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Lyrical Miniatures: A Sonorous Journey feat. Grieg
Celebrating Tchaikovsky's Birthday!
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"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
Finding Colors in your sound (Mini Challenge!)
Preparing your pieces for Concert - A Checklist!
Mozart & Haydn - Music from the 18th Century!
Improvising Classically with George Ko!
The Music of France!
"Improve your Technique!" Month
February: Discovering Schubert Month
Bach in March
LONGTERM ONGOING - Bach's Goldberg Variations
tonebase Community Concert Challenge
Brahms Waltzes Challenge!
Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
Tonebase Holiday Challenge!
Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
Handel G-major Chaconne
Mentorships and Two-week Intensives
Improve your Trills with Leann Osterkamp!
TWI: Art of Pedal Technique in Piano Playing
TWI: Shaping Individual Interpretation with Piotr!
Two-Week Intensive: Exploring Robert Schumann
Improve both Hands in 2 weeks with Piotr and Elois
"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
Fast Track Program
Improving your Lyricism (feat Chopin)
Mentorship with Jarred Dunn
TWI: Improving your Scales!
Crash Course on Controlling your Dynamics!
Intensive Workshop: Compose your own Piano Piece!
TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
Improving your ability with the Left Pedal
Magdalena Stern-Baczewska Mentorship
Improve your Cantabile Playing with Dr. Garritson
Jarred Dunn Mentorship
Improve your Chopin Mazurkas with Jarred Dunn!
Narrative Musicianship w/ Konstantin Soukhovetski
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Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
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Improving your Sightreading with Leann Osterkamp!
Improve your Chopin Etudes with Henry Kramer!
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Week 1 Assignment
Welcome to the latest two-week intensive with Leann Osterkamp! Do your trills never sound quite right? Do your fingers refuse to play trills? This two-week intensive will start by giving you some…
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Improve your Trills with Leann Osterkamp!
Week 2: First Impressions & Trouble Spots
Now that you've chosen your Schubert piece and spent some time with the score, it's time to share your early thoughts and challenges. Schubert’s music can be deceptively simple on the surface,…
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Schubert Challenge
ToneBase Scriabin Stage
I made a Scriabin video and thought, hey, why not make a place for us to share any of our Scriabin performances/works in progress? I wonder how many Scriabin fans we have here at ToneBase! (I know,…
Marc M
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Juan Carlos Olite
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Your Practice Diary
What is your favorite piano brand?
What is your favorite piano brand?
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15 hrs ago
Discussion of the Week
How do you memorize music?
How do you memorize music?
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Discussion of the Week
Accidental across clef changes
The clef changes from bass to treble and then back to bass. When this happens, does the B-flat carry over? In other words, even in the treble clef and later when returning to the bass clef,…
Ambs
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General Discussion
Recording : Mozart K332, andante
Hi, Extract from this week-end small concert with fellow french pianists. The Shigeru Kawai was wonderful and I was rather proud of my performance, which is not that guaranteed !…
Fred
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7 mths ago
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22 hrs ago
tonebase member concerts!
Magdalene Ho and Franck's "Prelude, Chorale and Fugue"
Hey everyone, Hope you're all having a wonderful summer!
If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the latest tonebase YouTube video where we dive into Magdalene Ho’s unforgettable Cliburn performance.…
Robert Fleitz
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General Discussion
What Fugue Are You Working On (or Listening To)?
In advance of our livestream — The Great Fugues of Music: What Makes a Fugue So Powerful? — we want to hear from you! Are you practicing a fugue right now? Analyzing one?…
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4 days ago
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Discussion of the Week
Who was your first music teacher and what valuable lesson did they teach you?
Who was your first music teacher and what valuable lesson did they teach you?
