Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!

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

• I am from United States. My favourite food is from United States.

What are you currently working on? 

• I am currently working on anthem of United States, "The Banner of Spangled Stars". 

What are you hoping to get out of this community?

• I am hoping to get out of United States.

Hi, dear musicians fellowship,

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

That is a hard one, I guess it would be Tortilla de patatas or Spanish omelet, in very close dispute with cocido madrileño

• What are you currently working on? 

Synchronizing both hands while practicing scales.

• What are you hoping to get out of this community? 

Sharing the learning path with and lessons learned with the community.

See you around

I am from and live in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon, where the local strawberries in season (late May through June) are hard to beat. I am currently working on a Mozart sonata in F, a Bach two-part invention in E, Couperin’s “Mysterious Barricades”, and a Brahms intermezzo in E (Op. 116). Some of this involves resurrecting pieces I worked on in the past, with the goal of bringing them back and improving them. There are a great many more pieces in my past repertoire waiting to be tackled in this way. I am over 80, and the main purpose of studying piano for me is to exercise my mind. I hope that Tonebase will help me learn to practice more effectively and improve my very limited technical skills at the piano.

Thank you for this opportunity.

I am from South Africa, currently staying in Kinross Mpumalanga, a small town. I am originally from Johannesburg.

I enjoy a braai with friends.

I took lessons with a brilliant teacher while in Johannesburg but unfortunately he died of cancer. After that I got married , relocated to Secunda, Mpumalanga, completed my B.Mus at University of South Africa without any lessons as the teachers in my area couldn't assist me as I knew more than them. Life situation changed a lot (had to divorce to survive and I lost everything). For 12 years I didn't play piano, couldn't afford to buy a piano again, stayed in small places which also didn't allow a piano. Then I met my fiance 2 years back which loves my piano playing, he bought me an Antique piano during the year and I started playing again. I am trying to build up my repertoire again. So currently working only on Mozart Sonatas, Beethoven Sonatas and some Chopin Waltzes and Chopin Etudes.

Currently I to play just for entertainment where possible so the people can be aware again of great piano music. Here are so many different cultures and races where I am currently staying in Kinross Mpumalanga.

I want to broaden my repertoire and enjoy my piano to the fullest.

Good afternoon from Spain!

I'm Jordi and I am from and living in Girona, north of Spain near the Mediterranean sea. My dish tastes tend to be towards the mountain, being my fauvorite dish a "chuletón", or what is the same, a big and fat slice of cow meat grilled over a wood fire. Nonetheless, I also like a wide variety of seafood like "ostras" (oysters), "mejillones" (mussels), "almejas" (clams) and "navajas" (razors).

I am a software engineer. I gave up my piano studies 25 years ago when I enrolled to the University for Computer Engineering. The later repertoire I learned at that time was "Pathetique"  sonata and Chopin's "Fantaisie Impromptu". I've been playing from time to time piano when visiting my parents, but 25 years had been a lot of time without having a piano at home. Last summer I decided to buy an entry point digital piano to exercise again my fingers. My plan is to refresh as an starting point (some years surely) some of the last pieces I learned and that motivated me most. Since tnis last month I am working on remembering "Pathetique" at very low speed and Etude op.25 no. 1 at an absolutely exagerated low speed.

I am expecting to learn from this community tips and tricks to get back the technique lost and to get used to play as a hobbist.

It's a pleasure to meet people who loves piano!

Hello I'm from Southern California, I'd say my favorite local food is a California Burrito, which is a specific type of burrito that has french fries inside of it.

I'm currently working on Chopin Op. 28 No. 15 "Raindrop"
I've never had piano lessons and I was hoping that having access to the tonebase piano service would make sure I don't stray far from the path. I'm really looking to improve my absolute fundamentals as I have none. I'm looking to learn music theory, and be able to identify the chords and scales of what I play, as well as study the Taubman approach tutorials. I would like to be able to learn my pieces faster with music theory knowledge, and then be able to execute them in a safe and effortless way with Taubman approach knowledge. I'm just a hobbyist but I find piano quite fun and am really excited to dive deep in the lesson modules.

Hi! I am thrilled to be joining this group. I am from Highland, Utah. Favorite food is a little tough. Right now it's cold outside and we just had Thanksgiving so I'm thinking of making some really yummy split pea soup with my ham hock. Yum! I have 6 children and 2 grandchildren. I'm 49 and love to play the piano.

I have 10 students that I teach in person and have 4 that I upload new lesson assignments for them every week. One of my students is working on Debussy's Hommage à Rameau from Images 1. I tried playing it this morning and think maybe I underestimated its difficulty. I am going to try to learn it to see if she is capable of learning it. Mind you, she has already learned the first page fairly well. Another student wants to start Chopin Nocturne in C# Minor. I want to learn it as well so I can help her with it. I just finished learning Brahms Intermezzo in A Maj Op 118, No. 2. I failed horribly at a performance yesterday in front of my students and a group of residents at a rest home. It was embarrassing. I nearly gave up and threw in the towel for my piano career. It's so frustrating to practice 1-3 hours a day, and not be able to execute a piece I should know really well. I have also been working on Bach Prelude and Fugue in C minor from the 1st Well-Tempered Clavier book. I have it learned and memorized but I'm terrified to perform it in front of anyone because there always seems to be a catastrophe whenever I perform. Not sure if anyone can fix that. 

I did not get a degree in music, however I have my NCTM from MTNA and I am constantly taking classes and have participated in my Level 8 RCM exams with First Class Honors. If I can overcome my performance anxiety that seems to take the form of brain turning to mush, I'd like to continue on the RCM path and pass ARCT exams.