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What key am I in?
I am planning on playing with 2 classically trained musicians, 1 cellist and 1 viola player. If I am playing the chord of Cmajor with a capo on the 5th fret (which is an F on an open fretboard) am I ...
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Seventh chords and the key a song is written in
I'm a self-learner and understands how major and minor chords are made up and how extended chords are build from these, like sus2, sus4 and 7th chords (if I'm correct, these are just embellishments ...
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Confusion about chord progression
If in the key of A major the chord C#minor forms part of the chord progression, then how does the chord progression A C D E work also in the key of A
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Playing the saxophone in the rain
I've been given the opportunity to play in a one-day marching band sort-of deal in my local town. However, the scheduled date is set to rain, but the stubborn director says we're going to play on that ...
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I can't figure out what song is it [on hold]
I cannot figure out what this song is. I tried by searching the lyrics, but I found nothing.
Minute 00:42:50 onwards... from here: https://etceterapodcast.com/2010/06/04/77-theresa-me-la-enderheza/
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1answer
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Mix between Half Notes and Eighth Notes: What Kind of Note is This?
I came across these weird looking little dudes in a horrendous Trombone concertino that my orchestra is swallowing whole:
I apologize for the crummy image. I refer to the strange hybrid-looking ...
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1answer
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In organ scores sometimes it says positif or recitive - which keyboard do they mean for these? Swell or great?
Which keyboard do they mean on organ when music says positif and recitive?
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Question about Building My Composition/Improv Skill
This is coming from a musician that is now about 1 1/2 years into music study. I started by learning about the basic languages and theory of music, and like to just improv (badly, really badly) on the ...
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Finger pain in lead guitar practice
I've recently started learning some lead guitar lines, running through scales, modes, patterns, and my little finger simply will not do what I want it to. I have had a few breaks over the years (ring &...
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what is this ornament called?
Can anybody tell me what this sign is called ?
I thought it was a mordent, but why isn't it written above the lines, why is it so short?
Do you know any theory page on it?
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Is it worth refreshing my skills in reading sheet music if I find haven't been using them? [on hold]
I learned sheet music for 10 years and became fairly good at it. I was able to learn Bach, Chopin and composers like that. Then I learned how to play with just the melody and chords, and I never went ...
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How to play chords notation above staffs on keyboard/piano?
Like this:
Yes, I mean figuring out which key my left hand should press. This score (taken from the book FastTrack Music Instruction - Keyboard) marks the left hand finger numbers. But I have lots of ...
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Practicing a composition
I was planning on tackling the Chopin Piano Sonata No.2 in B-Flat Minor, but I wanna make sure I never quit on practicing it. So I searched the web for tips to practice the piece. But then I came ...
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1answer
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Potential Tube Amp Issue
So, I cocked up today. I recently moved house and dragged out my amp head and cab today, hooked everything up and was jamming away to check it all still worked fine. Sounded a little odd, but I put ...
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2answers
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Guitar: Fretless fretboard (why ebgdaE?)
There are many fretless percussion/stringed instruments from/relating-to many different cultures each tuned to a predetermined set of notes/note relationships.
In our (Western?) culture it seems to ...
