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Classical guitar amplification
What about classical guitar amplification? Microphone or piezo or something else? What amplifier? (AER, Roland, Acus, Prodipe or something else?). I'm interested in low to mid range budget.…
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Lute Advice
Hey Everyone, To my complete and very joyful surprise, my wife and kids surprised me a few nights ago with the gift of a brand new instrument, an 8-course Renaissance lute.…
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Cold hands.....Brrr!
Hi everybody. This is Cees from the Netherlands. I have something to share and hopefully solve: how to overcome cold hands. Maybe it’s something genetic.…
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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.…
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Looking for duets or ensembles
Hi everyone, I am looking for partner(s) to play duets or ensembles, preferably in Europe. I live between The Netherlands and Spain, next year in Portugal as well.…
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Brouwer Studies 11-20
@Mircea @Ashley (Ash) Lucero Hi guys! I think the Brouwer studies by Rene are great. Any chance we can get him to do the next ten? Ciao from Bulgaria! Debbie
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Question about note values in sheet music
In my understanding the note value is giving information about how long a note is played until the next note/rest. But does it also give information about how long to hold a note when there is no…
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Some exercises testing for plaque playing
Im making youtube playlist with content for the local public school music students, so any checks for errors or usefullses is welcomed.
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Update from David and Taiwo: Classical Guitar School Fundraiser
Hello everyone! I am very sorry that I haven’t been active on Tonebase lately, I’ve been extremely busy. I’d like to update everyone and give you the chance to help our friend Taiwo Adegoke promote…
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tonebase Live & Community Survey
Hi there, this is Martin from tonebase! 👋 I would be so thankful if all of you can take the time and fill out this survey about our Live and Community Activities to learn more from you how you…
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4th finger joint tends to collapse
I've been practicing using my 4th finger and the first joint keeps locking up. I've tried to consciously curl the finger but for some chords, it's extremely difficult.…
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Who's your favorite Italian composer?
Hey everyone! I was really happy to see so many of you taking part in last week's poll about your favorite etude. Thanks for your votes! 😁 Here's a new question for you - I'm really curious to see…
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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…
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Material for older beginners
Hello everyone, especially @martin and @Mircea , I need some material, i.e. books, pieces and other activities for beginner students who aren't quite so small, i.e.…
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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,…
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How to know about a section in music
Hello, i 'm facing to understand a musical section . Where it begin and where it end Please help!
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What is your favorite etude?
Hi tonebase friends! Let's have some fun this week - in preparation for our upcoming lesson release on Ernesto Garcia de Leon's Etude no. 18 this Friday, I thought I'd ask:…
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String tension
Does high tension string make it harder to play than normal tension string especially with barre chord?
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Landslog
Began learning the first piece a few weeks ago ... absolutely beautiful!! Thanks, Gulli
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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.…
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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…
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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).…
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5, 4 and 3-year-old students???
Hello all, at the music school where I teach I have just been assigned a bunch of new students, all but one children 10 and under. These include a 5-year-old, a 4-year-old and 3-year-old. Like WTF.…
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What's your favorite / least favorite thing to teach?
Come on, we all have one! Use this thread to spill your secrets 😉 I'll go first (since, you know... you should always beware of someone who advises you to do something,…
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Developing as teacher
Hello everyone, I'm starting out teaching guitar. I've taught other things before such as English as a foreign language, and I'm aware of how much I have to develop and learn in order provide my…
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