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Composition, Theory, Chinese Instruments I can't answer questions on ethnic instruments outside of Asia (eg. Armenian instruments, etc.)

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Composer of Piano, Chinese Orchestra, and others. Came up with the theory "The Triangular Properties of Musical Chords" Avid interest in Mathematical/Physical Theories of Music. Knowledge of Chinese Orchestral instruments.

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ABRSM Piano and Theory

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Recent Answers from Doglas Yeo

2009-05-03 composition:

Hi Bethel, I am not very expert at songwriting, but I feel that both ways work well. If you already have a set text, then you can compose a melody to suit it. Alternatively, if you already have

2008-03-04 "Dawn" Pride & Prejudice Piano Arpeggio Fingering Question:

Hi Cindy, Sorry, but I'm not familiar with the piece. However, generally for arpeggios, a tip is to try to use less of the fourth and fifth finger. In particular, the fifth finger should only be used

2007-09-26 combination of pentatonic and 12 step scale:

Hi, my mail is yodogyo@gmail.com In order to do the above, you probably require some sort of MIDI program such as Cakewalk, Finale or Sibelius. Those programs do not have any chinese instruments

2007-09-25 combination of pentatonic and 12 step scale:

Hi, the pentatonic scale is made up of 5 notes. In the key of C, this would be C,D,E,G,A. (There are 12 keys in music, namely C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#,G,G#,A,Bb,B) For a list of frequencies, visit

2007-07-14 a song:

Hi! Although I have never heard of this song, I'll try to answer your question. To mix both melodies, you could try to do it by using counterpoint, which may or may not be possible depending on the

 

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