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Why is a doubling of frequency called an octave?

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Why don't all humans have absolute pitch?

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Why do most piano teachers dislike the idea of students playing by ear and arranging songs on their own?

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What does play with feeling mean?

answered Nov 19, 2019 at 1:29

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Why is C the base note of standard notation and keys?

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Left Hander forced to learn ukulele and guitar right handed

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What is the purpose of the rules in counterpoint composition?

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Why is more music written in sharp keys than flat keys?

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Exactly what does "diatonic" mean?

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Converting hertz to cents

answered Dec 24, 2019 at 13:55

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Does the difference in harmonic series between instruments have a significant effect on the consonance of the sound?

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Can we really detect the difference between a couple of BPMs?

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Did Renaissance composers work from a full score?

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How to represent 5 eighth-notes as one note?

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Is there any objective evidence that different keys "feel different" or have different moods?

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Piano scales and bpm

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Is it okay to not understand the entire book of theory?

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How are names of enharmonic notes determined?

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Does music all over the world tend to centre on a single note which is returned to, and split up the range of pitches most fundamentally into octaves?

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Additional reasons why perfect 5th is forbidden in contrapuntal writing (other than voice independence)

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Anything more than a maxima note (8 whole notes)

answered Dec 7, 2019 at 13:28

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How did composers "test" their music?

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Was equal temperament caused by the invention of the piano, or was it inevitable?

answered Nov 17, 2019 at 17:44

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What would you call this scale?

answered Dec 13, 2019 at 18:49

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Why are the frequency ratios of notes in the Pythagorean scales 9/8 and 256/243?

answered Jul 3, 2021 at 18:27

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How do I use augmented chords in my progressions?

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Where did the term 'Tone' originate?

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How do pianists think about chords?

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Where can I find related materials in connection with Johann Joseph Fux's The Study of Counterpoint?

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Why did baroque music use percussion abundantly, but classical stopped?

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Why is a doubling of frequency called an octave?

Why don't all humans have absolute pitch?

Why do most piano teachers dislike the idea of students playing by ear and arranging songs on their own?

What does play with feeling mean?

Why is C the base note of standard notation and keys?

Left Hander forced to learn ukulele and guitar right handed

What is the purpose of the rules in counterpoint composition?

Why is more music written in sharp keys than flat keys?

Exactly what does "diatonic" mean?

Converting hertz to cents

Does the difference in harmonic series between instruments have a significant effect on the consonance of the sound?

Can we really detect the difference between a couple of BPMs?

Did Renaissance composers work from a full score?

How to represent 5 eighth-notes as one note?

Is there any objective evidence that different keys "feel different" or have different moods?

Piano scales and bpm

Is it okay to not understand the entire book of theory?

How are names of enharmonic notes determined?

Does music all over the world tend to centre on a single note which is returned to, and split up the range of pitches most fundamentally into octaves?

Additional reasons why perfect 5th is forbidden in contrapuntal writing (other than voice independence)

Anything more than a maxima note (8 whole notes)

How did composers "test" their music?

Was equal temperament caused by the invention of the piano, or was it inevitable?

What would you call this scale?

Why are the frequency ratios of notes in the Pythagorean scales 9/8 and 256/243?

How do I use augmented chords in my progressions?

Where did the term 'Tone' originate?

How do pianists think about chords?

Where can I find related materials in connection with Johann Joseph Fux's The Study of Counterpoint?

Why did baroque music use percussion abundantly, but classical stopped?