03/08/20

Fundamental Frequency question! Please help!
4) Calculate 5 different frequencies for G6 rounding each, if necessary, to the nearest 0.001 Hz. Show your work and name the tuning system used in each case. For each of these, A4 must have a... more
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12/03/19

what is it called when a piece of music is neither major nor minor?
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06/12/19

How can I pick a minor II - V on a Real Book standard?
I'm having trouble understanding when to play minor7♭5 and dominant7♭9 chords. This is definitely because I didn't pay enough attention during my lessons (sorry teachers). I'm... more
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05/29/19

What is a good freeware MIDI editor for minor changes running on Windows?
I compose music on my CVP-501. I record the tracks on a MIDI (.mid) file and record them as a wave (.wav) file. However, being human, I make mistakes. Plus, my setup for recording could be a lot... more
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05/07/19

How to determine what key changes are appropriate?
In the month or so until my band get back together I've been working on writing some new material, and want to try and expand how complex my songs are. I apologise if there are a lot of questions -... more
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05/02/19

Any advice for a novice composer?
I have been learning the acoustic guitar for about 3 years, but just recently started writing my own songs. I am currently learning music theory. Given that starting point what advice would you... more
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04/26/19

Why do the brains of cocaine-users shrink faster than the brains of non-cocaine users?
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04/22/19

Guide-lines for creating a simple chord-progression?
I am working on a computer program that generates a simple melody, based on a simple chord progression of four chords taken from the 7 triads of the C Major scale. The program is also supposed to... more
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04/21/19

Proper understanding of dissonance?
I have recently had a big eye opener with one of my guitar pieces in how it uses dissonance in a musical way to make interesting music. I have always thought that for music to be dissonant is for... more
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04/18/19

Is looking for chord after having the melody unusual?
Most people I encounter seem to have the opinion that **the** definitive way is to first have the chords and then "mess around" with the harmony notes until one founds a desirable succession of... more
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04/15/19

How to choose a key signature for a song that modulates often?
In jazz, let's say, how would one choose a key signature for writing a lead sheet for a song where keys change every few measures or faster? Is writing the key changes explicitly going to be... more
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04/13/19

The Chords in this progression sound great but don't belong together - so why do they work?
I am a songwriter and compose my own music to go with my lyrics. Most of my chord progressions follow common patterns like using a I V IV or I IV V with an occasional ii or iii or vi chord thrown... more
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04/10/19

What is Locrian Harmony?
I like utilizing modes in my the pieces I write, but there is one mode I've never been able to fully grasp and utilize and that is the Locrian mode. The chords that naturally occur in the Locrian... more
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04/06/19

How do you properly define diminished 9th, 11th and 13th chords?
I understand that a diminished 7th chord is defined by the intervals 1-b3-b5-bb7 and a half-diminished 7th chord is 1-b3-b5-b7, but how do you determine what intervals diminished (and... more
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04/04/19

Significance of pop songs with progressions that alternate one chord with one that's three semitones below it?
I've noticed a couple of pop songs that use one chord progression that alternates between swapping one chord (either fifth or fourth) with one that's three semitones below it (to third or... more
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04/03/19

What exactly should I have to learn to understand why certain combination of chords are harmonic when played in a sequence?
I am an intuitive music composer trying to move to a technical music composer. As a dummy, I see music as a composition of 'pieces' (my word). Each piece is a set of notes that are melodical when... more
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03/27/19

How do I explain how a 16 bit DAC works?
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03/26/19

How to dramatically change the feeling of a song while keeping the melody largely the same?
How to dramatically change the feeling of a song while keeping the melody largely the same? Let's say we have a happy, upbeat pop song and we want to turn it into a sad song (or vice versa). Is it... more
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03/26/19

How to create Chord progressions that make sense?
I've been reading over Walter Piston's Harmony book, and it has been an eye-opener to say the least. I understand concepts like tension and release, voice leading and so forth, but I still don't... more
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03/25/19

How do I need to set up sidechain: 100% 90% 80% or else?
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03/19/19

Is there a name for this sort of ambiguity with respect to the rhythm of a piece, and/or is this a recognized technique in composition?
If you listen to the first 40 seconds or so of [Veridis Quo](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgcY6qlzdf8) by Daft Punk, you'll probably feel like you have a pretty good idea of the beat of the song,... more
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03/19/19

Finding the "Starting point" when creating a composition or score?
This is a fairly simple one, and hopefully not too wide-open to be permitted here: what approaches are available when sitting at a fresh screen or sheet of paper, or at your instrument, to create... more
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03/18/19

Why in the study of counterpoint by johan fux are minor sixths allowed but not augmented fifth?
If augmented fifths and minor sixths are enharmonically equivalent why does johan fux in his book study of counterpoint allow minor sixths but not augmented fifths if they sound the same? How does... more
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03/18/19

What is pharmocokinetics of a drug?

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03/12/19

What is a parallel mode?
What is a parallel mode? How are the parallel modes used in composition and/or improvisation?
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