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Re: Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!
@Fiona Guoguo Lu I have so many problems with octaves! I can barely reach them and then my hand hurts afterwards. I understand the difficulty!
Gail Starr
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Re: Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!
Hi Everyone! I am an amateur who, before COVID, mostly played chamber music with friends. Every summer I attend a few amateur chamber music weekends where we sight read together.…
Gail Starr
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Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!
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Re: Week 1: Dancing with Liszt and Schubert!
@Ching Lee Goh You are SO musical! I love the contrasts in sound quality between your eigth notes and your octaves.
Gail Starr
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2 yrs ago
Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Dancing with Liszt and Schubert!
@Juan Carlos Olite Simply gorgeous! Your playing inspires me to try this challenge. And I am amazing at how beautifully memorized it is.
Gail Starr
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Gail_Starr
2 yrs ago
Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Dancing with Liszt and Schubert!
@Bruno de Lorenzo Great job! I love the way you take a tiny breath after the 3 repeated octaves to sort of "telegraph" the bigger next chord. Very majectic!
Gail Starr
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2 yrs ago
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Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Dancing with Liszt and Schubert!
@Dominic Cheli I love the idea of thinking about the feeling of each section so we can give each one its own personality. Thanks!
Gail Starr
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2 yrs ago
Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Dancing with Liszt and Schubert!
@Sindre Skarelven I absolutely love your playing and you are SUCH a speedy learner! WOW! Great job.
Gail Starr
Retired MBA
Gail_Starr
2 yrs ago
Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Keep up the Great work!
@Ching Lee Goh I love your idea of the 1314 fingering for the sixths. I'll try it!
Gail Starr
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Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 2: Keep up the Great work!
@mariannejhampton I wish I could watch your video, but the link doesn't seem to be working for me?
Gail Starr
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2 yrs ago
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Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
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Re: Memorization tips! Featuring Liszt's Soirees de Vienne from our Community Challenge!
Since I'm an amateur, I generally only play chamber music with friends (well, I did pre-Covid). So, I rarely play solo works and have NO experience in memorizing.…
Gail Starr
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2 yrs ago
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Re: READ ME FIRST: Rules & FAQ for Liszt's Soirees De Vienne Community Challenge!
@Sindre Skarelven I started learning it today and it is so lovely!
Gail Starr
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2 yrs ago
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Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: Dancing with Liszt and Schubert!
I just watched the Live Stream and started the piece last night (quite late to the party!): 1) I just worked on the first section. One thing you found easy: After watching Dominic’s live stream,…
Gail Starr
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Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
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Re: READ ME FIRST: Rules & FAQ for Liszt's Soirees De Vienne Community Challenge!
@Natale Farrell I’m so happy that we can do this AND Utako’s GMG together. I’ve been having some hand pain, but I started practicing again yesterday. What else are you working on?
Gail Starr
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Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
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Re: READ ME FIRST: Rules & FAQ for Liszt's Soirees De Vienne Community Challenge!
@Nick Marshall I’m also nervous about memorizing!
Gail Starr
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2 yrs ago
Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
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Re: READ ME FIRST: Rules & FAQ for Liszt's Soirees De Vienne Community Challenge!
@Sindre Skarelven Takk skal du ha! I just worked on the first part today and I really like it. Have you worked on the entire piece? I’ve not played ANY Liszt before.
Gail Starr
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Gail_Starr
2 yrs ago
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Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
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Re: READ ME FIRST: Rules & FAQ for Liszt's Soirees De Vienne Community Challenge!
Alas, I am starting 10 days late, but I'll give it a go. I loved Dominic's Live Stream yesterday.
Gail Starr
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2 yrs ago
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Re: Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!
@Chris I just starting learning the same Chopin Etude!
Gail Starr
Retired MBA
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2 yrs ago
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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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