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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!
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"Improve your Technique!" Month
February: Discovering Schubert Month
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tonebase Community Concert Challenge
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Handel G-major Chaconne
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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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Improving your Sightreading with Leann Osterkamp!
Improve your Chopin Etudes with Henry Kramer!
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WELCOME TO OUR LATEST TONEBASE PIANO COMMUNITY PRACTICE CHALLENGE: Lyrical Miniatures: A Sonorous Journey (Feat. Grieg) Let's Explore Grieg's "Lyric Pieces" one of the greatest collections of pieces…
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10 mths ago
Lyrical Miniatures: A Sonorous Journey feat. Grieg
Let's Play: Spanish Music!
If you missed the FANTASTIC livestream with Magdalena Stern Baczewska this past Saturday, be sure to check it out! She walked us through several centuries of Spanish music, its developments,…
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Mini Challenges
Mini Challenge: Rare Pieces by Brahms that YOU should play!
Brahms' Birthday was May 7th, and to celebrate we are kicking off this mini challenge!
We will be working on some of his rare and neglected music leading up to a livestream on May 18th with…
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Mini Challenges
Public Space for: Improvising A Simple ABA Piece With Jeremy Siskind
Anyone can improvise! When classical pianists hear the word "Improvisation," they often think of learning fancy jazz scales or studying the rule of the octave.…
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1 yr ago
Public Spaces!
Level 7 – Repertoire, Course Lists & Discussion Space
Level 7 description You’re capable of playing some of the most dramatic and expressive piano music ever composed, so it’s time to follow through on all your hard work and start realizing your…
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Piano Level System
Level 9 – Repertoire, Course Lists & Discussion Space
Level 9 description You’re reaching the heights of piano virtuosity, so it’s vital for you to keep a healthy and sustainable practice routine. Embark on some of the most colorful and exciting works…
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1 yr ago
Piano Level System
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Improve your listening and playing of polyphony - the art of weaving simultaneous independent musical lines. By focusing on polyphony you will also achieve a new understanding of voicing and…
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Bach's Polyphony Intensive with Magdalena
Talking about Piano Books
Sometimes we talk about piano books in our daily forum commentaries, but we have not a place where we can make a collection of our book recommendations to all Tonebase pianists.…
Juan Carlos Olite
Philosophy teacher and piano lover
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Unlocking A deeper Understanding of Chopin's Music! Together we will work on four etudes which can transform your approach to Chopin’s music as well as expand your concept of piano playing!…
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Improve your Chopin Etudes with Henry Kramer!
Sign-Up: Improve your Chopin Etudes with Henry Kramer!
Unlocking A deeper Understanding of Chopin's Music! Together we will work on four etudes which can transform your approach to Chopin’s music as well as expand your concept of piano playing!…
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Sign-Up: Improve your Arpeggios in Two Weeks with Claire Huangci!
Let Your Fingers Fly with Claire Huangci! First step, scales, second step, arpeggios! As a young student, I found myself struggling to deal with arpeggios due to the flexibility needed in so many…
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Improve your Scales! Scales are integral to your technique - all of music is built on them! They are singularly one of the most important things to master for piano playing!…
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Musical Mixer: What's going on between you and your piano, today?
Musical Mixer is a dedicated community chat. Welcome - there is a place for you here!
What's up in your life? What's going on between you and your piano lately? And your musical life,…
Hilda Huang
Concert Pianist and tonebase Piano Community Lead
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Bach in March
Read Me First and FAQ: Schubert Discovery Month
Welcome to our latest tonebase piano Community Practice Challenge: Schubert Discovery Month! Schubert would have celebrated his 225th birthday on January 31st and we’ll show him some birthday…
Hilda Huang
Concert Pianist and tonebase Piano Community Lead
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February: Discovering Schubert Month
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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Dennis's Practice Diary
Hey gang! I'm a software engineer by day and lazy amateur pianist by night. Going to use this space to track my repertoire and look back on progress. Focusing on right now: Beethoven op 2 no 2,…
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Welcome to the NEW TWO WEEK INTENSIVE on tonebase! Back by popular request, Leann Osterkamp leads a crash course on the technique behind controlling dynamics! This course is highly technical focused,…
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Crash Course on Controlling your Dynamics!
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Welcome to the NEW TWO WEEK INTENSIVE on tonebase! Back by popular request, Leann Osterkamp leads a crash course on the technique behind controlling dynamics! This course is highly technical focused,…
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Content Suggestion: Emerging Artists with Mitsuko Uchida
One of my favorite Tonebase lesson formats is when a highly skilled pianist is coached by a deeply insightful teacher (Ben & Seymour, Rachel Naomi Kudo & Leon Fleisher).…
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Tonebase Lesson Discussions
Do you have a technical routine? Please share!
Do you have a technical routine? Please share!
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Welcome to the NEW FOUR WEEK INTENSIVE on tonebase! This special FOUR-week workshop is a journey into the heart of piano composition, tailored for both beginners and seasoned pianists. Dr.…
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Intensive Workshop: Compose your own Piano Piece!
Do you have any music-related bucket list items? Share one and why it's important to you.
Do you have any music-related bucket list items? Share one and why it's important to you.
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Happy New Year!
After watching Jeremy Siskind's Live Stream, I decided to try a bit of jazz. Auld Lang Syne https://youtu.be/gWGRZ7sARI4
Gail Starr
Retired MBA
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4 mths ago
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Can we have a tutorial on Rachmaninoff Prelude Op 23 No 4 in D major?
I can’t find any good tutorials on this piece. I’ve started playing it but would like to know if I am approaching it in the correct way. Boris Giltburg recently posted a performance on his Instagram…
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5 mths ago
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What are the Two Week Intensives?
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you sat down at the piano and concentrated on one specific aspect of your playing? Dedicating two weeks to that ONE thing? Improving your trills,…
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Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!
Piano Level System
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Ask Me Anything - New Guests Every Month!
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4-Hand Piano Hub!
Live Streams and Events
Live Calendar
Community Concerts!
Community Suggestions
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!
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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Welcome to the tonebase Piano Community!
Piano Level System
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Your Practice Diary
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4-Hand Piano Hub!
Live Streams and Events
Live Calendar
Community Concerts!
Community Suggestions
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!
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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