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Re: changing piano technique @Roy James-Pike I am not doing the TB Taubman course 'just to make sure'. I am going to do it because it is intriging and seems like the way to go.
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Re: changing piano technique @George Lopez I think I have all 'the levers' but would still like more clarity from tuition on this approach. I am going to do the Taubman course just to make sure.…
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Re: changing piano technique @Linda Clover Have you tried Penelope Roskell's alternative fingerings, which avoid the harshness of LH 4 and thumb on the white notes?
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Re: changing piano technique @George Lopez Love this response, and love your consciousness of your actions. I am less conscious of the detailed actions but have been adopting a range of actions from the teachings on TB.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: changing piano technique Helo Alice, I had a method when I taught flute, which came from his teacher, and beyond. This was to take students through all the stages of development regardless of where they were when they came…
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Re: ULTIMATE end of the Year Recital! Apologies - I write essays! Thanks @Dominic Cheli for your tips on the techy stuff about Zoom. Whoops! I missed it! I shall watch it on catch-up, hoping it's there later.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Group 4 @Ben Laude Ah! Thanks for the clarity. I like flat keys too, so I am in good company.
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- 1 yr ago
- TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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Re: Group 4 Enjoyed the video, Ben. I have my list of harmonic concepts to discover in this TWI. For clarity, I think we, in the UK, call it the relative minor, when we go down a minor third from the major key…
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Re: Group 4 @Ben Laude Thank you. I am not sure that I am playing the correct notes, but I like the sound anyway. This is what I did: LH C3 and the A flat above, with RH on F# above middle C (C4),…
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Re: Group 4 @Ben Laude I should have watched the video before asking the question but it’s late here. Of course, it makes total sense when the augmented sixth is not simply from the tonic but is in a chord…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Group 4 @Ben Laude Thanks for the suggestion. I am going to start working on this tomorrow, as it is now 21:21 in the UK. I have done a lot of theory over the years, which I love to do.…
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Re: Group 4 Hello Ben, The course plan looks great I aim, as part of this course to review all the courses addressing Schubert that are on TB. I learned lots of Landler many years ago,…
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Re: What's the last LIVE concert you attended! @Dominic Cheli Vikingur Olafsson too - he came to our local concert hall in the Essex countryside on 11 Nov this year to play the Goldberg Variations. This was a once-in-a-lifetime concert.…
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Re: Group 3 @Gail Starr Thank you Gail, for your concern. We have three people who come to help us with our garden, not very regularly, and the British weather prevents a regular plan.…
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- 1 yr ago
- Improving your ability with the Left Pedal
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Re: Group 3 Hello everyone, I am in recovery. I fell off a ladder in the garden about two weeks ago. It was close to a wall and I broke my fall with my left hand, which resulted in my index and middle fingers…
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Re: Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community! @Keith Hello Keith. I joined TB after the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown when I returned to the piano. I am in the UK too - in Essex. Welcome to TB!
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- 1 yr ago
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- Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!
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Re: "Harmonizing Against the Odds: Inna Faliks' Inspiring Musical Journey" Sorry, can’t attend this session which sounds really enlightening. It classes with a dance practice. I’ll catch up tomorrow. Have a good time!
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Group 4 This is a thank you note to Dr Lindsay and Dominic for this inspiring two-week intensive. We just came home from a piano recital by Paul Lewis. It was the second of four recitals in his two-year…
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- Improve your Cantabile Playing with Dr. Garritson
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Re: Group 4 @Lindsay Garritson thanks for the feedback. I shall experiment with taking out some of the more elusive notes in the Chopin chords. The 16th notes in the Mendelssohn continue to require concentrated…
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Re: Group 4 I am practising separate treble and bass lines in my Mendelssohn, and combined too, trying to use the fingering that is needed when playing all of it, in addition to the fingering to play the melody…
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Re: Group 4 @Crystal L Thanks Crystal. I am moving towards uploading my current progress too. I am hopign that my wrist action is flexible, as this is something that I hope is part of my playing.…
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Re: Group 4 @Jonathan Wing Hello Jonathan and welcome to TB. This is a two-week intensive. I do as much or as little as ability and time permits. My intention is to sort out my recording/audio/computer this year.…
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Re: A Performer's Guide to Bach's Dance Suites (with Magdalena Stern-Baczewska) @Gail Starr Helllo Gail, I hope you are keeping well. Thanks for your comment but we have pulled out of the dance tests. We-re underprepared, which was clear when we filmed ourselves.…
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Re: Group 4 Thanks Lindsay and Dominic for including in the this TWI. It is now 7:36pm in the UK and I could not log in until now. I shall start this assignment tomorrow - looking forward to it!
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Re: Group 4 @Tom Mackey Hello Tom, Don't worry about it. This TWI is for all-levels. My approach is to take a manageable amount of the score, which could be two bars, one bar, one chord, or one note,…
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