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Re: May Melodies Concert!
@Dominic Cheli I'm so sorry, unfortunately I have to cancel. I woke up to a migraine this morning and I think I need to take the day off.
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Maija's practice diary
@Michelle R Thank you, Michelle! 😊
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- 1 yr ago
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- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Week 4: Final Submissions!
Here's my final submission! It's not perfect but I'm happy I got to record on a proper instrument. After recording this I had a lesson with my teacher who gave me some great advice on how to move…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 3: Progress Check!
This is where I am at the moment. I feel a bit stuck with this piece. It never seems to come out exactly how I want it to. I'm not quite sure how to achieve the moods and contrasts I want to express,…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: May Melodies Concert!
I'd like to attend and play Intermezzo in A major Op. 118 No. 2 by Johannes Brahms. I'm not yet sure if I'll be able to play live or if I'll be submiting a recording, but we'll see. :)
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 3: Progress Check!
@Miyoung Choi Absolutely beautiful! Your interpretation is simply gorgeous. So thoughtful and elegant!
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress
@Sindre Skarelven @Vidhya Bashyam @Gail Starr @Alexander Weymann @Randi Thank you all so much for the lovely and encouraging comments! I'm so glad you like the piece,…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress
@Juan Carlos Olite Beautifully played! This was one of the first pieces by Rachmaninoff that I really fell in love with. I haven't learned it yet, but hopefully some day...…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress
@Michelle R Great progress! Thank you for sharing the way you practice, I think I'll try the same next time I start a new piece. I have a bad habit of rushing forward instead of having the discipline…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: What's the last LIVE concert you attended!
Earlier this year attended a chamber music festival whose theme was "the four elements of nature" (that is: earth, wind, fire and water). I bought a ticket to the water themed concert mainly because…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: How do you memorize music?
@Randi Cutting up a copy and playing the lines in random order sounds really interesting! Thank you for sharing that tip, I think I'll try it. It definitely sounds like someting that could help in a…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Maija's practice diary
Last week my Lied partner and I performed in a small recital. It was my first time performing Lieds and it was a lot of fun and a great learning experience.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 2: Share your progress
This is my progress so far. Still some mistakes to clean up, but I think I'm going to focuse on textures, nuances and pedaling next.
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Tonebase Bach Stage
@Aaron That was beautiful, thank you for sharing!
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- 1 yr ago
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Maija's practice diary

I'm working on building a balanced repertoire and improving my technical skills and musicality. I've never taken any piano exams before but I'm now working towards taking an exam (roughly equivalent…
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- updated 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 1: Choose your piece!
@Alexander Weymann Great to hear that! Sibelius wrote wonderful piano music, but I think it's maybe not as well-known or popular outside of Finland as some of his other works.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 1: Choose your piece!
This is where I am so far. A long way to go, but I'm enjoying it!
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: How do you memorize music?
@Jon Nakamoto I can relate to this. I remember being able to memorize music easily as a child before i could sightread. As I got better at sightreading I didn't have to rely on memorizing as much and…
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- 1 yr ago
- Discussion of the Week
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Re: Week 1: Choose your piece!
I will work on Björken (The Birch) Op. 75 No. 4 by Jean Sibelius. I'm hoping to learn all of The Trees at some point and this piece is one of my favourites.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!
Hi everyone - I'm Maija from Finland. 1. Finnish food is pretty unassuming. I love some fish (salmon, brown trout, perch or pike-perch) with new potatoes, muurinpohjaletut (a kind of crêpe),…
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- 1 yr ago
- Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!
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