Vidhya Bashyam's Profile - Tonebase Piano Community

Skip to main content

Latest Posts

Re: Week 2: First Steps
@Dustin Anderson Great discussion and advice from you, @Noel Nguyen and @Mark Cooper ! Exactly what I needed to hear. I have been thinking about this as I have been working on memorizing and being…
- vbashyam
- 5 mths ago
- 2
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 2: First Steps
I had to look up the Star Wars reference for “First Steps”(it’s been a while): “After Luke feels the Force for the first time while training on the Millennium Falcon, Obi-Wan tells him,…
- vbashyam
- 5 mths ago
- 2
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Alexander Weymann Love seeing how you tackle this complex piece! Sounds pretty cool- even just the left hand.
- vbashyam
- 5 mths ago
- 1
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@cdales I did what you are saying in that Prelude as well. Maybe bring it up in Dominic’s tricky passage livestream next week. You can post your question in advance. Dominic always has great advice.
- vbashyam
- 5 mths ago
- 3
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Tammy @Dustin Anderson @Noel Nguyen @Alexander Weymann Thanks so much for listening and for the kind words!
- vbashyam
- 5 mths ago
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Michelle R Great job getting through the whole piece so soon! I love slow practice too!
- vbashyam
- 5 mths ago
- 1
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Kerstin That was amazing! Great composing and playing!
- vbashyam
- 5 mths ago
- 2
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Aaron Fabulous!
- vbashyam
- 5 mths ago
- 1
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1: A New Hope
For week 1, here is the A section of Brahms 117/2. I am trying to memorize early, as I learn, so pardon the typos. For next week, I hope to make the A section smoother (and better balanced between…
- vbashyam
- 5 mths ago
- 11
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Tammy Nice! The beauty of the Barcarolle is coming through! Love the trills.
- vbashyam
- 5 mths ago
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Dustin Anderson Gorgeous! Really enjoyed your playing and looking forward to more. Have to go listen to this whole piece now.
- vbashyam
- 5 mths ago
- 4
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Noel Nguyen Sounds amazing!
- vbashyam
- 5 mths ago
- 1
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Alexander Weymann Or more like- “Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope.”
- vbashyam
- 5 mths ago
- 9
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Tammy I agree with Sindre. The old challenges where everyone posted weekly videos were great! I will do it for this challenge as well.
- vbashyam
- 5 mths ago
- 3
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@cdales Love this piece! It is on my unfinished shelf, but want to come back to it sometime. Looking forward to hearing you!
- vbashyam
- 5 mths ago
- 3
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1: A New Hope
I will focus on “completing” a piece I just started- Brahms 117/2. I might also use this time to work on memorization for Rachmaninoff Prelude 23/6 (worked on it a few months ago and memorized some…
- vbashyam
- 5 mths ago
- 13
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Sindre Skarelven We love hearing your Chopin Ballades!
- vbashyam
- 5 mths ago
- 3
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Noel Nguyen Looking forward to hearing this!
- vbashyam
- 5 mths ago
- 3
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: May Community Concert!
@Thurmond R That would be amazing! Looking forward to hearing you and your mom!
- vbashyam
- 5 mths ago
- 2
- Community Concerts!
- Reported - view
Re: Mastering Tricky Passages and answering your questions!
@Peter Golemme Very interesting!
- vbashyam
- 6 mths ago
- Live Calendar
- Reported - view
Re: Mastering Tricky Passages and answering your questions!
@Doug Thanks. I also tried that same fingering. Very awkward to do that and play beat 5 and 6 smoothly- maybe because of my hand size. My next option was to just take the b natural throughout and the…
- vbashyam
- 6 mths ago
- 1
- Live Calendar
- Reported - view
Re: Mastering Tricky Passages and answering your questions!
@Peter Golemme Hi Peter, just take a screenshot of the score and click on the picture button on the bottom left to share it.
- vbashyam
- 6 mths ago
- Live Calendar
- Reported - view
Re: Mastering Tricky Passages and answering your questions!
Hi Dominic, In Chopin’s Prelude #17, I find measures 43, 44, 47, and 48 a bit awkward. I have tried some rearranging that helps- ie taking the b natural in m43 with the left hand.…
- vbashyam
- 6 mths ago
- 1
- Live Calendar
- Reported - view
Re: Kickoff for the March Mozart Challenge!
@Donna Hawkes Dominic helps answers that in this livestream where I asked the same question…
- vbashyam
- 7 mths ago
- Live Calendar
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4 – Play Through & Share
@Michelle R Congrats on making it through your first Chopin! Sounds lovely!
- vbashyam
- 8 mths ago
- 1
- Romantic Music Challenge
- Reported - view

1 2 3 4 5 51

Back to top

Home

Return To tonebase