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Why do people sometimes write notes as E♯ or C♭?

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If E-G-C is first inversion, what is E-C-G?

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When did the anonymous "you" become popular in western pop music?

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Why are notes named the way they are?

answered Sep 17, 2014 at 16:28

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B -> C and E -> F, No Sharp?

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When did the half-step/whole-step modulation in the middle of a song become popular?

answered Oct 9, 2015 at 7:31

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What note values cannot be represented in conventional notation?

answered Apr 4, 2016 at 13:23

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When were the terms "Major" and "Minor" applied to keys?

answered Jun 6, 2014 at 23:36

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Why is music theory built so tightly around the C Major scale?

answered May 26, 2014 at 7:09

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Do the violas often play the same parts as the violins in an orchestra?

answered Apr 6, 2015 at 5:47

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Why is A4 the standard pitch reference for tuning?

answered Jun 3, 2014 at 7:05

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What is a parallel mode?

answered Jun 12, 2014 at 15:13

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Difference between equal temperament and just intonation

answered Apr 8, 2015 at 5:29

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Why does the chord progression Dmaj -> Emaj -> Bmaj sound good?

answered Nov 17, 2014 at 5:07

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Circle of fourths in Jazz

answered Jun 10, 2014 at 21:25

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Has music notation become more prescriptive?

answered May 30, 2014 at 18:19

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Does the line between the time signature have a name?

answered Dec 18, 2014 at 21:11

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Can legato notes be played staccato?

answered May 11, 2014 at 13:14

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Slightly tone-deaf?

answered Jun 9, 2014 at 17:13

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Why is it called the chromatic scale?

answered Apr 16, 2016 at 18:32

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Is 440hz always perceived as the same note no matter the vibrating medium, athmosphere and environment?

answered Nov 29, 2015 at 14:54

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Is it fair to say the treble clef is optimized for piano?

answered Oct 22, 2015 at 14:47

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Why isn't there a key signature with F flat?

answered Jul 25, 2015 at 18:06

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Can one measure the "distance" between chords? If so, how?

answered Aug 13, 2015 at 3:00

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Why is it called a 9-8 suspension instead of 2-1 suspension?

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Baroque music composed in the 21st century

answered May 29, 2014 at 17:31

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More dissonant chords/intervals in the bass clef when frequency proportions are the same?

answered Jan 3, 2015 at 20:35

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What's this thing attached to trumpet?

answered Dec 30, 2014 at 4:43

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Triangle Tonnetz vs. Hexagon Tonnetz

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Why is the bass clef indicated twice on the same line in this Bartok piece?

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Why do people sometimes write notes as E♯ or C♭?

If E-G-C is first inversion, what is E-C-G?

When did the anonymous "you" become popular in western pop music?

Why are notes named the way they are?

B -> C and E -> F, No Sharp?

When did the half-step/whole-step modulation in the middle of a song become popular?

What note values cannot be represented in conventional notation?

When were the terms "Major" and "Minor" applied to keys?

Why is music theory built so tightly around the C Major scale?

Do the violas often play the same parts as the violins in an orchestra?

Why is A4 the standard pitch reference for tuning?

What is a parallel mode?

Difference between equal temperament and just intonation

Why does the chord progression Dmaj -> Emaj -> Bmaj sound good?

Circle of fourths in Jazz

Has music notation become more prescriptive?

Does the line between the time signature have a name?

Can legato notes be played staccato?

Slightly tone-deaf?

Why is it called the chromatic scale?

Is 440hz always perceived as the same note no matter the vibrating medium, athmosphere and environment?

Is it fair to say the treble clef is optimized for piano?

Why isn't there a key signature with F flat?

Can one measure the "distance" between chords? If so, how?

Why is it called a 9-8 suspension instead of 2-1 suspension?

Baroque music composed in the 21st century

More dissonant chords/intervals in the bass clef when frequency proportions are the same?

What's this thing attached to trumpet?

Triangle Tonnetz vs. Hexagon Tonnetz

Why is the bass clef indicated twice on the same line in this Bartok piece?