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Mike's Practice
7 months into piano. No background in music. Been practicing: Ponce: Homenaje a Villanueva Vandall: Chaconne in B Minor Berkovich: Sonatina IV - and all 50 Berkovich Etudes Rollin: A SONG FOR YOU P.S.…
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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…
David Place
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LDS Hymn # 169 - Experimenting with on-camera recording
I have not done very many on-camera recordings, but luckily I have one I did with only one take. This is Hymn 169 in my LDS Hymn book. I added my own variation on the repeated section.…
Jeffrey Segor
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2 yrs ago
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Leah Olson
1 yr ago
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Minuets in G major and G minor, BWV Anh. 114 and 115
Just joined ToneBase and will start with learning these two pieces by following the course "Intro to J. S. Bach’s Keyboard Music" by Magdalena Stern Baczewska.…
Roy
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Daniel's Practice Diary
Hello everyone, I am currently working on my Licentiate of Trinity College London (LTCL) for performance My recital consists of (1) Bach's Prelude and Fugue in B minor,…
Daniel Chong
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2 yrs ago
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Ursina’s practice diary
Hello, I am still very new to the Tonebase community. Not sure whether this is how it should be done
I’m working on the following pieces: Bach - English Suite No 2 Schubert - Impromptu Op 142 No 3…
Ursina Boehm
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10 mths ago
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9 mths ago
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Scarlatti Sonata K492 - mixing piano and harpsichord during recordings.
My main goal is to create piano recordings of my favorite pieces. I am creating several versions of the same piece using different methods. For my 1.01 versions I am mixing piano with…
Jeffrey Segor
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2 yrs ago
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Jeffrey Segor
1 yr ago
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(...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.
David Place
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1 yr ago
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Natalie Peh
1 yr ago
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Lena's Diary - Intro & Plans (Jan-Jun 2023)
Hi all! With this Practice Diary I'll try to kill two birds at least - overcome my shyness and introvercy sharing my slow progress with fellow members of Tonebase and get more organised and observe…
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Gail's Practice Diary 2022
After many weeks away from Tonebase due to prior commitments and a loss in the family, I'm back at the piano. May 6, 2022: Spent 1 hour listening to and learning about Cecile Chaminade in order to…
Gail Starr
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1 yr ago
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Will Green
1 yr ago
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Kim's Practice Diary - Chopin's Preludes Op.28
This is my first practice diary on Tonebase. After the initial quiz (level 6) and some trial and erroring across the site between levels 4 and 9, I've settled on Chopin's Preludes Op.28.…
Kim Brandwijk
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10 mths ago
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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…
Michael M
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Leah Olson
1 yr ago
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Current Practice: 1. Mozart Fantasy, No 397, Chopin Prelude No. 45, and Shubert Moments Op. 94, #3
The Fantasy is coming along nicely to the first glissando. The Shubert is easier than anticipated. If I practice during the day, I don't have problems changing keys between pieces.…
Jacqueline
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1 yr ago
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1 yr ago
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Bergmuller etude Op 100 n. 5 - Innocence
I'm exercising still separate hands. The tempo and the notes are not a problem, but I still sound like a robot, putting accents on every beat :(
Ignazio
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1 yr ago
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Jenny
1 yr ago
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Keerthi's Practice Diary: "A Journey Through My Exam Preparation"
Hello, my name is Keerthi, and I'm a second-year music diploma student majoring in piano in India. I must perform a 30-minute repertoire with a theme for my final exam in April or May.…
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Kirill’s practice diary
Today I begin this diary to track the progress of full rebuild of my piano technique that lead to an injury of my right hand. I started to play the piano three years ago when I was 30.…
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6 mths ago
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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.
Mathias Regenberg
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1 yr ago
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Mathias Regenberg
1 yr ago
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Maija's practice diary
I'm working on building a balanced repertoire and improving my technical skills and musicality. I've never taken any piano exams before but I'm now working towards taking an exam (roughly equivalent…
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Practice Log # 1 - Rachmaninoff Op. 28 No. 5
Background. Started learning Rachmaninoff this year. About 25 hours into this so far. I have been able to move away from the score and let my ear carry the piece.…
adrichards88
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2 yrs ago
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Marc's Piano Diary
While practicing, I was trying to create vibrato at the piano, and having some difficulty. So I did some brainstorming and came up with 3 ways, which I thought I might share with you all: https://www.…
Marc M
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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…
Mariela
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Leah Olson
1 yr ago
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Roy's Practice Diary - Month 3
@Hilda Hello Hilda, you seemed to have the impression that I was becoming frustrated by fingering. This used to be the case as I have a number of very old Urtext editions in which the fingering is…
Roy James-Pike
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2 yrs ago
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Program for upcoming chamber music recital.
Greetings fellow pianists! Earlier this week I was invited to play at the first Grosse Pointe Chamber Music recital since the pandemic. The last time I played there I did a program called "Musical…
Roberta Brown
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2 yrs ago
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Gail Starr
2 yrs ago
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Chopin Etude, Op 25 no 1 (Aeolian Harp)
I've been working on this etude in 2023. I just love the beautiful harmonies. Would love to be able to play the piece with more fluidity and control so that is my objective over the course of the…
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