Music: Practice & Theory
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Michael Curtis
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16 votes
3 answers
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Can the harmonic series explain the origin of the major scale?

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

10 votes
2 answers
3k views

Is there a chord symbol to indicate quartal harmony?

9 votes
4 answers
4k views

How similar (or not) are recorder, fife, and flute fingerings?

9 votes
2 answers
941 views

Harmonizing the bebop major (diminished sixth) scale - Barry Harris

8 votes
4 answers
1k views

Is the beaming of this score following a vocal practice or it is just outdated and obscuring the beat?

8 votes
2 answers
402 views

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

8 votes
2 answers
809 views

Are there any typical, practical applications of negative harmony?

8 votes
1 answer
146 views

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

8 votes
3 answers
4k views

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

8 votes
2 answers
3k views

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

7 votes
1 answer
419 views

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

7 votes
5 answers
3k views

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

7 votes
2 answers
201 views

Is the "Charlie Parker Cycle" described in this document a "traditional" method?

6 votes
3 answers
692 views

What tone to play for an upper neighbor in jazz?

6 votes
2 answers
391 views

Block chord style and appoggiaturas

6 votes
2 answers
183 views

How to complete a scale harmonization using Quantz' Versuch

6 votes
2 answers
221 views

What does "plagal" actually mean for modal music and melody generally

6 votes
2 answers
362 views

In a minor key can a cadence on the relative major be considered a type of quasi half cadence?

6 votes
3 answers
671 views

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

6 votes
3 answers
287 views

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

6 votes
2 answers
369 views

How do musicians perceive differences in tuning systems?

5 votes
2 answers
203 views

Can the blues scale be used over iim7 V7 Imaj7?

5 votes
2 answers
535 views

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

5 votes
2 answers
2k views

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

5 votes
1 answer
375 views

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

5 votes
1 answer
252 views

Is this cross relationship of the seventh degree in minor key harmony OK for 18th century style?

5 votes
4 answers
524 views

Rhythm notation syncopation over the third beat

4 votes
3 answers
341 views

Is there a name for this kind of guitar chord - not open, no barre, strings dampened?

4 votes
1 answer
563 views

Does this sharp under the chord mean to play a major chord?

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