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Re: Problem with fingers' strength We are all supposed to do stretching exercises before we play every day, although I do not. The reason being that I use a keyboard all day with my computer so my fingers are constantly moving.…
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Re: Understanding and creating your own Cadenza (in the classical style) with David Kaplan Tonebase is showing two live streams for this day and time. Is this an error?
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Re: The Hidden Secret of Musical Codes in 18th Century Music with Dr. Antonella Di Giulio Tonebase is showing two live streams for this time on the same day. Is that an error? The other one is about cadenzas.
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Re: Week 4: Improvise Like Debussy & Ravel Thank you George for your inspirational session on improvising. Your clarity is beautiful. You are so encouraging about broadening our horizons! I loved that you finished your 4th session with 'it's…
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Re: Week 2: Why did we ever stop improvising? And why we shouldn’t. @George Ko Hello George, sorry about this but I am assuming that your next TB session will be on the coming Thursday, and if so, I have double-booked that Thursday evening.…
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Re: Sign-Up: Improve your Scales in Two Weeks! I have been away from home doing different things for most of the last three weeks so sorry not to sign up for this but I can see that you have over 140 people already as I saw the live stream…
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Re: Week 2: Why did we ever stop improvising? And why we shouldn’t. @George Ko I went on a sailing holiday a couple of weeks ago, which meant I had to catch up on work when I returned so the piano received very little piano attention before I went to a family…
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Re: How to approach your repertoire in a fresh way! (like it was composed yesterday) We’ve just arrived in Derbyshire (in the UK) for a family wedding tomorrow. We’re about to have dinner so the timing clashes with this session. Will catch up when we’re back home.…
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Re: French Music Watch Party! @Pauline Terrific performances from everyone. So well done!
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Re: French Music Watch Party! @Anthony Miyake Sorry I didn't hear your piece. I shall try to see you on catch-up.
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Re: French Music Watch Party! @Gail Starr I don't think we should stop playing and performing pieces that have an unfortunate background. Think of Wagner and anti-semiticism. It would be better to set the pieces in their context,…
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Re: French Music Watch Party! The topic led me to think of jazz and what I want to play from the jazz repertoire. That took me to Dave Brubeck, who I thought was of French origin, mistakenly. I was close. His father was Swiss.…
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Re: French Music Watch Party! I have done nothing on the French/Spanish theme. I went sailing for a week a couple of weeks ago and had a terrific time but I have had a problem with my lower back since!…
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Re: What is your favorite recording from this past week? @Denise We saw Mitsuko Uchida recently - Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto. It was amazing how much she used the left pedal - even at the very beginning.
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Re: What is your favorite recording from this past week? @Anthony Miyake the accordions used in tango are usually bandoneóns. It is central to the small orchestras that played tango music originally.
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Re: What is your favorite recording from this past week? @Gail Starr There are lots of arrangements that are available on line - usually with the vocal lines included, of course, but sometimes for solo piano.…
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Re: Tonebase Community Concert: April 2022 11 am PT is 7 pm BST. We are going out to dinner this Saturday so I won't be able to listen to the concert, which is so unfortunate. The programme looks wonderful.…
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Re: What is your favorite recording from this past week? OK enough - but Sondheim is our Mozart! Elaine Stritch [I'm still here!] and Patti Lupone [the Ladies Who Lunch] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xz1TUgdG6A https://www.youtube.…
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Re: What is your favorite recording from this past week? Can't resist. Personal favourites Radu Lupu and Murray Perahia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGJcEbAcYk
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Re: What is your favorite recording from this past week? OK - a 5th entry! Argerich and Eduardo Delgardo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLAYqhxWiGk
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Re: What is your favorite recording from this past week? 4th piece the Schubert 4-hander - the Fantasy in F minor. I will catch up on TB at the weekend. The session on this was too late for me [to be awake!] Again, I want to know how to pedal this! https:…
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Re: What is your favorite recording from this past week? 3rd piece - Martha Argerich. I was obsessed with two female artists in the 1960's: Nina Simone and Martha Argerich! Chopin's 1st Piano Concerto. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUTFVNAa2_E&t=860s
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Re: What is your favorite recording from this past week? 2nd piece - Alfred Brendel's - the Wanderer Fantasy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAnhIV8wzw0&t=36s
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Re: What is your favorite recording from this past week? This is first of four piano pieces that draw me back continually! I have both the Liszt and Schubert Standchens and I switch between the two when attempting to get the music off the page!…
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Re: Fingering help for Standchen (Schubert/Liszt) @Vidhya Bashyam Thank you from me too. One of my weekend pleasures is to alternate bewteen the Schubert lied accompaniment in C minor, most of which is playable for me,…
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