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400
How high from the ground should the keyboard from a piano be?
Shokhet
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401
How many hours of practice total are typical for different piano grades?
Lennart Regebro
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402
What does a triangle mean in chord notation?
Doresoom
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403
Finger Exercises for Piano when not playing
Harvey
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404
Polymeter vs Polyrhythm
mjmcloug
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405
How do classical composers write music?
Eric Platon
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406
Can people really sight-read advanced pieces?
tooshel
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407
Arthritis In Hands (Playing With Pain In Hands) - Are There Recommended Approaches?
Jan
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408
What does this note - B# - mean?
milesmeow
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409
Does leaving a capo on hurt the strings?
Pureferret
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410
Can I play pipe organ as a pianist?
nibot
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411
How do you determine if youre ready to join a band?
Shokhet
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412
Why is the key included in classical music titles?
Daniel Bingham
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413
Pay-to-Play Gigs
MattGrommes
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414
What is the best way of learning the notes on the fretboard.
bitsoda
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415
Using keyboard/MIDI controller to learn piano
fredley
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416
Why is dropped D tuning used so often?
Phlume
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417
How necessary is a USB Audio Interface?
JSmitty
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418
What is the difference between a band and an orchestra
Anthony K
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419
How often is it recommended to change bass strings?
Lilitu88
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420
How do harmonics work?
eds
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421
What is the difference between chorus and refrain?
Jeff Widmer
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422
Why are there many guitarists, but only one drummer in a band?
BSMP
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423
Why do guitarists put tape on their amplifiers?
null
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424
Why isnt D the most central note?
mfamous
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425
Why do some artists tune their guitars half a step or whole step down?
Dorothy
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426
How do I know when its time to change a tube on my amplifier?
Andre Holzner
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427
Will a 61-key keyboard severely restrict my piano repertoire?
JLZenor
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428
What is the definition of playing in the pocket?
Reverend Gonzo
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429
How is counterpoint different from harmony?
darkcanuck
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430
When is a piece in A minor versus C major?
serg
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431
How is this B flat guitar chord physically possible?
Rom
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432
Why do people with perfect pitch perceive tunes not in 440 Hz out of tune?
Reverend Gonzo
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433
What is the difference between a riff and a melody?
Noldorin
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434
Why are C♯ and D♭ different frequencies?
JeremyP
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435
Im learning music theory, but none of the songs Im trying it on are playing by the rules
afrojas
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436
How do jazz players communicate while playing?
Wayne Werner
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437
Why is A4 the standard pitch reference for tuning?
Drew Stephens
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438
Why is it that I can sometimes guess the next note?
null
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439
What is the Difference between Maple and Rosewood Fretboards
Brian M. Hunt
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440
What are the Solfège names of the semitones between the basic do, re, mi, etc?
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441
Why note B is marked with H in Scandinavia and Germany?
tooshel
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442
What is intonation and how can I find out if my guitar has correct intonation?
Matt
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443
What is the relationship between the melody line and the rhythm chords?
tooshel
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444
What does it mean when two notes are stuck together?
Eric Petroelje
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445
Do musicians count the meter all the time?
{ "views": [ 16544 ], "score": [ 32 ], "answer_pids": [ 86288, 86289, 86291, 86292, 86294, 86302, 86305, 91570 ] }
446
How do experienced pianists sight-read chords?
Tim Long
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447
Is it easier to play softly on a grand piano?
Chris-Top
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448
When to use a dot or a tie in music notation?
{ "views": [ 11242 ], "score": [ 32 ], "answer_pids": [ 85247, 85250, 85251, 85253, 87641 ] }
449
Why dont classical stringed instruments mark their note positions?
Paul
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450
How can I be sure that I am singing effortlessly in my natural voice?
Jimmy
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451
Why do E♯ and F♮ not sound the same (according to Wikipedia)?
Bob
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452
How should one practice a piece that is learned, but not fully mastered?
Anthony K
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453
How did composers test their music?
gary
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454
Why does violin sound differently after playing on it for some time?
Reverend Gonzo
{ "views": [ 8551 ], "score": [ 32 ], "answer_pids": [ 94295, 94298 ] }
455
Beginning adult piano for musicians
Adam Robinson
{ "views": [ 6724 ], "score": [ 32 ], "answer_pids": [ 75727 ] }
456
Is there a way to develop Perfect Pitch?
administrator_dude
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457
Why is bass note so important in harmonic analysis of music?
kojiro
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458
Can one tell by ear whether a bowed instrument is being played up or down?
