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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?

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

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

Are there any typical, practical applications of negative harmony?

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

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

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

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

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

What tone to play for an upper neighbor in jazz?

Block chord style and appoggiaturas

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

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?

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

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

How do musicians perceive differences in tuning systems?

Rhythm notation syncopation over the third beat

How to complete a scale harmonization using Quantz' Versuch

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

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?

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?

Perfect pitch before musical training

Are rootless jazz chords truly rootless?

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

In what way is music considered to be in a mode when accidentals seemingly contradict the mode?