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Re: Group 4
@Dominic Cheli thank you very much for taking the time to review the video and write this feedback! It’s very helpful. We’ll keep on trying to make it faster.
- Dawn
- 1 yr ago
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Re: Group 4
Thank you Dominic for making this intensive course. It’s targeting this one issue that my son wants to improve on, velocity. So thank you! Below is the link to the video I took when he used this…
- Dawn
- 1 yr ago
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Re: Progressive exercises for building up speed and strength?
@Linda Clover Awesome! Do you have a video or a video series by Ben Laude to recommend?
- Dawn
- 1 yr ago
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Re: Progressive exercises for building up speed and strength?
@Dana Polojarvi Thank you for this great tip!
- Dawn
- 1 yr ago
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Re: Progressive exercises for building up speed and strength?
@Jeremy Stone Thank you for the accurate evaluation of the demands of this piece! I'm sure his teacher will make sure he plays 4 triplets instead of 6 duplets.
- Dawn
- 1 yr ago
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Re: Progressive exercises for building up speed and strength?
@Ji An I agree with you that everyone has their own development pace. My son being a boy may develop his fine motor skills more slowly. But I was also told by several that he is really talented.…
- Dawn
- 1 yr ago
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Re: Progressive exercises for building up speed and strength?
@Frank Thank you for your comment! I think your point is very important. Do you have any suggestion as to how one could be aware of any tension existing in the playing?…
- Dawn
- 1 yr ago
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Re: Progressive exercises for building up speed and strength?
@Andrew Mendelsohn Thanks for your comment and sharing your experience! I actually went to the Amazon link of the book and found there are quite a few good comments about how they benefited from…
- Dawn
- 1 yr ago
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Re: Progressive exercises for building up speed and strength?
@Jeff Woodruff agree about consistent practice and variety of repertoire, which he has been doing and building. He's doing his best I think. He's practising an hour each day for 6 days a week.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Progressive exercises for building up speed and strength?
@Tim I agree to the importance of playing a wide repertoire. I'm a bit confused, tho, about how to achieve "facility" for speed. There are several pieces that he's studied that included fast passages,…
- Dawn
- 1 yr ago
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Progressive exercises for building up speed and strength?

Hi, I'm asking this for my 9yo son who's studied piano for almost 4 years. He's at about level 6 in Tonebase level system and has learned repertoire pieces such as Bach 2-part inventions,…
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Re: “Trying out tonebase? Ask your questions here!”
Hi Dominic, thank you for making yourself available. I’m actually a parent of a young pianist (9 yo). My son is much of a self-pace learner so I believe tonebase could be a good resource for him in…
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