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Discussion of the Week
Tonebase Bach Stage
This thread is dedicated to J.S. Bach keyboard music. We would like to renew the inspiring spirit of the old thread "Group-Journey through J.S. Bach" based on the inventions and extend to the entire…
Juan Carlos Olite
Philosophy teacher and piano lover
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Your Practice Diary
Week 3: Expression over Perfection
At this point in the challenge, you've likely become more comfortable with the notes and structure of your piece. Now it's time to shift focus toward interpretation and emotional depth.…
Dominic Cheli
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4 days ago
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Thurmond's Compositions
I am just beginning to write down my compositions (heretofore I have just kept them in my head). I know there are some technical things I need to learn about engraving,…
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9 mths ago
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6 days ago
Composer's Corner
Memorising the score away from the piano
I wonder if someone has good material or suggestions on how to memorise the piano score without the piano. thank you in advance, Art
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Hey everyone - this is Dominic, the lead of tonebase piano
! This thread is for anyone that might be on a current tonebase trial, exploring tonebase, and has questions!…
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7 days ago
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Michelle's Diary of a Beginning Pianist
Welcome to my practice diary. Many, many years ago (approximately 35!) I played Double Bass, so while I am not new to music I am new to piano. I decided to get "serious" about learning to play in…
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Your Practice Diary
Just an idea (but you have a lot)
It would be really great to have a course on Chopin noct.19 op.72 / 1 ;)
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9 days ago
General Discussion
What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why?
What piece of music never fails to make you smile or feel uplifted, and why? Feel free to share the recording with us below!
Dominic Cheli
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10 days ago
Discussion of the Week
Arthritis of finger knuckles
I have arthritis in my hands, in the middle knuckles of the four fingers (but not in the thumbs). This causes me some pain when I play the piano, although I try not to focus on it.…
Michael from London
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10 days ago
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I can't find the android app?
Hi Can someone send me a link to the android app please as I can't seem to find it? Thanks
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Week 1: Choose your Schubert Piece!
Week 1 Assignment: Choose Your Schubert Piece Welcome to Week 1 of the Schubert Challenge! This week is all about intention and inspiration. Your goal is to choose the piece you'll focus on for the…
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Schubert Challenge
Week 2 Assignment
Assignment Week 2: Video Link: https://youtu.be/t5-4JzXCTnA Do one more round of no pedal-practice, using the same repertoire from Week 1. Review your mental mind map and/or written pedal-markings on…
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TWI: Art of Pedal Technique in Piano Playing
Shaping counterpoint
I am looking for some ideas what else I could to to get my counterpoint voices more independent. I am working on Bach Fughetta in G BWV 902. Hands seperate I know exactly where the sub-motives are,…
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Poldi and I
Currently working on: Maple Leaf Rag, Trio and End are on the 100x challenge for June, I am at 60x now. Brahms Waltz in d minor. Had lessons today and my teacher did his best to motivate me.…
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Week 1 Assignment
Welcome to the latest two-week intensive with Eloise Kim! The damper pedal is one of the most expressive tools a pianist has—but also one of the most misunderstood.…
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tonebase member concerts!
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The Adventures of Anya Challenge!
Let's Play Schubert's Waltzes!
A Fresh Start!
The Practice Plan Challenge!
End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
Franz Liszt Birthday Challenge!
Unfinished Business Challenge!
Mini Challenges
Lyrical Miniatures: A Sonorous Journey feat. Grieg
Celebrating Tchaikovsky's Birthday!
Challenge Archive
The Pillars of Piano Technique (Mini-Challenge)
Celebrate Rachmaninoff's Birthday Challenge!
"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
Finding Colors in your sound (Mini Challenge!)
Preparing your pieces for Concert - A Checklist!
Mozart & Haydn - Music from the 18th Century!
Improvising Classically with George Ko!
The Music of France!
"Improve your Technique!" Month
February: Discovering Schubert Month
Bach in March
LONGTERM ONGOING - Bach's Goldberg Variations
tonebase Community Concert Challenge
Brahms Waltzes Challenge!
Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
Tonebase Holiday Challenge!
Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
Handel G-major Chaconne
Mentorships and Two-week Intensives
Improve your Trills with Leann Osterkamp!
TWI: Art of Pedal Technique in Piano Playing
TWI: Shaping Individual Interpretation with Piotr!
Two-Week Intensive: Exploring Robert Schumann
Improve both Hands in 2 weeks with Piotr and Elois
"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
Fast Track Program
Improving your Lyricism (feat Chopin)
Mentorship with Jarred Dunn
TWI: Improving your Scales!
Crash Course on Controlling your Dynamics!
Intensive Workshop: Compose your own Piano Piece!
TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
Improving your ability with the Left Pedal
Magdalena Stern-Baczewska Mentorship
Improve your Cantabile Playing with Dr. Garritson
Jarred Dunn Mentorship
Improve your Chopin Mazurkas with Jarred Dunn!
Narrative Musicianship w/ Konstantin Soukhovetski
Sara Davis Buechner Mentorship
Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
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"Improving your rhythm!": Beyond the Metronome
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Improving your Sightreading with Leann Osterkamp!
Improve your Chopin Etudes with Henry Kramer!
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Live Streams and Events
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Community Concerts!
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Upcoming Challenges and Two Week Intensives!
tonebase member concerts!
Community Challenges
Schubert Challenge
Beethoven Birthday Challenge
The Adventures of Anya Challenge!
Let's Play Schubert's Waltzes!
A Fresh Start!
The Practice Plan Challenge!
End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
Franz Liszt Birthday Challenge!
Unfinished Business Challenge!
Mini Challenges
Lyrical Miniatures: A Sonorous Journey feat. Grieg
Celebrating Tchaikovsky's Birthday!
Challenge Archive
The Pillars of Piano Technique (Mini-Challenge)
Celebrate Rachmaninoff's Birthday Challenge!
"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
Finding Colors in your sound (Mini Challenge!)
Preparing your pieces for Concert - A Checklist!
Mozart & Haydn - Music from the 18th Century!
Improvising Classically with George Ko!
The Music of France!
"Improve your Technique!" Month
February: Discovering Schubert Month
Bach in March
LONGTERM ONGOING - Bach's Goldberg Variations
tonebase Community Concert Challenge
Brahms Waltzes Challenge!
Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
Tonebase Holiday Challenge!
Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
Handel G-major Chaconne
Mentorships and Two-week Intensives
Improve your Trills with Leann Osterkamp!
TWI: Art of Pedal Technique in Piano Playing
TWI: Shaping Individual Interpretation with Piotr!
Two-Week Intensive: Exploring Robert Schumann
Improve both Hands in 2 weeks with Piotr and Elois
"Phrasing like a Singer" at the Piano
Fast Track Program
Improving your Lyricism (feat Chopin)
Mentorship with Jarred Dunn
TWI: Improving your Scales!
Crash Course on Controlling your Dynamics!
Intensive Workshop: Compose your own Piano Piece!
TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
Improving your ability with the Left Pedal
Magdalena Stern-Baczewska Mentorship
Improve your Cantabile Playing with Dr. Garritson
Jarred Dunn Mentorship
Improve your Chopin Mazurkas with Jarred Dunn!
Narrative Musicianship w/ Konstantin Soukhovetski
Sara Davis Buechner Mentorship
Improvising a simple ABA Piece with Jeremy Siskind
General Information and Sign-Up!
Public Spaces!
Two Week Intensive Archive
Lesson discussion archive
"Improving your rhythm!": Beyond the Metronome
"Becoming an Orchestra" TWI with Daniela Bracchi
Bach's Polyphony Intensive with Magdalena
Improve your MOZART sonata with Orli Shaham!
Improving your Sightreading with Leann Osterkamp!
Improve your Chopin Etudes with Henry Kramer!
Improve your Arpeggios with Claire Huangci
Improve Your Harmonic Analysis with Ben Laude
Improve your Chopin Ornaments with Jarred Dunn!
Improve your Scales!
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