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Franz Liszt Birthday Challenge!
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Lyrical Miniatures: A Sonorous Journey feat. Grieg
Celebrating Tchaikovsky's Birthday!
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Celebrate Rachmaninoff's Birthday Challenge!
"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
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Preparing your pieces for Concert - A Checklist!
Mozart & Haydn - Music from the 18th Century!
Improvising Classically with George Ko!
The Music of France!
"Improve your Technique!" Month
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tonebase Community Concert Challenge
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Tonebase Holiday Challenge!
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Handel G-major Chaconne
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TWI: Shaping Individual Interpretation with Piotr!
Two-Week Intensive: Exploring Robert Schumann
Improve both Hands in 2 weeks with Piotr and Elois
"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
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Mentorship with Jarred Dunn
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Crash Course on Controlling your Dynamics!
Intensive Workshop: Compose your own Piano Piece!
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Jarred Dunn Mentorship
Improve your Chopin Mazurkas with Jarred Dunn!
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tonebase member concerts!
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Let's Play Schubert's Waltzes!
A Fresh Start!
The Practice Plan Challenge!
End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
Franz Liszt Birthday Challenge!
Unfinished Business Challenge!
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Lyrical Miniatures: A Sonorous Journey feat. Grieg
Celebrating Tchaikovsky's Birthday!
Challenge Archive
The Pillars of Piano Technique (Mini-Challenge)
Celebrate Rachmaninoff's Birthday Challenge!
"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
Finding Colors in your sound (Mini Challenge!)
Preparing your pieces for Concert - A Checklist!
Mozart & Haydn - Music from the 18th Century!
Improvising Classically with George Ko!
The Music of France!
"Improve your Technique!" Month
February: Discovering Schubert Month
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tonebase Community Concert Challenge
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Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
Tonebase Holiday Challenge!
Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
Handel G-major Chaconne
Mentorships and Two-week Intensives
Improve your Trills with Leann Osterkamp!
TWI: Art of Pedal Technique in Piano Playing
TWI: Shaping Individual Interpretation with Piotr!
Two-Week Intensive: Exploring Robert Schumann
Improve both Hands in 2 weeks with Piotr and Elois
"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
Fast Track Program
Improving your Lyricism (feat Chopin)
Mentorship with Jarred Dunn
TWI: Improving your Scales!
Crash Course on Controlling your Dynamics!
Intensive Workshop: Compose your own Piano Piece!
TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
Improving your ability with the Left Pedal
Magdalena Stern-Baczewska Mentorship
Improve your Cantabile Playing with Dr. Garritson
Jarred Dunn Mentorship
Improve your Chopin Mazurkas with Jarred Dunn!
Narrative Musicianship w/ Konstantin Soukhovetski
Sara Davis Buechner Mentorship
Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
General Information and Sign-Up!
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"Improving your rhythm!": Beyond the Metronome
"Becoming an Orchestra" TWI with Daniela Bracchi
Bach's Polyphony Intensive with Magdalena
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Improving your Sightreading with Leann Osterkamp!
Improve your Chopin Etudes with Henry Kramer!
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