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Re: Week 3: Final Submissions!
This doesn’t seem to be showing up in live events.
Michael Bruce
Software Architect - but.. really a musician.
Michael_Bruce
10 mths ago
End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
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Re: WEEK 2: What we've experienced!!!
@Gail Starr Thanks Gail. I look forward to hearing some chamber music as well. I am very close on this piece, I need to go through this piece and find where my weakness is and fix them.
Michael Bruce
Software Architect - but.. really a musician.
Michael_Bruce
10 mths ago
End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
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Re: WEEK 2: What we've experienced!!!
@Gayaneh Lustermann it looks like you fixed it. Beautiful etude by Chopin! I look forward to the day I can attempt my first Etude. What was your first Chopin Etude that you learned?
Michael Bruce
Software Architect - but.. really a musician.
Michael_Bruce
10 mths ago
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End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
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Re: WEEK 2: What we've experienced!!!
@Heng-Pin Chen I have never heard this piece! Thank you for sharing. I subscribed to you on Youtube as well!
Michael Bruce
Software Architect - but.. really a musician.
Michael_Bruce
10 mths ago
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End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
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Re: WEEK 2: What we've experienced!!!
@Michelle R I appreciate the kind words. I went ahead and recorded another one, more relaxed, still has mistakes, but I was feeling it much more in this one.
Michael Bruce
Software Architect - but.. really a musician.
Michael_Bruce
10 mths ago
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End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
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Re: WEEK 2: What we've experienced!!!
@Gayaneh Lustermann this is Debussy Reverie, which is stunning. Wow. You might have linked the wrong video. Also, there is a video addition button at the bottom that you can paste your video link in…
Michael Bruce
Software Architect - but.. really a musician.
Michael_Bruce
10 mths ago
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End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
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Re: WEEK 2: What we've experienced!!!
@Michelle R you definitely added the pedal nicely and it was played beautifully. Well done. I want was craving the audio to be louder. I am sure you know this and I wanted to offer help with sound…
Michael Bruce
Software Architect - but.. really a musician.
Michael_Bruce
10 mths ago
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End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
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Re: WEEK 2: What we've experienced!!!
My name is Michael Bruce and I am loving studying classical piano and learning to read music. Chopin Waltz 64 no 2 I started this piece when it was out of my league.…
Michael Bruce
Software Architect - but.. really a musician.
Michael_Bruce
10 mths ago
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End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
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Re: "Music that you LOVE!" Concert
My name is Michael Bruce and I would love to play Chopin Waltz in C# minor 64 no 2. And if I can and have time 64 no 1 as well. I responded to a event already, and I wasn't sure how to submit,…
Michael Bruce
Software Architect - but.. really a musician.
Michael_Bruce
10 mths ago
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Community Concerts!
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Michael Bruce' practice Diary - polishing up some pieces
I have started a lot of pieces that were way out of my league. I have recently started visiting them again and it is amazing to see my improvement. So I am going to start posting them here.…
Michael Bruce
Software Architect - but.. really a musician.
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Your Practice Diary
Re: Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!
@ALICE For me the teacher is what really did it. I started teaching myself (using books to learn to read), stepped it up and went to a teacher, then I searched out a much more professional teacher…
Michael Bruce
Software Architect - but.. really a musician.
Michael_Bruce
11 mths ago
Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!
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Re: Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!
@David this is awesome man! I am happy to see you following your Classical purpose.
Michael Bruce
Software Architect - but.. really a musician.
Michael_Bruce
11 mths ago
Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!
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Re: End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress!"
How and where do you submit these?
Michael Bruce
Software Architect - but.. really a musician.
Michael_Bruce
11 mths ago
End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
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Re: End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress!"
I like this a lot!
Michael Bruce
Software Architect - but.. really a musician.
Michael_Bruce
11 mths ago
End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
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Re: What advice would you give your beginner-self?
Spend a lot of time finding a good teacher that you really like. You will save time by slowing down so practice slowly and work on the week areas. Don't stop playing music for years because you do…
Michael Bruce
Software Architect - but.. really a musician.
Michael_Bruce
1 yr ago
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Discussion of the Week
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Re: Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!
Hello like-minded friends! My name is Michael Bruce and I currently live in St Augustine, FL. Nothing beats a bone-in Ribeye, medium rare, Pittsburg style (I also request light on seasoning).…
Michael Bruce
Software Architect - but.. really a musician.
Michael_Bruce
1 yr ago
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Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!
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Re: How many pieces do you work on at a time?
I like to do an easier piece and a more difficult piece (that might take months). For instance, Chopin Waltz 64 no 1 and Beethoven woo 10 no 2. Beethoven might take a week or 2, but 64 no 2,…
Michael Bruce
Software Architect - but.. really a musician.
Michael_Bruce
1 yr ago
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