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"Improve your Technique!" Month
February: Discovering Schubert Month
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LONGTERM ONGOING - Bach's Goldberg Variations
tonebase Community Concert Challenge
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Tonebase Holiday 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!
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Improve your Chopin Etudes with Henry Kramer!
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Improve your Chopin Ornaments with Jarred Dunn!
Improve your Scales!
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Week 1: Kickoff! Start Improvising with F-E-D
Welcome to the first week of "Imagination on the Piano: Improvising Classically with George Ko"! This is the thread for posting the submissions and assignments for the first week.…
George Ko
Classical Improviser
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1 yr ago
Improvising Classically with George Ko!
Group 4
DON'T JUST PLAY BEAUTIFUL MUSIC, GIVE AN OSCAR-WORTHY PERFORMANCE THAT IS RAW, INTENSE, AND AUTHENTIC. Konstantin Soukhovetski's Narrative Musicianship,…
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Adriana Lopez
10 mths ago
Narrative Musicianship w/ Konstantin Soukhovetski
Ching’s Piano Adventures
I was inspired to return to the piano 4 years ago after hearing a 93 year old lady (Patricia) play Schumann’s Arabeske. It was the first time I heard this beautiful piece for the first time and her…
Ching Lee Goh
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10 mths ago
Your Practice Diary
Week THREE: Share your love! (Watch Party is next week!)
Hello and welcome to the WEEK THREE Main Thread for this challenge!
Alright everyone - this is the thread where we'll all be posting our daily updates.…
Dominic Cheli
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1 yr ago
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Ambassador
1 yr ago
"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
READ ME FIRST: Rules & FAQ for the tonebase Community Concert
Alright, everyone! Hello and welcome to our next tonebase Community Challenge!
This time, we have something very unique for you: the tonebase Community Concert Challenge!
Together,…
martin
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martin.1
2 yrs ago
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2 yrs ago
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Join the Bach Challenge!
We have a wonderful stream upcoming with tonebase artist, Evan Shinners, THIS Saturday at 11am PT. 'WHAT MAKES BACH - BACH?' (FEAT. EVAN SHINNERS FOUNDER OF WTF BACH PODCAST) https://app.tonebase.…
Dominic Cheli
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2 mths ago
Mini Challenges
Tuning your own piano unisons?
Do you tune your own unisons at the piano? Is it a terrible idea or a good one? A tuner showed me how to do it a few months ago, so I got a tuning lever and mutes, and have been doing it since then.…
Marc M
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5 mths ago
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5 mths ago
General Discussion
Group 3
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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2 mths ago
Intensive Workshop: Compose your own Piano Piece!
Shopping for a digital piano
I have a Baldwin upright and need a digital piano (for portability). Obviously (since I'm posting this on Tonebase), I'm more interested in a digital piano that simulates an acoustic piano's sound…
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3 mths ago
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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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1 mth ago
Crash Course on Controlling your Dynamics!
Welcome to Bach in March!
WELCOME TO BACH IN MARCH! Join this month's tonebase Piano Community Challenge, Bach in March, by working on a piece by J.S. Bach. The month's activities kicks off with our welcome livestream on…
Hilda Huang
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2 yrs ago
Bach in March
Back in the saddle again! Please, advise!
Hello everyone. I need advice. I played the piano when I was growing up in Greece from the age of 7 to 22. During that time, I passed my prelims, got what would amount to a B.A.…
Elizabeth Kosmetatou
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5 mths ago
Ask Me Anything - New Guests Every Month!
Euphoria and the Taubman Technique
In the following YT video, Dorothy Taubman proclaims that "the feeling of playing at the keyboard should feel euphoric". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suwdLaYBaAs I am just beginning the Tonebase…
Janice
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7 mths ago
Tonebase Lesson Discussions
Week 4: Final Submissions!
WELCOME TO THE LATEST COMMUNITY CHALLENGE! For this challenge "A Fresh Start" the goal is to pick a BRAND-NEW piece to work on this month. This is the time to finally open that score that you have…
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A Fresh Start!
Group 2
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.…
Dominic Cheli
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2 mths ago
Intensive Workshop: Compose your own Piano Piece!
Sign-Up: Improving your Sightreading with Leann Osterkamp!
One of the most valued skills in music is having the ability to sightread with ease. That is because it aids in so many things: learning music quickly, being able to play with friends/colleagues on…
martin
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1 yr ago
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Week 3: Share your performance with us!
Hello and welcome to the WEEK THREE Main Thread for this challenge!
Alright everyone - this is the thread where we'll all be posting our daily updates.…
Dominic Cheli
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6 mths ago
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4 mths ago
Franz Liszt Birthday Challenge!
Roskell and/or Taubman?
Hello there, first thing first: 1. I'm not trying to spark a debate on which one is better etc. absolutely not. 2. I'm just an intermediate level person that puts effort to get better.…
Ivan
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General Discussion
WEEK THREE Updates: Main Thread - Beethoven smiles in the Coda!
Hello and welcome to the WEEK THREE Main Thread for this challenge!
Alright everyone - this is the thread where we'll all be posting our daily updates.…
Dominic Cheli
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2 yrs ago
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2 yrs ago
Beethoven Variations Community Challenge!
Group 3
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 Pianists of all levels…
Dominic Cheli
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7 mths ago
Improve your Cantabile Playing with Dr. Garritson
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…
Hazel
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6 mths ago
Ask Me Anything - New Guests Every Month!
Hello music educators! In teaching your students, what do you struggle with and enjoy the most?
Hello music educators! In teaching your students, what do you struggle with and enjoy the most?
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2 mths ago
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2 mths ago
Discussion of the Week
What is the most memorable moment in a music lesson you’ve ever had?
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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 Ben Laude to improve your playing and understanding of Schubert!…
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TWI: What makes Schubert GREAT with Ben Laude
Week 3: Seeing the Big Picture
Hello and welcome to the WEEK THREE Main Thread for this challenge!
Alright everyone - this is the thread where we'll all be posting our daily updates.…
Dominic Cheli
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8 mths ago
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Upcoming Challenges and Two Week Intensives!
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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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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