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Sindre Skarelven
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Pianist, composer and piano teacher
Oslo, Norway
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Sort of an “all-round pianist”. I specialized in popular music and jazz in my education, but have focused mostly on classical in later years. I do some occasional arranging and composing.
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Re: Week 4: Share It
@Koshka So beautiful playing, Koshka! 👏🏻
Sindre Skarelven
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2 mths ago
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Re: Week 4: Share It
@Tammy Gorgeous playing, Tammy! Certainly one of the biggest goats out there, always love to hear it, and you play it with so much confidence and style.…
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2 mths ago
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Re: Week 3: Keep the Momentum
@Peter Golemme Thanks so much, Peter! Yes, I will definitely recording them all with great sound quality when they’re ready!
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2 mths ago
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Re: Week 3: Keep the Momentum
@Fionna Zhang Sounds beautiful and brilliant, Fionna! Love the clarity in all your runs and voicings.
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2 mths ago
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Re: Week 3: Keep the Momentum
@Michelle R Well done keeping the momentum going through other challenges. Fingers crossed you get that final recording of the entire piece!
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Re: Week 3: Keep the Momentum
@Noel Nguyen @Michelle R Thanks so much for nice comments, Noel and Michelle!
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2 mths ago
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Re: Week 3: Keep the Momentum
@Juan Carlos Olite @Vidhya Bashyam Thanks for all your optimism, Juan Carlos and Vidhya! Yes, let's pretend the most difficult part is behind! :D
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2 mths ago
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Re: Week 3: Keep the Momentum
My initial plan to get through the whole thing this week had to be altered when I realized I didn't have the necessary time this week. So what I decided on the weekend was to just try to get this…
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2 mths ago
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Re: Week 3: Keep the Momentum
@Dustin Anderson Nice work, Dustin! A big challenge to keep this up, when not feeling well, but you kept the momentum going still. Also adjusting the plan,…
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2 mths ago
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Re: Week 3: Keep the Momentum
@Noel Nguyen Wow, Noel! I don’t think I’ve witnessed anything like this in all of Tonebase history. All your thinking, playing and editing is outside the box - it’s just your head that stayed inside :…
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3 mths ago
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Re: Week 3: Keep the Momentum
@Juan Carlos Olite Thanks so much for this, Juan Carlos! Everything became so much clearer and richer with this knowledge, and very enjoyable.
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3 mths ago
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Re: May Community Concert!
@Peter Golemme Bravo, Peter! Wonderful playing also in the live-concert, but loving the determination to get this video done! Sounds fantastic! 👏🏻
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3 mths ago
Community Concerts!
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Re: Week 2: First Steps
@Gail Ravin Starr @Dustin Anderson Thanks so much, Gail and Dustin!
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3 mths ago
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Re: The Official Lisztomaniac Complete Transcendental Etudes Challenge!
@Noel Nguyen That's a brilliant plan, Noel! I'm aiming both pieces for October then. Thanks!
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3 mths ago
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Re: Week 2: First Steps
@Vidhya Bashyam Very nice, Vidhya! You are showing lot's of lines and layering here.
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3 mths ago
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Re: Week 2: First Steps
@Tammy Nice job with metronome, Tammy! Very cool stuff, will be fun to hear how this turns out!
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Re: Week 2: First Steps
@Vidhya Bashyam @Tammy Thanks, Tammy and Vidhya! Yes, this is the last of the four ballads to learn properly! Then comes the job of refreshing them all, and eventually practice as a set.
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Re: The Official Lisztomaniac Complete Transcendental Etudes Challenge!
@Noel Nguyen Wow, that's amazing stuff, Noel! Are we still aiming the Chasse-neige for the October concert, or are everyone doing so well that we might as well play it in the July concert?…
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Re: Week 2: First Steps
Here's my week 2 post. Now I think it's time to step up! Goal for next week will be to learn the whole thing, so the last week can be mainly about nailing those fast passages,…
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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Kerstin what a great and fun piece, Kerstin! Really inventive and unique in it’s own way, though I could easily have seen this as part of a Prokofiev Sonata or something.…
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Re: Week 2: First Steps
@Ken Radford Sounds beautiful, Ken! Great start!
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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Alexander Weymann Great work with the left hand! Also love your clear strategy with learning this piece. Looking forward to hear how this one develops!
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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Dustin Anderson Loving this, Dustin! The overview cam here gives such a nice view of your fantastic movements in this Mouvement - so delicate and detailed in touch.…
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3 mths ago
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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Tammy Very nice, Tammy! The Barcarolle is certainly finding its way to the proper flow of the water streets of Venice
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Re: Week 1: A New Hope
@Aaron Oh yes, another Rach 2!! This is coming together nicely, Aaron!
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