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Do you play louder when performing live?
I recently join a local community and was asked to play a piece in front of 30 over people. It was a piece that I memorised by heart and something I can easily play.…
- don
- don.2
- 1 yr ago
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The Dance Challenge Week Four
Let’s dance! In this community-driven challenge, we will be playing dance music. So, choose a piece from any time period, location, or culture that is set to a dance rhythm.…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 2 wk ago
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The Dance Challenge Week Three
Let’s dance! In this community-driven challenge, we will be playing dance music. So, choose a piece from any time period, location, or culture that is set to a dance rhythm.…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- updated 3 wk ago
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The Dance Challenge Week Two
Let’s dance! In this community-driven challenge, we will be playing dance music. So, choose a piece from any time period, location, or culture that is set to a dance rhythm.…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- updated 4 wk ago
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- Last replyRonnull2 wk ago
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The Dance Challenge Week One
Let’s dance! In this community-driven challenge, we will be playing dance music. So, choose a piece from any time period, location, or culture that is set to a dance rhythm.…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- updated 1 mth ago
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- Last replyEric PhillipsAmbassador4 wk ago
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The Women Composers Challenge Week 4
Welcome to week four of our community-driven challenge on women composers! In week three, we heard some music by Madeleine Cottin, Annette Kruisbrink, Maria Linnemann, and Ida Presti.…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 1 mth ago
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- Last replyJack Stewart1 mth ago
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Tarrega's arrangement of Schumann - Träumerei
anyone know where I can get it? The one I found seems very different from how others are playing. So I"m not sure I'm reading the right music. thanks!
- don
- don.2
- 1 mth ago
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- Last replyEric PhillipsAmbassador1 mth ago
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Aquila Alabastro Strings - 19C
Has anyone here ever tried these strings ? Wondering about how these "Nylgut" trebles sound and feel... Thanks!
- Barney
- Barney
- updated 1 mth ago
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The Women Composers Challenge Week Three
Welcome to week three of our community-driven challenge on women composers! In week two, we heard some wonderful music by Sofia Gubaidulina, Emilie Mayer, Tatiana Stachak, Angela Mair,…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- updated 1 mth ago
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- Last replyDavid Krupka1 mth ago
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The Women Composers Challenge Week Two
Welcome to week two of our community-driven challenge on women composers! In week one, we heard some wonderful music by Laura Snowden, Annette Kruisbrink, Maria Linnemann, Elba Rodriguez Arenas,…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- updated 2 mths ago
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- Last replySteve Price1 mth ago
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The Women Composers Challenge Week One
Welcome to our latest community-driven challenge! In this challenge, you are invited to work on music by women composers. Whether it be a historical composer like Catharina Josepha Pratten,…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- updated 2 mths ago
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- Last replyEric PhillipsAmbassador2 mths ago
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What are you working on?
While Martin is on his family leave, several community members have expressed a desire to have a community-driven challenge as a way of connecting and sharing our musical journeys again.…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- updated 2 mths ago
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- Last replyEric PhillipsAmbassador2 mths ago
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Request: Complete Performances for Tutorials
While I appreciate the in-depth analysis provided in many Tonebase tutorials, I'm often left wanting more. Specifically, I'm missing the opportunity to hear a full performance of the piece being…
- Eric Lam
- Eric_Lam
- 2 mths ago
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- Last replyMarc Adler2 mths ago
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Let's Vote for our Next Challenge
Hey Everyone! We have seven wonderful proposals for a new community-driven challenge: Women Composers Studies - choose your own set by any composer Leap Into Spring - find music that in some way…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- updated 2 mths ago
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- Last replySteve Price2 mths ago
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New Challenge Ideas?
Hey Everyone! I'd like to propose that we begin another community-driven challenge while Martin is off on his family leave. This time, maybe we could have a more specific theme.…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 2 mths ago
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- Last replyEric PhillipsAmbassador2 mths ago
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RH thumb placement during scales
Hello all! For the last 10 years or so, while playing scales I've practiced resting my RH thumb on a string two strings lower than the one i/m are playing.…
- Ryan
- Ryan.1
- 5 mths ago
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- Last replyImmanuel2 mths ago
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I Just Discovered Angelo Gilardino
As I have said many times here before, there are so many interesting composers who write for the guitar. So many interesting compositions to explore once you step out of the comfortable confines of…
- Marc Adler
- magmasystems
- updated 2 mths ago
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- Last replyAriel Elijovich2 mths ago
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Intonation
I would like to open up a discussion on the challenges of keeping chords in tune, especially in higher positions and when there is horizontal stretch across strings or vertical reaches, or,…
- David
- David.39
- 3 mths ago
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Boijes collection
Hi friends. I used to approach many 19th century composers through the Swedish catalogue “Boijes collection”. I am now unable to find it anymore, has any of you encountered this problem?
- joosjenull
- joosje
- 4 mths ago
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- Last replyCarlo Martins4 mths ago
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Embarrassing Moments.
I am sure that this topic will resinate with many players as I am sure that everyone, at some stage, has had an embarrassing moment when playing. That moment when you wish there was a hole you could…
- Michelle Roper
- Michelle_Roper
- 10 mths ago
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- Last replyCarlo Martins4 mths ago
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Out of tune guitar Leyenda Tutorial
How can you record a whole video lesson with the guitar horribly out of tune? Aso the left hand fingerings from bar 17 are not correct to her explanation. Thanks
- Paul
- Paul.5
- 8 mths ago
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- Last replyCarlo Martins4 mths ago
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Lukasz Kuropaczewski
I just wanted to post a big thank you to Tonebase for featuring such a talented guitarist like Lukasz on the website and a really big thank you to Lukasz for giving of his time to help those of us…
- Michelle Roper
- Michelle_Roper
- 5 mths ago
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- Last replydon4 mths ago
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The Joys of playing easy pieces (for those aging fingers and wrists...)
I wonder if my musings on the limitations of making progress resonate with others: The ethos among guitar aficionados and musicians in general seems to follow the motto of the Olympic Games: Cities,…
- Peter K.
- Peter_Kuchinke
- 6 mths ago
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- Last replyMarc Adler5 mths ago
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Lukasz Kuropaczewski-practice principles lesson
Just finished watching this and I must say it is the best instructional video I’ve ever seen and that is no exaggeration. I agreed with everything he said and his enthusiasm is impressive and also…
- Jim Diamond
- Jim_Diamond
- updated 5 mths ago
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- Last replyJim Diamond5 mths ago
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Music school Recommendations!
Hi, does anyone know any good classical guitar program at university/conservatiry? I’m applying for master next year and it would help me a ton if you give some tips! preferably,…
- EJ Huang
- EJ_Huang
- 5 mths ago
- 11replies
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- Last replyJack Stewart5 mths ago
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