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ENHANCE YOUR INTERPRETATIONS THROUGH HARMONIC ANALYSIS WITH BEN LAUDE Led by tonebase Head of Piano Ben Laude, you’ll also be receiving direct feedback from two special guests:…
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Re: What are the Two Week Intensives?
@Jenny yes, it will open at 11am pacific time today.
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Jul

New Release Watch-Along: Ravel’s ‘Alborada del gracioso’ with Ben Laude "

Mon Jul 18 2022 at 8 PM CEST

https://app.tonebase.co/piano/live/player/ben-laude-ravel-alborada-del-gracioso

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Re: WEEK 3 Practice Updates, and a harmony micro-challenge: Cadences
Hi Hilda and fellow Bach-lovers! I hope you don't mind if I pass along a couple recordings of Seymour Bernstein playing the Aria to the Goldberg Variations.…
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Re: Comparing and Contrasting recordings of Bach's Aria from the Goldberg Variations
Dear friends, Seymour Bernstein wanted me to share a couple recordings of his own Bach Goldberg Aria, the first recorded when he was 48; the second recorded more recently during the pandemic,…
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Re: 10 Scales Challenge
@Tim Excuse my belated reply, but just wanted to say that I think this is a terrific idea. I'll talk to @Dominic Cheli about it and we'll see if it makes sense for the next challenge!
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - The Journey Begins!
@Edwin Schalk you’re absolutely right about the power of possibility in this piece! I suppose I deal with a paradox when developing a conception: I both depend on the many possible routes to a…
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - The Journey Begins!
Hey everyone! Had some time this past week to work on some Handel while at tonebase HQ! Variation you worked on: Nos. 13-16 One thing you found easy: The key of G minor.…
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - The Journey Begins!
@Natale Farrell You have a beautiful sound!
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Re: General Live Stream Suggestions! (Megathread)
Hey @Brett Gilbert , Incidentally, both @Dominic Cheli and I play the Goldbergs, and we even spoke recently about maybe teaming up to present them. I like your idea of thematizing them by their form…
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Re: General Live Stream Suggestions! (Megathread)
@marina I took the liberty of sending your comment to Andrew. I just spoke with him the other day, and we're definitely planning on more productions soon.…
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Re: CALL FOR RECORDINGS for upcoming Virtual Masterclass with Dominic Cheli
Dear @Steven , My apologies for the delayed reply. May I ask if you're struggling with "Inversions", as in chordal inversions, or "Inventions", as in Bach's Inventions?…
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Re: What is your dream piece to perform?
@marina In fact I heard him play it live in Houston around the same time he played it with Gergiev in this performance! It was my first live Rach 3, and I was so stunned I had to go back the next…
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Re: Submit your questions for Emanuel Ax!
@Edwin Of course! I remember from the Meet and Greet. Thank you!
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Re: Submit your questions for Emanuel Ax!
Hi @Victor Wong and @Edwin : thanks for your submissions! I will try to pose one or both of these to Manny tomorrow, and keep you updated. @Edwin Could you let me know where you're from,…
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Submit your questions for Emanuel Ax!

Dear pianist friends! We’re excited to announce a forthcoming collaboration with the one and only Emanuel Ax. Next Tuesday, May 25, I will be meeting Manny at his home to film an interview feature…
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Re: What is your dream piece to perform?
@gallaghejas not that you (or anyone else) could learn it just from tuning in, but I highly recommend tuning in to Inna Faliks's livestream on the whole Gaspard next Tuesday.…
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Re: Tech Notes
@Bennett. j wanted to mention that we addressed both issues. Thanks for the tip, and let us know if you notice any other bugs!
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Re: General Live Stream Suggestions! (Megathread)
@Grace and @Denise my apologies for the delayed reply! I totally agree, and have sent the question to our product team to see if we can't engineer things so the chat is preserved.…
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Re: CALL FOR RECORDINGS for upcoming Virtual Masterclass with Dominic Cheli
Hey @Denise - Just wanted to say that Inventions are hard! We pretend like they're for kids, but they're all 2-part counterpoint at or above the difficulty level of plenty of movements from Bach's…
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Re: Tech Notes
@Bennett. j We've had some bugs in those dense lab progress tracks. I'd thought we'd rooted them all out, but you found a stray. Thank you for sharing and we'll address it right away.…
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Re: General Live Stream Suggestions! (Megathread)
Hey @marina - great suggestion, re: tuning and temperament. Definitely a topic pianists SHOULD know more about, but tend to avoid. @Dominic Cheli and I will add this to our topic bank and look…
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Re: What music are you working on?
I'd love to hear from more subscribers. Maybe I'll start with some of our regular/recent livestream attendees - @Sindre , @Santiago , and if you know any tonebase pals, bring them here!…
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Re: What's you plan toward success for piano?
Hi @Bennett. , I think it's a solid approach. Roskell's Pillars series + technical training labs should help you develop a comfortable foundation for exploring beginner pieces with facility.…
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Re: Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!
Nice to meet you @Santiago and @Sindre ! Santiago, to respond to your hops for the forums in particular, we'll be developing community challenges soon where subscribers will have opportunities to…
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