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Can the harmonic series explain the origin of the major scale?

harmonics

Jul 24 at 8:17 Matt L. 16.5k

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What is the historic origin of the terms & textbook definitions of the natural minor, harmonic minor, & melodic minor scales?

scales

Aug 8 at 5:09 Susanna Lau劉慧祺 88

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Is there a chord symbol to indicate quartal harmony?

chords quartal-harmony

Jan 10 at 17:11 LSM07 1,319

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How does 6/8 meter in jazz compare to eight-note swing in duple meter?

jazz swing

Oct 15 at 18:21 Heather S. 4,124

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Are there specific injury concerns I should watch out for with piano tremolo exercises?

piano fingering

Feb 27 at 17:34 Lolo 1,637

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Is 'fundamental frequency' the same thing as 'fundamental bass' (chord root?)

chords chord-inversions

Nov 1 '17 at 15:27 Dom♦ 37.6k

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Are any keyboard methods or music theory concepts based on keyboard mirror symmetry?

theory harmony key-signatures

1d ago macok 46

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Should I practice til I “get it” or until I'm sick of it?

piano scales

Jul 23 at 13:00 MadHatter 241

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Debussy's piano etudes include studies in consecutive 3ds, 4ths, 6ths, and octaves… why not 5ths or 7ths?

piano

Jun 12 at 14:27 Michael Curtis 17.5k

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Are there any typical, practical applications of negative harmony?

negative-harmony

May 11 at 1:26 Mirlan 1,317

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Pentatonic, hexatonic, heptatonic, octatonic… what is a 12 tone scale called?

scales terminology

Apr 29 at 15:29 Shevliaskovic 23k

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188

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How do musicians perceive differences in tuning systems?

tuning

Oct 22 at 6:54 Tobias Schlemmer 141

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115

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Are these double note fingerings to avoid fingers 1 and 5 on black keys practical?

piano fingering

Apr 27 at 16:50 dwilli 396

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Using standard Roman numeral analysis how should 7th and 9th qualities be determined?

theory harmony roman-numerals

Mar 30 at 17:51 Mirlan 1,317

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What do 'dominant' and 'plagal' mean in medieval music?

modes medieval

Mar 4 at 0:02 Community♦ 1

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Will characteristic acoustical properties of real instruments also be observed when using high quality digital samples?

orchestration samples

Jan 30 at 11:56 Scott Wallace 5,088

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Can the blues scale be used over iim7 V7 Imaj7?

scales jazz blues

Nov 16 at 11:17 Matt L. 16.5k

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Is the beaming of this score following a vocal practice or it is just outdated and obscuring the beat?

notation rhythm sight-reading

Aug 9 at 10:53 Laurence Payne 42.7k

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Is this generic cadence chart from Kostka/Payne generally accepted?

cadence

Jul 13 at 19:35 Andy 2,340

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Why is Erik Satie's Saraband 1 in A flat major?

enharmonics

Jul 12 at 17:26 Camille Goudeseune 2,919

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How to write Roman numeral figures for non-chord tones (NCT) and inversions, triads and seventh chords?

roman-numerals nonchord-tones

Jun 27 at 14:35 Richard 50.1k

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Is there a standard set of diatonic ninth chords in jazz?

jazz

Jun 19 at 3:23 Maika Sakuranomiya 1

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Piano fingering for chromatic fifths, is a fifth too wide for fingering 2-4?

piano fingering

Jun 5 at 19:14 Camille Goudeseune 2,919

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Are pTrumpets difficult to play compared to real brass trumpets?

trumpet

Apr 11 at 23:01 Laurence Payne 42.7k

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Is the melodic minor scale use as the basis of chord progressions in modern jazz?

scales jazz

Apr 6 at 3:31 Pika the Wizard of the Whales 270

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600

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Is practicing seventh chords ascending/descending chromatically effective?

piano chords

Feb 13 at 1:48 foreyez 6,232

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Are there musical terms like linguistic terms n-gram or uni-gram and bi-gram?

harmony

Jan 3 at 17:09 Richard 50.1k

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When using “Evans” jazz voicings what voicings should I use for half-diminished ii chord in minor and tritone substitution chords?

jazz chord-voicings

Sep 21 '18 at 11:48 Brian THOMAS 3,361

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130

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I wrote two alternate fugue expositions for one subject does either follow good harmonic conventions?

harmony fugue

Jul 14 at 21:46 Mirlan 1,317

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Are these upper voices in this final passage from Handel a bona fide F7 chord or some kind of non-chord tones?

harmony analysis nonchord-tones

Jun 25 at 20:34 Richard 50.1k

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61 Questions

Can the harmonic series explain the origin of the major scale?

What is the historic origin of the terms & textbook definitions of the natural minor, harmonic minor, & melodic minor scales?

Is there a chord symbol to indicate quartal harmony?

How does 6/8 meter in jazz compare to eight-note swing in duple meter?

Are there specific injury concerns I should watch out for with piano tremolo exercises?

Is 'fundamental frequency' the same thing as 'fundamental bass' (chord root?)

Are any keyboard methods or music theory concepts based on keyboard mirror symmetry?

Should I practice til I “get it” or until I'm sick of it?

Debussy's piano etudes include studies in consecutive 3ds, 4ths, 6ths, and octaves… why not 5ths or 7ths?

Are there any typical, practical applications of negative harmony?

Pentatonic, hexatonic, heptatonic, octatonic… what is a 12 tone scale called?

How do musicians perceive differences in tuning systems?

Are these double note fingerings to avoid fingers 1 and 5 on black keys practical?

Using standard Roman numeral analysis how should 7th and 9th qualities be determined?

What do 'dominant' and 'plagal' mean in medieval music?

Will characteristic acoustical properties of real instruments also be observed when using high quality digital samples?

Can the blues scale be used over iim7 V7 Imaj7?

Is the beaming of this score following a vocal practice or it is just outdated and obscuring the beat?

Is this generic cadence chart from Kostka/Payne generally accepted?

Why is Erik Satie's Saraband 1 in A flat major?

How to write Roman numeral figures for non-chord tones (NCT) and inversions, triads and seventh chords?

Is there a standard set of diatonic ninth chords in jazz?

Piano fingering for chromatic fifths, is a fifth too wide for fingering 2-4?

Are pTrumpets difficult to play compared to real brass trumpets?

Is the melodic minor scale use as the basis of chord progressions in modern jazz?

Is practicing seventh chords ascending/descending chromatically effective?

Are there musical terms like linguistic terms n-gram or uni-gram and bi-gram?

When using “Evans” jazz voicings what voicings should I use for half-diminished ii chord in minor and tritone substitution chords?

I wrote two alternate fugue expositions for one subject does either follow good harmonic conventions?

Are these upper voices in this final passage from Handel a bona fide F7 chord or some kind of non-chord tones?