Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!

Hi guys!

This is my first discussion within Tonebase, but since I really like this platform, it's time to jump in!

Where are you from and what's your favorite food from there? ;) 

I'm originally from Houston, Texas (now living in northeast TX), and fajitas from Pappasito's are hands-down the best Tex-Mex meal. I also second the creamy jalapeno dip from Chuy's- it is delicious.

What are you currently working on? 

I love Mozart, so I've been working on Sonata 12, K 332, for about a year now. It's been a labor of love between work and having two little ones! I'm also currently working on Schubert's March Militaire, Op 51 no 1, because I'm exploring other Romantic composers who are not Beethoven ;). There's also usually a "pop" song for fun so this semester's is a duet of Carmen I'm doing with my teacher. Next up will be Chopin's Preludes, and I'm excited for that. 

What are you hoping to get out of this community? 

I love the technical explanations from the instructors and have already grown a lot from those videos. I hope to be more engaged with live discussions and hear from others how their music is going, help others and myself stay accountable to their goals. Basically, as one of my favorite Peloton instructors says, "train hard, train smart, and always have fun"- great advice for a run and learning piano! Happy playing, everyone!

Hi I'm Aida from iran but currently living in Germany.

My favorite food is ghormeh sabzi

I've been playing piano for almost three years and I'm working on Rachmaninoff prelude op. 3/2 and chopin etude no 9 and no 21.

I hope i can improve my techniques here and learn new things because the level of music education is very low in iran and music is somehow banned from the government.

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), korvapuustit (a Finnish cinnamon roll) and wild bilberries and strawberries fresh off the forest/meadow. 

2. I'm currently working on building repertoire for an exam that I'm planning to take by the end of this year. I just started learning Sonata K. 213 by Scarlatti, Allemande from the French Suite in b minor by J. S. Bach and Etude Op. 76 No. 2 by Jean Sibelius. I'm also working on some Finnish lied repertoire by Oskar Merikanto, Erkki Melartin and Toivo Kuula. 

3. I'm a passionate and somewhat ambitious amateur whose history with the piano is a little patchy. I've played since I was a child but my education was pretty lackluster, and as an adult I had a long period when I played rarely if at all. A few years ago I got into playing the piano again and started to take lessons with new teachers. I'm trying to patch up my uneven education and improve my technique, skills and musicianship so that I can hopefully progress to more challenging repertoire. Tonebase courses have been really helpful so far. I'm looking forward to learning more and being inspired by everyone! :)

I'm Mary from Columbus, Ohio, but originally from the Monterey Bay area in California.

Freshly cooked Dungeness crab (spare yourself the frozen stuff) served with real San Francisco sourdough bread and good butter is all I need for a happy meal.

I'm working on Sibelius Sonatina No. 1 in F# minor.

I played the piano from the time I was 13 till I was 18.  5 years ago, after a interruption of 55 years, I began to play again.  I found a wonderful teacher and more recently a good friend for 4-handed pieces.  A month's break while my teacher is away will allow me to see how I can fit Tonebase into my practice life.  So far I've appreciated the prodding to set and regularly examine goals as well as several lessons  on technique.  I'm hoping to supplement my in-person, 1-hr/wk lessons with more in-depth work on technique and analysis/theory.