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I'll put in another vote for just "Music" or "Musicians". – Ben Alpert Jun 22 '10 at 4:09

If it is going to be just "Music" or "Musicians" then questions about theory and composition ought to be allowed as well. There is another project being proposed (area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/7305/musicians) and everyone would benefit from combining efforts here, I think. if that's the case now, then the summary ought to be updated to be more clear. – Philip Regan Jun 22 '10 at 16:39

I think it would be a much better idea to have music performance/practice integrated into the same site; they really do go hand in hand; and having a separate project for each faucet musical learning/production can just get tiresome; especially when the tagging system is more than enough to separate musical areas. – DRL Jul 21 '10 at 14:08

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61 Example Questions (7 closed)

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added by John Gietzen Jun 5 '10 at 13:30

This is a real question I want to have answered. ;) – John Gietzen Jun 5 '10 at 14:17

Loosen up and play some Funk!! Learn songs like "Pick up the Pieces", "Listen to the Music", "Le Freak"...Guitar was originally built as a rhythm instrument to accompany singers/big bands/small groups: Rhythm Rocks, Enjoy!! – AttilaNYC Jun 19 '10 at 4:09

@Att there's no need to answer questions; the only job at this point is to vote to nominate good and bad examples. – bmargulies Jun 24 '10 at 11:24

@bmarg: He was answering me because it is a real question I have. – John Gietzen Jun 24 '10 at 12:48

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added by Ben Alpert Jun 22 '10 at 4:14

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added by Chris Lercher Jun 16 '10 at 1:34

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added by bmargulies Jun 5 '10 at 13:16

The first and most important thing is to know exactly what you want out of the practice session. Everything else can be planned based on this. E.g. I want to smoothen out the kinks in that waltz piece - or, I want to increase the speed of that scale by so and so. And so on. If I don't measure, I won't improve. – talonx Jun 23 '10 at 8:07

@Tal we're not here to ANSWER question, just to vote for them as exemplars of what belongs (or not) on the site. – bmargulies Jun 24 '10 at 11:23

@bmargulies - Actually answering the questions gives it a 'real' community feel - I'm already using it as one :) . I am aware that whether a question is answered or not is irrelevant to whether the group is finally adopted or not. – talonx Jun 24 '10 at 12:30

in my opinion this question is by far too generic and broad, it is not the kind of question you would expect to pop up in three years time – UncleZeiv Jul 12 '10 at 23:27

just do it in your own way..............I practice whenever i want to and thats the way .............just play stuff you want to play at this moment and you will find that output you are getting is max........just parctice in a planned way if you are not doing one stuff well try out another and again return to the one you are not comfortable with...........diversify what u prac............... – Anish Chakravartty Aug 30 '10 at 6:11

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added by Ben Alpert Jun 22 '10 at 4:15

I'm sure there's a better way to phrase that, but most of you should know what I'm talking about. Like thinking of "Here Comes the Bride" to remember a perfect fourth. – Ben Alpert Jun 22 '10 at 4:15

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added by Chris Lercher Jun 16 '10 at 1:33

does your guitar has a tremolo system?????then locking tuners would help ................... try adjusting the bridge of the guitar from a professional.............. – Anish Chakravartty Aug 30 '10 at 6:13

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added by Gordon Gustafson Jul 8 '10 at 1:14

I never understood that myself :P – MPelletier Aug 7 '10 at 15:00

@MPelletier : there are many reasons for that, but technically you could do it both ways, although in practice the "wrong choice" can produce inconvenient representation of the final staff. – Stefano Borini Aug 7 '10 at 18:03

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added by Gordon Gustafson Jul 8 '10 at 1:16

I want to know the answer to this! (I assume you mean expand, not just make higher.) – Ben Alpert Jul 9 '10 at 13:55

I agree with Ben. The question would read better with "expand". – chabzjo Aug 24 '10 at 19:38

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added by nicorellius Jun 23 '10 at 20:52

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added by Ignacio Aug 4 '10 at 19:04

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added by bmargulies Jun 5 '10 at 13:16

