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Cordoba Guitar--Best Strings?
Greetings from the Seattle area. I have a Cordoba C9 Luthier Series. The recommended strings that came with the guitar are Savarez Cristal Corum High Tension 500CJ.…
- Todd W Babcock
- Todd_W_Babcock
- 8 days ago
- 2 replies
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- Todd W Babcock3 days ago
- General Discussion
Tablature
I am so happy to see tablature included with Kai's new Flamenco course, thanks! I love tonebase but I don't read music (yet) so tablature is much appreciated.…
- Rodney
- Rodney
- 6 mths ago
- 12 replies
- 85
- Rodney5 days ago
- General Discussion
Opinions on using a strap to hold the guitar instead of supports.
Hi Has anyone tried using a classical guitar strap? I'm considering it as it would allow me to also stand when practising but it doesn't seem like anyone is using them.…
- MehmetRecording Course Graduate
- Mehmet
- 4 mths ago
- 4 replies
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- IgorVirtuosity Challenge Graduate1 mth ago
- General Discussion
Question about Guitar Support Systems
I have always held the guitar in the traditional position on my left leg with the use of a footstool. Many guitarists these days use a guitar support system to hold the guitar (and now your feet are…
- Stan
- Stan
- 4 mths ago
- 2 replies
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- Jimmy Muhlenbruch1 mth ago
- General Discussion
ANNOUNCING the First-Ever tonebase Community VIRTUAL HANGOUT!
Hello, my dear fellow community members! During the ongoing virtuosity challenge I asked you whether you would be interested in a virtual hangout with fellow community members - a place where we…
- MirceaTeam
- Head of Community / Live
- Mircea
- 3 wk ago
- 95 replies
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- Jack StewartComposition Challenge Graduate13 days ago
- General Discussion
- MirceaTeam
- Head of Community / Live
- Mircea
- 2 wk ago
- 3
- Official response
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Hey everyone! Thank you so much for joining us in this first tonebase hangout this week! I was so happy to see so many of you there, to hear your voices and to listen to your stories.…
What is YOUR STORY? Share with fellow community members here!
Alright, so following the incredible experience that was the Virtual Hangout earlier this week, I was blown away by the incredible stories you've all shared with us.…
- MirceaTeam
- Head of Community / Live
- Mircea
- 2 wk ago
- 21 replies
- 126
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- Eric PhillipsVirtuosity Challenge Graduate2 wk ago
- General Discussion
Learning arranging/transcribing
Hello Tonebase, Tonebasers, My name is Joost from the Netherlands, and I am enjoying all of your content! My passion lately has been arranging/transcribing classical pieces for classical guitar.…
- Johabe
- Johabe
- 3 wk ago
- 8 replies
- 52
- MirceaTeam2 wk ago
- General Discussion
Guitar Method: name one and why?
Each of us probably used many guitar methods in their journey. this is not for a specific level. mention one method(s) that really had an impact on you and why.…
- Elie
- Technology Enthusiast and Guitarist
- Elias
- 8 mths ago
- 4 replies
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- Jimmy Muhlenbruch1 mth ago
- General Discussion
Asturias lesson - Fingering different in score than in video?
Has anyone noticed that the left hand (right hand for me, I'm a lefty) fingering noted in the score is different from how Ana Vidovic plays it? Specifically she stays in the 7th position when…
- Dan
- Dan.2
- 5 mths ago
- 4 replies
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- Jimmy Muhlenbruch1 mth ago
- General Discussion
how can find the sheets?
