The tonebase Manhattan piano intensive Discussion Corner!
Hey Everyone!
I wanted to start this thread as a discussion place for the upcoming tonebase Manhattan piano intensive!
- When? November 4th - November 13th
- Where? Opera America in the heart of Manhattan
- Who? Pianists and music lovers of all ages and levels!
This 10 day event will feature:
- Private Lessons
- Workshops
- Masterclasses
- Daily Lunchtime with artist-faculty
- tonebase merchandise!
Some of the noteworthy workshops with special guests include:
• Stephen Hough will lead a Masterclass Clinic, with a focus on tackling your most challenging passages and helping you overcome them.
• Edna Golandsky, the founder of the Golandsky Institute, dedicated to the Taubman Approach to piano playing, will be working with participants to unlock your full pianistic potential through private lessons, workshops, and “Bring a question, Get a solution!”sessions.
• Sara Davis Buecher will invite you to the “School of Virtuosity” - one of the most popular courses on tonebase currently. Sara will lead workshops that delve deeper into this incredible wealth of technical excellence!
• Other workshops feature “Chopin Etude Training” with Marina Lomazov, “A Comprehensive Guide to Bach and Scarlatti” with Magdalena Baczewska, and events with super virtuosos: Vadym Kholodenko and Jeffrey Biegel!
• Additionally, don't miss the discussion about all things piano, music, and life with legendary piano couple: Jerome Lowenthal and Ursula Oppens!
• For Premium participants, you are invited to be featured in the public Biofeedback Analysis sessions with Dr. Kathleen Riley to help address postural issues, injury prevention/recovery, anxieties around performance, general body and breathing awareness, and more!
Private Teaching from Dominic Cheli, Dr. Noah Hardaway, Edna Golandsky, Magdalena Stern-Baczewska, Sara Davis Buechner, Dr. Kathleen Riley.
Guest artists: Stephen Hough, Vadym Kholodenko, Anne-Marie McDermott, Jeffrey Biegel, Jerome Lowenthal, Ursula Oppens.
Session 1 (November 4-8th)
Teachers and Masterclasses include:
Magdalena Stern-Baczewska: Bach + Scarlatti Lecture and Private lessons
Jeffrey Biegel: Masterclass and private lessons
Vadym Kholodenko: Masterclass
Anne-Marie McDermott: Masterclass and chamber music guidance
Dominic Cheli: Private Lessons
Dr. Noah Hardaway: Private Lessons
Sara Davis Buechner: "School of Virtuosity" Workshops
Edna Golandsky: Taubman Approach workshops and lessons
Dr. Kathleen Riley: Biofeedback Analysis
Session 2 (November 9-13th)
Teachers and Masterclasses include:
Stephen Hough: RCNM clinic-style masterclass
Marina Lomazov: Masterclass and Private Lessons
Jerome Lowenthal: Legacy lecture
Ursula Oppens: Legacy Lecture
Dominic Cheli: Private Lessons
Dr. Noah Hardaway: Private Lessons
Sara Davis Buechner: "School of Virtuosity" Workshops
Edna Golandsky: Taubman Approach workshops and lessons
Dr. Kathleen Riley: Biofeedback Analysis
Signup here!
What are you most excited about in this upcoming intensive?
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This sounds great! Maybe next year, as I've already committed to Piano Camp in August. I may still be recovering from that in November.
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Randi I will do that. Hope you are doing well and continuing to enjoy your piano journey!
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Kakie Roberts I have officially started learning Clair de Lune.
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Randi That is exciting, you will love it! Have you found Jean-Efflam Bavouzet’s Tonebase lesson on it? It was so helpful to me.
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Kakie Roberts ooh... thanks for that. I hadn't found it. Maybe I want looking hard enough.
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Randi Hi Randi! Glad you're working on another moon-themed piece
One of my absolute favorite tonebase lessons – even before a very memorable week around him in the Hamptons last year!
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet teaches Debussy: Clair de Lune -
Randi I loved his Claire de Lune lesson. I learned the piece for one of the love recitals last year.
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Noah Alden Hardaway Thanks Noah. I will definitely check it out!
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Is there any suggestions for potential housing option? Also, might there one in west coast someday? Thanks!
