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| Shostakovich symphony 5 | 7/13/2009 | Chuck |
Q: I'm Laurens Price-Nowak, and I play cello in the national childrens' orchestra of GB, in the under ...
A: It is such a wonderful age of ENLIGHTENMENT we live in now with internet information at our ...
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| Singing better | 7/12/2009 | Penny Nichols |
Q: When I sing, I have this kind of undertone, like when your voice has that rattling sound like a ...
A: Are you smoking and/or drinking or smoking pot? Any one of those things can hurt your vocal chords. ...
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| How to figure out Bi-tonality of chords | 7/11/2009 | Dr Colin |
Q: (I'll just give you a little on my music background) I completed nearly all my piano grades, kept ...
A: Nice to hear from you again! I am delighted to read that you bought a jazz theory book and I hope ...
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| CHORD RULES | 7/11/2009 | Dr Colin |
Q: I do play organ and I have composed a lot of hymns with chord but I have not released any of them. ...
A: Nice to hear from you again! I am glad that your studies are progressing well. Yes, I can tell you ...
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| Singing better | 7/11/2009 | Penny Nichols |
Q: When I sing, I have this kind of undertone, like when your voice has that rattling sound like a ...
A: You would need to see a vocal coach and possibly an ear, nose & throat doctor to get the whole ...
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| Songwriting | 7/11/2009 | Steven L. Rosenhaus |
Q: I just wrote lyrics to a song that just popped into my head. But they kinda have the same pattern as ...
A: Writing new lyrics which follow the pattern of an existing set of lyrics is a time-honored ...
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| Writing down musical compositions | 7/2/2009 | Dr Colin |
Q: I have composed many songs for the piano, but they are all in my head and I'm worried I will forget ...
A: Many thanks for getting in touch. I am sure that some other people have a similar problem. I know ...
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| power trio | 6/22/2009 | Phil Kelly |
Q: I am looking for advice in arranging rock and blues tunes for a power trio - can you assist?
A: Usually this type of music isnt "arranged" -It just takes form by a group of compatible musicians ...
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| Composition competitions | 6/16/2009 | Phil Kelly |
Q: I am an eighth grade middle school student. I have been composing for about a year and a half. I was ...
A: Congratulations on your composing career so far! You've set yourself on a path that will provide you ...
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| Composition competitions | 6/16/2009 | Dr Colin |
Q: I am an eighth grade middle school student. I have been composing for about a year and a half. I was ...
A: First let me apologise for not getting back to you sooner. No excuses! I'm interested to hear about ...
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| Programme notes for Performer's Cert | 6/15/2009 | Clare Redfarn |
Q: I'm a 14-year-old violin student taking my Trinity Performer's Cert (aka Advanced Cert) this month ...
A: I've found you a bit more information about Fiorillo. He was a son of Ignacio Fiorillo, who ...
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| determining a major key | 6/12/2009 | Bill Pere |
Q: I have music that I am playing with my pebnywhistle. The guitar chords are Am, G, Em, F7 and F. ...
A: << have music that I am playing with my pebnywhistle. The guitar chords are Am, G, Em, F7 and F. ...
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| Soprano 1 vs soprano 2 | 6/11/2009 | Penny Nichols |
Q: My daughter, a sophomore in high school was told by her choral teacher that next year she should ...
A: Your daughter is growing and she can continue to sing in the soprano 1 range just by continuing to ...
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| Programme notes for Performer's Cert | 6/10/2009 | Clare Redfarn |
Q: I'm a 14-year-old violin student taking my Trinity Performer's Cert (aka Advanced Cert) this month ...
A: Programme notes don't need to be long - I usually think in terms of three paragraphs: composer, ...
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| Playing guitar by ear | 6/10/2009 | Chuck |
Q: i am very interested in playing guitar by ear but i dont know how and where to start off. Can you ...
A: son: Yes, I purchased all four volumes (in binder format) written by John Mehegan (a jazz ...
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| how to signify one note is played an octave higher | 6/1/2009 | Dr Colin |
Q: I have to do a keyboard reduction. Problem I have is in bass stave I have an E below middle C and a ...
A: Many thanks for getting in touch. If you are writing a piano reduction of something, the important ...
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| chord transistion | 5/30/2009 | D C DowDell |
Q: Play keyboard at church. Need help today if possible. Song in key of A and will flow right into ...
A: com. There are several standard methods to transition from one key to another. To move up a ...
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| chord transistion | 5/30/2009 | Phil Kelly |
Q: I play keyboard at church. Need answer today if possible. We are flowing from one song to another ...
A: First off, sorry to be so long in replying but I was in the hospital for an unplanned visit last ...
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| transition from key to key | 5/30/2009 | Chuck |
Q: I play keyboard in church. Have a song for tomorrow (oops hope I hear from you today) in the key ...
A: Yes, i have ideas. There are ''charts'' for the church organist, that are like 'math' ...
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| Improvisation | 5/27/2009 | Clare Redfarn |
Q: Hey - for my GCSE music composition "Music for a special event" my teacher wants me to write a ...
A: Your teacher doesn't specify it has to be a 12-bar blues, but that's a good place to start because ...
