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Michael Curtis

Syracuse, NY

By day, I work in a university library doing tech support and web page development.

At night and on the weekends, I teach myself how to play the piano.

I subscribe to Scientific American and like to read. Some recent books: Flashman, The Billionaire's Vinegar, The Last Werewolf. https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/23239553-michael-curtis

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Top Questions
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Can the harmonic series explain the origin of the major scale?

harmonics asked Mar 25 at 19:35
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What is the historic origin of the terms & textbook definitions of the natural minor, harmonic minor, & melodic minor scales?

scales asked Nov 30 '18 at 22:02
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Is there a chord symbol to indicate quartal harmony?

chords quartal-harmony asked Jan 10 at 16:20
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How does 6/8 meter in jazz compare to eight-note swing in duple meter?

jazz swing asked Oct 15 '18 at 13:26
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Are there specific injury concerns I should watch out for with piano tremolo exercises?

piano fingering asked Feb 13 at 23:36
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Pentatonic, hexatonic, heptatonic, octatonic… what is a 12 tone scale called?

scales terminology asked Apr 24 at 21:30
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Are there any typical, practical applications of negative harmony?

negative-harmony asked May 9 at 16:16
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Debussy's piano etudes include studies in consecutive 3ds, 4ths, 6ths, and octaves… why not 5ths or 7ths?

piano asked Jun 12 at 14:27
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Is 'fundamental frequency' the same thing as 'fundamental bass' (chord root?)

chords chord-inversions fundamental-bass fundamental-frequency asked Jun 13 '17 at 20:49
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How do musicians perceive differences in tuning systems?

tuning asked Oct 19 '18 at 14:48
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Top Answers
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Why is it that I can sometimes guess the next note?
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Why does standard notation not preserve intervals (visually)
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When is out-of-tune okay?
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What is the progression from A minor to F minor called?
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I accidentally composed a song that sounds like a famous song
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Can I have two different instruments play the same melody at the same octave?
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How can a perfect fourth interval be considered either consonant or dissonant?
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How can I make two chords on the ukulele sound interesting for a whole song?
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Does Doodling or Improvising on the Piano Have Any Benefits?
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Using chord iii in a chord progression (major key)
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Acoustic guitar chords' positions vs those of a Bass guitar
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Music Theory: Facts or Hierarchy of Opinions?
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Why do the keys in the circle of fifths have the pattern of accidentals that they do?
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Is it possible to know the exact chord from the roman numerals
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Why don't key signatures indicate the tonic?
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Can one be too old to learn an instrument?
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How to determine if an interval is enharmonic or not
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are there piano pieces where the hands play in different keys?
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When was the Imperfect Authentic Cadence invented?
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Metric accents in time signature
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How much theory knowledge is actually used while playing?
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How does modal jazz use chord progressions?
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In musical terms, what properties are varied by the human voice to produce different words / syllables?
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Rolling Stones Sway guitar solo chord function
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Does octave not matter when tuning?
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The function of Gm G♭ B♭ chord progression in “Shine On You Crazy Diamond”
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How to play a D major chord lower than the open E major chord on guitar?
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What is it called when the tritone is added to a minor scale?
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What is meant by perfect, imperfect consonance and dissonance?
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Can chords be inferred from melody alone?
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