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300 | Guitar practice: more often but less time or once in a few days but for a few hours? | Slartibartfast | {
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301 | Does 3/4 time signature differ from 6/8? | CRABOLO | {
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302 | What Does a Compressor Pedal Do? | JeremyP | {
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303 | What to look for when buying a digital piano for a beginner? | fredley | {
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304 | In live performance, what is a monitor | Pavel Janicek | {
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305 | Why cant drums produce melody? | jmort253 | {
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306 | How do I make piano chords sound interesting when playing along with popular songs? | IanL | {
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307 | Why are orchestras tuned differently? | jmort253 | {
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308 | The major scale - why and how? | Goodbye Stack Exchange | {
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309 | Why do instruments have a key? | Joe Phillips | {
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310 | Why are pianos traditionally tuned out of tune at the extremes? | William Cline | {
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311 | How to know what notes will go together while improvising? | Pavel Janicek | {
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312 | Why is a C7 chord named a dominant seventh chord? | Pēteris Caune | {
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313 | Why does the scale have seven (or five) notes? Why not six? | Kevin | {
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314 | List of average genre tempo (BPM) levels? | Dilbert789 | {
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315 | What is the difference between a xylophone, a glockenspiel, a marimba, a xylorimba and a marimbaphone? | milesmeow | {
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316 | Key signature for writing in modes other than major and minor | Iszi | {
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317 | How can I improve my piano sight reading? | asalamon74 | {
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318 | What instruments are inexpensive, portable and not too loud? | Dustin Ingram | {
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319 | What are the practical reasons for still having transposing instruments? | Reverend Gonzo | {
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320 | When were the terms Major and Minor applied to keys? | Goodbye Stack Exchange | {
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321 | Is there any research in music theory? | freiheit | {
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322 | What does a small x-like symbol before a note mean? | Brian Carlton | {
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323 | Why learn scales? What are they for? | nibot | {
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324 | Why do I yawn while singing? | martin | {
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325 | How to transcribe music by ear? | Kevin | {
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326 | As a guitarist, how can I learn to sight-read music? | nibot | {
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327 | Will playing without mistakes at all become easy for me in the future? | Andrew Lowe | {
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328 | What is the origin of the up bow and down bow symbols for bowed string instruments? | Stephen Collings | {
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329 | Does the difference in harmonic series between instruments have a significant effect on the consonance of the sound? | ashansky | {
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330 | Whats the difference between modal music and tonal music? | NoCarrier | {
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331 | How to minimize the pain for a beginning guitar student so they won’t give up before they develop calluses? | nicholas a. evans | {
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332 | WHY do harmonics happen? | starsplusplus | {
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333 | Can a flute soloist sit? | Vebjorn Ljosa | {
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334 | How to start playing by ear/improvising? | JYelton | {
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335 | Why doesnt my synthesized note sound natural? | Chris B. Behrens | {
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336 | What does it mean to write a song in a certain key? | Mark Lutton | {
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337 | Is there a difference between 2/4 and 4/4 | Vebjorn Ljosa | {
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338 | Etiquette of Quitting a Band | Chris B. Behrens | {
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339 | What are modes and how are they useful? | EdChum | {
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340 | Why does conventional playing style give the string manipulation to the left hand? | codemonkey | {
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341 | What do you do when a string breaks or you drop your pick on stage? | Daniel Rikowski | {
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342 | Why do notes have multiple names? | fredley | {
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343 | Major scale of one note is the Minor scale of another note? | Phyllostachys | {
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344 | How not to touch neighbouring strings? | ogerard | {
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345 | Is there any practical difference between 3/4 and 3/8 time? | jenglert | {
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346 | Why is my guitars saddle at an angle? | Chase Florell | {
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347 | Why are the white and black keys on the piano placed the way they are? | Tadeusz A. Kadłubowski | {
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348 | My son is 6, and his guitar teacher wants me to buy him a 4/4 guitar! | jrdioko | {
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349 | What are some useful and effective exercises for training absolute pitch? | brendan | {
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350 | Software that allows playing in different temperaments | Spenduku | {
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351 | What do vent holes do on a music stand? | Brian M. Hunt | {
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352 | Forgetting the musical notes while performing in concert | Danubian Sailor | {
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353 | What exactly should I have to learn to understand why certain combination of chords are harmonic when played in a sequence? | nGinius | {
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354 | What is the difference between a riff and a lick? | Rob Napier | {
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355 | How should I store my guitars? | Kilhoffer | {
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356 | Why is the double bass the only instrument in the violin family tuned in fourths? | Kilhoffer | {
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357 | Why do many songs in major keys use a bVII chord? | davefiddes | {
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358 | Hands-separate piano practice doesnt seem to help with hands-together playing | Slartibartfast | {
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359 | Is it possible to write a song without a key? | davefiddes | {
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360 | What exactly does practising scales teach? | {
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361 | Why do octaves sound equivalent? | davefiddes | {
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362 | How to interpret half notes combined with thirty-second stems? | Webjedi | {
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363 | Why do people sometimes write notes as E♯ or C♭? | wyocalboy | {
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364 | How can I practice in an apartment without annoying the neighbours? | Surb | {
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365 | How does scale length affect my playing? | Annath | {
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366 | What is the difference between sharp note & flat note? | fredley | {
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367 | How can I teach a student who seems to have no rhythm? | studiohack | {
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368 | How can I train my ear for music? | studiohack | {
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369 | Why are violin bows longer than viola bows, than cello bows, than double-bass bows ? | Goodbye Stack Exchange | {
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370 | Why is music theory built so tightly around the C Major scale? | Justin R. | {
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371 | Whats so special about minor and major scales? | Aquarius_Girl | {
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372 | Appreciating the music of J. S. Bach | Pēteris Caune | {
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373 | Why shouldnt I put electric guitar strings on my acoustic guitar? | fredley | {
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374 | What are the benefits of guitars with fanned frets? | Kareen | {
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375 | Are there any music programming languages from after the SuperCollider era? | Kareen | {
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376 | How do I use a metronome? | jrdioko | {
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377 | Why cant I play with a backing track or other musicians | JeremyP | {
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378 | It is ok to correct wrong notes when playing piano? | Jonathan | {
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379 | Why do pianos not need to be tuned every time you play? | Daniel Rikowski | {
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