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Re: Welcome to tonebase!
@Brian Forester Welcome to ToneBase Brian. I'm the other southern Ontario contributor that @David Krupka was referring to (I assume). I was born and raised in Hamilton (East Hamilton),…
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Re: JimK 8882 Practice Diary 2025
Below is a recording I have recently made of a piece titled “Ja Nuns Hons Pris”. Possible English translations of this title include “No Man in Prison” or “No Prisoner”.…
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Re: What are you working on?
@Andre Bernier Well done Andre on Part 2 of the Powell's Beginner Suite. Your musicality is improving. Looking forward to the next Part of this Suite.
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Re: What are you working on?
@Eric Phillips Well done Eric. Very enjoyable.
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Re: What are you working on?
@Stefanie Mosburger-Dalz Well done Stefanie. I whole heartily agree with you that there are some beautiful passages in the piece. Quite enjoyable.
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Re: What are you working on?
@Andre Bernier Well done Andre. It is coming along well. The tempo is good. You mention that some of the left hand fingering is a bit difficult, so I paid more attention to your left hand during the…
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Re: What are you working on?
@Cliff Main Just watched your video and that sounded beautiful. Great balance between melody and accompaniment, something I am just learning to do. Looking forward to seeing your progress here on TB.…
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Re: What are you working on?
@Eric Phillips Well done Eric. Really enjoyed that piece. Also enjoyed following along with the sheet music for this piece.
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Re: Practice diary 2024 - Andre Bernier
@Andre Bernier Sounds great Andre.
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Re: JimK 8882 Practice Diary 2025
@David Krupka Thank you for your comments. I will try to post more of these technical studies that have some musicality to them. Some of the ones that I have done through my course work lack…
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Re: JimK 8882 Practice Diary 2025
Here are a couple of videos of arpeggio studies that I have recently been working on. I don't normally post technical studies, but I do like the musicality of these studies and thought that I would…
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Re: Practice diary 2024 - Andre Bernier
@Andre Bernier Well done Andre. All of the tones are coming out nice and clear. I went back to your recording in the summer of 2023 and I can see a lot of improvement now compared to then.…
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Re: JimK 8882 Practice Diary 2025
@David Krupka You raise some good points here which further shows the value of recording oneself. Thank you.
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Re: JimK 8882 Practice Diary 2025
@Andre Bernier Thanks for sharing your list Andre. My early thoughts on memorization seem to be in line with your preferred methods. But it is great to see a single comprehensive list of ideas in one…
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Re: JimK 8882 Practice Diary 2025
@David Krupka Thank you for the video reference. Had a chance to watch the video and a lot of what he says is consistent with the sources that I referred to in my earlier post.…
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Re: JimK 8882 Practice Diary 2025
@David Krupka I'll be interested in hearing how well you progress. Please keep me informed.
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Re: JimK 8882 Practice Diary 2025
@David Krupka Thank you for your comments David. I hear your comments about memorizing pieces. I'm very similar in that memorization seems to happen as a by-product while I am learning a piece.…
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JimK 8882 Practice Diary 2025

Here are my goals for 2025, and how I will measure success. 1. Continue to develop the fundamental skills of tempo, accuracy, rhythm, sight reading, and the co-ordination of both hands.…
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Re: Practice Diary 2023 - Jim King
With 2024 behind us, it’s time to assess how I did compared to the goals set up a year ago, as posted in this diary in January 2024. Goal – Improve technique in classical guitar playing Success to be…
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Re: Practice diary 2024 - Andre Bernier
@Andre Bernier Congratulations on the work and success you have achieved in 2024. I can see from your previous videos that your playing has great strides during the year.…
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Re: Week 6:Reflections on the Journey: Final Touches ✨
@Eric Phillips Thank you Eric. I have only recently focused on my dynamics and am pleased how this has turned out.
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Re: Week 6:Reflections on the Journey: Final Touches ✨
@Derek Thank you Derek. I know the feeling. I would work on this for a bit and then put it away for awhile because I wasn't making progress. But then I would go back to it to see if I could make it…
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Re: Week 6:Reflections on the Journey: Final Touches ✨
@Dale Needles @Jack Stewart @JUAN ALONSO Thank you for listening and your kind comments. Much appreciated.
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Re: Week 6:Reflections on the Journey: Final Touches ✨
Here is a Tonebase favourite of mine that I have been working with on and off throughout the year. I think this matches up well with this challenge. Specifically, I am referring to Landslag I.…
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Re: Practice Diary 2023 - Jim King
It's been awhile since I have posted anything here, so I thought I should post a couple of recent videos and provide an update. I'm been busy re-learning the fundamentals of classical guitar playing.…
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