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Gail's Practice Diary

May 23, 2022: Getting ready for amateur chamber music weekends in June, plus the Grieg Birthday challenge. Schubert "Trout", Variation #3 and others - 1 hour, slow practice in rythms,…

RCM Prep B Repetoire Piece: The Calico Cat

I will be taking my Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) Prep B-level exam on May 29, 2023, and The Calico Cat (composed by Helen Marlais) is one of my three exam repertoire pieces.…

Chopin Nocturne in B-Flat Minor, Op.9 No.1

This is my first Chopin piece. I heard this piece on a classical playlist and immediately felt the song's story and also became a fan of Chopin. I was happy to see that there was a workshop here on…

(...la fille aux cheveux de lin) reconsidered

I was inspired by the video lessons on Tonebase with Maestros Vardi and Thibaudet to take up this prelude again.

in the process of learning prelude in CMaj from WTC 1 by J.S.Bach

Hello, I am a beginner on piano. Prelude in CMaj by Bach from WTC vol 1 is the piece I'm currently learning to play. Thanks for any constructive feedback.

Schumann Op 68 No. 1 "Melody"

I was so inspired by Seymour Bernstein's lessons on Schumann's Album for the Young that I made this recording of No 1 "Melody." His explanation of the rubato interpretation of the "hairpins" was very…

Melanie’s practice diary - starting again!

Forgive me people; I’ve not played the piano for around 20 years! And it’s time to make amends! I also confess that I completed my BMus(hons) at Kings College,…

Leah's Practice Diary (updated 2/1/23)

I started playing the piano about six years ago. I think the hardest part for me has been bringing my adult expectations to an activity where I started with as much experience as a child.…

Bach Prelude and Fugue in C Major

I'm a beginner and after wathcing Ben Laude's breaking down Cate's performance in TAR, I got inspired to dive into Bach's work. I was a little hesitant to go into the Baroque players...…

KenR's practice schedule

I start my daily session with stretching my arms, legs, neck and so on (aka the Roskell warm-ups) for 5 minutes. I then do finger stretching (10ths, 1 to 5. 1 to 4, and so on) for a few minutes.…

Kleine Studie,Op. 68 No. 14, by Robert Schumann

This work from The Album for the Young is in the Level I set of recommended pieces at ToneBase-Piano. I am working through all the repertoire recommended,…

Jan 29

My program is Bach French Suite No 6 in E Major, Chopin Etude No 9 Op 10 in F minor (also Mozart Sonata K332 in F Major and Debussy Arabesque No 1) I'm concentrating on Bach and Chopin for the time…

Khoa's Practice Diary

(update 2022.11.26) Hi all! Thank you for joining me along my practice sessions. A quick summary about me -- I played piano for 11 years before stopping in college.…

David A - Brahms Opus 117 No. 2 Intermezzo in B-Flat Minor

Still very much a work in progress, which seemed appropriate for this practice discussion group. Working casually on all three of the Opus 117 and this is the first one that is together enough to…

My practice diary

Hi, I’ll be posting clips/audio clips of my playing, please if got advice/criticism to improve that would be lovely.

Practicing This Week--Getting Things Together Before Winter Quarter

Hello all, I am a master's student in piano at the University of Oregon. I figured I would finally get Tonebase so I can use it both for myself and my students this year.…

Allemande from English Suite No.2

I watched Ann Marie McDermott's instruction on the English Suite and couldn't help noticing in measure 23 she left the G# out of the alto voice both times she played it.…

Alherne’s Practice Diary

Hello fellow pianists. I am currently attempting to learn the Chopin f minor ballade. I am still in the note learning stage and trying to get to a stage where I can play it slowly but fluently.…

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Pieces from Magdalena Stern-Baczewska‘s Introduction to Bach Course

2. Minuets in G major & G minor, BWV Anh. 114-115 Beginner31:03 minsMagdalena Stern Baczewska View Details Play 3. Little Prelude in C minor, BWV 999 Beginner24:…

Lucy's Practice Diary

What I am practicing: Scales, chords, arpeggios Bach 1st Partita Numa Amei by Zhang Zhao (Chinese folk music) two etudes: Chopin 25-2; Rachmaninoff tableau 33-8 Why I want to play:…

Learning classical improvisation

This a collection of thoughts about my journey of learning how to improvise.

Shoshana's Practice Diary - Back to the Beginning

Well, not exactly the beginning, but pretty close. I debated quite a while before started a diary here. It seems that most people are playing really advanced works, and here I am,…

Crossing over the Gap - Michael's Diary

After dropping the piano for 17 years, I decided to pick it back up over the last several months for several reasons. First, I also cantor for my parish and I want to increase my overall music…

Denise's Practice Diary

Well, I moved on from Beethoven's Opus 79 (full sonata) My current pieces are: 1. Shostakovich's Prelude 17 (Opus 34) A Flat Major - just started. Wasn't so sure I would like it because of the…