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Re: Very few time for practice Filipe, I second Roger Ward’s advice about Molly Gebrain’s book; it’s VERY good! She explains many approaches that are good for making the most of your time.…
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Re: Struggling with small hands Hi Kuro, As my teacher, the GREAT Dr. Leann Osterkamp will say, any time you use the word "stretch" that should be a red flag! I have small hands too, about the same as you (I can JUST manage a tenth…
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- 11 days ago
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Re: music score software The Henle music app. Hands down.
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- 3 wk ago
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Re: Help for hand soreness Hi Kuro, Without actually watching you play, this is very difficult to diagnose. However, I have two theories: 1. When you play popular music, are you sitting down playing on an acoustic piano or are…
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: Mechanical Metronome I love my Taktel Mini. In fact, I even splurged for the all-wood mini a few years ago and find the tone even more satisfying than the cheaper metal and plastic model.…
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- 5 mths ago
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Re: What would you like improved on tonebase? Tonebase is quite good already. I actually don’t mind the black background at all. It looks refreshing and classy (unlike masses of terrible corporate presentations I’ve been exposed to).…
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- 10 mths ago
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Re: Playing block chord notes simultaneously @Noah Hardaway Thank you Noah!
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- 11 mths ago
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Re: Playing block chord notes simultaneously Hi Michael, I’ve had the same problem from time to time. Here’s one way to remedy the problem: For the sake of easy explanation, let’s just say you are playing a c major chord with 4 notes in root…
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- 11 mths ago
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Re: Life Coaching at Tonebase? For those who still aren’t sure why there is an issue with the term “Life Coach”, here is an article (and really there are many) that outlines the problems quite well.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Life Coaching at Tonebase? Dominic, Thank you for taking the time to read my post and address my concern.
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Life Coaching at Tonebase? Roy, As I stated before, I have no issue whatsoever with an expert musician providing advice/help with musical matters. Though I have advanced degrees in music,…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Life Coaching at Tonebase? @Marla Allisan I assume that as a lawyer, you are aware that some titles are legally protected- I believe “Lawyer” is one of those titles wherein not everyone can claim to have a JD without actually…
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- 1 yr ago
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Life Coaching at Tonebase?
Overall my experience with Tonebase has been a very positive one. Experts in the field of music, and my instrument (piano) have delivered content on the material they have expertise with/on.…
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Re: Best print edition of Rachmaninoff concerto? Yes, get the Henle. It’s beautiful AND authoritative. Though the price is just over $30, it’s well worth it..
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Biographies, autobiographies, memoir recommendations Hi Marc! I read Stephen Hough’s “Enough” just after Denk’s book. He also has a great collection of essays called “Rough Ideas”. Alfred Brendel’s “Music Sense and Nonsense”,…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Debussy (piano) editions? Hi Michael, Have you tried eBay? What about IMSLP? If neither of those options work, I would go with Henle. However, if it’s really good (and interesting) fingering/editing you are looking for,…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: changing piano technique Hi Alice, I agree with George’s comments. I don’t think a technique built on arm weight exclusively can lead to a comprehensive technique. However, to answer your question,…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Choosing a reconditioned grand piano Hi Aaron, Since both pianos are “reconditioned” you are essentially looking at two new instruments so the year of manufacture doesn’t really matter. If I were you, I’d pick the C3 as it is longer,…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Do I need to upgrade to an acoustic piano? Hi Della, There are many ways to reduce volume. The silent system is perhaps the most expensive. Some ways of lowering volume depend on what kind of instrument you bought.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Tuning your own piano unisons? @Marc M I don’t think that the slight adjustment of one string or the other will solve the imperfect unison issue. Rather, I believe it’s just how things work out when we are trying to make a unison…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Tuning your own piano unisons? Hi Marc, I tune my own unisons every now and then. My piano technician has actually recommended that I do it more often as it is a fairly simple process and one of the first steps to becoming your…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Do I need to upgrade to an acoustic piano? Della, Even if you are not planning on becoming a more advanced player, or if you aren’t sure you will continue, you should still upgrade to an acoustic instrument if you can afford it.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Bach WTC fingerings Peter, YES! You describe the same default reaction I have to held notes plus shorter notes played in the same hand. My suspicion is that this is a universal experience since our hand was designed…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Bach WTC fingerings Taylor, The Roskell book is a great resource! I agree with her ideas concerning ergonomic fingering for scales and arpeggios. However, as Peter G. points out above,…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Bach WTC fingerings Hi Taylor, Unfortunately, the reality of playing much of Bach’s music requires less-than ergonomic fingering. It is actually quite common to run into the kind of situation you noted where you might…
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- 1 yr ago
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