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Re: Digital piano vs acoustic grand piano (Knabi 6' 11”)
@Myron Gochnauer Dave B has made the same point as me, when he writes, "Only down side is takes a strong arm to carry it." It is worth remembering that we are each of us giving our opinions in…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Digital piano vs acoustic grand piano (Knabi 6' 11”)
I have two Yamaha digital pianos (P515 and P125a) as well as a Schimmel upright, mainly so that we have a piano in each room to facilitate practising, when, say,…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Group 2
@Dominic Cheli Thanks for reaching out! They say be careful what you wish for, although I would not say that personally, as this adage ends with a preposition, which is such bad grammar!…
- Roy_JamesPike
- 1 yr ago
- TWI: Improving your Scales!
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Re: Group 2
Looking forward to this so much, as it has arrived at a perfect time for me. I have been so disabled by the wretched respiratory virus, which has plagued the world seemingly (another one!).…
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- 1 yr ago
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- TWI: Improving your Scales!
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Re: What is your daily practice routine?
I am on two platforms: flute and piano. My aim is to prioritise each instrument on alternate days, based on thirds because of the musical significance of thirds.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Sight-Reading Strategies
This time clashes with the travelling time for a dance class on Rhumba. However, I might plan to drive earlier to the dance class and then log into this session from the venue.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: How do you memorize music?
@Kaja Wow! Hello Karla! My understanding is that you're in a marching band playing Sax and have to carry the music in front of you, presumably on your shoulders,…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: How do you memorize music?
@Kevin Tang Thank your for your explanation, which gives me a greater understanding of this issue.
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: GKO - George Ko at Steinway Hall, Marylebone, London
@George Ko Terrific show George! What a venue and what a very long piano! (Steinway D!) Thanks for the photograph, which I shall treasure and share on FB generally, if that's OK.
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: How do you memorize music?
@Kaja I agree that there's a lot to like about reading the score, which appears to have less value these days than the focus on memorising, albeit Chopin disliked anyone playing his pieces from…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: How do you memorize music?
@Michael Fixed doh comes from tonic sola, so C is doh and stays the same whatever the key. I have never understood how this could work without becoming extremely complicated by the number of…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: GKO - George Ko at Steinway Hall, Marylebone, London
George @George Ko finished his show with his improvisation on the Chaconne from Bach’s Partita in D minor, which, as we known is from the glorious, earth shattering solo violin partita, which,…
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- 1 yr ago
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GKO - George Ko at Steinway Hall, Marylebone, London

Some of you will recall that George @George gave an inspirational TWI on classical improvisation, which I recall was soon after I joined Tonebase. My fairly recent forays into improvisation - Jazz…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 1: Choose your piece!
@Vidhya Bashyam Thank you Vidhya. There are a few other TB Schubertian courses, which I intend to do after the most relevant for this Impromptu. Dominic did “Feeling the Rhythm of a Waltz (feat.…
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- 1 yr ago
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- A Fresh Start!
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Re: Week 1: Choose your piece!
I am coming to this late but not as late as it could have been. The weather in the UK has been good in parts over the Easter holiday so lots of Spring cleaning and garden preparation for the Spring…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: What would you like improved on tonebase?
@Roy James-Pike @Ellinor Ekman I just discovered that there is a Skills page when reading a post from another student. Maybe a refresher on the content and construction of the whole TB portal(s)…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: What would you like improved on tonebase?
@mel Thanks for introducing me to the Skills page!
- Roy_JamesPike
- 1 yr ago
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Re: What would you like improved on tonebase?
@Ellinor Ekman I agree with your point on advanced content, which requires advanced technical ability. I think there could be more direction for the less advanced students via pieces and studies at…
- Roy_JamesPike
- 1 yr ago
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Re: What would you like improved on tonebase?
I have decided to work on Schubert's Impromptu in A flat, Op. 142, No 2 for the latest Piano 4WI. I looked on the available courses and saw that Irene Kim did a live session 0n 27 May 2021.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: "Living the Classical Life" with Zsolt Bognar
@Roy James-Pike kudos
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: "Living the Classical Life" with Zsolt Bognar
@Jenny The Thaxted Festival is held mainly in the Parish Church, whereas Saffron Hall is a purpose-built intimate concert hall, each having a wonderful acoustic.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: What would you like improved on tonebase?
I should have said earlier that I love each of the two Tonebase platforms, where I am a member. I would like to see sound and video engineering as a course on TB.…
- Roy_JamesPike
- 1 yr ago
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Re: What would you like improved on tonebase?
@Marianne Agreed. It's not very eco-friendly for those who want to print.
- Roy_JamesPike
- 1 yr ago
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Re: What would you like improved on tonebase?
It would be appreciated if live and recorded uploads were pitched/grouped at a level that is appropriate for the student. The latest 4WI is a good example.…
- Roy_JamesPike
- 1 yr ago
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Re: Tonebase Springtime Recital
@Dominic Cheli thanks Dominic. Maybe I put the unadjusted time in my personal calendar. I was in a flute Live Session then so couldn’t have joined at that time.…
- Roy_JamesPike
- 1 yr ago
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