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Re: General Information
@Michelle R I’d love the link!
- Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
- Gail_Starr
- 1 yr ago
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- tonebase member concerts!
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Re: READ ME FIRST: Rules & FAQ for Brahms Waltzes Community Challenge!
@Dagmar I don’t have any free time until Sunday, but, if you don’t mind waiting, I’d be happy to think about it to see if I can come up with any helpful ideas?
- Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
- Gail_Starr
- 1 yr ago
- Brahms Waltzes Challenge!
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Re: Group 3
@Sindre Skarelven You’re so kind!
- Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
- Gail_Starr
- 1 yr ago
- Improving your Lyricism (feat Chopin)
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Re: Challenge: Let's Play "The Adventures of Anya"
@Dagmar That’s true, 😂. I only heard the end result and it looked like you completed everything very quickly. 😊
- Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
- Gail_Starr
- 1 yr ago
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- Upcoming Challenges and Two Week Intensives!
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Re: Challenge: Let's Play "The Adventures of Anya"
@Dagmar I’m sure you can play anything you put your mind to. You are such a fast learner!
- Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
- Gail_Starr
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Upcoming Challenges and Two Week Intensives!
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Re: Group 3
@Dagmar Great job and thoughtful comments, Dagmar. I hear a real improvement and feel a sense of more solid playing!
- Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
- Gail_Starr
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Improving your Lyricism (feat Chopin)
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Re: Group 3
@Tammy Such a rich tone and lovely phrasing. I especially liked the teeny, tiny pause before the very last note…a kind of final sigh of farewell.
- Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
- Gail_Starr
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Improving your Lyricism (feat Chopin)
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Re: Group 3
@Dagmar 😊
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- Gail_Starr
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Improving your Lyricism (feat Chopin)
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Re: Group 3
@Angela Fogg Yiu are too kind, dear Angela!
- Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
- Gail_Starr
- 1 yr ago
- Improving your Lyricism (feat Chopin)
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Re: Unlock your Full Pianist Potential with Edna Golandsky
Any tips on how to avoid fatigue and tension with the Chopin Etude in thirds (#25/6)?
- Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
- Gail_Starr
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Live Calendar
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Re: Unlock your Full Pianist Potential with Edna Golandsky
@Janice Same here!
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- Gail_Starr
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Live Calendar
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Re: Group 3
@Vidhya Bashyam We will ace that Grade 8 exam by this time next year, I bet!
- Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
- Gail_Starr
- 1 yr ago
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- Improving your Lyricism (feat Chopin)
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Re: Group 3
@Jarred Dunn Thank you so much for your detailed and super helpful comments on my analysis! This TWI has been incredibly useful to me. I’m going to apply these techniques going forward.
- Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
- Gail_Starr
- 1 yr ago
- 2
- Improving your Lyricism (feat Chopin)
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Re: Group 3
Running a bit late: I'm getting stuck trying to sing the bass AND play the RH. So, I'm just trying to sing the LH line, but can't seem to manage the octave jumps with my voice.…
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- Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
- Gail_Starr
- 1 yr ago
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- Improving your Lyricism (feat Chopin)
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Re: Warming Up & Cooling Down: Stretching for Musicians
Great question! I wonder if Noa Kagayama at The Bulletproof Musician has info on that!
- Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
- Gail_Starr
- 1 yr ago
- Live Calendar
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Re: Best Pianist from Every State in the USA
@Blair Boone-Migura That sounds simply magnificent. Best of both worlds!
- Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
- Gail_Starr
- 1 yr ago
- 2
- General Discussion
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Re: Best Pianist from Every State in the USA
@Blair Boone-Migura I just found his lovely Alliance Francaise YouTube. So cool that you have an Alliance Francaise in Hawaii!
- Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
- Gail_Starr
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- General Discussion
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Re: Best Pianist from Every State in the USA
@Blair Boone-Migura I wish we could get a video about all the amazing collaborative pianists out there, too. I will hunt for some of his work with Jessye Norman.…
- Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
- Gail_Starr
- 1 yr ago
- 2
- General Discussion
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Re: Best Pianist from Every State in the USA
@Blair Boone-Migura Thank you so much for sharing this. Mark is SUCH a lyrical talent! Where does he live now?
- Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
- Gail_Starr
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- General Discussion
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Re: Best Pianist from Every State in the USA
Thank you for adding in so many pianists who work in amazing genres outside of the classical realm!
- Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
- Gail_Starr
- 1 yr ago
- 2
- General Discussion
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Re: Do you have any music-related bucket list items? Share one and why it's important to you.
@Jarkko Janhunen Sindre is mastering ALL 4 right now! He's amazing!
- Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
- Gail_Starr
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Discussion of the Week
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Re: Group 3
@Hazel Lovely phrasing and dynamics! I’m working on this one also (not for the TWI, though) and you’ve inspired me to add singing to my practice.
- Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
- Gail_Starr
- 1 yr ago
- Improving your Lyricism (feat Chopin)
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Re: Group 3
@Vidhya Bashyam Your “trick” worked! I’m finding these bass intervals so tricky!
- Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
- Gail_Starr
- 1 yr ago
- Improving your Lyricism (feat Chopin)
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Re: Group 3
@Natalie Peh Wow! These are such difficult intervals. Great job!
- Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
- Gail_Starr
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Improving your Lyricism (feat Chopin)
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Re: ToneBase Scriabin Stage
@Marc M @Marc M Super! I’ve only used CapCut on my phone and everything is so tiny that I get frustrated and never finish anything I start. 😂
- Have a growth mindset, no matter what!
- Gail_Starr
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Your Practice Diary
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