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Re: Leah's Practice Diary
@Leah Olson Leah, these are beautiful! I probably shouldn't admit this, but the Czerny exercise actually brought tears to my eyes, you played it so beautifully.…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Getting Started
I'm attempting to learn (and memorize) 1/4 of this piece each week. I made it to week 2 and have it learned and memorized with only slight pauses. Still working on wrist position - lowered the bench…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: True Cantabile Style with Lindsay Garritson
What, if any, is the role of breathing in cantabile playing?
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- Live Calendar
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Michelle's Diary of a Beginning Pianist

Welcome to my practice diary. Many, many years ago (approximately 35!) I played Double Bass, so while I am not new to music I am new to piano. I decided to get "serious" about learning to play in…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- updated 1 yr ago
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- Your Practice Diary
Re: Talking about Piano Books
What a wonderful topic. I ordered the Andras Schiff book for my son (Thurmond - y'all have seen him on TB), who watches all the Schiff videos he can get his hands on.…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- General Discussion
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Re: On stage with a piano technician feat. Neema Pazargad
Hello, Neema! We are fairly new piano owners (our piano arrived in February of this year), so I'd love to learn basic best-practices of piano care. We live in a remote area,…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- Live Calendar
- Reported - view
Re: Group-journey threw J.S. Bach - Two part inventions!
@Juan Carlos Olite lovely! I, too, enjoyed watching the masterclass, and you and @Andrea Buckland played beautifully. I'm glad y'all are continuing to post.…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- 2
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Group-journey threw J.S. Bach - Two part inventions!
@Juan Carlos Olite beautifully played! Thank you.
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- Your Practice Diary
- Reported - view
Re: Community Concert September 2022!
@Dominic Cheli - I'm sorry, we won't be able to play this Saturday. Thurmond's academic schedule is very busy for this year (first year of high school level work) and we haven't had enough time to…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 2 yrs ago
- Live Calendar
- Reported - view
Re: Community Concert September 2022!
Thurmond and I are considering playing a piece together: Schumann's Abendlied (op 85 no 12).
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 3 yrs ago
- 2
- Live Calendar
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Re: Group-journey threw J.S. Bach - Two part inventions!
In watching your videos, y'all make Bach look like so much fun to play! I've been playing piano only since April of this year, so the Inventions are a bit out of my reach right now,…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 3 yrs ago
- 5
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!
Hi, I'm Michelle, currently living on a ferry-served island in Washington state. My favorite food? Yes! Food, yum. :-) I just began playing the piano in April,…
- Mom, fitness instructor, lover of music
- Michelle_Russell
- 3 yrs ago
- 2
- Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!
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