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@Kurt Clements Welcome, Kurt! Can't wait to hear you play in one of the Community Concerts.
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@Adam Sperber Welcome, Adam! You are working on some lovely repertoire. Can't wait to hear you in one of the Community Concerts whenever you feel ready.
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@PAÚL Bienvenido a Tonebase, Paul!
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@David Welcome to Tonebase, David!
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@Antonio Welcome to Tonebase, Antonio!
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@Bob Ballentine Welcome to Tonebase, Bob! You'll enjoy minute you spend on the platform. We are a very friendly group and love to talk about Bach 24/7.
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@Marlon Welcome to the Tonebase "family", Marlon! You'll find lots and lots of folks who work in other fields but love to spend all their free time on piano.
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Re: What is your daily practice routine?
@Christopher Macy Thank you! I'll get the Geseking book.
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Re: What is your daily practice routine?
@Adena Fabulous advice. I need to spend more time on PIanoStreet! I loved your idea of learning "one note". Yesterday, if magically morphed into a whole page,…
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Re: What is your daily practice routine?
@Adena Ooooh! I absolute adore this. You are brilliant.
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Re: What is your daily practice routine?
@Dominic Cheli Great advice to start with memorization. I am always scared of memorizing, so I put it off.
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Re: Group 4
@Dr. Leann Osterkamp He What great ideas about bench placement and reasons for having less control. I learn something cool from you in every single comment!
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@Roy James-Pike Oh no! We are so sorry to hear about your accident, but it sounds like you are making progress nonetheless. Feel better SOON! (And consider hiring a gardener or someone to help you…
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6 mths ago
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Re: Group 4
@Dr. Leann Osterkamp He I loved it! But it IS super tricky to dig up old recordings and make them compatible to post online. You are super advanced!
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6 mths ago
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Re: A Halloween Recital!
@springgrass So true, but your son is doing beautifully.
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@Dr. Leann Osterkamp He Yup, the older Polish violinist I played with over the weekend REALLY liked doing that!
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6 mths ago
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Just in case this is useful! This is the checklist Dr. Osterkamp mentioned for week 2: 1. What is the performance practice of this passage? 2. WHY am I compelled to use soft pedal here 3.…
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Re: Group 4
I loved your "rare live clip from 2008", Recorded reel-to-reel in a bathtub? LOL!
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Re: A Halloween Recital!
@springgrass This was wonderful! It brought back really fun memories because I played the same Mendelssohn with an orchestra when I was his age. But I'm sure he will have a lovely career in music,…
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Re: DOW: What's the most memorable feedback you've received about your playing?
@Jan You have an amazing wife. And she's right about your playing!
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Re: A Halloween Recital!
@springgrass Alas, it doesn't let us open the FB reel. But we are SO glad Yihan enjoyed his experience. Can we look up the FB reel if you give us the name of the concert?
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6 mths ago
Community Concerts!
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Re: DOW: What's the most memorable feedback you've received about your playing?
@Harry Neuwirth I love that!
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Re: DOW: What's the most memorable feedback you've received about your playing?
@gallaghejas Hmmm... I wonder what time of year your jury was held? Was the "hot and crusty" meant to say that your playing was delicious like a pizza? or that it was like an old sandwich sitting on…
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My favorite activity is chamber music, but I love learning solo repertoire now here at Tonebase.
I'm so excited to meet other pianists from all around the globe.
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