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Great songs let down by a terrible movie
Hi folks, i was just thinking about movies with a great theme song, but the movie was horrible. Can you help create the list? Here we go. My vote for number 1:…
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Problems with the platform
Hi folks, don't know if this is the correct via for extern problems, but I've been contacting with the support team since this morning and I don't have any answer of them.…
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Lessons suggestions for not quite intermediate
Hello! I've recently joined Tonebase piano (was on guitar before), and I'm looking for less-than-intermediate lessons to expand my repertoire and improve my technique.…
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Counting Clair de Lune
In the video on this piece in 9/8, normal counting is shown as 123,123,123. However for a bar with a couple of duplets, it is shown as 123,12,12. Is it wrong to count duplets as 123 and playing the…
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What classical composer most makes you think of the beatles?
I know this is a strange question, and I will not give me answer so as not to bias folks. If you want to answer, interpret the question quite broadly. I don't mean that the music sounded similar,…
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Jazz/pop/rock player, reverting to the most basic lower-beginner-intermediate works and it's driving me crazy. Advice?
I've played piano most of my life, but grew up playing it more by ear and with simple chords, accompaniment and melodies. Over the years I got into jazz and started learning music theory and learned…
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Can anybody explain the "felt" grand piano
I have been enjoying playing the virtual Steinway D Felt 1 (Pianoteq). Has anybody played a "real version" of this kind of piano ("Felt" is the key, not steinway).…
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NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS! 🥳🎹🥂
Happy New Year to the whole tonebase Piano community! As much we may love the piano, it’s not so easy to set goals and stay committed to realizing them over the course of a year… at least,…
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Which Musician would you love to have dinner with?
If you could have dinner with any musician, who would it be? What would you ask them? Let's talk about this fun, dream scenario!
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Piano Competitions for Age 5 -16 students
Which international piano competitions would you recommend to Age 5 to 16 piano students? Thank you.
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Piano Progress by Year - Thoughts?
Hi all. I've been playing piano for 7 months. Just 4 months with a great teacher. Practicing seriously (e.g. 2-3 hours a day, with good focus), and enjoying it quite a bit.…
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Digital baby grand : what is your experience
Hi folks. I am looking at getting the Yamaha CLP-795GP. I am wondering peoples experiences with these “ bigger” digital investments or with this piano in particular.…
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Science-based tools to learn faster
Teach & Learn Better With A “Neuroplasticity Super Protocol” https://hubermanlab.com/teach-and-learn-better-with-a-neuroplasticity-super-protocol/
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Roskell and/or Taubman?
Hello there, first thing first: 1. I'm not trying to spark a debate on which one is better etc. absolutely not. 2. I'm just an intermediate level person that puts effort to get better.…
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Is there an edition of Ravel's Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte that has NO mistakes?
I was self learning Ravel's Pavane and some parts seem REALLY odd. I went to check with several professional recordings like Alice Sara Ott's and Gwendolyn Mok's excellent tutorial and realised there…
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Choosing an edition
I'm looking to update my Beethoven music and I'm wondering how to choose a publisher/edition. Is there a "definitive" version? I had heard the best edition for Chopin is the Ekier National Edition,…
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Bass Clef Reading
I would like to make my bass clef reading as automatic as my treble clef reading. I spent most of my early years learning to read through violin, and that treble dominance makes my bass clef reading…
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The issue of cut time and tempo
This is one of those questions that opens a proverbial can of worms, but I'm sure it will find good company here; art is not simple. Among my favorite short piano pieces is Schubert's G-flat…
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I'm a beginner, and confused about the fingering on this measure
I'm learning the two Magadalena Notebook Minuets, on the tonebase workbook, the fingering for a mordant is set to 1, how am I supposed to play the mordant here? with which finger should I press the B?…
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Recommendation of composition´s books/Recomendación de libros de composición
Hi folks, hope everyone is well. I would like to know what kind of books can anyone recommend me for starting how to compose and arrange different genres of music, like an step by step manual.…
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Musicians' Health Matters: Discussing Music-Related Injuries and Prevention Strategies 🩺
As we all know, playing music can be a physically demanding activity. Whether it's from hours of practice, or performances, our bodies can take a toll. I wanted to start a conversation about the…
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Angela Hewitt on memory
Hi All, Interesting article in The Guardian this morning on memorising music, by Angela Hewitt, who, we can probably all agree, knows one or two things about playing the piano: https://www.…
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Master's Degree in Piano Improvisation with Noam Sivan (APPLY OR SPREAD THE WORD!!)
Dear all, If you or someone you know might be interested in learning more about piano improvisation and potentially studying it more seriously, our very own @Noam Sivan is hosting an open Zoom Q&A…
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Tech(nology) Questions!
As a follow up to today's stream on optimizing your zoom settings, how to enable original sound, different microphone recommendations, ios16 iPhone continuity, and more, I have created this thread!…
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Feeling left out....
There are so many great live sessions on Tonebase, including tutorials (for example, I would be really interested to participate in the recent one with Robert Durso on the Taubman technique),…
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