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Re: Week 3: Progress Check!
@Grace That's much better - clear up the pauses and it will sound good. I like your Take 9 joke. My final videos are around there too. Thank goodness no one hears my early takes!
Richard Littlewood
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2 days ago
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Re: Week 3: Progress Check!
@Dominic Cheli I enjoyed that!
Richard Littlewood
Richard_George_Littlewoo
7 days ago
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress
@Marc M Nice sound there. Keep going.
Richard Littlewood
Richard_George_Littlewoo
9 days ago
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A Fresh Start!
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Re: Week 2: Share you progress
@Gail Starr My vote is for Rachmaninoff playing.
Richard Littlewood
Richard_George_Littlewoo
12 days ago
A Fresh Start!
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Re: Week 2: Share you progress
I've arrived a week late. I will try and get Brahms' Album Leaf piece up to standard in the time left. It was part of a TB video last year I think. I can't remember who gave the talk.
Richard Littlewood
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2 wk ago
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A Fresh Start!
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Re: 2024 Tonebase Piano Camp Questions
Hello Dominic. I hope you can do a blog of the summer camp and post it on Tonebase at the end. I can't come this year, but it is something I will consider for the future.
Richard Littlewood
Richard_George_Littlewoo
2 wk ago
General Discussion
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Re: Group 1
Thank you for the video. Very instructive for someone at my level -Intermediate +. As I was watching it I played along with some studies from a book I have.…
Richard Littlewood
Richard_George_Littlewoo
1 mth ago
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Crash Course on Controlling your Dynamics!
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Re: Music YOU composed Watch Party!
@Gail Starr I liked your piece Gail! I was using it for warm up before looking at mine. But I played it in the major key from the beginning. I didn't like the pause you put in the middle to be honest.…
Richard Littlewood
Richard_George_Littlewoo
2 mths ago
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Live Calendar
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Re: Music YOU composed Watch Party!
My Tonebase Composition Workshop Piece. (youtube.com) This was from the workshop with Antonella. I was going to record it again, without our dog barking, but I just can't.…
Richard Littlewood
Richard_George_Littlewoo
2 mths ago
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Live Calendar
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Re: Group 1
@Richard Littlewood That's our dog barking in the background of the video. I will record it again for next week...
Richard Littlewood
Richard_George_Littlewoo
2 mths ago
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Intensive Workshop: Compose your own Piano Piece!
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Re: Group 1
My Tonebase Composition Workshop Piece. (youtube.com) Thank you for the videos Antonella. I 've enjoyed watching them all. A month ago I never even thought I might write a piece of music!…
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Richard Littlewood
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2 mths ago
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Intensive Workshop: Compose your own Piano Piece!
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Re: Group 1
This is where I have got to. I am still making small changes. I'll post a video in the next few days, when I finish it.
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Richard Littlewood
Richard_George_Littlewoo
2 mths ago
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Intensive Workshop: Compose your own Piano Piece!
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Re: Group 1
I've added more melody. I experimented with adding more rhythm to the LH but I couldn't get it to work. And now the piece starts in F major. Antonella, I also tried taking out some repeating notes…
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Richard Littlewood
Richard_George_Littlewoo
2 mths ago
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Intensive Workshop: Compose your own Piano Piece!
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Re: Group 1
@Antonella Di Giulio As it stands the piece is in F for sure. I tried to end it in C but it didn't let me. It was strange playing this because I kept wanting to escape out of the place I was in,…
Richard Littlewood
Richard_George_Littlewoo
3 mths ago
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Intensive Workshop: Compose your own Piano Piece!
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Re: Group 1
Here is my first go. I've enjoyed doing this. Except for writing it down on paper at the piano which was a hassle, and then transferring it to Sibelius, with help from a friend, was even worse.…
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Richard Littlewood
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3 mths ago
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Intensive Workshop: Compose your own Piano Piece!
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Re: Group 1
@Antonella Di Giulio I've started. I'm doing it all at the piano. I have mostly C F G A minor chords, fairly standard, and I have a four note motif/melody B flat, A, G to F,…
Richard Littlewood
Richard_George_Littlewoo
3 mths ago
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Intensive Workshop: Compose your own Piano Piece!
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Re: Group 1
This is very inspiring! I sometimes doodle on the piano, just a long series of chord changes really. I will see if I can do something similar and add a melody of sorts,
Richard Littlewood
Richard_George_Littlewoo
3 mths ago
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Intensive Workshop: Compose your own Piano Piece!
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Re: WEEK 2: What we've experienced!!!
@Josh&Tim I enjoyed listening to that, especially the last minute, and the flourish at the end. I'm not convinced the last third of the piece connects very well with the gloomy left hand repeating…
Richard Littlewood
Richard_George_Littlewoo
3 mths ago
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End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
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Re: Group 1
@Juan Carlos Olite You've got this music under total control here. Very beautiful. And you are improving too!
Richard Littlewood
Richard_George_Littlewoo
4 mths ago
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TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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Re: Group 1
Thank you Ben. I only managed the first 16 measures. I then got stuck wondering what was going on with the two new flats, C and F. Now of course I can see it is in A flat minor.…
Richard Littlewood
Richard_George_Littlewoo
4 mths ago
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TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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Re: Group 2
Chopin exercise without Left pedal - YouTube Chopin exercise with Left pedal - YouTub There is a difference playing with the Left pedal. The sound is mellower and cleaner.…
Richard Littlewood
Richard_George_Littlewoo
5 mths ago
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Improving your ability with the Left Pedal
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Re: Group 2
Hello everyone! I am practising the piece. I have a technical question for Leann. I have hardly ever used the left pedal before so I have never paid attention to where my left foot is.…
Richard Littlewood
Richard_George_Littlewoo
5 mths ago
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Improving your ability with the Left Pedal
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Re: Week 3: Share your performance with us!
@Juan Carlos Olite Muy bien hecho!
Richard Littlewood
Richard_George_Littlewoo
6 mths ago
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Franz Liszt Birthday Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Status Check!
Liszt Consolation No. 1 - YouTube This is the easy one to play. I now regret saying earlier I would try no. 3.
Richard Littlewood
Richard_George_Littlewoo
6 mths ago
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Franz Liszt Birthday Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Status Check!
@Vidhya Bashyam Excellent. Quite fun listening to that with the words.
Richard Littlewood
Richard_George_Littlewoo
6 mths ago
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Franz Liszt Birthday Challenge!
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