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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!
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Ideas for Adult Piano Beginner Repertoire
Dear piano enthusiasts, I am wondering if anyone can recommend some repertoire and etude books for adult piano beginners. (barely fluently reading 5 staves) I have scale,…
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2 yrs ago
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Bach month
I'm very new to Tonebase but am looking forward to this Bach month. Thought I'd start working on the Prelude in Aflat major from Book #1 I'm also very much enjoying learning the lovely Clara…
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Schubert and the sustain pedal
I had a specific question about Schubert's Impromptu Op 90, No. 4. He does not notate anything about the pedal during the falling arpegios. However, many artists use the pedal during that section…
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Hi went to dress rehearsal livestream got info Updated my Zoom but never got into the Zoom portion of Dress rehearsal. Link in chat didn't go when I clicked on it.…
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2 yrs ago
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The 'Environment', downloadable music and Ipad software
Dominic has mentioned a few times that there is downloadable music at no cost but each time I Google I go to sites that say that they are free but then it appears that they are not.…
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2 yrs ago
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2 yrs ago
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Audio Production
I have raised this a few times but it came up most recently on the new 'Feedback' page, where I wanted to post something on the need for audio training and how to make a decent video with good sound…
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2 yrs ago
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Claire Huangci's iPad Mount
Does anyone know what mount Claire's using and how she's mounted it to the piano?
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2 yrs ago
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2 yrs ago
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Are there 2 versions of the Ballade No.1 in G Minor?
As above. I've been learning this piece for a month and I'm playing the same version played by Paul Barton Chopin Ballade No.1 with SCORE - P. Barton, FEURICH piano - YouTube Even the version played…
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Augustín Barrios Mangoré’s La Catedral
Hi all, I’m listening to Manuel Matarrita’s album, Confidencias, and am asking whether anyone can point me to a reliable edition of his transcription by Carlos Payés that I can purchase.…
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2 yrs ago
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2 yrs ago
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iPad score apps
iPad users, what is your favorite app for score reading?
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2 yrs ago
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2 yrs ago
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Struggling to structure my piano practice
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2 yrs ago
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Jazz on tonebase?
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2 yrs ago
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What do you think about when you're performing a piece?
Hello! When performing a piece you know well, like for a recital or performance, what do you think about? I have a few pieces that I know really well. I basically have the notes memorized and what I…
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2 yrs ago
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Thoughts on today's LIVE stream...Wonderful!
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2 yrs ago
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2 yrs ago
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Chopin Prelude in C Minor.
Hi All! First post and first question. In Bar 2 of Chopin's Prelude in C Minor, the third chord (with Eb in the root) seems nearly impossible to play with the right hand.…
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2 yrs ago
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2 yrs ago
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Home recording tips
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Online Music Partiture Publisher?
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2 yrs ago
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Backing Tracks for Hanon
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Upcoming Challenges and Two Week Intensives!
Community Challenges
A Fresh Start!
The Practice Plan Challenge!
End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
Franz Liszt Birthday Challenge!
Unfinished Business Challenge!
Mini Challenges
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
Bach in March
LONGTERM ONGOING - Bach's Goldberg Variations
tonebase Community Concert Challenge
Brahms Waltzes Challenge!
Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
Tonebase Holiday Challenge!
Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
Handel G-major Chaconne
Two Week Intensives
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
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Two Week Intensive Archive
Lesson discussion archive
"Improving your rhythm!": Beyond the Metronome
"Becoming an Orchestra" TWI with Daniela Bracchi
Bach's Polyphony Intensive with Magdalena
Improve your MOZART sonata with Orli Shaham!
Improving your Sightreading with Leann Osterkamp!
Improve your Chopin Etudes with Henry Kramer!
Improve your Arpeggios with Claire Huangci
Improve Your Harmonic Analysis with Ben Laude
Improve your Chopin Ornaments with Jarred Dunn!
Improve your Scales!
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Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!
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4-Hand Piano Hub!
Live Streams and Events
Live Calendar
Community Concerts!
Community Suggestions
Upcoming Challenges and Two Week Intensives!
Community Challenges
A Fresh Start!
The Practice Plan Challenge!
End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
Franz Liszt Birthday Challenge!
Unfinished Business Challenge!
Mini Challenges
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
Bach in March
LONGTERM ONGOING - Bach's Goldberg Variations
tonebase Community Concert Challenge
Brahms Waltzes Challenge!
Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
Tonebase Holiday Challenge!
Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
Handel G-major Chaconne
Two Week Intensives
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!
Public Spaces!
Two Week Intensive Archive
Lesson discussion archive
"Improving your rhythm!": Beyond the Metronome
"Becoming an Orchestra" TWI with Daniela Bracchi
Bach's Polyphony Intensive with Magdalena
Improve your MOZART sonata with Orli Shaham!
Improving your Sightreading with Leann Osterkamp!
Improve your Chopin Etudes with Henry Kramer!
Improve your Arpeggios with Claire Huangci
Improve Your Harmonic Analysis with Ben Laude
Improve your Chopin Ornaments with Jarred Dunn!
Improve your Scales!
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