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Mathematician, discrete and outspoken. Programmer and admin of various scientific and information systems. Amateur biologist and linguist.

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Why are violin bows longer than viola bows, than cello bows, than double-bass bows ?

orchestral-strings bow physics asked Apr 26 '11 at 22:28
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26 votes

Is it still good form to use a capital D for Du or Dir in a letter?

letter formality asked May 25 '11 at 10:01
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16 votes

When and how did USA and UK come to be written as [米]{べい}[国]{こく} and [英]{えい}[国]{こく}?

kanji culture history loanwords demonyms asked Jun 23 '11 at 8:08
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What is the difference in meaning between “husband and wife” 夫婦【ふうふ】 and 夫妻【ふさい】?

word-choice vocabulary compounds asked Jun 18 '11 at 20:43
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14 votes

How does one change bow hair?

maintenance construction orchestral-strings bow archeterie asked Apr 29 '11 at 9:29
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Are there other examples of postposed prepositions like in “Meiner Meinung nach, …”?

prepositions word-order asked May 25 '11 at 16:04
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Are there alternatives to Beamer for slides ?

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How much do we know about how ancient Greek and Roman music sounded?

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What are the nuances between these three terms for intelligence: 知恵 [ちえ],　知能 [ちのう],　知性 [ちせい]　?

word-choice compounds asked Jun 18 '11 at 21:10
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12 votes

How colloquial is “Er ist in Schwung”?

phrases colloquial connotation asked Jun 22 '11 at 12:46
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Top Answers
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Is “believe you me” proper English?
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Is there a third dimension of numbers?
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How long would it take to learn to tune a piano?
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19
Intermediate exercises for sight reading, specifically for reading ahead
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16
Quickly flip a page of sheet music while playing
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Will a 61-key keyboard severely restrict my piano repertoire?
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15
What are Head voice and Chest voice
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14
Did Alexander the Great say the following quotation?
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Does anyone know what does the “feat.” means exactly?
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12
Why are there twelve notes in an octave?
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Is this piece of renaissance music really in the locrian mode?
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11
Fingering for octaves on the piano
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10
What is a natural isomorphism?
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9
F on soprano recorder doesn't sound right
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9
Are Hanon exercises mindless unmusical repetiton or a great way to develop finger strength and dexterity?
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Are there any classification systems that categorize music by mood?
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What's the difference between a G♭ and an F#?
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8
Should fingerboard tapes be used for beginner violinists ?
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Causes of piano finger strain and ways to relieve it
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8
Why are orchestras tuned differently?
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What notes on the piano do the Ukulele strings equate to?
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8
What are some qualities to consider when purchasing a cello?
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8
Does bilberry improve eyesight?
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7
How do I describe the difficulty of my song?
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7
Performance practice of Viennese Waltz
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7
Why do I yawn while singing?
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6
Galois groups of polynomials and explicit equations for the roots
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6
Can you really pay attention to every single slur, trill, “ornament”?
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tips for writing the drum notes to a song in a band
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Fast Chord Identification
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