General Discussion Category

What Do You Struggle With Or Frustrated By In Your Playing?

What are you most frustrated with in regards to your classical guitar playing journey? What do you want to improve or struggle with? What are your most desired classical guitar breakthroughs for 2023?

Is there any teaching materials on this piece "Variations On A Theme By Handel, Op. 107"?

Where are the tonebase levels?

Hi, I was used to following tonebase levels. They recommended a series of pieces for each level, but now I can't find it. They have disappeared? Thanks

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.…

Linking Lessons to Levels

Hi @martin . I'm still new at Tonebase so I'm not sure if this has been discussed before. I have found the suggested levels on the community forum page and somewhere I read that we can use these as…

BWV 996 Allemande

Hello to all. I am new to the Tonebase community. I wanted to inquire if there was an instruction/guidance available on BWV 996 Allemande on Tonebase. Thank you in advance!

Modern players who brace the pinky

I was just noticing Lorenzo Micheli braces his pinky finger on the soundboard lightly and was wondering if you can think of other modern players who do this.…

Where to go after beginner course 2?

I'm working on the last piece for the beginner course 2. What course or lesson should I take afterward?

Fernando Fernandez-Lavie guitar method - guidance please

Hello, Has someone studied from this method ‘Ecole de la Guitare, Technique Moderne’? I have a copy of the 5th edition from Max Eschig and I’m keen in hearing your experience.…

Gabriella Quevedo style

Gabrirella Quevedo is a favorite of mine. She plays acoustic guitar. I would like to suggest an interview with her and a discussion that breaks down her style.…

On Sound Production Aniello Desiderio

I think this module is really important for people to watch. Anyone. I think this is all explained so well as a concept and very interesting. I just want to thank Aniello Desiderio and tonebase for…

Request to explore Thierry Tisserand music

I am adding links two Thierry Tisserand compositions. The French composer has many samples of his music available at youtube. It is my hope that we could explore his music in live forums and/or as…

Half apoyando stroke

From recent Iliana Matos live stream. Still can't figure out what it is. She also mentioned to create a loud tone you push the string inside the soundhole,…

No more livestream discussions?

Just watched the wonderful stream Iliana Matos: Mastering your Tone, Defining your Musical Personality!. Realize there is no more link to the more traditional discussion thread.…

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.…

Standard notation

Hello, I have started my membership with Tonebase because I want to improve my guitar skills. I have been playing on and off for about 20 years. However I feel I have hit a plateau in many ways.…

Helping Tonebase

Can we get the teacher/community involved to help out Tonebase? It seems that there is a large number of incorrect scores that is being taught by the instructors on Tonebase.…

Mistake in notation "spanish romance" measure 14?

In the "Spanish Romance" (lesson with @ThomasViloteau), the notation in bar 13/14 a change from B to D sharp (finger 1) is notated, which seems to be wrong.…

Seeking some advice on full Barre with stretch - Jeux Interdits

The above is from "A Spanish Romance" also known as Jeux Interdits. In measure 10, the circled part shows the strecth from CVII to using the pinky for D#.…

Starting with rasgueado

Has anyone got any suggestions for pieces which incorporate a bit of rasgueado but are otherwise not too challenging and don't rely on lengthy tremolo or barres? (looking at you, Asturias!)

Right hand thumbnail

Trying to learn how to develop my RH thumb rest stroke with minimum movement of the wrist and also to stop some pain in the wrist afer attempting to practice rest strokes with thumb.…

Any ideas for Finger tip nerve pain from healed cut

I severely cut the tip of my LH 2 finger in December. The ER doc put one stitch in through my nail (yeah, I know. All just mmhmm. Yeah was not fun). It healed really well and overall especially when…

Would Tonebase embark on the next project "Tonebase: Fingerstyle/Pop guitar"? lol

Can you write down the melody after hearing a pop song? How to do so?

Is Andrew York joining Tonebase?

There’s a lot of great instructional content on guitarist/composer Andrew York’s “Andrew’s Den” site. Unfortunately, the AD subscription fee forces Tonebase customers to either abandon Tonebase or…