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Re: "Beginners Forum" Invitation
@Michelle P I know what you mean when you say that "there always seems to be a shiny, new melody that catches my attention, and I want to learn it". I'm like that too but have fought my urge to do…
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Re: Week 3 - The Empire Strikes Back ⚔️
@Jack Stewart Good progress Jack. I agree that the title of April Day makes more sense. There are clearly sounds that remind you of an April rain shower.…
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Re: "Beginners Forum" Invitation
I am relatively new to classical music. Joined Tonebase in December 2022 and have also used some other classical guitar sites since then to learn technique and applying it to repertoire. 1.…
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Re: Week 3 - The Empire Strikes Back ⚔️
@Steve Price You're making great progress Steve. Vals 3 sound like, as you put it, a beast, but you seem to be well on your way with that one. I was fascinated by your description of how you are…
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Re: Prelude update
Very nicely played. While I am not familiar with the piece, it sounds wonderful.
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Re: Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
@Robert Love Robert, nicely done. You sound like you are well on your way to getting it smoother and more musical.
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Re: Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
@Jack Stewart That darn technology causes all kinds of problems! LOL.
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Re: 🌳 Plant or don't plant? — the right-hand debate
For me, its a great big depends! Left to my own devices, I would say that I tend towards minimal/no planting, especially when I am playing at a faster tempo.…
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Re: Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
@Andre Bernier Well done Andre. You're off to a great start.
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Re: Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
@joosje Beautiful playing Joosje. I enjoyed the storytelling you achieved in this piece. All the best on your exam.
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Re: Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
@Eric Phillips Sounds beautiful Eric. Thank you for sharing.
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Re: Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
@Debbie Great start Debbie. Looking forward to seeing your next video on this piece.
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Re: Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
@Jack Stewart Great start Jack. I'm not familiar with this piece, but did find it very interesting. Looking forward to hearing what you do with it.
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Re: Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
@Dale Needles Nicely done Dale. Looking forward to hearing more from you.
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Re: Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
@Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary Well done Nijwm. I enjoyed that very much.
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Re: 🌍 Where in the world are you tuning in from?
@David Krupka I like the idea of playing some pieces from each grade of the RCM series. I have that same series, so maybe I should revisit them and start pulling some pieces out to play.…
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Re: 🌍 Where in the world are you tuning in from?
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Started playing some classical pieces while learning rock and blues in 2022. Joined Tonebase late that year. Bounced around with different classical guitar sites since…
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Re: Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
@Eric Phillips Sounds like a great start to me. I always find it amazing how much expectations can influence our judgement as to how good or bad we play.…
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Re: Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
@Steve Price Great start to these pieces. Looking forward to seeing what you can do with them over the course of the Challenge.
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Re: Week 1 - A New Hope 🌟
@Ron Thank you Ron.
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Re: Week 1 - A New Hope 🌟
@Jack Stewart @Andre Bernier @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary @joosje Thank you everyone for your kind comments. Recently, I have been starting to pay more attention to playing more musical.…
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Re: Week 1 - A New Hope 🌟
Thought I would join in this Challenge since the group could use a bit more late beginner/early intermediate type pieces. I am going with Tarrega's Study in C.…
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Re: tonebase is confusing! Am I missing something?
@Andre Bernier Andre, when you open up the part 2 course, it states that it is suitable for levels 2 - 5. If those are the appropriate levels, then it should start showing up in Level 2,…
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- 6 mths ago
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Re: tonebase is confusing! Am I missing something?
For anyone new to classical guitar, there is a Beginner Guitar course on the site. Part 1 can be found in Level 1. However, Part 2 does not show up in Level 2 for some reason,…
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Re: Practice diary 2024 - Andre Bernier
@Andre Bernier Well done Andre. Both pieces are sounding great! I see that you seem to be managing the rolled chords in Landslog 2 nicely. Your playing inspires me to return to Landslog 2 and…
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