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Performance

Discuss the performance of music here, such as the characteristics and limitations of different instruments

  1. Perfomance Thread

    Gijs,
    • 101 replies
    • 51.6k views
    basementclev2

  2. General rules

    Peter_W.,
    • 50 replies
    • 30.2k views
    Chemathmusician0510

  3. How good are you at your 2nd or 3rd instrument?

    redsaxophone,
    • 57 replies
    • 104.6k views
    Chemathmusician0510

  4. What is the Hardest Instrument to play?

    Will Kirk,
    • 246 replies
    • 104.4k views
    Chemathmusician0510

  5. What piece(s) are you currently trying to learn?

    Guest Anders,
    • 269 replies
    • 57.2k views
    PianoBeast10489

  6. What Instrument(s) do you play?

    Piano,
    • 156 replies
    • 56.2k views
    GMoneywroteasong

  7. What Instrument Do You Wish You Could Play?

    Hands,
    • 183 replies
    • 56k views
    murphybridget

  8. Can you be a good composer without being a good pianist?

    violinfiddler,
    • 55 replies
    • 53.2k views
    Rich

  9. Hardest piece you know?

    Tyler JOhnson,
    • 179 replies
    • 48.2k views
    mgrafe@indiana.edu

  10. Instruments - do you specialize?

    zephyrclaw,
    • 31 replies
    • 48.1k views
    murphybridget

  11. Notating Vibrato for Strings

    xiii1408,
    • 17 replies
    • 35k views
    GoBeyondYourSelf

  12. What instruments to use when scoring a desert scene?

    Zimr Music,
    • 11 replies
    • 34.3k views
    Beethoven is God

  13. Trumpet vs. Trombone?

    Young Prodigy,
    • 42 replies
    • 30.4k views
    robinjessome

  14. The Easiest Instrument to play

    Yachar,
    • 31 replies
    • 29.6k views
    murphybridget

  15. My Saxophone is always sharp

    impresario,
    • 10 replies
    • 27.9k views
    benxiwf

  16. Number of string players in the orchestra

    Eirik,
    • 26 replies
    • 25k views
    SYS65

  17. Composing for Trombone

    Yggdrasil,
    • 20 replies
    • 24.7k views
    Mark

  18. How far do your hands stretch?

    firsty_ferret,
    • 100 replies
    • 24.5k views
    PSaun

  19. Shehnai Fingerings

    BssnCapt,
    • 7 replies
    • 20k views
    Alankar101

  20. Composing for pipe organ

    $0meb0dy_ is_bach,
    • 11 replies
    • 18.8k views
    Tokkemon

  21. Band literature

    smallz,
    • 33 replies
    • 18.7k views
    Daniel

  22. How can I become a good Pianist

    TurbanToe,
    • 32 replies
    • 17.5k views
    GoldenPianist

  23. The Recording Thread

    James H.,
    • 80 replies
    • 16.4k views
    James H.

  24. Understanding the harp

    Jerdol,
    • 12 replies
    • 15.7k views
    Christopher Dunn-Rankin

  25. Musical Illiteracy

    Symphony Concertante,
    • 64 replies
    • 15.7k views
    Old Composer

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