What would you like improved on tonebase?

Andrea LeVan I was just thinking the same thing…especially when I try to access TB on my phone.  It is challenging to find the Forum you want on your phone.

Barbara Blakeslee There are a couple of options for this: 1. You can cast from your phone onto your TV or 2. You can connect your laptop to your TV via an HDMI cable. If you don't have an HDMI port on your laptop there is a USB-C to HDMI adaptor you can use. 

Randi I just wish there was something much simpler like a Roku app. I don't want to bother with all that techie stuff. The ports on my tv aren't accessible because of my setup. I can watch onmy tablet. This was just a response about what I wanted.

Patrick Bentolila there is a theory basics course by Ben Laude, it has 8 lessons I think. But it stays within the fundamentals: major/minor scales, diatonic chords and main functions. Very well explained though, although I already knew most of it I enjoyed th watch these videos and understand some new connections between certain aspects.

I second your wish for deeper theory, all in one place, in a structured way. Like all that sixte ajoutee, neapolitan chords, deeper functional analysis, mediants, certain genre or era related theory, and especially: not only how to identify all those things, but what is my actual benefit, what does it mean for me as a player etc.

And maybe also: how can I apply those things to compose my own music.

I don't know if there already exist some videos on these topics and how to find them. My strategy is to scroll through the library and bookmark everything that sounds interesting, but that's very random.

Maybe an index/tag system could be the answer? Where you just can go and see "Music theory videos" and then they are listed, with the corresponding level mentioned as well?

In the "your level" category there are already categories, like "courses", "skills" and "repertoire", which is really helpful. So maybe additional tags to narrow it down, that show what is a theory thing, what is a physical skill, an etude, what is an interpretation concept, interview etc.

Right now e.g. I see several "Bach Subjects" under "courses". This gives me no clue at all what to expect until I watched part of it. Is it about what to have in mind when playing Bach? Or Bach analysis? Or how to play typical patterns? Or Counterpoint interpretation and practice? Or baroque interpretation in general. Or exercises made from Bach pieces? Could be anything. 

Dagmar Indeed, you are right

It should be possible to refine the search to the essential element causing the problem. If you're stuck on a particular point, you'll know where to find the lesson that solves it. An adapted structure around the theoretical lessons will also allow you to add the lessons that will complete the mastery of the theoretical set. 

Some changes are urgently needed in the theorical section for music needs strong foundation 💪 

Priya Viseskul  What is "TWI"?  Perhaps "vdo" is "video"?  If you mean "voodoo" I am really confused. 

Priya Viseskul I agree. I forget to go back and check for new instructions.

Roger Ward Two Weeks Intensive

Dagmar Thank you. 

Dagmar It happened to me a couple of times before when I was new to Tonebase and during submission postings over the weekends. Unfortunately, IT support seems to operate only during weekdays LA time, and having to wait the entire weekend plus most of Monday was pretty frustrating. I'm not sure if it was because the posts were long-ish or that I made many edits that raised the flag. I did suggest to IT that maybe the owner of the topic should be able to review and unblock the posts ... Hope it doesn't happen to you again, though!

Priya lt already happened twice. I also do many edits, because typing on the phone is so tiny and clumsy, the Box is so small and format options difficult to find. English is also not my native language and I have ADHD, so very often I see many typos, layout mistakes etc only at second or third glance,  and I don't want to keep them once I noticed them 😢

Dagmar I feel you!!! Same here about English not being my first language and kept spotting mistakes after first postings. If that was really the issue, I hope IT can make the application more forgiving against edits in quick successions.