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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Dustin Anderson Thank you Dustin! for the terrific feedback. Totally agree with what was pretty easy for you to spot !.. :-) .. Para 1 on LH.. smaller sections.…
- Peter_William
- 10 days ago
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Kerstin Thank you Kerstin! I saw the link to the Beethoven Sonata 7 in Dmaj 2nd movement - where you sight read the whole movement !! Beautiful playing and so easy !! for you..…
- Peter_William
- 12 days ago
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Vidhya Bashyam very beautiful playing ! awesome ! so musical !
- Peter_William
- 12 days ago
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Aaron very advanced playing!! wow !.. could only see the YT channel and posted a like there.
- Peter_William
- 12 days ago
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Kerstin Awesome and Quite incredible !! .. Yes please can you send me the links I will send you a message. Thank you. Happy Sunday.. ( will practise at least an hour and half )..
- Peter_William
- 13 days ago
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Sindre Skarelven Ha Ha. Terrific quote from Yoda.. But I changed it.. "I only try because my try may not suffice "to do" !.. and "not to do" is a really crummy option..…
- Peter_William
- 2 wk ago
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- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Kerstin OMG.. I just started looking at the score( and playing or rather trying.. :-) ) of Beethoven's Piano Sonata 7 in D Maj.. second movement ( absolutely gorgeous ).…
- Peter_William
- 2 wk ago
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- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Dustin Anderson Thank you Maestro!! for the words of encouragement!. This is what I absolutely love about ToneBase - that there is a space for all levels - rank beginners ( like myself ) to fairly…
- Peter_William
- 2 wk ago
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
well here is a beginner's struggle.. just posted .. work in progress for maybe 5 years from now alas !.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfUVUoVHCw
- Peter_William
- 2 wk ago
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Kerstin wow! you may be good in Physics/Math as well.. just paper and pencil are needed. Jokes aside your playing is really nice!.
- Peter_William
- 2 wk ago
- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
Wow just saw this.. I have lots of unfinished music business. Pieces I had no business to attempt at all (lol!) . Now after nearly 2 years of the project - I tried to play it for a music…
- Peter_William
- 2 wk ago
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- The "Unfinished Business" Challenge
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Re: Peter's Practise Diary
Here is me trying to play .. Bach's Prelude in C.. https://youtu.be/lnz_aCNz0EM
- Peter_William
- 2 wk ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Peter's Practice Diary (Beginner level)

I am posting here as a way to track if I am learning anything at all. But I do enjoy trying to play (beginner level - sort of). The music that I really like to listen to for many decades,…
- Peter_William
- updated 2 wk ago
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Re: The digital piano thread
@Astrida Thanks a lot..! I continue playing everyday and practise slowly. Having lots of fun.. Currently playing 1. Chopin C# minor - very slowly 2. Beethoven Piano Sonata 7 in Dmaj.. (2nd mvmt)..…
- Peter_William
- 3 wk ago
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- General Discussion
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Re: Michelle's Diary of a Beginning Pianist
@Michelle R Just saw this link. Your progress is rather remarkable and you sound musical! Looking at the previous videos. Great work!..
- Peter_William
- 3 wk ago
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- Your Practice Diary
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Re: What advice would you give your beginner-self?
I was considered 'largely tone deaf' in my childhood.. :-) Then a friend of mine in univ. taught me to read a very simple score (at 18). He was very musical - was trained as a piano student by a…
- Peter_William
- 3 wk ago
- Discussion of the Week
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Re: The digital piano thread
@Noel Nguyen yes I feel I have done a lot of my own homework and done this very costly experiment (for 2.5 years ) but in the 6th decade almost everything is a hobby and the journey is the reward.…
- Peter_William
- 3 wk ago
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- General Discussion
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Re: The digital piano thread
@Noel Nguyen fantastic..! .. Started at 5 so amazing.. I will try to play for 3 more years !. Started actively playing 2.5 years ago - am in my 6th decade -so the usual considerations apply.…
- Peter_William
- 3 wk ago
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- General Discussion
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Re: The digital piano thread
@Noel Nguyen wow! you play so well.. I can only dream of playing as fluently as this.. maybe 4 years from now.! :-) . How long did it take you to be as fluent? just to get an idea..
- Peter_William
- 3 wk ago
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- General Discussion
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Re: Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!
@Maria I didn't write a bio here - but my situation is similar to Jonathan's.( No teacher.. but got by - playing for several years. ) I see that you are level 8 so have a couple of questions 1.…
- Peter_William
- 1 mth ago
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- Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!
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Re: Is Tonebase right for me?
@Roxi S Very nice you are enjoying playing and learning with a teacher!. Tonebase is wonderful - my playing (solely from my perspective ) has moved up a lot in the past 2.…
- Peter_William
- 1 mth ago
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- General Discussion
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Re: Is Tonebase right for me?
@Roxi S Hi Roxi, Sorry I didn't see this earlier. My level is most likely 1 or 2 with great difficulty if I am checked by a real pianist ( conservatory type ).…
- Peter_William
- 1 mth ago
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- General Discussion
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Re: Kickoff for the March Mozart Challenge!
@Ellen Weaver Thank you Ellen. I have practised (sections) the first mvt and 2nd quite a bit( almost everyday for a couple of years). Even yesterday - I typically read 5 pages at a stretch and then…
- Peter_William
- 1 mth ago
- Live Calendar
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Re: Kickoff for the March Mozart Challenge!
@Ellen Weaver I didn't know any better (lol!) and started with this concerto in Sept 2023. Trying to play sections slowly almost everyday for about 2.5 years now..…
- Peter_William
- 1 mth ago
- Live Calendar
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Re: March Community Concert!
@Noel Nguyen very nice ! Serious equipment. Yes I record on an iPhone and must confess I don’t like the sound at all. Now the real experiment will be to see how your android recording sounds versus…
- Peter_William
- 2 mths ago
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- Community Concerts!
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