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What is a Fake Book?
The question was asked here as to why there are no Fake Books for Blues. But what is a Fake Book in the first place? What genres is it used in?
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Ways to warm up vocal cords?
What are some safe ways to get my vocal cords without over using them before a practice or performance?
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guitar cabinet: why not just use a PA speaker cabinet?
I've been thinking about building myself a rackmount rig to replace an old 12" combo amp, and was wondering if it really makes any difference to use a something that's marketed as a "guitar" speaker cabinet... Why not just select a nice PA speaker…
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Different modes of pentatonic scale
Just as there are seven modes of the diatonic scale, I would expect five modes of the pentatonic scale.
Have these been classified?
Here they are, in the form of {semitone interval gaps} (Notes for root:C)
{ 2 2 3 2 3 } ( C D E G A )
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Progression path from an apprentice to a guru in music theory?
I am a computer science major and have been practicing music (as a hobby) for the past 4 years now. I started digging into the basics of Music Theory a year ago and now wish to advance my knowledge so as to better understand and analyze the works of…
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What did ancient cuneiform notation look like, and how did it work?
I looked at Wikipedia of course...
According to Wikipedia:
The earliest form of musical notation can be found in a cuneiform
tablet that was created at Nippur, in Sumer (today's Iraq), in about
2000 BC. The tablet represents fragmentary…
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What is a perfect fifth?
I have gone through many documents, but don't understand what a perfect fifth is. Can somebody please explain with an example? (An example is important!)
I have already found these explanations, but I don't understand what they mean:
In music…
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Guitar tutoring software that listens to your playing?
I'm looking into learning classical guitar. I know most people will suggest getting lessons, and I'm looking into that.
But I was also wondering if there are any software tutors out there that can actually listen to and critique your playing through…
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What is the difference between portamento and glissando?
What is the difference between portamento and glissando while singing?
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Will hanging a guitar by its headstock damage it?
I like to leave my guitars out, otherwise I don't play them. I have a couple of wall hangings and stands all over the place too. Will hanging a guitar from the wall damage it at all? Warp the neck? etc.
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How can you tell if the singer is in pitch?
Just found this site. I'm an adult piano beginner. I just started studying music for the first time in my life about a year ago and am loving it. It's fascinating. I've been taking piano lessons.
So my question revolves around voice and ear…
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How to figure out what key a piece is in?
I am trying to write a guitar accompaniment to the piece "Fair and Tender Ladies", but I have no clue what I need to do to figure out what key that piece is in.
Also, the instrument playing the piece is in the Key of D. Does that mean the piece is…
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How to choose drum pitches?
I've been learning Ableton Live with an interest in making electronic music, and this has been my first exposure to drums whatsoever. Of course, I'm not dealing with a real drum set, but rather an electronic one.
I just discovered that you can…
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What is balanced audio all about?
What is balanced audio? What is a balanced cable? What is the advantage of using balanced audio? How does balanced audio work?
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Why are notes named the way they are?
In 12 tone equal temperament, why are the notes named:
C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B
instead of, for example,
A, A#, B, B#, C, C#, D, D#, E, E#, F, F#
or any other thing?
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