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Help reading music sheet [closed]
Could someone help me explain this music sheet of Frere Jacque?
The is a Violin key, A mole on the A line and some notes. What do I habe to do with them in order to play this the correct way according ...
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I want to learn transcribing music, where should I start? [closed]
I found a music notation app called Musescore, I fell in love with exploring it and started recreating music scores from another user's score for my practice, and also I started to learn video ...
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Writing for the saxophone [closed]
Are there special symbols or text instructions that are more or less specific to the saxophone?
What difficulties or peculiarities are there with the saxophone that a composer or arranger would need ...
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Do classical-music performers use editions other than urtext to prepare?
Do any performer of classical music use printed editions of classical works (I mean those that published during the composer's lifetime) other than urtext editions for performing. If this is true, can ...
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Is there a reason an arranger/composer will choose a particular chord voicing when charting chords for guitar on a particular song?
When I look in music books for guitar or chord arrangements (or tabs) online for songs I want to learn to play on guitar, I notice that often a specific voicing for each particular chord is indicated. ...
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Song Cycle Texts, all at the beginning or placed individually before each song?
Following the recommendation that the text for a song be provided separately as part of the front matter of a vocal composition, what is the best way to handle the texts for a song cycle if each text ...
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What's the "normal" opposite of flautando?
I'm writing a piece in which I need string instruments to switch regularly between flautando and normal timbre. How do I denote this? Basically, I need a word which means "normal" with regard to where ...
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Should I focus on the notes of the song and less on the rhythmic notation when learning a new song?
Curious about the best ways to practice songs written for piano, i pay too much attention to the written rhythmic pattern and then I get frustrated since the rhythmic value written is not what my ...
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How to create nested tuplets in MuseScore
When I created nested tuplets in Musescore, there was always a connected line between notes that I couldn't delete. How can I do to remove them.
(Redundant lines are underlined in red in the detached ...
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Localization in scores
Is there some way to make localization (translate to other languages) an easier task when digitally making scores?
Currently, I have two options:
write a page before the score with all the ...
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Name for ensemble of the same instrument
When arranging music, is there a commonly accepted or easy to understand name for an ensemble (be it a trio, duet, quartet, etc.) which contains all of the same instrument? For example, how could you ...
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Examples of jokes by Mozart
I’m reading a book about Mozart and the author mentioned that Mozart liked to laugh and be happy. Hence, he used to joke a lot.
Three kinds of jokes are mentioned:
Those that everybody would ...
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What are some strategies to compose a rather simple melody?
I'm pressing some keys on the piano but I can't seem to get any ideas for creating a simple melody? Can anyone offer any suggestions?
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Notating a melody over a free-flowing arpeggio
I'm very new to composing and notating, and sheet music has never been my forte (no pun intended). I've already composed a piece and I'm now trying to notate it. What I want is two voices - in the ...
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Is rap / hip-hop music composed the same way like rock and pop music?
I'm wondering if rap/hip-hop music is composed of using a musical instrument like a piano and writing down notes on sheet music?
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