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Re: Is this email a phishing email? I wonder @Taylor Ma that’s me!
- Ben Laude
- Head of Piano @ tonebase
- Ben_Laude
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Is this email a phishing email? I wonder Hi @Taylor Ma - yes, as Vicky said, I've left my role at tonebase, although I'm still part of the community here. I rounded up the emails I had in my google contact list and filtered as best I could,…
- Ben Laude
- Head of Piano @ tonebase
- Ben_Laude
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Group 2 @Gloria Thanks - I'll touch on these questions in the video!
- Ben Laude
- Head of Piano @ tonebase
- Ben_Laude
- 4 mths ago
- TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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Re: Group 1 @Monika Tusnady Thanks! Happy to address all of these in the recorded meeting so I can demonstrate. I'll say one thing about #2: it's marked allegretto, not "allegro.…
- Ben Laude
- Head of Piano @ tonebase
- Ben_Laude
- 4 mths ago
- TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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Re: Group 3 Hi @Sheetal Patel - I understand that I'm teaching very advanced concepts, and not everyone is going to grasp everything – or even basic things – about it.…
- Ben Laude
- Head of Piano @ tonebase
- Ben_Laude
- 4 mths ago
- TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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Re: Group 3 @Serene It's definitely a worthwhile step to begin by just labeling vertical harmonies and then "converting" them to roman numerals (which indicate function) later on.…
- Ben Laude
- Head of Piano @ tonebase
- Ben_Laude
- 4 mths ago
- TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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Re: Group 1 @Monika Tusnady Yes it's being recorded! Do you have any questions for me beforehand? I can address any specific points in the analysis/interpretation of the Musical Moment – or any other Schubert…
- Ben Laude
- Head of Piano @ tonebase
- Ben_Laude
- 4 mths ago
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- TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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Re: Group 2 @Jennifer Mehta Yes m17 is where things start to get tricky! It's one of several "augmented 6th" chords in the piece. And it doesn't help that it's in Ab minor.…
- Ben Laude
- Head of Piano @ tonebase
- Ben_Laude
- 4 mths ago
- TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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Re: Group 2 @Mari Adams I'm not sure why the checks appear/disappear in the tonebase app. Tagging head of the tonebase product team @Patrick Finazzo who might have seen this before.…
- Ben Laude
- Head of Piano @ tonebase
- Ben_Laude
- 4 mths ago
- TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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Re: Group 2 @Mari Adams Please ask specific questions and I'm happy to help you! Did you attempt an analysis of the study piece? Even trying the first phrase is worthwhile.…
- Ben Laude
- Head of Piano @ tonebase
- Ben_Laude
- 4 mths ago
- TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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Re: Group 2 Hi @Gloria - I recommend limiting your analysis to a shorter passage in the Schubert, maybe one that you're particularly curious about. I'm less interested in seeing a full page of labels,…
- Ben Laude
- Head of Piano @ tonebase
- Ben_Laude
- 4 mths ago
- TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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Re: Group 2 @priscillayam First, I hope you're okay and recovering quickly! Let me offer a little bit of advice here, and then I'll see if I have time to make a video about this.…
- Ben Laude
- Head of Piano @ tonebase
- Ben_Laude
- 4 mths ago
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- TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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Re: Group 2 @John Denton I'm glad you found the Andrew Tyson lesson! I love how the piano sounds (and how he makes it sound) in that lesson. One of the most underrated videos on tonebase!…
- Ben Laude
- Head of Piano @ tonebase
- Ben_Laude
- 4 mths ago
- TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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Re: Group 1 @Harriet Kaplan Very very good! Mostly correct, or at least as far as I have analyzed and understood the piece. You even spotted the suspension at the beginning (note that,…
- Ben Laude
- Head of Piano @ tonebase
- Ben_Laude
- 4 mths ago
- 1
- TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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Re: Group 1 @Richard Littlewood I hope you're finding this rewarding! I want to send out as many life-vests to the folks I've thrown into the deep end. Even from your "aha!" moment with Ab minor,…
- Ben Laude
- Head of Piano @ tonebase
- Ben_Laude
- 4 mths ago
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- TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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Re: Group 1 @Marc M That's great to hear! I responded to your analysis above, which is very solid. Let me know if you have any specific questions about mine.
- Ben Laude
- Head of Piano @ tonebase
- Ben_Laude
- 4 mths ago
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- TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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Re: Group 1 @Monika Tusnady VERY beautiful! I agree with the others: snow is always appropriate for Schubert's. Little things in your playing make it really glow: your voicing, for example,…
- Ben Laude
- Head of Piano @ tonebase
- Ben_Laude
- 4 mths ago
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- TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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Re: Group 1 @Marc M Good work! And yes, I interpret the chords in the first couple bars as a written-out suspension of the C over a ii6/5 chord. Calling it a IV7 chord doesn't hurt!…
- Ben Laude
- Head of Piano @ tonebase
- Ben_Laude
- 4 mths ago
- TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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Re: Group 1 @Bryan Coryell that's beautiful, I love your description and I agree that moment is spectacular. I wanted to add one observation that just supports your ideas even more,…
- Ben Laude
- Head of Piano @ tonebase
- Ben_Laude
- 4 mths ago
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- TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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Re: Group 4 Dear all, As promised, here is a video in which I speak about this week's assignment on applying your analysis to interpreting a piece by Schubert. I then spend most of the (rather long) video…
- Ben Laude
- Head of Piano @ tonebase
- Ben_Laude
- 4 mths ago
- TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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Re: Group 1 Dear all, As promised, here is a video in which I speak about this week's assignment on applying your analysis to interpreting a piece by Schubert. I then spend most of the (rather long) video…
- Ben Laude
- Head of Piano @ tonebase
- Ben_Laude
- 4 mths ago
- 5
- TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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Re: Group 2 Dear all, As promised, here is a video in which I speak about this week's assignment on applying your analysis to interpreting a piece by Schubert. I then spend most of the (rather long) video…
- Ben Laude
- Head of Piano @ tonebase
- Ben_Laude
- 4 mths ago
- TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
- Reported - view
Re: Group 3 Dear all, As promised, here is a video in which I speak about this week's assignment on applying your analysis to interpreting a piece by Schubert. I then spend most of the (rather long) video…
- Ben Laude
- Head of Piano @ tonebase
- Ben_Laude
- 4 mths ago
- 1
- TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
- Reported - view
Re: Group 2 @Jennifer Mehta It will be recorded! And if you have questions ahead of time, let me know and I can still address them in the call. When you're watching back, it will feel like you're there live!
- Ben Laude
- Head of Piano @ tonebase
- Ben_Laude
- 4 mths ago
- 1
- TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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Re: Group 2 Two quick corrections on my analysis: Bar 35: should read "viiº7", not "iiº7" Bars 45-46: should read "IAC" (Imperfect Authentic Cadence), not "PAC." Good teachable moment here:…
- Ben Laude
- Head of Piano @ tonebase
- Ben_Laude
- 4 mths ago
- TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
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