Most Popular
1500 questions
17
votes
2 answers
What are some qualities to consider when purchasing a cello?
My wife is a Suzuki-method violinist but wants to dabble with some cello pieces. I'm a rock guitarist--so I have absolutely no clue what to look for in a cello. It's clearly not a Les Paul so any expertise I have is out the door on this one. Two…
Jduv
- 11,515
- 8
- 43
- 80
17
votes
1 answer
What does it mean to play in an 'arpeggiated' style on the guitar?
I sometimes hear a guitar player described as having an 'arpeggiated' style, such as Peter Buck of R.E.M.
I know that an arpeggio is the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 8th of a scale, but exactly what does it mean to play this style on the guitar?
Ali
- 6,693
- 1
- 25
- 44
17
votes
3 answers
What is this electrical thing in my piano?
What is the bar with the red freehand circle? You can see it has a cord coming out to the right.
I'm unable to try plugging it in and seeing what it does because it's an incompatible cord with my locale.
The piano is a Baldwin Acrosonic. I don't…
Scimonster
- 455
- 1
- 3
- 12
17
votes
4 answers
Basic effects for bass
I’m an amateur bassist looking to get started with effects pedals. Most bassists use effects a lot more sparingly than guitarists, so I’m not sure which ones are common or important. I have AmpKit, so I can experiment to see what I like to use…
Bradd Szonye
- 6,708
- 9
- 39
- 76
17
votes
6 answers
My ear is not very well trained - what can I look for as easy hints when trying to identify a ii-V-I progression in blues music?
I'm looking to learn how to better analyze music I am listening to, and I'm having problems identifying ii-V-I progressions, especially when they're the basis for improvisation. What are some hints or signs I can look for in the music to help me…
blueberryfields
- 938
- 1
- 7
- 11
17
votes
3 answers
Why does the chord progression Dmaj -> Emaj -> Bmaj sound good?
I looked up the chord progressions for all major and minor scale keys, but this combination doesn't match any of them.
Why does it work well?
tr_quest
- 273
- 2
- 6
17
votes
2 answers
Tips for increasing loudness while mastering in Ableton Live
I am a drum and bass (Jump Up) producer using ableton, I have been producing for about 8 months now and I would say I have progressed really well with it.
I have got to the stage with it where I want to master my tracks so I can get them sounding…
daniel aagentah
- 285
- 1
- 2
- 8
17
votes
3 answers
What is tritone substitution?
What is tritone substitution? How can this device be applied to improvisation and composition?
TaylorSwiftFan5932
- 16,234
- 17
- 85
- 143
17
votes
6 answers
Are accidentals in the key signature and measure additive?
If I have a flat for a note in the key signature, and then in a bar the same note with an flat symbol, does that mean the note is "double flatted"?
For example in the key of D Minor with hash one flat (B♭):
This means that all B's are actually…
Luke
- 435
- 1
- 4
- 8
17
votes
3 answers
Name for descending semitones under a repeating musical phrase?
In much contemporary music, especially instrumental guitar music, there is a particular device employed. It involves a musical phrase in which usually one note, often a bass note, descends in one semitone intervals, while a(n often repeating) phrase…
EmmaV
- 395
- 3
- 8
17
votes
2 answers
What is the theory behind scales?
My question is the following:
Scales are The backbone of quite everything in western music.
Does anybody know if there is some sort of backbone behind scales?
A number, something like that?
Or do some scales sound better than others because its…
Pieter Wattel
- 179
- 3
17
votes
3 answers
Rendering lilypond score into html page
What would be the best way of rendering specific parts of a lilypond score,
into an HTML page? I did that using lilypond-book by previously embedding
tag into my html file, and it works, however that way I am
embedding the whole…
branquito
- 563
- 3
- 11
17
votes
5 answers
C major 6th chord and A minor 7th chord: same notes but different quality, why?
Simple question: many have noticed that the A minor 7th chord is the an inversion of the C major 6th chord. However, the more interesting this is why they have different quality (as minor and major) despite consisting of the same notes: A - C - E -…
krismath
- 1,363
- 3
- 17
- 34
17
votes
3 answers
How to play same note legato?
This question is about this arrangement for a beginner (image below):
http://makingmusicfun.net/htm/f_printit_free_printable_sheet_music/marriage-of-figaro-piano.htm
There is one big slur over the first several bars. How am I supposed to play this?…
catalyst
- 173
- 1
- 5
17
votes
9 answers
Using two microphones for vocals
In footage from concerts in the 1970's +/- I've notice that they often had pairs of microphones taped together, e.g. these:
It seems like it was somewhat "standard practice" at one time; why did the engineers set up the microphones in this manner…
Dave
- 17,808
- 10
- 60
- 98