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The Dance Challenge Week Two
Let’s dance! In this community-driven challenge, we will be playing dance music. So, choose a piece from any time period, location, or culture that is set to a dance rhythm.…
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What is the piece that changed your guitar journey?
We all have that one piece of music that opened new doors for us. The piece that, when we first heard or played it, made us think, "I need to learn this," or "I want to play like that.…
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The Dance Challenge Week One
Let’s dance! In this community-driven challenge, we will be playing dance music. So, choose a piece from any time period, location, or culture that is set to a dance rhythm.…
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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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Week 4: Serenade Showcase
GREETINGS, ESTEEMED TONEBUDDIES! Are you ready to embark on a musical journey through the enchanting realm of Villa-Lobos and his South-American roots? With the new release of Douglas Lora's Preludes…
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The Women Composers Challenge Week 4
Welcome to week four of our community-driven challenge on women composers! In week three, we heard some music by Madeleine Cottin, Annette Kruisbrink, Maria Linnemann, and Ida Presti.…
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Artist of interest
Kazuhito Yamashita-wondering why there is not more about this extraordinary artist, in particular his technique and sound quality. He is a phenomenon and there seems very little about him including…
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Tarrega's arrangement of Schumann - Träumerei
anyone know where I can get it? The one I found seems very different from how others are playing. So I"m not sure I'm reading the right music. thanks!
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What Strings are you using? 🧵
What strings are you using, and where do you purchase them? I use a unique mix consisting of: D'Addario Composite basses 3rd and strings are Savarez Alliance Carbon Strings (blue,…
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Aquila Alabastro Strings - 19C
Has anyone here ever tried these strings ? Wondering about how these "Nylgut" trebles sound and feel... Thanks!
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The Women Composers Challenge Week Three
Welcome to week three of our community-driven challenge on women composers! In week two, we heard some wonderful music by Sofia Gubaidulina, Emilie Mayer, Tatiana Stachak, Angela Mair,…
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The Women Composers Challenge Week Two
Welcome to week two of our community-driven challenge on women composers! In week one, we heard some wonderful music by Laura Snowden, Annette Kruisbrink, Maria Linnemann, Elba Rodriguez Arenas,…
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The Women Composers Challenge Week One
Welcome to our latest community-driven challenge! In this challenge, you are invited to work on music by women composers. Whether it be a historical composer like Catharina Josepha Pratten,…
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What are you working on?
While Martin is on his family leave, several community members have expressed a desire to have a community-driven challenge as a way of connecting and sharing our musical journeys again.…
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Promotion question for well-rounded musician
In email I am receiving a promotion from tonebase to become a "well-rounded musician" I am already a lifetime member. Is there any difference between what I already have and this advertised new…
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Taking it Slow: Week 3 Progress on Ponce's Prelude in E Major
I hope you enjoy my progress so far on this beautiful piece by Manuel Ponce! This piece was original written under the psuedonym of the baroque composer Sylvius Leopold Weiss.…
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Request: Complete Performances for Tutorials
While I appreciate the in-depth analysis provided in many Tonebase tutorials, I'm often left wanting more. Specifically, I'm missing the opportunity to hear a full performance of the piece being…
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Let's Vote for our Next Challenge
Hey Everyone! We have seven wonderful proposals for a new community-driven challenge: Women Composers Studies - choose your own set by any composer Leap Into Spring - find music that in some way…
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New Challenge Ideas?
Hey Everyone! I'd like to propose that we begin another community-driven challenge while Martin is off on his family leave. This time, maybe we could have a more specific theme.…
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RH thumb placement during scales
Hello all! For the last 10 years or so, while playing scales I've practiced resting my RH thumb on a string two strings lower than the one i/m are playing.…
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I Just Discovered Angelo Gilardino
As I have said many times here before, there are so many interesting composers who write for the guitar. So many interesting compositions to explore once you step out of the comfortable confines of…
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"Alza-púa(?)" technique for i-m-a fingers or combination
Hi, Tonebase staff and community!! i wanted to share for a while now a technique that I developed -though i'm not claiming fatherhood to this idea, as it seems to have surficed in many ways in…
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New Member Orientation and Q&A
Hello everyone, Would you like to make the most out of your time as a premium tonebase subscriber? Book a New Member Orientation session at any time convenient to you.…
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What's on Your Stand?
Hello tonebuddies! Let's dive into a bit of musical show-and-tell! You’re invited to share a picture of what’s on your music stand! Whether it's the sheet music of a challenging piece,…
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