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Lc Hi Lc! Apologies for the late reply -- yes, here are our recommended hotels:
- Best Western Premier Herald Square
- Best Western Premiere Empire State
- Sonder Henri on 24
- Sonder Flatiron
- Life Hotel New York
They're all within 10-20 minutes walk of the venues and conveniently located to the subway as well.
Stay tuned for updates about the West Coast, we might just have something for you :)
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I've signed up for Session 2 (realized I'd only have to take 3 days off of work instead of 5). Really excited (and a bit nervous) for the experience and to meet folks in-person!
ps I live in NYC/Manhattan. I'm super inept with hotel recommendations but happy to chat about anything else!
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Judy Kuan Hi Judy! Thanks for introducing yourself here, and can't wait to meet you! It's going to be a great time -- let me know here or by email if any questions come up! FYI we'll be finalizing teacher assignments following the Oct 10 signup deadline.
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Noah Alden Hardaway Thanks Noah! I actually had to switch to Session 1 "visitor pass" because of travel obligations during Session 2. Looking forward to hearing and meeting you and everyone!
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Signed up and looking forward to seeing everyone. It would be helpful to have some ideas of what to prepare for the intensive. I just came from a piano camp where I was taking a test - so that was easy I knew what to prepare.
As we come to this camp, should we bring performance ready pieces for the masterclass or pieces we are having challenges with?
For some of the other sessions, should we bring pieces representative of a particular musical period? Is there particular repertoire that is going to be used for examples that we can download scores, watch Tonebase or otherwise inform ourselves on? I have found a little pre-study helps a lot in terms of understanding - even if it is something I'm not playing.
So I guess my overall question is some guidance to make sure I can prepare to fully enjoy the offerings.
Thanks for putting this together, I know it must be a ton of work and I'm really excited to meet everyone attending in person. I'm at Chetham's summer camp now and there are several people who are going to the Tonebase intensive and much of these same questions have been discussed.
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Tim, let’s all be sure to meet up before we leave Chet’s! Perhaps before Murray’s concert tomorrow at 7:00 pm?
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Gail Starr I just left :-( ... would love to talk with you sometime. I tried to ferret out everyone who was going when I was there.
Will be exciting to be with another positive and inspiring bunch at Tonebase.
I was taking an exam last week, so I was more focused than social... I did leave inspired (and with a passing score of 86)... so I was happy but exhausted.
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Tim Congratulations on passing!! Let’s chat next week.
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I would like to sign up as a "Visitor" for the NYC Piano Intensive. Would that allow me to observe masterclasses - not be a participant, but simply an audience member. Also, would that include the Chopin lecture by Seymour Bernstein that was recently added?
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Victoria Macdonald Hi Victoria! Yes, a visitor pass would absolutely allow you to observe all public events, including masterclasses and Seymour's lecture -- as well as to observe other participants having private lessons, if you wish! If that sounds good to you, go ahead and sign up for a Visitor Pass, we'd love to see you!
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I participated in the Vermont Piano Camp in August and absolutely loved it. And… I just signed up for session one of the NYC Intensive and can’t wait to do it all again! Dominic and Noah did such a fantastic job putting this together in VT, so I know we are in for a treat in New York. I am most looking forward to the incomparable teaching, especially the masterclasses with Seymour Bernstein, and the opportunity to be in community with others that share a passion for the piano!
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Kakie Roberts Hi Kakie, I signed on for week two as traveling before that. Will miss seeing/hearing you. Yes, VT was a great experience. Hope for more!
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Kakie Roberts I look forward to meeting you!
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Gail Starr Thank you! I look forward to meeting you too!
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Kakie Roberts Hi Kakie! So happy to see that you're coming to reunite with Seymour! The time up in Vermont was simply wonderful, and this will be a different flavor but another exciting experience. Looking forward so much to seeing you soon and hearing your beautiful playing again (and yours the following week, Jack!).
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Noah Alden Hardaway Hi Noah, it’s great to hear from you! Thank you for your kind words… you are such a great encourager. I am so looking forward to seeing you all again. I’m still working on those hemiolas in the Brahms!
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Hi Jack, glad to hear you are coming to the Intensive, but also sorry I won’t get to see you and hear you play. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the New York experience.
