Hi everyone, it's free to test so if things below sound good please comment or DM!

I need android users to help me get my app on the playstore. I have apps already published, but I am adding new features to it and need people to test those features before I go live. I'm happy to send you those links to verify.

Your feedback on the design, functionality, basic UI/UX stuff, is what I really need!

Google requires testers to stay in the beta for 2 weeks, aka, don't delete for 2 weeks. You don't need to use the app everyday, but they do track usage so I'd need you to open it every once in a while at least.

I need 12 people, but I'm going to wait until I get 15 to begin the beta. This could take up to a week so once you comment or DM I'll keep you in the loop.

I can't pay for your time because I'm a little fishy in a big sea of giants, but I will give you a promo code to use this app (the ad free version) for a year. I'm hoping to try and scale once these updates are put in.

Thank you!!

Hey everyone, I’ve been building a website called MusGo for guitar practice, mainly because I got frustrated constantly switching between different tools and tabs while practicing.

Right now it includes things like a YouTube/MP3 looper, metronome, chord finder/identifier, scales and modes, arpeggios, random note/chord practice, and some ear training tools. My goal is basically to make one place that feels actually useful for daily practice instead of a bunch of separate websites.

I’m still improving it, so this isn’t some polished big company launch or anything. I’m mainly posting because I’d genuinely like honest feedback from guitarists.

Here’s the site: musgo.app

I’d really appreciate any blunt feedback. I’m trying to make this genuinely good for all levels player.

Any good threads or online resources for learning the basics? I have a keyboard and basic knowledge of the keys. I want to learn more music theory aswell as just knowing how to actually play.

I used to play drums, but i can’t anymore and have forgotten a lot. any resources would be helpful

Ideally I would like something that’s broken down into digestible parts. I would go to an actual teacher but my budget doesn’t exactly permit me for that

These are the official 19-2000 and Plastic Beach tabs on the ultimate guitar website (not exclusively for guitar). I know how to read guitar tabs but they are clearly stated as synth and electric piano tabs but for the life of me i cannot figure out how they translate. Does anyone know?

Plastic Beach

19-2000

A tool to visualize chords, scales and intervals of string instruments.

hey guys, I'm new in the music theory and I just composed a melody with the chords D#7, Dm7 and C7, but when I look on a website, it tells me that it's in the scale Cmajor (so C, D, F, G, A, B), so why my D#7 sounds good with the rest? he is not in the scale so I don't know why.

I learned also the music "my song" by labi siffre, and there is only white notes in the song (it is in the scale Cmajor), and at a moment he plays a F#, and I don't know why it sounds good because this note is not in the scale . Can I have informations about this please?

I am a beginner Cajon player.

I thought every human as a natural born sense of rythm and that the matural foot taping/ head nodding would indicate the timing of a song.

However friends keep telling me I am out of timing which feels bad because I don't know how to hear the timing of a song other than through foot tapping

Besides the essential work by Marcel Dupré, which can be a bit austere, what are your favorite pedagogical books for getting familiar with organ improvisation (both tonal and modal)?

There is the “course” by Lionel Rogg, which is quite good. What are your personal favorites?

Thank you!

I am 17 living in the UK and planning on going to university in about 6 months. I have never played an instrument before but would love to learn and I think I might as well start now. I understand the violin is very difficult, but it would be a lot easier for me to practice and learn while at university in comparison to piano. Any advice for learning instruments at university or what instrument you would recommend would be appreciated.

Thank you

Tata - Slow J - Tutorial para Educação Musical

"Tata" é um sucesso de Slow J, que faz parte do aclamado álbum Afro Fado. A letra da canção é uma prece, um agradecimento ao seu pai e uma lição de identidade.
Este tema é particularmente especial pois dá-nos a conhecer uma "Fusão de Estilos" que explora o balanço entre as raízes africanas e a melancolia do fado.
Simplifiquei a melodia tentando não lhe retirar o "sentimento" mas, em simultâneo, pensando na sua utilidade para trabalhar a expressão e a respiração.

To the best of my knowledge, the system of classifying roles based on opera singers' natural vocal timbres originated in Austria and Germany during the 19th century. The theaters there signed exclusive contracts with singers and staged various productions every day. Still, they began classifying roles based on vocal timbre for reasons such as making it easier to find replacements when a performer was unable to appear. It was not for the artistic development of the opera singers. That spread to other countries like Italy. I think there are many problems with this, and there are several reasons.

