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Sindre Skarelven
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Sindre_Skarelven
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 ONE Updates: Main Thread - What a delightful theme Beethoven wrote!
Week 1, video update. Variations I worked on: The whole piece. For the first week I just wanted to memorize the piece, not looking to deeply into the music.…
Sindre Skarelven
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Pianist, composer and piano teacher
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4 yrs ago
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Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - What a delightful theme Beethoven wrote!
@Susan Very nice! Yes, it's very fun with the switching octaves and enjoyable melody!
Sindre Skarelven
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4 yrs ago
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Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - What a delightful theme Beethoven wrote!
@Juan Carlos Olite That was fantastic! Bravo! I really enjoyed how you delt with the repeats. You called it a difficulty, I see what you mean since you probably have worked on it quite a bit,…
Sindre Skarelven
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4 yrs ago
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Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - What a delightful theme Beethoven wrote!
@Monika Tusnady That was brilliant! 👏🏻
Sindre Skarelven
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4 yrs ago
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Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - What a delightful theme Beethoven wrote!
@Richard George Littlewood Good job! Yes, a vibrant home is very cozy :)
Sindre Skarelven
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4 yrs ago
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Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - What a delightful theme Beethoven wrote!
@Monika Tusnady Totally agree with you and Gail there! There is a lot going on beneath the surface, and it’s very much Beethoven.
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4 yrs ago
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Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - What a delightful theme Beethoven wrote!
@Gail Starr Thank you! 😄 Looking forward to your video as well!
Sindre Skarelven
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4 yrs ago
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Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - What a delightful theme Beethoven wrote!
@Wilson I like the "gentleness" you bring to the piece! Beautifully played!
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4 yrs ago
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Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - What a delightful theme Beethoven wrote!
@Monika Tusnady Very nice, well done!
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4 yrs ago
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Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - What a delightful theme Beethoven wrote!
Mid-week update, week 1. I've been working on the whole piece. Getting the fingerings down, and started memorizing. What I found easy: I think in general it's a rather easy piece,…
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4 yrs ago
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Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
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Re: My Piano Arrangement is better than yours (and here are the secrets!) feat. Jeremy Siskind
Looking forward to a conversation about piano-arrangements. I hope there will be some advanced tips too! And maybe something a little out of the "ordinary" :)
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Re: General Live Stream Suggestions! (Megathread)
@Dominic Cheli Awesome!!! Looking forward to it!! 😄
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Re: Beethoven Variations Community Challenge - General Discussion Thread!
@João Dias da Silva Well spottet, Joâo! Glad you are joining the challenge, and bringing on your knowledge!
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Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - What a delightful theme Beethoven wrote!
@Daniel Chong You are off to a good start! Very nice!
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4 yrs ago
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Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
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Re: General Live Stream Suggestions! (Megathread)
@Gail Starr Yeah, thank you! Glad you like this idea!
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Re: General Live Stream Suggestions! (Megathread)
@Dominic I have been thinking that it could cool to have something like «The composer of the month». Where we have in-depth looks at the composer’s style.…
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Re: Beethoven Variations Community Challenge - General Discussion Thread!
This will be a fun challenge! Theme and variations is a nice way to have a look at the composers creativity with a theme. From a composer standpoint I find that highly interesting and useful.
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Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
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Re: Beethoven Variations Community Challenge - General Discussion Thread!
@Michael Palmer Awesome!
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Re: Week 3: The final dance of the Soirees!
@Greg It's interesting hearing about your journey as well! I will let you know when the YT-channel is up and running :)
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Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
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Re: Week 3: The final dance of the Soirees!
@Greg Thank you for this HUGE compliment! I can tell you a little bit about my experience and training :) I did play some classical growing up, but actually started playing more rhythmic music in…
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Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
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Re: Chopin Prelude in C Minor.
@Charlie Glad to be of help:) Enjoy the wonderful music of Chopin!
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Re: Chopin Prelude in C Minor.
Hi @Charlie ! You must take both the Db and Eb with the thumb. Just lay it sideways :) Sindre
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Re: CALL FOR RECORDINGS for upcoming Virtual Masterclass with Dominic Cheli
Hi @Dominic ! Let's talk about Mozart! Here is a video of me playing Mozart Sonate nr 3 in Bflat, Kv281. I appreciate all advices on how to improve on my playing.…
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Re: Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!
@Gail Starr Bien sur! Je ne suis pas fort en francais, mais on peut essayer écrire un peu de francais. I hope that was correct. Good for practicing! :)
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Re: Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!
@Gail Starr That sounds awesome! I've been practicing french on the side. I find it's keeping my brain fresh, and it's fun! Thank you for listening, and for the compliments! 😄❣️
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