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Hello all, I'm new here on trial subscription. I'm unable to find any material for ear training. Are there any courses or practice methods on this topic available on tonebase? If not,…
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Gail's Practice Diary 2022
After many weeks away from Tonebase due to prior commitments and a loss in the family, I'm back at the piano. May 6, 2022: Spent 1 hour listening to and learning about Cecile Chaminade in order to…
Gail Starr
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2 yrs ago
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Will Green
2 yrs ago
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Master Class - Dominic - Superb!
Hi, Dominic! I’ve been out of town so I was not able to join the last Master Class Live (8/5/21), but I was able to watch it this evening. Excellent! I thoroughly enjoyed both performers!…
Pauline
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2 yrs ago
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Kim's Practice Diary - Chopin's Preludes Op.28
This is my first practice diary on Tonebase. After the initial quiz (level 6) and some trial and erroring across the site between levels 4 and 9, I've settled on Chopin's Preludes Op.28.…
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11 mths ago
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Great songs let down by a terrible movie
Hi folks, i was just thinking about movies with a great theme song, but the movie was horrible. Can you help create the list? Here we go. My vote for number 1:…
Joseph
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Maija's practice diary
I'm working on building a balanced repertoire and improving my technical skills and musicality. I've never taken any piano exams before but I'm now working towards taking an exam (roughly equivalent…
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2 wk ago
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Current Practice: 1. Mozart Fantasy, No 397, Chopin Prelude No. 45, and Shubert Moments Op. 94, #3
The Fantasy is coming along nicely to the first glissando. The Shubert is easier than anticipated. If I practice during the day, I don't have problems changing keys between pieces.…
Jacqueline
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1 yr ago
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1 yr ago
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Solfeggietto breakdown
A piece that many call C.P.E. Bach's most famous work, it would be great to get a indepth breakdown on that, along the same lines of the Schumann Kleine Studie segment on technique,…
Chip
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Hilda Huang
2 yrs ago
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opportunities to practise in Arlington/Washington DC during business week
Dear tonebase community, I'm travelling to Arlington in the next week and I would like to spend one and the other hour practising piano. Does anybody know if it is possible to access a piano in…
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3 wk ago
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3 wk ago
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Trills: from Beginner to Virtuoso
Welcome to the course discussion on: Trills: from Beginner to Virtuoso with Dominic Cheli Feel free to leave your comments and have a discussion on any variety of topics such as:…
Dominic Cheli
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Getting Started On Piano - Two Hands Playing
Hello friends, Could you please advise me with some videos or exercises for playing with both hands? I am struggling on playing with both hands when each hand plays individual melodies or different…
Henry
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1 yr ago
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David
1 yr ago
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Bergmuller etude Op 100 n. 5 - Innocence
I'm exercising still separate hands. The tempo and the notes are not a problem, but I still sound like a robot, putting accents on every beat :(
Ignazio
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1 yr ago
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1 yr ago
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Keerthi's Practice Diary: "A Journey Through My Exam Preparation"
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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Harmonic analysis of Schumann’s Kleine Studie
I am following the Tonebase lesson on Kleine Studie by Scumann. As an exercise in harmony, I am attempting to do an analysis. Would anyone have that worked out to share with me so I can check my work?…
David
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1 yr ago
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Kirill’s practice diary
Today I begin this diary to track the progress of full rebuild of my piano technique that lead to an injury of my right hand. I started to play the piano three years ago when I was 30.…
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Practice feedback/Retroalimentación de la práctica
A section of Minuent in C major K.6 Hi folks hope everyone is fine. I'm uploading my practice session for some feedback in this piece that i'm working on it.…
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Hello everyone! I am working to improve my classical repertoire, and there are many amazing songs that I would love to learn, but I find that too often I will start leaning a longer song and then…
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Tuning
Anyone else totally nerd out and do happy dances twice a year like me? Today is that day!! tuning and adjustments… :-)
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Television streaming app
There is a streaming app called Masterclass that allows users to print or access their repertoire and readings on their tablet while watching the lessons on their television.…
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4 mths ago
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My practice diary
Hi, I’ll be posting clips/audio clips of my playing, please if got advice/criticism to improve that would be lovely.
Mathias Regenberg
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1 yr ago
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1 yr ago
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Anybody from Bay Area?
Hello my name is Anirudh Iyer, 15, and a high school student in California. Been learning piano for a little over 6 years and recently been working on the following pieces in recent months:…
Anirudh Iyer
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2 yrs ago
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Practicing Away from the Piano?
Hi all, With Thanksgiving quickly approaching in the United States, I wanted to make a thread about how people practice when they have no piano around! For myself I'm a listener,…
Michael M
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Khoa Phan Howard
1 yr ago
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Marc's Piano Diary
While practicing, I was trying to create vibrato at the piano, and having some difficulty. So I did some brainstorming and came up with 3 ways, which I thought I might share with you all: https://www.…
Marc M
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Video recording advice
Hi all, Season's greetings. I'm looking for advice on how to record myself best for posting my playing here and elsewhere. I find 2 issues. First, it seems like most native recording apps on PC or…
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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!
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
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
"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!
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Improve Your Harmonic Analysis with Ben Laude
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End of the Year Challenge: "Showcase Your Progress
Franz Liszt Birthday Challenge!
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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!
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
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Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
Tonebase Holiday Challenge!
Liszt's Soirées de Vienne Community Challenge!
Handel G-major Chaconne
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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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"Becoming an Orchestra" TWI with Daniela Bracchi
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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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