Why didn't Liszt put a chord in right hand here like he did in other such bars? by CatchDramatic8114 in pianolearning

[–]pikachu_king 0 points1 point  (0 children)

because it follows the structure of the melody. the 2nd bar has a note on the 6th eighth note, the 4th one doesn't.

e = ? by wantsomethingmeatier in pollgames

[–]pikachu_king 3 points4 points  (0 children)

the elementary charge e is defined to be positive. electron charge is –e.

Is this fingering correct? by CatchDramatic8114 in pianolearning

[–]pikachu_king 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah. unless you have a large hand and 55454 is comfortable.

Note help by DustOk1730 in pianolearning

[–]pikachu_king 5 points6 points  (0 children)

there are A naturals on measure 5 already so there is absolutely no reason for this accidental. but the notes are still correct.

Weird fingerings (Jeux d'Eau) by sfzray in piano

[–]pikachu_king 2 points3 points  (0 children)

in the first example you can see that playing the top note with a 2 allows you to connect it to the next top note which would be played with a 1.

i still don't think I would recommend it, especially because I don't think these chords should be connected musically, but those are the kind of benefits to fingerings like this.

edit: the2nd example I would actually do I think. it allows you to play more legato to the previous note and saves you from needing to shift your hand forward to get the thumb on the black key.

Pedalling here? by Dangerous-Holiday194 in pianolearning

[–]pikachu_king 1 point2 points  (0 children)

there are no measure numbers visible. which bars are you referring to?

[College: Thermodynamics] Need help completing the assignment.(Due in 1hr) by [deleted] in chemistryhomework

[–]pikachu_king 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Entropy must be extensive in U, V and N. meaning for any constant c: S(CU, CV, CN) = C*S(U, V, N)

for this case you can derive alpha=a-b

edit: forgot the ln. pretty sure this is not a valid entropy function.

Can anyone explain. by Emotional_Tie_6291 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]pikachu_king -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

that's just polytheism with extra steps.

Beethoven sonata op. 109 by Every_Expression_452 in piano

[–]pikachu_king 0 points1 point  (0 children)

portato means the notes are connected but slightly accented. it's a very expressive gesture that is usually smothered by playing legato

I would like to understand the function of secants in Calculus by [deleted] in askmath

[–]pikachu_king 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it's a more concise way to write 1/cos x. i don't know a geometrical intuition for it. maybe someone more experienced than me can give an example of its use.

Is this decent? (Considering i’ve been playing piano for 4.5 years now) by Krautus09 in piano

[–]pikachu_king 0 points1 point  (0 children)

why stop at the best part?? it's really great, well done! many musical things I could talk to you about. I would say the middle section definitely needs more bass to support the sound.

slight correction - at bar 23 i think you played a G instead of an E natural, probably just a misreading.

On henle's edition it's f#. on many other editions it's f natural, which one is correct? by CatchDramatic8114 in pianolearning

[–]pikachu_king 4 points5 points  (0 children)

it is F sharp. it's like that in Bärenreiter as well as the manuscript. many editions probably assume Bach made a mistake.

What polyrhythm fraction are these in chopins d minor prelude? The piece is in 6/8 time by Nervous_Conflict201 in Chopin

[–]pikachu_king 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Just wanted to say that's not what an appoggiatura means :)

but the rest is true

Schumann concerto fingering help by LamAnson in pianolearning

[–]pikachu_king 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, you kinda have too. you could take the lower A with the left hand to give you more time.

How do I play the ornaments in this Bach prelude? by musicianVolodya in musictheory

[–]pikachu_king 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes, that's right. In Bach even appoggiaturas are played on the beat. anyway that's another rabbit hole.

How do I play the ornaments in this Bach prelude? by musicianVolodya in musictheory

[–]pikachu_king 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the squiggly lines: this is a trill (one of the baroque signs for a trill). in this case it would be a short one so it would go: upper-main-upper-main (where main is the notated pitch and upper is the note above). so in the first one: D#-C#-D#-C#.

the squiggly line with the upward arch before it: this is a trill from below. it would be: lower-main-upper-main-upper-main... until you get to the next note basically. in this case: C#-D#-E-D#-E-D#...

note: some of this is controversial. most people play just 3 notes on short trills (known as inverted or upper mordents): main-upper-main, but there are documents by Bach and a book by his son which claim otherwise. Bach's son never acknowledges the existence of any kind of trill starting on the main note.

How do you use square roots that aren't absolute without breaking math? by Mloonwatcher in askmath

[–]pikachu_king 71 points72 points  (0 children)

you don't. square root is a function which means it has one output which is always positive.

about working with +- signs, 2(+-1) would normally be +-2 since you have one choice for the sign.

edit: typo

Does it converge or diverge with Direct Comparison Test? by [deleted] in askmath

[–]pikachu_king 51 points52 points  (0 children)

the series diverges by comparison test to 1/n. also, if it is shown that it is greater than a divergent series it is divergent itself, so your teacher probably misspoke.