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Re: Week 2: Amplifying your message! @Hazel Beautiful!
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Re: Week 2: Amplifying your message! Life became busy and practice went by the wayside for a few days! The right balance is not always easy to achieve… Time to refocus and return to the piano… It is hard to put into words why I love…
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!) @Juan Carlos Olite Thanks! I love that your technique is to memorize as part of the initial learning process. I had always imagined that you learn a piece from the score and then memorize it…
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!) @Darrell Thanks!
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Re: Week 2: Amplifying your message! @Darrell Beautiful, heartfelt playing.
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!) Well done! @Gail Starr. I haven’t tried the Rach piece yet. But learnt a marshmallow from a simpler brand new piece Albeniz’ Capricho Catalan (in honour of our Spanish friend @Juan Carlos Olite ),…
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!) @Juan Carlos Olite and @Michael thank you both for the discussion on memorization. As someone who has never memorized any piece I have always felt overwhelmed by the prospect of even trying!…
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!) @ALICE I wish Then I would have played his pieces years before now! This is probably one of the easiest pieces to tackle first, along with no 3 of this same opus, and Prelude opus 32 no 11.…
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!) @Will Green Thanks, Will.
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!) @Randi Thanks, Randi. I watched a great Tonebase interview Ben Laude had with Leon Fleischer where he talks about “learning to listen for the truth.” https://youtu.be/cDKVHJSC1A4
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!) @Vidhya Bashyam Yes, recording is a great tool, and this challenge a great opportunity to experiment!
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!) @Vidhya Bashyam Thanks Vidhya! The left hand is a bit relentless, I need to soften it and bring out the right hand more, let the whole thing breathe, ebb and flow a little.…
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!) @Gillian The starting point. Dust-off and first run-through... Lots to work on!! https://youtu.be/RPAsSOKfdLM
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!) @Libby Craig Beautiful! Look forward to hearing it.
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!) @Will Green Thanks, Will! Look forward to hearing your rendition of Liszt!!
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!) @Vidhya Bashyam Thanks, Vidhya! Will do my best.
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Re: Rebecca Penneys - Ask me anything! @Rebecca Penneys Thanks, Rebecca. I like the idea of “transcriptions for small hands”!
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Re: Week 1: Status check! (also pick your piece!) 1. Rachmaninoff Opus 16 No 5. 2. I started learning this last year, but just the rudimentary notes. This is an opportunity to explore different colours and textures in my playing at a little more…
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Re: Read Me and FAQ! Thank you @Dominic Cheli The last challenge was SO motivating I want to do it all over again! I would like to practice and play Rachmaninov's Op 16 No 5 which will take me up several notches in…
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Re: Rebecca Penneys - Ask me anything! Hi, thank you for this opportunity! I am an adult player and, like@Gail_Starr, have really small hands - although I've managed not to injure them so far!…
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Re: Community Challenge Concert! (Preparing for a concert!) @Dominic Cheli thanks, I will!
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Re: Community Challenge Concert! (Preparing for a concert!) @Will Green Thanks! You sounded amazing!! Which is encouraging me to improve so I can enjoy playing those kind of pieces one day.
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Re: Community Challenge Concert! (Preparing for a concert!) @Michelle R Thanks, that is very sweet. Please do play. I could hear that you are naturally musical even though a beginner. I think Tonebase is trying to be a safe space where we can all share and…
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Re: Community Challenge Concert! (Preparing for a concert!) I would like to play Bach's 2-part invention no 2 in C Minor, if that is acceptable. Very conscious of there being much, much better pianists participating,…
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Re: Week 3-4: Playing Comfortable for someone! Thanks to @Michael , @Michelle R and @Will Green for participateing in the zoom run-through today. It was great meeting you, learning a little bit about your piano journeys and hearing you play.…
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- Preparing your pieces for Concert - A Checklist!
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