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Bass Clef Reading
I would like to make my bass clef reading as automatic as my treble clef reading. I spent most of my early years learning to read through violin, and that treble dominance makes my bass clef reading…
David
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1 yr ago
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David Wilson
11 mths ago
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Juliana Han's Hand over Hand drill -- fingering question
Hi -- For all the triads and their inversions, are we meant to keep the same fingering? For example, is the root position diminished triad still fingered as 1 3 5?…
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1 yr ago
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Ji An
1 yr ago
Tonebase Lesson Discussions
Practice Log # 1 - Rachmaninoff Op. 28 No. 5
Background. Started learning Rachmaninoff this year. About 25 hours into this so far. I have been able to move away from the score and let my ear carry the piece.…
adrichards88
adrichards88
2 yrs ago
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Tammy
2 yrs ago
Your Practice Diary
Song in full
Hi, can I please suggest that you have the full song as played by the instructor for each lesson as a separate video? It drives me insane that I have to open YouTube to hear what a piece sounds like,…
James Steadman
James_Steadman
2 yrs ago
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Hilda Huang
2 yrs ago
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The Live Calendar
We talked in the chat on the live sessions about a live calendar. I have found it at last! This is the link: https://piano-community.tonebase.co/category/live-calendar It's on the Forum,…
Roy James-Pike
Roy_JamesPike
2 yrs ago
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Dominic Cheli
Team
2 yrs ago
General Discussion
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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1 mth ago
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Missing Content
I just signed up for a free 14-day trial. I am very interested in the techniques area: exercises, mechanics, musicianship, and etudes. THEY ARE ALL BLANK...EMPTY.…
Uriahocean
Uriahocean
1 yr ago
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General Discussion
Which is correct? "On Chords and Octaves" or "Octave exercise"?
Thanks in advance! Been playing about 5 years. In the "mechanics" section of lessons, Biegel and Durso give completely contradictory advice on playing mechanics.…
leon chang
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2 yrs ago
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Tonebase Lesson Discussions
Augustín Barrios Mangoré’s La Catedral
Hi all, I’m listening to Manuel Matarrita’s album, Confidencias, and am asking whether anyone can point me to a reliable edition of his transcription by Carlos Payés that I can purchase.…
Colin
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2 yrs ago
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Dominic Cheli
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2 yrs ago
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Is there a course on 4 part harmony voicing in solo piano works
Hi there. I've recently watched the TB course about Schumann's Arabeske Op.18 where Nicholas discussed the importance of practicing separately the bass, tenor, alto & soprano voices.…
Andrew McMillan
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4 mths ago
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Jan 29
My program is Bach French Suite No 6 in E Major, Chopin Etude No 9 Op 10 in F minor (also Mozart Sonata K332 in F Major and Debussy Arabesque No 1) I'm concentrating on Bach and Chopin for the time…
Mariela
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1 yr ago
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Leah Olson
1 yr ago
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Call for stories: Bach as Tonic
Hi everyone! I've just been catching up on the posts in this community, and am so amazed by the many musical journeys you're all on, and the myriad places you come from!…
Lowry Yankwich
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2 yrs ago
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Lowry Yankwich
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2 yrs ago
General Discussion
Program for upcoming chamber music recital.
Greetings fellow pianists! Earlier this week I was invited to play at the first Grosse Pointe Chamber Music recital since the pandemic. The last time I played there I did a program called "Musical…
Roberta Brown
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2 yrs ago
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Gail Starr
2 yrs ago
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2 yrs ago
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Dominic Cheli
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2 yrs ago
General Discussion
Tonebase Voice
I knew that you have decided to expand our instrument offerings to now include Voice. That’s great! How about more courses related to SONGWRITING?
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5 mths ago
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5 mths ago
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Roy's Practice Diary - Month 3
@Hilda Hello Hilda, you seemed to have the impression that I was becoming frustrated by fingering. This used to be the case as I have a number of very old Urtext editions in which the fingering is…
Roy James-Pike
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2 yrs ago
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Your Practice Diary
Chopin Etude, Op 25 no 1 (Aeolian Harp)
I've been working on this etude in 2023. I just love the beautiful harmonies. Would love to be able to play the piece with more fluidity and control so that is my objective over the course of the…
Blair Boone-Migura
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7 mths ago
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Roberto
6 mths ago
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Practicing playing from lead sheets
I've studied classical piano to roughly tonebase level 8. I'd like to be able to play from the vocal lines with chords format that is often available for pop songs.…
Evan
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1 yr ago
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Help regarding Rachmaninoff's Prelude in G Major (Does the right hand need to be mathematically precise?)
Hi everyone! I've been trying to learn the Prelude in G Major by Rachmaninoff and have just finished watching the excellent lesson by Boris Giltburg. I'm just wondering if the melody on the right…
Edmund
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Tonebase Lesson Discussions
May we have a short tutorial on a section of Mendelssohn Piano Concerto 1 3rd mvt?
Can we have a tutorial on just the section of 3rd movement of Mendelssohn's piano concerto no. 1 in g minor which starts at measure 70(a tempo). I have great difficulty with the repeating 16th note…
Janice
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11 mths ago
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KenR's practice schedule
I start my daily session with stretching my arms, legs, neck and so on (aka the Roskell warm-ups) for 5 minutes. I then do finger stretching (10ths, 1 to 5. 1 to 4, and so on) for a few minutes.…
Ken Radford
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Your Practice Diary
Dottie's Practice Diary - Beginning Again
Somehow when I initially posted my practice diary, it ended up under the 4-Hands section. So, I'm recreating it under the Practice Diary area. I'm also attaching the most recent recording I made of…
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Leah Olson
1 yr ago
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Dress Rehearsal
Hi went to dress rehearsal livestream got info Updated my Zoom but never got into the Zoom portion of Dress rehearsal. Link in chat didn't go when I clicked on it.…
Carole Kincaid
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2 yrs ago
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Carole Kincaid
2 yrs ago
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Techinall issues
Hi, is anyone experiencing technical difficulties? I cannot watch any video. Playback do not play. Continuous buffering. I have tried from different browsers.…
Stephanos Karaoulis
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1 yr ago
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Stephanos Karaoulis
1 yr ago
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Shaw's Practice Diary
My 2022 music resolution is to keep a practice diary and I even got a special notebook. But I haven't gotten that far yet.
So I will start here. I live in Seattle and take weekly piano lessons.…
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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
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!
Improve your Arpeggios with Claire Huangci
Improve Your Harmonic Analysis with Ben Laude
Improve your Chopin Ornaments with Jarred Dunn!
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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
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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