Group 3
Welcome to the NEW TWO WEEK INTENSIVE on tonebase!
Improving your Lyricism (feat Chopin)
Post your progress with videos and written commentary on how things are going for you!
- Course Period: June 26 - July 10th
- Class Size: ALL are welcome!
- Optional check-In via Zoom: July 2nd at 11am PT
- ZOOM MEETING Recording!
- https://youtu.be/Fl-ExGT9aZY
Assignment #1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQpw6fZBOlE
- Pick a short piece (Mazurka, Nocturne, Prelude) or excerpt of a longer piece (Ballade, Polonaise, Scherzo, Sonata, Concerto). Focus on lyrical/slow sections.
- Learn bass carefully, labelling all chords and cadences.
- SING melodic line. Practice singing until your voice can identify the melody instantly.
- Submit a video: playing the Bass while singing the Soprano.
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Assignment #2
https://youtu.be/ri2UD1z8sKE?si=w36XWzqb_rao3RAu
-Label all breathing points with an apostrophe between phrase markings. Practice deep breaths between significant points or use a regular breath for phrase changes.
-Sing Bass notes of all chords while playing Soprano melody.
-Submit a video: playing hands together (performance).
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Apologies for the double post, and slow response. My posting privileges were blocked for a while. :(. Thank you to Dagmar Andrea Buckland for the feedback.
I'm reposting this my post earlier to get a bit more feedback (it was buried after my account was unblocked).
Here's my bass singing attempt (https://youtu.be/XE6X-EAITw4) and
both hands. https://youtu.be/allBQjQ8nHw.
Thank you Jared , I learn so much in this TWI!
Biggest take home for me - Don't just "sing in the head" - singing out loud with singer-like long breath is critical. Do the same for bass line and hear those harmonies.
So excited to relearn pieces with this new technique. If i'm brave, i'll try it with as i'm learning new pieces too (seems every so much harder if i dont' already know the notes) .
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Lc but covid started 2019, too! So your beautiful playing is a huge result of 5 years
yes, I love theory! But it's so difficult to learn. I haven't found a place where it is taught here in Germany/my city surroundings. And my teacher is really great and supportive in correcting my technique, but when he talks about theory I don't understand one word, so I stopped asking him.
I watch videos an read theory books, so what happens is that I pick up many keywords and then hope to one day find another video or chapter that builds a connection to something else I already know
For instance I know about modes, I can build them on any root, but I gave absolutely NO IDEA hiw to use them
whenever I try to play lydian other than C-D-C-D I end up in a different major key in 3 seconds 
So if you know a good online class for an affordable price? (I bought tonebase lifetime 2 weeks ago, so I am a bit short on budget now
)Thanks so much for your support and those kind words.
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Lc Beautiful Lc, your playing is full of lyricism!
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I HAVE to share this!
I had lessons today and played the Sostenuto from this TWI for him. (With a heartbeat at 160... I haven't been nervous to play in front of him for 2 years! But suddenly I was...)
Some glitches, but not too many
When I had finished he said: "What happened to your touch??!" Then with a big smile: "This sounds so much more like Chopin than usual! This was singing!"
Thank you Jarred Dunn , this TWI alone was worth the subscription.
I am dancing home now
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Dagmar Best news EVER! So glad you are happy with your progress!
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Dagmar the singing is like magic! Congratulations on your hard work and improvement.
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