First of all, the limitations on opera singers' roles are determined by their natural vocal timbre, and casting is done accordingly, depriving them of opportunities even though their vocals are good enough to take on various roles. For example, if someone has a naturally thin voice, they may not be assigned dramatic roles even if their vocalization is good enough to cut through a large orchestra (cutting through an orchestra is about high-frequency vocal skill, not thickness. Lauri Volpi and Magda Olivero have proven this.)

Secondly, by unconditionally associating innate timbre thickness with sound intensity, it leads to the misconception that a naturally thin tone automatically implies a weak voice, and conversely, that a naturally thick tone automatically allows one to cut through a large orchestra even with weak vocal technique. In reality, people with naturally thick timbres but weak vocal technique cannot cut through a large orchestra. There are also many cases where people strain their necks to try to break through, damaging their vocal cords. That wouldn't be the case if your vocalization were solid.

Thirdly, the range of expressiveness is also limited. Many legendary opera singers have criticized this as I have, or overcome its limitations (such as Lili Lehmann, who took on roles ranging from the Queen of the Night to Wagnerian operas, and Gregory Kunde).

Also, the singers who premiered Wagner and Verdi's dramatic works (Aida, Otello, the Ring series, etc.) (Francesco Tamagno, Victor Morel, etc.) did not have naturally deep voices. By today's classification, they would have been on the lyric side. However, thanks to their solid vocal technique, they also took on dramatic roles.

I believe that as long as one has solid vocal technique and isn't bound by their natural vocal tone, they can fully take on a variety of roles. What do you all think?

Hi everyone,

I want to teach myself piano bc I'm broke and can't afford lessons. For that I want to buy a used MIDI keyboard for a few bucks. I do have 10 years of saxophone experience on a fairly high level so I can read notes in the treble clef really well and I'm currently learning the bass clef. I also have a great sense of rythm, speed and music in general. I can also hear when I'm playing incorrectly.

What are some tips you can give me to get better efficiently and how can I use my saxophone experice and knowledge effectively?

I'll only be able to buy the MIDI in about 5-6 months so if you have ideas for training without a keyboard Id appreciate that

I had a morning where I sat down to work and it felt like my hands had forgotten how to cooperate. It was one of those days where every note felt heavy and every mistake felt personal. I was ready to just walk away and call it a day, but I decided to play one single simple scale perfectly before I left.

When you feel like you are regressing, it is usually because your brain is busy processing the harder stuff you did the day before. Walking away for ten minutes or switching to something "too easy" for five minutes can reset that frustration loop. It gives your mind the space it needs to actually finish "downloading" the progress you made.

How do you talk yourself out of the "I am not getting better" spiral when you hit a plateau?

So, I'm finishing this year at my local music school (not University) withthe drums, I really like the energy discharge and the easy to play along for the drums, since I played bass for something like 14 years it was really interesting to do a deep dive into the more rhytmic part of music.
I'm 30 yo, and I played lots of different instruments (Sax for 2 years, clarinet for 1 year, tried flute too for 1 year, a bit of guitar too with a focus on fingerstyle and now 1 year of drums);
I mostly play by myself, I would like to join a band too in the near future, but It's kinda hard to do it with a receptionist job, and I'm deciding what to play next year.
I quite enjoyed drums and probably still keep to play them by myself, but I'm missing the melodic part of trying to replicate a melody or study an actual song, so, I was thinking to start studying something melodic again, but I'm quite unsure about which instrument to play.
I don't like piano too much, I have a hard time splitting my brain in doing 2 different things.
All of my teachers said that I have a great ear for rhythm, and am quite proficient with my breath control (even the flute teacher!), I don't know if I should pick them again; I listen to completely different genres of music, so verastility of the instrument is a must.
Can you give me some suggestions?

City nights… glowing, quiet, a touch of mystery… yet strangely beautiful✨🌙

Late night piano vibes 🎹

In Part One of this two-part investigation of major pentatonic-ness, Barrett and Anders dig into the world of playing your leads DIAGONALLY.

That leads to two main benefits:

1. Your playing will be more musical and articulated, due to the sliding and position shifting
2. Your range will improve, because you won't be stuck in one place on the neck, going up and down that same old shape

Here I share another chapter of my journey in learning classical guitar, which began in August 2020.