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Tag to address disabilities/limitations other than physical

There are currently three MP&T questions regarding dyslexia. With the understanding that this is a small number, and I don't immediately find other questions regarding non-physical types of...

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What is the correct flag for questions which simply request external...

Sometimes we see questions which seem to be simple requests for external resources. Another variant on this is the request for titles from the literature on some topic.This is something that I have...

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jTab and ABCjs Formatting Sandbox

Since we now have both jTab and ABCjs on active on the meta, it's time we had a specific place to test both. Use the answer space below to test and stretch the limits of both jTab and ABCjs for both...

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2023 Moderator Election Announcement

SE friends,It is, I regret to share, time for me to step down as mod. I had hoped to be a mod for longer—and a more active one!—but a recent promotion has severely impacted the time I once spent here...

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Can we add "Vocal critique" to our list of 'and not about' in the Help/on...

Ref: https://music.stackexchange.com/help/on-topicWe have quite a specific list of 'do not ask' in the help, better defined than many sites - but we still get the occasional 'how good is my voice?'...

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Suggestion for 'critique' wording for help/on topic

As we have fairly solid support for the idea suggested in Can we add "Vocal critique" to our list of 'and not about' in the Help/on topic page? - so far 28 upvotes across the question & all...

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Can we ask staff for a new colour scheme?

In light of the new site-wide purple debacle - Did the purple highlight just get worse? [& link to initial launch within] could we ask that our purple be swapped for something less… glaring?The...

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Unusually large number of votes?

Today, there was an unusual number of upvotes for me! (On different subjects). Was it someone being benevolent?Previously, I have had an unusual number of downvotes, which were found to be from the...

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Burn the [music] tag

We've already discussed how the music tag does not have a use on this site in this question, can we please burn the music tag? It has started cropping up again.

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I suggest eliminating tag "fingerstyle-violin"

This has bugged me for a while, but I don't have the privilege to edit tags. There's a tag called fingerstyle-violin. I would argue that there shouldn't be."Fingerstyle" is a familiar term for...

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2023 Community Moderator Election Results

Moderator election #3 on Music: Practice & Theory has come to a close, the votes have been tallied, and the new moderator is:They will be joining the existing crew shortly — please thank them for...

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ABCjs integration now available

Update: ABCjs is now enabled on the main site as well. If there are any problems, please report them the usual way - in a new post tagged bug. Thanks, and enjoy!Y'all asked for ABCjs integration...

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List of topics having, or in need of, a solid, well-researched canonical post

Finding/Creating a Canonical PostWhen you find or create a Q&A that you feel is a good canonical Q&A for some topic, nominate it with a Meta post. Get a score of 10 or more, and it's canon....

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Is the Community Bot trying to take over the world?

I just noticed a couple of times recently in which the Community Bot acted swiftly and decisively when I would have expected a more protracted process.First, I noticed an answer that had been "flagged...

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Should I ask (and eventually answer) a possibly opinion-based about an...

I was going to write (and eventually answer) a question about best practices in writing percussion parts for an orchestral ensemble, as I've seen some questions here and elsewhere dealing with such...

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Improve ABCjs integration

In 2016, ABCjs was enabled on our site by staff member Adam Lear, see ABCjs integration now available. This allows short pieces of code in ABC notation (a relatively friendly syntax) to render simple...

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Proposal to designate a canonical "how to modulate" post

We get a significant number of "how to I modulate from X to Y" questions such as Modulate from a minor to D major. I propose that these are all duplicates of How many types of modulation are there?.My...

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Discussion around chord progressions being 'off-topic'

I have a question about my Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange post: What's the key and verse chord progression in this song?I believe that the rule forbidding users from asking for help with...

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Why was "Isn't it obvious the pitch value alphabet language of music is...

The question Isn't it obvious the pitch value alphabet language of music is Chomsky regular? seems like a valid and potentially useful music theory question. It asks about whether music can be modeled...

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Is there a better way to write a "what key is this" question?

My understanding is that "what key is this chord progression" is not considered on topic/appropriate for this site (Reducing occurences of "What key is this song in?")Does that mean that generally,...

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Consistent handling of transcription questions

This question... What is the key of this song?Is on hold for being off-topic. Apparently it is in the transcription category.But why then is this question allowed?How would this rhythm be written out...

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What forum is appropriate to ask questions on specific pieces of music?

My post "Opening chords of ABBA Super Trouper?" was closed by the moderator @Elements in Space as being off topic.I clicked on the profile but could not see a way to privately message the...

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Question closed, asked for song examples to illustrate modes

Regarding this question, it was immediately closed due to the reason that it asked for song identification.First, closing due to identification is another animal, usually where the OP is just firing...

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Retag questions using [transition]

There are 10 posts (as of this writing) using transition. About half are about musical transitions (modulations or between sections of a piece), and about half are on a transition of skills (e.g.,...

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2023: a year in moderation

It’s that time of the year again! As we wave goodbye to last year and welcome the new one, we have a tradition of sharing moderation stats for the preceding calendar year.As most of you here might be...

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Should [jamming] be linked to [improvisation]?

As I contemplated answering this question, I was thinking about the fact that "jamming" is a type of improvisation. I then remembered that we have a tag for improvisation, with 307 uses. We also have...

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How do I get feedback in the Auditorium chat room?

I am writing a marimba solo and saw that there is a chat room dedicated to giving feedback, namely the auditorium. I posted some information about my composition and a link. I am asking if someone will...

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Why are my embedded youtube videos playing from the beginning rather than the...

I intend to self-answer this question to share what I just learned.I used several Youtube videos in an answer recently. For some of them, I wanted to cue the video to start at a certain point. In...

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Should we explicitly include “piece recommendations” as a close reasons?

Our Help Center says that asking for recommendations of pieces of music is off-topic:If you have a question […] [that] is not about…recommendations of pieces to listen to, study, or play, or that meet...

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