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@Jens Blaute Bonjour, Jens! Je viens d’arriver quasi.
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Re: READ ME FIRST: Rules & FAQ for Liszt's Soirees De Vienne Community Challenge!
I’m really enjoying your Live Streams! I just worked on Section 1 and will upload a clip today. Tonebase is providing exactly the inspiration I needed to get back into playing the piano again.…
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@Celine Woo Yes! We visited Singapore and loved it…especially the Hawker stalls like the Chinese food market one and the one near Raffles. We had so much fun on Sintosa also.…
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Re: Week 2: Keep up the Great work!
@mariannejhampton Yes! It works perfectly know. Great job keeping your wrist loose on the repeated octaves. This is tough to do!
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@Pauline I can't believe you can mail a pizza! LOL! Maybe it comes frozen?
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@mhobox Looking forward to hearing you play. Enjoy!
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@Sara Hej! min familj bor i Stockholm! I live in Florida and just started studying Italian on DuoLingo during Covid. Looking forward to hearing you play.
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@Jorge R. Sierra So nice to meet you! I spent 2 weeks in Barcelona in 2016 at a language school and had a wonderful time! My dad was an anesthesiologist who also played lots of music…
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Re: Week 2: Keep up the Great work!
@Natale Farrell Fabulous start! We should both play this for Utako's next online concert. Maybe we can "share" some of the sections?
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Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
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@Steven Massicotte Wow! I can't wait to hear your amazing program. You've picked some gorgeous pieces. Will you post it on YouTube? Merci d'avance!
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@Pauline Hi Pauline! I went to Wash U, many years ago and I loved Imo's pizza. I've never had square pizza anywhere else.
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@adrichards88 We love Boston and lived there for 4 years. Wish we could live there now!
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@Malak Usama Hi Malak! I have never been to Egypt, but I did attend an amazing online, virtual tour of the pyramids last months. I would love to visit someday!
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@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!
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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.…
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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?
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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.…
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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!
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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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