type of conclusion technique?
The name of this song is called "感情の摩天楼 (Emotional Skyscraper) ～ Cosmic Mind, and I have been obsessed with this song since I first heard it years ago, mainly because of how much the way it uses ...
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Tritone as a passing note
Can a tritone be used as a passing note? (say in key of C, going from note C to G).
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Does energy in Spotify api featrue mean arousal? [closed]
I have a question about the spotify api feature.
The spotify api has valence and energy features. Is it correct that energy means the arousal of valence-arousal?
Thank you for your reply.
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When is the "d" in "Goldfinger" sung?
I noticed that some choirs will synch up their consonants while singing. Is there a standard approach for timing consonants? For the sake of example, here's a cropped portion of sheet music (source):
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Same note on two staves in a piano score
These are bars 56–59 in Patrik Pietschmann's arrangement of Hans Zimmer's "Interstellar Main Theme"
How does one deal with the Es that appear in both staves?
The first two bars I can play ...
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Why does music sound bad when played backwards?
I am not sure where to post this, but I hope it fits here.
If you have ever recorded music, and play the track backwards, you'll notice it sounds quite strange, almost demonic. I have always ...
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On piano, can one tell aurally whether a slur is written or not?
If you hear a piece on the piano, can you objectively tell where the slurs are written? Sometimes it feels hard to tell the difference when there are slurs or not written in a passage. Is there an ...
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Electronic Wind Instrument technique resources
I have an EWI (electronic wind instrument) that I use with a DAW, it's nothing professional; just for bedroom home recording. I have found my techniques to be terrible on the EWI, and was wondering ...
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Why do we use such different picks for guitar and oud?
The oud and the guitar are strung similarly (six strings vs. six courses of strings), and are both played with a flat pick; but the guitar pick is much smaller and flatter than the risha used for the ...
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Glissandos in Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No.3 Mov.3
In Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No.3 Mov.3 towards the end there are some parts with a glissando with doubled notes from 7:30 onwards of this video.
It's played by Martha Argerich. I've also watched ...
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How to interpret open ended gliss notation on guitar
How would the notation below be interpreted?
What is this called on the guitar?
I'm calling it "glissando to nowhere in particular" in my mind. It resembles something I've seen in a jazz ...
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What is the name of the drum sound where the hi-hat creates a "riser" by opening after being hit?
There's a very common drumming technique, usually towards the end of a bar, where the hi-hat is hit while being opened creating a "riser" sound.
I had always thought it was called a "...
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Trouble double tonguing on trumpet
I am a "come-back" trumpet player. Consider being Intermediate level. Have a Yamaha YTR 3335 Trumpet. I try to warm-up and practice daily for 1 hour.
I have been concentrating on Single and ...
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Mastering oboe dynamics
I have been playing the oboe for a term now, and I have come across some songs that require me to use dynamics. How do you achieve dynamics on the oboe, and what exercises can you do to master it.
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Why do I wear out the frets on my guitar faster than most other folks? Do I need a lighter touch?
I know all about the fact that the unwound strings on my acoustic guitars are steel and the frets are nickel. And I understand that fret wear - especially under the plain steel un-coated strings is ...
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What is the definition of 'playing in the pocket'?
The phrase 'playing in the pocket' is used sometimes, in jazz, hip hop, funk etc. It sometimes refers to the way a drummer plays, sometimes to how an ensemble works together. I've Googled the term, ...
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What does this bracket mean in violin music sheet?
I am a self-taught violinist and need help understanding this sheet music.I know how it sounds thanks to YouTube but I wonder its name and its meaning.
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What is the best way to play a chord larger than your hand?
I've seen and attempted to play multiple songs on the piano that include chords that are tenths or sometimes even elevenths or twelfths (rarely), and these chords have four or five notes.
If I were to ...
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Anatomy of plucking hand's motions for a bass guitar
The (following) questions came from analyzing my plucking hand technique. Consider playing 16th notes on one string with two fingers. It is accessible for me to play 8th notes with one finger (...
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Tips on playing loudly on saxophone with supportive air
When I play saxophone I tend to play pretty quietly. My teacher always tells me to play louder and I do but it's like it’s still not loud enough. He tells me to play with more attack and I don't ...
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