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How many pieces do you work on at a time?
What is the "right" amount (if there is such a thing) of pieces one can work on learning at a time? I find I get bored easily if I'm only working on 2 or 3 pieces, but am I just being impatient?…
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Ken’s practice diary
Hi I have been practicing a contemporary arrangement of Debussy’s Clair de Lune that introduces the main theme of this classic piece and is intended for grade 2 - 3 pianists.…
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Great songs let down by a terrible movie
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Hi folks, don't know if this is the correct via for extern problems, but I've been contacting with the support team since this morning and I don't have any answer of them.…
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7 mths ago
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Hello! I've recently joined Tonebase piano (was on guitar before), and I'm looking for less-than-intermediate lessons to expand my repertoire and improve my technique.…
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Welcome to the latest TWO WEEK INTENSIVE on tonebase! For the next two weeks we will be working through assignments given by Lindsay Garritson to improve your Cantabile Playing!…
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Counting Clair de Lune
In the video on this piece in 9/8, normal counting is shown as 123,123,123. However for a bar with a couple of duplets, it is shown as 123,12,12. Is it wrong to count duplets as 123 and playing the…
Michael from London
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7 mths ago
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How has your taste in music changed over the years?
How has your taste in music changed over the years?
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A Review of Ben Laude's Music Theory Basics
I am subscribed to Tonebase on Youtube and received a notification from Youtube that there was a new video between Ben Laude and Seymour Bernstein about the Moonlight Sonata.…
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Tell us about a concert or musical event that has profoundly impacted you.
Tell us about a concert or musical event that has profoundly impacted you.
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Courses on specific pieces
May I suggest increasing the number of courses on individual pieces. They are very useful. Personally I would like a course on Satie’s Gnossienne No. 1.
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Hello, my name is Keerthi, and I'm a second-year music diploma student majoring in piano in India. I must perform a 30-minute repertoire with a theme for my final exam in April or May.…
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What classical composer most makes you think of the beatles?
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8 mths ago
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How to get Connected with the Local Musical Community
Hello all. I live in Cincinnati and am looking for recommendations for how to connect with local musicians. When I was in high school, I participated in many honor bands (through my clarinet playing)…
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I don't know if this is the right place for this. I am going through the Music Theory Basics course and am confused on something in the workbook for section V, Intervals.…
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End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
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Mini Challenges
Lyrical Miniatures: A Sonorous Journey feat. Grieg
Celebrating Tchaikovsky's Birthday!
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The Pillars of Piano Technique (Mini-Challenge)
Celebrate Rachmaninoff's Birthday Challenge!
"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
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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
Two Week Intensives
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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Improve your MOZART sonata with Orli Shaham!
Improving your Sightreading with Leann Osterkamp!
Improve your Chopin Etudes with Henry Kramer!
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Community Challenges
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
Two Week Intensives
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!
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Sara Davis Buechner Mentorship
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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