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What types of plastic and manufacturing techniques are used to make guitar picks?

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Should tempo markings go above or below 1st/2nd time bar brackets?

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Can fingerpicks be used with long nails?

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25 Questions

Is there a standard width for piano keys?

How can I find the length in seconds of a quarter-note (crotchet) if I have a tempo marking?

How to insert cautionary key signature before repeat mark using Sibelius 7

Drum kit notation for crashes at section starts

Did J.S. Bach write the figured bass in scores or continuo parts?

Would lower tension strings give better sustain on high notes on classical guitar?

Examples of acoustic instruments producing sounds very close to pure square, triangle or sawtooth waves

Are the highest pitches always the easiest to hear in a musical texture?

Is it practical (or even beneficial) to put pickup phase switch on Telecaster?

What do “Uber” and “Plexi” mean in an electric guitar part?

Alto Saxophone: tremolo using alternate fingerings

How widespread was the use of Aguado's “Tripodium”, and are similar devices still used today?

What does the tempo marking “Andando” mean?

Should ossia stave barlines connect to main stave?

Is a tie needed into a second-time bar?

What types of plastic and manufacturing techniques are used to make guitar picks?

Setting “blurred” consecutive vowels

What instruments are asked for in this original Sousa score?

Should tempo markings go above or below 1st/2nd time bar brackets?

Can fingerpicks be used with long nails?

How do you figure an accented passing note in the bass?

How can I share Sibelius templates across devices?

How can I extract or recreate audio for one or more instrumental/vocal parts from a recording?

Easiest way to create more than two simultaneous, aligned click tracks with different tempi?

Bar range description: inclusive, semi-inclusive or exclusive?