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| How long should an overture be? | 5/24/2009 | Steven L. Rosenhaus |
Q: I hope you can help me. I have written a musical (book, lyrics, music, orchestration) and it is ...
A: Congratulations on getting your show "on the boards"! To answer your questions: The obvious ...
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| Vocal Jazz | 5/24/2009 | Penny Nichols |
Q: I was wondering if there are any books on arranging jazz for a cappella groups. Thanks!
A: Here are some results from Googling Jazz for acapella groups: Amazon.com: "Acapella & Vocal Jazz ...
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| Thank You | 5/22/2009 | Clare Redfarn |
Q: it is a tough one indeed and I will let you know if I suss out the word. ANSWER: I've been thinking ...
A: and thank you for ruining my weekend <g>. I phoned my mum (retired professional musician) yesterday ...
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| harmony | 5/20/2009 | Clare Redfarn |
Q: Can you recommend a tutor who teaches harmony in London. Particularly the Harnonization of a melody ...
A: Well, there's always me <g>... I need to know how much theory/aural you've already studied. Do you ...
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| Re-asking Question | 5/20/2009 | Phil Kelly |
Q: Phil, I have to laugh. The question I asked is below, to which you responded that you don't answer ...
A: Stuart: I have no term for the phenomenon you describe other than "gestalt" ( i.e: the whole being ...
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| composition term for layering of parts | 5/19/2009 | Steven L. Rosenhaus |
Q: To make up for my lack of specificity: we are doing hand drumming with children in grades K-5. We ...
A: My apologies. I did not know of your musical education and had to assume (based on, well, all of the ...
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| composition technique--term? | 5/19/2009 | Steven L. Rosenhaus |
Q: I am currently working with a drummer in my classroom and we have a musical term that is eluding us. ...
A: It's tricky answering your question, as you haven't accurately described what it is you are both ...
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| Singing help | 5/19/2009 | Penny Nichols |
Q: I'm a student in high school and I would like to join chours next year. I have two main problems ...
A: You need to take singing lessons to deal with the problem of your voice being too airy. Look for a ...
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| Singing in tune and breathing | 5/18/2009 | Penny Nichols |
Q: I have been learning singing and guitar on and off for many years. I am confused about breathing ...
A: I am a student of Seth's, and although I agree with him about breathing, I also agree with your old ...
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| range | 5/17/2009 | Penny Nichols |
Q: what range is e3 -c#6? i also sing opera if i can sing the phantom of the opera what range would I ...
A: A first soprano's range is from Bb right below middle C to b3 above. I am sorry I am not a big fan ...
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| Wagners Siegfried Act III Scene 3 | 5/15/2009 | Dr Colin |
Q: I am trying to analyze the first 23 measures of this piece. What are the chords in the first 11 ...
A: First, very sorry for the delay in my response. I usually respond within 12 hours. I would love to ...
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| Singing | 5/14/2009 | Penny Nichols |
Q: ) and I hope you can assist me. I took lessons years ago (classical) and am now getting back into ...
A: I should know that! I studied mostly with Seth's ex-wife Florence Riggs, whom I have great respect ...
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| Does S mean rest? | 5/12/2009 | Dr Colin |
Q: Greetings, In the Turkish language there is a word “es” taken from the name of the letter S. ...
A: .. Many thanks for contacting me. If I spoke the Turkish language, there is a good chance I could ...
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| arranging | 5/12/2009 | Phil Kelly |
Q: I want to ask what knowledge needs to be applied to get arranger keyboard's style to be considered ...
A: Kerry: Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with the keyboard you have and I'm not sure just what the ...
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| arranging | 5/11/2009 | Phil Kelly |
Q: I want to ask what knowledge needs to be applied to get arranger keyboard's style to be considered ...
A: G'day Kerry! I'm not sure what you mean by an "arrangers keyboard style " unless you're thinking in ...
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| musical composition | 5/10/2009 | Clare Redfarn |
Q: I do hope you get well soon! Please tell me what is involved in making a musical composition, a ...
A: and thanks for your good wishes. I assume we're talking about all compositions, not just songs? ...
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| Background Music | 5/7/2009 | Steven L. Rosenhaus |
Q: My name is Nathan and I'm a compose using Finale. I can't play any instruments so I just used ...
A: You offer a lot of questions--good ones. I'll do what I can to answer them. 1. I get that you don't ...
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| Background Music | 5/7/2009 | Steven L. Rosenhaus |
Q: My name is Nathan and I'm a compose using Finale. I can't play any instruments so I just used ...
A: It's not unusual for someone to write songs without knowing music theory; the Beatles are just one ...
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| songwriting | 5/3/2009 | Steven L. Rosenhaus |
Q: There's a clarinet player named Aker Bilk who wrote a song called Stranger on the Shore. It's ...
A: Using copyright-free loops as a starting point for a composition is certainly one way to start ...
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| composition | 5/3/2009 | Doglas Yeo |
Q: What works better in composition?Preparing the lyrics first and working out the melody? or vice ...
A: I am not very expert at songwriting, but I feel that both ways work well. If you already have a set ...
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