Hi! greetings from Spain. I'm a new student in Tonebase. My question is, where can i find some of the pdf sheets of some of the lessons in the platform? for example,…
- didyerbarrera
- didyerbarrera
- 2 mths ago
- 2 replies
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- didyerbarrera2 mths ago
- General Discussion
Annotations to your music
Following our roaring success of a community challenge with Gulli Björnsson's Landslög, I expect many of us have had thoughts on how best to learn a piece of music.…
- Roni GlaserComposition Challenge Graduate
- Classical guitarist and composer
- roniglaser
- 5 mths ago
- 8 replies
- 79
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- MirceaTeam2 mths ago
- General Discussion
Love the new Level categorization
Really glad to see the introduction of the levels. I hope you will be categorizing more of the lessons that way. I have probably tackled many pieces that are realistically "beyond my level"…
- Rajesh Puranik
- Rajesh_Puranik
- 4 mths ago
- 2 replies
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- ErinTeam2 mths ago
- General Discussion
solfege
hi guys, it seems being able to sing out the melody from the music sheet has a lot of benefits. But I'm curious if it is necessary to formally train on this or if there are any online resources that…
- don
- don.2
- 2 mths ago
- 1 reply
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- MirceaTeam2 mths ago
- General Discussion
Best notation software specifically for classical guitar scores
Hi everyone, I'm interested in what software you are all using for writing guitar music; for personal creative purposes and also for teaching. I am currently using Finale PrintMusic, which is great,…
- Adam Goulet
- Adam_Goulet
- 3 mths ago
- 5 replies
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- MirceaTeam2 mths ago
- General Discussion
What music is this
I used to play a beautiful piece by J.S.Bach. Now I have lost the music sheeet. Can anyone tell my the name of the music? It is the on that starts at 53:15 in this youtube video: J. S.…
- Oyvind Frantzen
- Happy amateur
- Oyvind_Frantzen
- 3 mths ago
- 1 reply
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- Oyvind Frantzen3 mths ago
- General Discussion
Armrest in new Franz Halasz videos
Can someone help me find out about the unusual looking armrest he is using? Also I'm wondering what exactly those pads are he is using on his legs to hold the guitar in a high position.…
- Dean
- Dean
- 4 mths ago
- 4 replies
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- Dean4 mths ago
- General Discussion
Unconventional sitting position
I probably shouldn't admit this, but most of my practice is done sitting on a sofa in our family room with the rest of the family watching TV (I think they just tune me out and I play a bit softer).…
- Rajesh Puranik
- Rajesh_Puranik
- 4 mths ago
- 6 replies
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- David KrupkaRecording Course Graduate4 mths ago
- General Discussion
Help for he next day.
Hi everyone, I need guidance for my second step.I just completed Malagena Facil,and want to choose another basic piece.I started Adelita,only to find out to be difficult for my level.…
- Byron
- Byron
- 5 mths ago
- 6 replies
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- Rajesh Puranik4 mths ago
- General Discussion
Ist da jemand aus Deutschland ? / Is Anybody Here From Germany?
Hi, ich bin neu hier - alle babbeln englisch.... das macht die Sache nicht leichter . I can speak English too, but it is not the yellow from the egg.…
- OlliVariation Challenger
- Saitenzwirbler
- 5 mths ago
- 8 replies
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- MirceaTeam5 mths ago
- General Discussion
Subtitles
I really like the content here of this side, good ideas ect. But the automatic generated subtitles are a bit funny....you have good quality videos with sometimes very poor subtitles.…
- Wolfgang Janich
- Wolfgang_Janich
- 5 mths ago
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- General Discussion
Community challenge ideas.
The first community challenge having been such a success, I though it might be useful to have a thread where proposals for future challenges could be shared and discussed. I'll begin with my own.…
- David KrupkaRecording Course Graduate
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David.1
- 5 mths ago
- 8 replies
- 52
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- MirceaTeam5 mths ago
- General Discussion
Bluetooth Page Turners
Bluetooth Page Turners! Any good/bad experience and recommendations? They seem to vary a lot in price. Thanks!
- Roni GlaserComposition Challenge Graduate
- Classical guitarist and composer
- roniglaser
- 6 mths ago
- 15 replies
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- Roni GlaserComposition Challenge Graduate5 mths ago
- General Discussion
Need advice on Villa-Lobos Etude 1
The sixth measure of Etude 1 (David Leisner lesson) starts with an insanely hard stretch - the 3 and 4 fingers are two frets and one string apart - 4 on G# (6th str) and 3 on B (5th str).…
- Rajesh Puranik
- Rajesh_Puranik
- 6 mths ago
- 5 replies
- 69
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- MirceaTeam6 mths ago
- General Discussion
Information about the compositional styles
Hi, One topic that is really starting to puzzle me is how to identify the musical genres/compositional styles. I mean, what makes a specific piece a Gigue, a Sarabande, a Caprice, a Fantasia,…
- WalterRecording Course Graduate
- Wguerra
- 6 mths ago
- 1 reply
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- Roni GlaserComposition Challenge Graduate6 mths ago
- General Discussion
Random Tips
Every now and again I find something that might help other guitarists and think it might be nice to share. Maybe you have some little pearls of wisdom that you find in your practice?…
- Roni GlaserComposition Challenge Graduate
- Classical guitarist and composer
- roniglaser
- 7 mths ago
- 5 replies
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- Roni GlaserComposition Challenge Graduate6 mths ago
- General Discussion

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