Return To tonebase

How to enable Javascript

Latest Posts

Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory! @Jenny Thank you so much, Jenny! I’m not sure if it’s courage or just lack of shame.
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 2
- Sergio Assad Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory! Sketch V First Take. What was easy: It's very pretty, with a nice Major-Minor-Major structure. I did not find the syncopation to be too difficult. What was difficult: Again,…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 4
- Sergio Assad Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory! Sketch IV at tempo. I played this back on day 1 of the challenge, but I was just sight reading it more or less. Now I practiced it a bit more and I am playing it at a better tempo.…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 4
- Sergio Assad Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory! @Khiem Nguyen Thank you, Khiem. I listened to your recording of it below, and I think you're doing great. What matters is progress, which unfortunately always comes slower than we want.
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- Sergio Assad Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory! @Khiem Nguyen Thanks for posting this Khiem - you did a great job! I couldn't see your right hand, but it sounds like you're using rest stroke on the accented notes, is that correct? If so,…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Sergio Assad Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Expression Through Contrast: Continuity and Anomalies Looking forward to it as always, Emmanuel.
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Live Calendar
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory! @Ron Good. The fingerings are definitely harder than I thought they’d be looking at the notes on the page.
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- Sergio Assad Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory! @Ron Thanks, Ron. I look forward to hearing you play.
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Sergio Assad Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Antonio Lauro: Song and Dance I practiced Ana Florencia for about one hour today, and here is a video of my progress. I had never played the piece, or anything by Lauro, previously.…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 4
- Live Calendar
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory! Sketch III Take 1 What was easy: With the exception of measures 8-16, page 1 was pretty easy to play. What was difficult: Two things. Measures 8-16 ask for rests in the bass voice and a metallic…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 3
- Sergio Assad Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory! @Jenny Welcome, Jenny, and congratulations on your first post! It was great! You have a very natural sense of phrasing and musicality. Good work!
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 3
- Sergio Assad Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory! Sketch II Day 2 What was easy: Hitting the record button on my iPhone. What was difficult: I have pretty much given up on doing the accents on page 2.…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 4
- Sergio Assad Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Antonio Lauro: Song and Dance @Emmanuel Thank you, Emmanuel, for another great lesson! There is so much to enjoy in your lessons, but I think I most enjoy your insights on fingering and how it impacts the music.…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Live Calendar
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory! @Peter Thanks, Peter.
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- Sergio Assad Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory! @Khiem Nguyen Thank you, Khiem!
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Sergio Assad Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Guided Creativity: On Sergio Assads 10 Sketches I need this because I honestly am pretty intimidated by the second half of these sketches. They are in a musical language that is very foreign to me. No disrespect to Assad,…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Live Calendar
- Reported - view
Re: Damping - When Less Is More! This sounds great! I only took formal classical lessons for three years, and that was about 30 years ago, Believe it or not, I don't remember my two teachers ever teaching me about damping.…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Live Calendar
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory! @Martin Thanks, Martin. That glissando sounds like I’m still doing the Tarrega challenge. Assad played a much shorter fermata on the high B, but I honestly like to hold it longer (plus that gives me…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- Sergio Assad Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory! @Martin Thanks so much, Martin!
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Sergio Assad Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory! @Martin Thanks, Martin! I'm having lots of fun with this.
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Sergio Assad Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory! @Ron Thank you, Ron. I appreciate your willingness to listen to some of this stuff I do. I look forward to hearing you play!
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- Sergio Assad Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory! @Ron To be honest, I almost never work out RH fingerings (I'm ashamed to say). I noticed by watching the videos how much more stable my right hand was after working out the fingering and practicing…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- Sergio Assad Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory! @Giuseppe Gasparini Thank you, Giuseppe!
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- Sergio Assad Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory! @Ron Thanks, Ron!
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Sergio Assad Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory! So here is my first take on Sketch II. What was easy: Like Sketch I, the phrasing is so crystal clear that there is no guesswork. What was difficult: A couple things.…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 4
- Sergio Assad Challenge
- Reported - view

1 143 144 145 146 147 157 Next

Back to top

Ambassador

Eric Phillips

Eric

Rochester, NY, USA

3988
3466
10

Joined: Thu Sep 10 08:53:24 UTC 2020

Follow

I’m a dedicated amateur who would play 24/7 if I could.