EXCLUSIVE: Apply for the tonebase Mentorship Program - with SARA DAVIS BUECHNER
INTRODUCING: THE TONEBASE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM WITH SARA DAVIS BUECHNER
How serious are you about improving? 
Ready to take your playing to the next level? 
Want to set yourself up for substantial improvement with custom tailored, world-class guidance? 
Want to select the pieces YOU want to master? 
WE PROUDLY PRESENT THE next TONEBASE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, LED BY Sara Davis Buechner!
By joining, youâll be one of only 4 participants that receive personal guidance from one of the leading pianists of our generation for a whole month (May 15 - June 5). Youâll have a dedicated, private forum space where you can post your videos and ask questions that Sara will personally review and answer.
In addition to expert guidance through the forum, youâll also take part in four 60-minute group sessions.
In the very first one, youâll work with Sara on a strategy to get the most out of your mentorship.
In following sessions, youâll get feedback and insights tailored to your personal growth, while listening in on â and learning from â the coaching and guidance given to your peers.
As a valued member of the tonebase family, you have the chance to participate in this mentorship for a one-time fee of $299: a small fraction of the cost of participating in a masterclass.
To apply to this exclusive new opportunity with tonebase, click here!
About Sara Davis Buechner:
Noted for her musical command, cosmopolitan artistry, and visionary independence, Sara Davis Buechner is one of the most original concert pianists of our time. Lauded for her âintelligence, integrity and all-encompassing technical prowessâ (New York Times), âthoughtful artistry in the full service of musicâ (Washington Post), and âastounding virtuosityâ (Philippine Star), Japanâs InTune magazine sums up: âBuechner has no superior.â
In her twenties Ms. Buechner earned a bouquet of top prizes at the worldâs premiere international piano competitions â Queen Elisabeth (Brussels), Leeds, Mozart (Salzburg), Beethoven (Vienna), and Sydney. She was a Bronze Medalist of the 1986 Tschaikowsky Competition in Moscow and the Gold Medalist of the 1984 Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition.
Ms. Buechner has performed in every state and province of North America â as recitalist, chamber musician and soloist with top orchestras like the New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony and Philadelphia Orchestra; and in venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and the Hollywood Bowl. She has toured throughout Latin and South America and Europe; and she enjoys a special following in Asia, where she has been a featured soloist with the Sydney Symphony, New Zealand Philharmonic, New Japan Philharmonic and Shanghai Philharmonic, among many others.
She has commissioned and premiered important contemporary scores by composers such as Michael Brown, John Corigliano, Ray Green, Dick Hyman, VitÄzslavĂĄ KaprĂĄlovĂĄ, Jared Miller, JoaquĂn Nin-Culmell, and Yukiko Nishimura. Ms. Buechnerâs performance versatility extends to unique collaborations with film and dance (including tours with the Mark Morris Dance Group, and Japanese kabuki-mime-mask dancer Yayoi Hirano).
Ms. Buechner has released numerous acclaimed recordings of rare piano music by composers such as Rudolf Friml (âa revelationâ â The New York Times), Dana Suesse, Joseph Lamb, JoaquĂn Turina, MiklĂłs RĂłzsa, and Ferruccio Busoni (including the world premiĂšre recording of the Bach-Busoni âGoldbergâ Variations). Stereophile magazine selected her Gershwin CD as âRecording of the Month,â and her interpretation of Hollywood Piano Concertos won Germanyâs coveted Deutsches Schauplatten Preis. Most recently her recorded traversal of the score to Carl Dreiserâs silent movie classic Master of the House (1925) may be heard on Criterion Collection DVD.
Sara Davis Buechner joined the faculty of Temple Universityâs Boyer College of Music and Dance in 2016, after previously teaching at the Manhattan School of Music, New York University and the University of British Columbia. She has presented masterclasses and workshops at major pedagogic venues worldwide, adjudicated important international piano competitions, and is also a contributing editor for Dover Publications International. In 2017 Ms. Buechner marked her 30th year as a dedicated Yamaha Artist.
As a proud transgender woman, Ms. Buechner also appears as a speaker and performer at important LGBTQ events, and has contributed interviews and articles about her own experience to numerous media outlets worldwide.
Sara is a dual American-Canadian citizen who makes her home in Philadelphia.
HOW SERIOUS ARE YOU ABOUT IMPROVING?
- Limited to four (4) participants only!
Dates of the Zoom Check-Ins with Sara Buechner:
- Monday, May 15 - 11:00am PT
- Monday, May 22 - 11:00am PT
- Monday, May 29 - 11:00am PT
- Monday, June 5 - 11:00am PT
- Get personalized feedback from Sara in a dedicated forum space.
- Receive a personal Certificate of Participation at the end!
Sign-Up closes on May 10th
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Iâm am not available for a few of those dates. Hopefully, another opportunity will be available in the future.
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I'm sorry I won't be available, or ready to take on that commitment during those times, but hope to be able to do it at another time. Great idea. Thank you for all these fantastic programs and opportunities.
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I am going to pass on this, but appreciate the invitation. I might be ready for the next semi-private tutorial.
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I'm very interested but May will not work for me. I look forward to another time.
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I watched "The School of Virtuosity" replay. I found the stretching exercises are completely impossible for my hands. Do all her students have physicals which make those stretches possible? I am an Asian female and I doubt it.
Other exercises are useful for me.-
Akina Dear Akina: Apologies that I did not notice this page of comments until today (June 5). Regarding the JonĂĄs stretching exercises, of course you should never do anything that truly feels painful. Make sure when doing any stretching exercises that you do not hold down any notes while trying to play others. Very important to keep the arms and wrists relaxed (whether moving up or down) and never to try stretching between the fingers 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 beyond what feels OK. The stretch between the thumb and index finger can be gently done, and with that alone you will probably get a good warm-up.
The smallest hand of any professional pianist I ever saw was that of the great Spanish virtuosa Alicia de Larrocha. She could barely reach an octave. But the flexibility of her hands, fingers and wrists was so easy and natural that she could in fact play anything. So try not to get too fixated on the size of your hands. It's the natural flow that matters.
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Sara Buechner Thank you very much for the clarification! I did not expect an answer from yourself.
My teacher have mentioned the small hands of Alicia de Larrocha once. I understand your encouragement as following - while to learn how to stretch while relaxed is important, that is a part of technique and only a fraction of music-making. We have ways to overcome or circumbent challenges associated with small hands.
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I'm sorry that I missed this announcement! I hope that this program, or similar opportunity, will be repeated. I would have treasured this instruction with Sara Davis-Buechner.
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Hi David! Sorry that you didn't connect this time, but no worries. I am sure we'll do more of these as it's been most enjoyable and instructive for the participants. So please stay tuned to ToneBase!
xxx
Sara Davis Buechner