Practice - Couldn't resist....Approach club owners with a tape, song list and a concrete method of getting people into the club: advertising, word of mouth, built in following ect.... – AttilaNYC Jun 19 '10 at 4:14

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added by John Gietzen Jun 5 '10 at 13:41

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added by Chris Lercher Jun 16 '10 at 1:29

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added by Chris Lercher Jun 16 '10 at 1:43

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added by talonx Jun 23 '10 at 8:09

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added by Vinko Vrsalovic Jul 23 '10 at 8:13

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added by Georg Fritzsche Aug 12 '10 at 5:11

(supposedly more accurate description of the sound following) – Georg Fritzsche Aug 12 '10 at 5:11

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added by Ignacio Aug 18 '10 at 13:48

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added by ananth.p Jun 18 '10 at 7:35

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added by Drew Jun 19 '10 at 20:00

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added by Grizly Jun 23 '10 at 5:21

	Depends on the tempo... Need more information to answer adequately... Super slow tempo, more snare may be tolerated. – nicorellius Jun 23 '10 at 17:14
	Perhaps in [this example groove] would be better? Is there an equivalent pastebin for music/score? Could we use lilypond.org/switch/advantages or something? – Grizly Jun 23 '10 at 23:29
	I have a fever... and the only cure is more snare. I mean cowbell. :) – MPelletier Aug 7 '10 at 15:01

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added by Gordon Gustafson Jul 8 '10 at 1:14

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added by Gordon Gustafson Jul 8 '10 at 1:15

closed as off topic by William, Igor Zinov'yev, chabzjo, Julien N, Kevin Y Aug 28 '10 at 2:22

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

	Because you blow into it? ;) – Ben Alpert Jul 9 '10 at 14:03
	@Ben Alpert 1. You blow into a Tuba and that's not a woodwind... 2.. Surely to be a woodwind you must be made of wood, and flutes are made of metal... – 8128 Aug 30 '10 at 18:38
	(I think this is perfectly on topic) – 8128 Aug 30 '10 at 18:38

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added by DRL Jul 21 '10 at 13:54

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added by DRL, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 30 '10 at 23:59

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added by thyrgle Jul 24 '10 at 5:27

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added by thyrgle Jul 30 '10 at 17:52

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added by 8128 Aug 26 '10 at 9:43

scales and arpeggios are the base of music and whenever you want to create your own music a deep understaning of modes and arpeggios are absolutely necessary...........don't ignore it............ – Anish Chakravartty Aug 30 '10 at 6:01

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added by John Gietzen Jun 5 '10 at 13:33

This is one that could be subjective, but I think that it would come up with valuable answers. – John Gietzen Jun 5 '10 at 14:18

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added by Drew Jun 16 '10 at 22:19

closed as off topic by ananth.p, Ben Alpert, Kyle Brandt, herzmeister, BlueRaja - Danny Pflughoeft Jun 26 '10 at 17:38

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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added by Robert Harvey Jun 21 '10 at 16:24

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added by Ben Alpert Jun 22 '10 at 4:15

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added by Ben Alpert Jun 22 '10 at 4:16

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added by Ben Alpert Jun 22 '10 at 4:16

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added by Robert Harvey Jun 22 '10 at 21:48

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added by UncleZeiv Jul 12 '10 at 23:30

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added by nicorellius, edited by Robert Harvey Jul 28 '10 at 23:59

Whoever added the "not a good example" clearly knows little about the reality of playing music, especially live... – nicorellius Jul 26 '10 at 1:23

I didn't vote, but your "question" doesn't seem to make sense. Are you playing in a band where a metronome is a member? Are you arguing for drums instead of a metronome? – John Gietzen Jul 27 '10 at 14:06

@John: If you are confused by the term, "Metronome," just substitute the words, "click track." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Click_track – Robert Harvey Jul 27 '10 at 17:22

@Robert: I know what a Metronome is. His sentence structure is terrible. – John Gietzen Jul 28 '10 at 23:42

Quick, someone give Aerosmith a friggin metronome! – MPelletier Aug 7 '10 at 15:00

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added by Noldorin, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 7 '10 at 14:06