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Arthritis of finger knuckles
I have arthritis in my hands, in the middle knuckles of the four fingers (but not in the thumbs). This causes me some pain when I play the piano, although I try not to focus on it.…
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Couperin - Les barricades Misterieuses trouble
Hi all, Been trying to play this piece and I’m am greatly struggling with finger pedaling and getting the timing of when to let go and stay on a note; my brain and fingers can’t wrap around the…
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Prokofiev, vision fugitives op.22 no 7 pittoresco
Hello, I would appreciate any further suggestions (besides what it’s written) on the use of the pedal in pittoresco. Thank you in advance!
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Professional piano and raising a family
Hello all, I wanted to ask for advice on the logistics of pursuing professionalism in the music world and successfully supporting a family. I am a recent dad of a young daughter and happily married…
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Mechanical Metronome
Hello TB Community. Any suggestions for a mechanical metronome? I've been using an app, but I'd prefer something "real." When I was a kid, my dad built one from a RadioShack kit. It's long gone.…
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Which scores would help me master transitions from fingers 1 and 3 to fingers 2 and 4 then to fingers 3 and 5?
I am hoping to learn rondo alla turca at tempo soon. And the other score I've been working on for thus is hisaishi's howl's moving castle. Are there any scores like that from ravel or liszt that…
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Piano teacher
I am about to discontinue my son’s piano lessons with his current teacher. I want to make sure I am making the right decision and search for advice in this community.…
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When Should I learn inversions right away and why?
Hi there! I am a vocalist and am wondering when I should learn inversions. Here is a bit about my goals. My first goal is to be able to understand chords/harmony,…
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Suggestion Device (i.e. iPad) for having piano sheet music?
Hi everyone-- I have a lot of piano music spread out in individual sheets and books across my apartment. I've seen some musicians use tablets like iPads or Ipad Minis for reading sheet music at the…
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Optimal Timing in Piano Education: Utilizing Alfred Books and Tonebase
Hello! I am a 35-year-old self-taught person who has been learning to play the piano for the past year and a half. Initially, my practice sessions were unstructured, but over the last six months,…
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Best print edition of Rachmaninoff concerto?
Hi -- I am using Schirmer's edition of Rach No. 2, and it's fine enough but I spotted one lack of accidental (for A natural) on pg. 33 RH (fast part of 2nd movement) and so am wondering about other…
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Harmonic analysis book?
Can anyone recommend a book on how to go about doing harmonic analysis? Ben Laude’s crash course was illuminating, but I need something I can use practically when I get a new score. Thanks.
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Progressive exercises for building up speed and strength?
Hi, I'm asking this for my 9yo son who's studied piano for almost 4 years. He's at about level 6 in Tonebase level system and has learned repertoire pieces such as Bach 2-part inventions,…
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My Account/ Subscription, and general Contact us button
I really enjoy Tonebase, but you seem to have updated the website and made it difficult to manage payment prefernces, and ask a general question. I am having no success in verifying a change in…
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How to make piano sketches?
Hi I would like to know if someone knows a course here on tonebase, or book that teach how to make piano sketches.
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2 week intensives
Does anyone know where I can find information on 2 week intensives that are COMING? When I go to this section, I am only able to see past courses/intensives (past the sign up/participate dates).…
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Possible help?
Hello.. I’m new to Tonebase and am, so far, impressed with this platform and the format. Very professional and well thought out. I have been studying piano privately (on and off as a result of my…
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How to find a good piano teacher?
I know it’s more important to spend time on practice. The teacher just plays a role of guidance. I‘ve self learned piano online over 1 year, now I want to seriously learn this beautiful instrument.…
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Playing block chord notes simultaneously
I sometimes find that my fingers don’t play the notes of a block chord all at the same time. Any suggestions to remedy this - thanks in advance?
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Peripheral Neuropathy
My question is quite specific. I'm posting here just in case there might be one or two diabetics out there who have experience with peripheral neuropathy or circulation issues.…
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How to deal with thumb arthritis
Anyone dealing with thumb arthritis? Both thumbs started to hurt suddenly about a year ago, and I'm wondering if someone could share how they deal with this.
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Deja vu in Playing Music?
Has it happened to anyone where you're practicing a piece and it feels like you have definitely practiced it before (but most certainly hasn't). For me it's when it comes to playing Medtner's music I…
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Search result returns nothing on desktop browser?
Can't seem to search anything. What's wrong? My android app works fine but here in google chrome and Firefox, it won't return any result.
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Balance in: Writing on a score vs just reading.
Edit: here is an update to my question to be a little bit more clear what I’m asking for. I would love to see other people who have marked up their scores and see what they’ve used.…
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