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Re: Bach in March WEEK 1: Practice Updates Bravo @Juan Carlos ! I remember you memorize your pieces (very impressive) so the music must just be a prop for your video . Great to listen to you as always.
- Brett Gilbert
- Piano and classical guitar
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- 2 yrs ago
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- Bach in March
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Re: Bach in March WEEK 1: Practice Updates @Harriet Kaplan Very impressive! One of my favorite preludes, and you did a great job on the fugue which is difficult.
- Brett Gilbert
- Piano and classical guitar
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- 2 yrs ago
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- Bach in March
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Re: Bach in March WEEK 1: Practice Updates @Andrea Buckland Sounds lovely, coming along nicely. Here are the fingerings from the edition I have if you find it useful. Similar to the 2nd option Hilda suggested.
- Brett Gilbert
- Piano and classical guitar
- brett_gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- Bach in March
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Re: Bach in March WEEK 1: Practice Updates @Qingzhi Sounds beautiful. I love the mirror effect of the way you filmed it too :)
- Brett Gilbert
- Piano and classical guitar
- brett_gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- Bach in March
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Re: Bach in March WEEK 1: Practice Updates @Randi Coming along nicely. There was a very interesting live stream on this last year on tonebase: https://app.tonebase.co/piano/live/player/bach-invention-1-ben-laude
- Brett Gilbert
- Piano and classical guitar
- brett_gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- Bach in March
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Re: Bach in March WEEK 1: Practice Updates @Hazel WTC Book 2 seems to be less well known but some of my favorites are in book 2 and I love this one! Sounds great. Yes, it reminds of the famous C maj prelude as well.
- Brett Gilbert
- Piano and classical guitar
- brett_gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- Bach in March
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Re: Bach in March WEEK 1: Practice Updates Hi @Hilda , welcome to Tonebase! It's so great to have a Bach expert to guide and inspire us! Evan Shinners (has made a few tonebase Bach lessons) has a podcast about Bach and he talked about this…
- Brett Gilbert
- Piano and classical guitar
- brett_gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- Bach in March
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Re: Bach in March WEEK 1: Practice Updates @Brother Will Green Sounds great! This is a very challenging piece and your excellent voicing really makes it shine in the right places. I love this transcription but also the left hand Brahms…
- Brett Gilbert
- Piano and classical guitar
- brett_gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
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- Bach in March
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Re: Bach in March WEEK 1: Practice Updates Hi fellow tonebase pianists. I had to take a break for a few months due to a sprained finger but excited to participate in the new challenge this month with my favorite composer.…
- Brett Gilbert
- Piano and classical guitar
- brett_gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
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- Bach in March
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Re: Bach in March WEEK 1: Practice Updates @Rudelle Gaje This is fun piece to play, one of my favorites from the Sinfonias. Looking forward to seeing the progress!
- Brett Gilbert
- Piano and classical guitar
- brett_gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
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- Bach in March
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Re: WEEK 1: Start Decorating with your music! @Susan What a wonderful piece and it's sounding great! I am glad you posted this, looking forward to more in 2022!
- Brett Gilbert
- Piano and classical guitar
- brett_gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
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- Tonebase Holiday Challenge!
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Re: WEEK 1: Start Decorating with your music! @Sindre Skarelven So interesting, thanks for posting. Yes, I was so glad to discover tonebase this year and looking forward to another year of learning and sharing with everyone.…
- Brett Gilbert
- Piano and classical guitar
- brett_gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
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- Tonebase Holiday Challenge!
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Re: WEEK 1: Start Decorating with your music! @Sindre Skarelven Thanks for posting this, enjoyed your playing as always and a great arrangement which I'd not heard before.
- Brett Gilbert
- Piano and classical guitar
- brett_gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
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- Tonebase Holiday Challenge!
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Re: WEEK 1: Start Decorating with your music! @Juan Carlos Olite Beautiful! I was unaware of this arrangement so I will look for the music. Thanks for sharing.
- Brett Gilbert
- Piano and classical guitar
- brett_gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
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- Tonebase Holiday Challenge!
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Re: WEEK 1: Start Decorating with your music! @Gail Starr @Monika Tusnady So fun! That worked out great. Enjoyed your video very much.
- Brett Gilbert
- Piano and classical guitar
- brett_gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
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- Tonebase Holiday Challenge!
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Re: WEEK 1: Start Decorating with your music! @CK Great job! Nice video too, I always like the overhead view.
- Brett Gilbert
- Piano and classical guitar
- brett_gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
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- Tonebase Holiday Challenge!
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Re: WEEK 1: Start Decorating with your music! Thanks @Sindre I hope to see some other videos soon including your Nutcracker piece, that's a fun one to play!
- Brett Gilbert
- Piano and classical guitar
- brett_gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
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- Tonebase Holiday Challenge!
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Re: WEEK 1: Start Decorating with your music! I'm certainly not going to post every day, but was inspired to do a video today of another favorite I play each year that is a Christmas carol inside a Chopin Scherzo.…
- Brett Gilbert
- Piano and classical guitar
- brett_gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
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- Tonebase Holiday Challenge!
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Re: WEEK 1: Start Decorating with your music! Thank you @Juan Carlos , I just saw your posting of the Bach transcriptions. Those are lovely pieces and enjoyed listening to your videos.
- Brett Gilbert
- Piano and classical guitar
- brett_gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
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- Tonebase Holiday Challenge!
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Re: WEEK 1: Start Decorating with your music! @Susan Thanks Susan! This is quite a challenging piece to bring out the correct voicing and I'm still not there in some sections but thanks for the comment. Hope to see something from you soon!
- Brett Gilbert
- Piano and classical guitar
- brett_gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
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- Tonebase Holiday Challenge!
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Re: WEEK 1: Start Decorating with your music! Happy Holidays fellow tonebase pianists! I've been away from the forums for a while but am especially excited about this challenge as I've spent many years collecting interesting arrangements of…
- Brett Gilbert
- Piano and classical guitar
- brett_gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
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- Tonebase Holiday Challenge!
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Let the dancing begin! Waltz you worked on: 1-5, which make a nice "set" to play together I think. One thing you found easy: No technical difficulties in first 5 (starts to get more challenging with 6!).…
- Brett Gilbert
- Piano and classical guitar
- brett_gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
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- Brahms Waltzes Challenge!
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Re: VIDEO SUBMISSIONS @Monika Tusnady Very impressive. Variation #1 is really tricky and you play it well at a quick tempo. I'm inspired to continue working on these!
- Brett Gilbert
- Piano and classical guitar
- brett_gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
- LONGTERM ONGOING - Bach's Goldberg Variations
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Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION: Bach Goldberg Variations @Dominic Cheli Thanks for info about abridged performances. I was wondering whether that was done or acceptable. I throughly enjoyed your recording at Colburn School from a few years ago.…
- Brett Gilbert
- Piano and classical guitar
- brett_gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
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- LONGTERM ONGOING - Bach's Goldberg Variations
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Re: GENERAL DISCUSSION: Bach Goldberg Variations @Gail Starr That is funny, what an amazing podcast though. I've been thinking about what a "highlights" version might look like and which variations could be picked to for an "abridged" performance…
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- Piano and classical guitar
- brett_gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
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- LONGTERM ONGOING - Bach's Goldberg Variations
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Brett Gilbert

brett_gilbert

Piano and classical guitar

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Been playing classical piano as an amateur on/off for over 40 years, but more seriously in the last few years. I'm also learning classical guitar with the help of tonebase! Also like to play uke and clawhammer banjo.