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Should I set passing the Royal Conservatory examinations as a learning objective?
Hi Tonebase friends! As an adult, after self-taught for one year now I’m interested in learning piano from scratch. I have a teacher, she has me starting with Czerny 599.…
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- Della
- 11 mths ago
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- Last replyAgnes11 mths ago
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Looking for resources
Hello everyone, I'm new to Tonebase and really enjoying it so far. I've been playing all my life (58 now), sometimes playing gigs and improvising, and the tonebase system tells me that I'm at level 8.…
- Dana Polojarvi
- Dana_Polojarvi
- 11 mths ago
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- Last replyDana Polojarvi11 mths ago
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Tonebase Voice
I knew that you have decided to expand our instrument offerings to now include Voice. That’s great! How about more courses related to SONGWRITING?
- jeffersonguedes. go
- jeffersonguedes_go
- 11 mths ago
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- Last replyBeth Lester11 mths ago
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Do I need to upgrade to an acoustic piano?
Hello friends! I started learning Pianote around 2 years ago by myself. I’m using a digital Roland piano RP701, and I’m thinking if I should upgrade to acoustic one as there is a saying that digital…
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- Della
- 1 yr ago
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- Last replycheryl jack11 mths ago
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I'm very impressed by this community!
Although I’m relatively new to this platform, it feels like the learning I’ve gained from the amazing members here surpasses what I got from the course :) I just completed the basic theory by Ben,…
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- Della
- 11 mths ago
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- Last replyDominic CheliTeam11 mths ago
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Back in the saddle again! Please, advise!
Hello everyone. I need advice. I played the piano when I was growing up in Greece from the age of 7 to 22. During that time, I passed my prelims, got what would amount to a B.A.…
- Elizabeth Kosmetatou
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- 11 mths ago
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Sheet Music App
I'm getting to the point now where I'm taping sheet music pages across my Yamaha U3 - and that's not going to be sustainable in the long term (unless I buy one of those pianos with > 88 keys :…
- Tim Burgess
- Tim_Burgess
- 1 yr ago
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- Last replyRoni11 mths ago
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Musical theory path
Hi, I'm new in tonebase and one of the main reasons I'm here is to see what can I do to improve my musical theory knowledge. I've been playing piano for some 4 years now (since 14) and I've never…
- Renato Parischewsky
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- 1 yr ago
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Beginner skill and technic building course
Hi all, I started learning piano on myself about 2 years ago on and off. I can play for example Comptine d'un autre été by Yann Tiersen which was my motivation to start piano.…
- Arash
- Arash.1
- 1 yr ago
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Can we have a tutorial on Rachmaninoff Prelude Op 23 No 4 in D major?
I can’t find any good tutorials on this piece. I’ve started playing it but would like to know if I am approaching it in the correct way. Boris Giltburg recently posted a performance on his Instagram…
- Hazel
- Hazel
- 1 yr ago
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Piano education
What's the optimum age to start piano education. Starting too young could result in the kids' ehaustion after some time. Especially at times of puberty the parents' insistence could result in…
- Ayhan Kemaloglu
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- 1 yr ago
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- Last replyPaula Alizo1 yr ago
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How would an acoustic grand piano sound under zero gravity?
- Kenneth
- Kenneth.1
- 1 yr ago
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- Last replyCláudio Rodrigues1 yr ago
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Clarification of Music Theory Basics: Intervals Workbook
I don't know if this is the right place for this. I am going through the Music Theory Basics course and am confused on something in the workbook for section V, Intervals.…
- Tom Wood
- Tom_Wood
- 1 yr ago
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- Last replyPeter Golemme1 yr ago
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Can we have a tutorial on Brahms paganini variation?
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- jinren
- jinren
- 1 yr ago
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- Last replyVincent1 yr ago
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Software/app to learn music theory
One of the challenges to learn theory for me as an adult learner, is that I do not have enough opportunities to put it in practice. I work a full time job and have small kids,…
- Dave
- Dave.4
- 1 yr ago
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Ayuda
Hola que tal, compré el curso tone base de por vida pero quisiera saber si el precio es $487 en pesos mexicanos o en dolares
- JADIEL VELAZCO VELAZCO
- JADIEL_VELAZCO_VELAZCO
- 1 yr ago
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- Last replyJADIEL VELAZCO VELAZCO1 yr ago
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May we have a short tutorial on a section of Mendelssohn Piano Concerto 1 3rd mvt?
Can we have a tutorial on just the section of 3rd movement of Mendelssohn's piano concerto no. 1 in g minor which starts at measure 70(a tempo). I have great difficulty with the repeating 16th note…
- Janice
- Janice.1
- 1 yr ago
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What creates a virtuoso like Yuja Wang?
I regularly follow Yuja on Youtube, and have listened to her recordings since she was around 18 years or so. The jump in her technique from her graduation recital from Curtis Institute into a…
- Janice
- Janice.1
- 1 yr ago
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- Last replyLuminița1 yr ago
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“It’s not a naughty thing to break the hands”
I’m quoting Seymour Bernstein from his livestream Brahms Op 118 in A major. He says this in minute 6,18. I think I know what he means….. the idea that you can let go of notes under a phrase,…
- Michael Wathen
- Michael_Wathen
- 1 yr ago
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- Last replymarina1 yr ago
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Introducing myself and digitation of arpeggios of 7th chords on 1st, 2nd and 3rd inversion
Hi folks my name is Alberto López, I'm new on tonebase and I'm very excited to be here learning with all of you. My question is about the digitation of 7th chords arpeggios on 1st,…
- Alberto López
- aspiring composer for media/ video games/ films
- Alberto.1
- 1 yr ago
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- Last replyAlberto López1 yr ago
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Can we get somebody to do Kapustin lessons?
Can we get Yuja Wang, or Frank Dupree, or Dmitri Masleev to give us lessons on the Kapustin Concert Etudes (Op 40)? They're magical.
- mhonie
- mhonie
- 1 yr ago
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- Last replyAkina1 yr ago
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Wrong note?
In the Tonebase score of Beethoven’sSonata no.8, Op.13, 1st movt., bar 248, is that supposed to be an A-flat on the last beat of the bar in the R.H?
- Rolf Rencken
- Rolf_Rencken
- 1 yr ago
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- Last replyAlbert1 yr ago
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Rebuilding piano technique after a long hiatus.
I’ve been away from the piano for quite some time. My technique needs a complete overhaul, and this can be very discouraging, I recorded myself to really hear the damage and it was painful to listen…
- Janice
- Janice.1
- 1 yr ago
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- Last replyPhilip Dempster1 yr ago
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Rebecca Penneys - Ask me anything!
Professor Emeritus at the Eastman School of Music, Rebecca Penneys is a recitalist, chamber musician, orchestral soloist, educator, and adjudicator, known for her unique pianistic vision.…
- Dominic CheliTeam
- Dominic_Cheli
- 1 yr ago
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- Last replyRebecca Penneys1 yr ago
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New to Tonebase
Hi, I recently signed up for Tonebase. I've already completed the Taubman Technique series and have to say there was immediate improvement to my playing after applying the principles described by…
- Glenn
- Glenn.2
- 1 yr ago
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- Last replydursobob11 yr ago
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