Ludwik
{ "views": [ 2445 ], "score": [ 32 ], "answer_pids": [ 88463, 88467 ] }
459
How to identify the root note of a chord
Brock Boland
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460
The differences between natural, harmonic and melodic minors
JLZenor
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461
How do I know when Im singing in key?
{ "views": [ 69095 ], "score": [ 31 ], "answer_pids": [ 84687, 84689, 84693, 84696, 84704, 84705, 94646 ] }
462
What exercises can I do to improve my timing?
kenorb
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463
Rest above a note in a piano piece
Mike Two
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464
Coated Strings—Gimmick, or worth the money?
tooshel
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465
Why arent there attempts to evolve classical musical instruments so that theyre easier to play?
Ross
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466
Why is the saxophone not common in classical repertoire?
Mike M. Lin
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467
Is there any way to improve composing?
Justin C
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468
What do the letters D and E above the staff represent here?
Kevin
{ "views": [ 3811 ], "score": [ 31 ], "answer_pids": [ 101679 ] }
469
Aldous Huxley and 5/4 Meter in Music Predating Take 5
Gigazelle
{ "views": [ 3771 ], "score": [ 31 ], "answer_pids": [ 114009, 114011, 114013, 114016, 114018, 114032, 114033 ] }
470
Recycling guitar strings
Mike Sherov
{ "views": [ 2881 ], "score": [ 31 ], "answer_pids": [ 77233, 77234, 77235, 77236, 78959 ] }
471
The notes outside the major scale form a pentatonic scale
null
{ "views": [ 2812 ], "score": [ 31 ], "answer_pids": [ 91454, 91455, 91461, 113643 ] }
472
How to play a long sustained note on an electric guitar?
{ "views": [ 91756 ], "score": [ 30 ], "answer_pids": [ 78938, 78939, 78941, 78958, 81954 ] }
473
Unknown notation - thick horizontal bars between notes
kenorb
{ "views": [ 59426 ], "score": [ 30 ], "answer_pids": [ 82007, 82008 ] }
474
Why is the lowest note on the piano an A?
PearsonArtPhoto
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475
Understanding minor key harmony
richardtallent
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476
Are doubly augmented and doubly diminished intervals practical?
Peter Walke
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477
Physics behind why a bugle can play several notes, while a whistle only plays one note
James T
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478
Is there any way to find a key of song somehow mathematically/algorithmically?
darkcanuck
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479
Can I just tune my guitar how ever I like?
kenorb
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480
What kind of a guitar can I play without thumbs?
Lix
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481
Why are measures (aka bars) important?
PearsonArtPhoto
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482
Is CD audio quality good enough for the final delivery of music?
{ "views": [ 7454 ], "score": [ 30 ], "answer_pids": [ 109312, 109317, 109320, 109322 ] }
483
How can a non-musician recognize anacrusis?
bmargulies
{ "views": [ 7166 ], "score": [ 30 ], "answer_pids": [ 90332, 90334, 90335 ] }
484
How do I get out of my song writing rut and compose something new and fresh for a change?
moswald
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485
Why do tube-based guitar amplifiers sound so good?
Chris W. Rea
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486
Advantage of 7-note based theory over 12-note alternative
Kim Jong Woo
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487
How to bend and release without flicking the other strings?
x3ja
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488
How do I connect my musical instrument to a computer?
Kevin
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489
What is the difference between Overdrive and Distortion?
Jeremy McGee
{ "views": [ 62186 ], "score": [ 29 ], "answer_pids": [ 85740, 85770, 92306 ] }
490
Is You shouldnt play all 6 strings together on an electric guitar good teaching?
null
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491
Do guitar strings wear when not used?
Amos
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492
How to dramatically change the feeling of a song while keeping the melody largely the same?
Diego
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493
Is 16va proper notation?
bajafresh4life
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494
Boiling/washing used guitar/bass strings - is it worthwhile?
Aim Kai
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495
Do musicians that began playing from an early age have an incontestable advantage?
Bernhard Hofmann
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496
What is the practical reason for reentrant tuning on ukulele and similar instruments?
Nicolas
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497
Which fingering to use when playing the same piano key twice in a row?
Jon Ericson
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498
one finger per fret - is it worth following this rule?
Annath
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499
My childs violin practice is making us tired, what can we do?
oortcloud_domicile
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