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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Tammy said: Chopin opus 10/1 I apologize for not having done proper distancing nor worn a mask 😞.
- Noel_Nguyen
- 1 mth ago
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- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Michelle R You don't say! I tried last night, and sadly I still remember too much. Oh well, a challenge is a challenge!
- Noel_Nguyen
- 1 mth ago
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- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
This is already a ridiculously exciting programme so far. We're on fire, friends!
- Noel_Nguyen
- 1 mth ago
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- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Alexander Weymann I can't help but laugh when I think of our combined summer repertoire: Scriabin no.3, Rach no.2, Wilde Jagd, Vision, Chasse-Neige, and more craziness. It's just so...
- Noel_Nguyen
- 1 mth ago
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- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
Rachmaninoff's Sonata no.2 used to be my go-to piece. Last year I made a recording that I'm more or less satisfied with, then moved on to other pieces. I have forgotten most of it now.…
- Noel_Nguyen
- 1 mth ago
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- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: The Official Lisztomaniac Complete Transcendental Etudes Challenge!
@Alexander Weymann Believe me my friend, after this is all finished, you shall bow to no one.
- Noel_Nguyen
- 2 mths ago
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- Upcoming Challenges and Two Week Intensives!
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Re: The Official Lisztomaniac Complete Transcendental Etudes Challenge!
@Maria I will take the liberty to answer, lest the discussion taketh a turn for the pugilistic disposition (j/k). I hereby bequeath the privilege of bars 45-46 to my esteemed questmate Alexander the…
- Noel_Nguyen
- 2 mths ago
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- Upcoming Challenges and Two Week Intensives!
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Re: The Official Lisztomaniac Complete Transcendental Etudes Challenge!
@Maria let's hear @Alexander Weymann 's input on this, since it concerns the transition between your respective parts.
- Noel_Nguyen
- 2 mths ago
- Upcoming Challenges and Two Week Intensives!
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Re: The Official Lisztomaniac Complete Transcendental Etudes Challenge!
@Maria Musically starting at 45 does make some more sense musically, but frankly my absolute priority is whatever you feel most confident to perform.
- Noel_Nguyen
- 2 mths ago
- Upcoming Challenges and Two Week Intensives!
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Re: The Official Lisztomaniac Complete Transcendental Etudes Challenge!
@Maria yes it would, but that makes more for you to prepare. Doesn't your part start at 47?
- Noel_Nguyen
- 2 mths ago
- Upcoming Challenges and Two Week Intensives!
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Re: Announcing tonebase Piano Camp at Adamant 2026: Music, Nature & Momentum
Thank you for the amazing livestream! There was a coupon code last year, will there be one this year?😅
- Noel_Nguyen
- 2 mths ago
- Live Calendar
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Re: May Community Concert!
@chuck levin @Maria Even though harpsichord music was my first piano-related passion, I sadly didn't have access to a harpsichord until some 10 years later,…
- Noel_Nguyen
- 2 mths ago
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- Community Concerts!
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Re: May Community Concert!
@chuck levin That Allemande is my favorite of all his Allemandes. The lyricism of that piece is off the charts. I remember when I learned it decades ago,…
- Noel_Nguyen
- 2 mths ago
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- Community Concerts!
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Re: Announcing tonebase Piano Camp at Adamant 2026: Music, Nature & Momentum
Some more questions because this is so enticing: - Is there a curfew, or can we practice at night? - Is there a schedule of the instructors' availabilities and where to find them on the site when…
- Noel_Nguyen
- 2 mths ago
- Live Calendar
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Re: Mastering Tricky Passages and answering your questions!
@Maria That sounds very promising!
- Noel_Nguyen
- 2 mths ago
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- Live Calendar
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Re: Mastering Tricky Passages and answering your questions!
@Maria How is your part coming along?
- Noel_Nguyen
- 2 mths ago
- Live Calendar
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Re: Mastering Tricky Passages and answering your questions!
@Doug Thank you Doug for sharing your thoughts! And I absolutely agree that, even without knowing the previous versions, one can't help but sense some... gulp...…
- Noel_Nguyen
- 2 mths ago
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- Live Calendar
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Re: Mastering Tricky Passages and answering your questions!
@Peter Golemme In all seriousness, let's wait to hear what Dominic has to say. If he says I'm delusional with my suggestions, your nose stays minuscule.…
- Noel_Nguyen
- 2 mths ago
- Live Calendar
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Re: Mastering Tricky Passages and answering your questions!
@Peter Golemme But I think the break-through suggestion is the one about the nose. That's something my teacher used to say. Problem is mine is rather wide😄.…
- Noel_Nguyen
- 2 mths ago
- Live Calendar
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Re: Mastering Tricky Passages and answering your questions!
@Peter Golemme I haven't played those specific preludes so please take what I say with spoonfuls of salt😅. Re: Op.23 no.8. One general rule of thumb with Rachmaninoff is that most of the time those…
- Noel_Nguyen
- 2 mths ago
- Live Calendar
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Re: Mastering Tricky Passages and answering your questions!
@Peter Golemme Wow, very sophisticated of you to use the middle pedal in those pieces. I feel like a philistine brute for never having even considered using it in Rach's entire Sonata no.2😅.…
- Noel_Nguyen
- 2 mths ago
- Live Calendar
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Re: Announcing tonebase Piano Camp at Adamant 2026: Music, Nature & Momentum
(Moved my post from the other thread): I joined Tonebase fairly recently and I must say I'm quite tempted to register to the camp ! My first question: can we bring a guest,…
- Noel_Nguyen
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Mastering Tricky Passages and answering your questions!
And now for something completely different, a passage that is more challenging musically than technically (although massively difficult technically too😆).…
- Noel_Nguyen
- 2 mths ago
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- Live Calendar
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Re: Nocturne in F# Minor- final measures help with grace notes
@Dustin Anderson Well thank you for your own kind words😄. I just believe that teaching is a distinct skill from playing. I remember one particular time when my son was struggling and I made some…
- Noel_Nguyen
- 2 mths ago
- General Discussion
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Re: Nocturne in F# Minor- final measures help with grace notes
@Carlos Listen more to Dustin, he's a teacher. I'm just an advanced player (or so I've been told). The things I do may not be advisable for everybody. That's why I always answer those questions with…
- Noel_Nguyen
- 2 mths ago
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- General Discussion
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