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🛠️ The practice tool no one taught you
Every guitarist has one. The thing you figured out yourself — or stumbled onto, or stole from somewhere — that quietly changed your practice forever. 🎸 💬 What's the practice tool you use that…
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how to record?
Many of you seem to have mastered the art of recording and posting your pieces with great video and audio. I am clueless how to go about it. Where do I find basic info?…
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📖 What's on your music stand right now?
The single most useful thread for finding repertoire ideas is the one where everyone just says what they're working on. 🎸 💬 Reply with: The piece (or pieces) on your stand this week How long you've…
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Week 5: The Guitar Awakens
Hello tonebuddies! 🎶 A long time ago, in a practice room far, far away... you picked up a piece. You were excited. You cracked it open, worked through the first page,…
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On advanced recording again
i'll be glad if martin could also tell how to use spectral analyzers 😄😄😄 thanks!!!
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More theory lessons (comment specifics below!)
"More Steve Goss theory lessons, More Lucero score analysis". Suggested as part of the tonebase Guitar Survey. (Which you should take by clicking here! It helps us know what to program for you.…
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What livestreams would you like to see on tonebase?
Dear tonebase community, We're excited to hear from you! Livestreams are one of our favorite ways to connect with our community, and we want to make sure we're delivering content that you'll love.…
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Jazz
Chord symbols and reading lead sheets Shell chords Root 6 5 and 4 Lets go through a few examples Comping and soloing
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Preparing for Competitions
This has been suggested by @Brooke in the Live Stream Suggestions Megathread. Preparing for a guitar competition. Preparation, do's don'ts. Best, worst moments.…
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🎯 Sor, Carcassi, or Giuliani? — pick your starter etudes
If you were starting your etude journey today — or starting a student on theirs — which collection would you reach for first? 🎸 🎼 Sor Op. 35 — clarity, voice-leading,…
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Performance Anxiety
Hello fellow guitarists. I, in an earlier time of my life, played sport at an elite level sometimes playing in front of hundreds of people. I decided to take up classical guitar at the tender age of…
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Week 3 - The Empire Strikes Back ⚔️
Hello tonebuddies! 🎶 A long time ago, in a practice room far, far away... you picked up a piece. You were excited. You cracked it open, worked through the first page,…
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Week 4 - Return of the Finisher 🏆
Hello tonebuddies! 🎶 A long time ago, in a practice room far, far away... you picked up a piece. You were excited. You cracked it open, worked through the first page,…
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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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🌳 Plant or don't plant? — the right-hand debate
One of the oldest disagreements in classical guitar pedagogy. Worth airing it out. 🎸 When you play an arpeggio — say a p-i-m-a — what do your right-hand fingers actually do? Three broad camps:…
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Villa-Lobos Prelude no1 track edition
Hello, I completed the Villa-Lobos Prelude track last week or so and have been practicing the piece since. Something I noticed when looking at performances is that the tonebase edition seems to have…
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🎓 The tonebase course that changed your playing
tonebase has 116 guitar teachers in the library, with hundreds of courses across technique, repertoire, and interpretation. Some of them have probably said something to you that lives rent-free in…
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Practice diary 2024 - Andre Bernier
Starting a new practice diary for 2024 with few comments on what I have been working on in January. My practice routine has been at least one practice a day (sometime 2 and even 3 on some days).…
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Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
Hello tonebuddies! 🎶 A long time ago, in a practice room far, far away... you picked up a piece. You were excited. You cracked it open, worked through the first page,…
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Week 1 - A New Hope 🌟
Hello tonebuddies! 🎶 A long time ago, in a practice room far, far away... you picked up a piece. You were excited. You cracked it open, worked through the first page,…
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tonebase is confusing! Am I missing something?
I find the tonebase website hard to navigate with no clear learning path that connects all of the videos. Am I missing something in the navigation?
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🎯 The Etude Challenge — what actually surprised you?
The Etude Challenge wrapped up two weeks ago. Six weeks of practice, 600+ replies across the weekly threads, etudes from Sor to Villa-Lobos to Brouwer. 🎸 Now that the dust has settled — what did you…
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🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 6
Attention tonebuddies! It's time to embrace the music that was literally designed to make you a better guitarist. Welcome to The Etude Challenge — four weeks dedicated to the art of the etude!…
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Practice April 20, 2026
Warm up with exercises from Tonebase/Lukasz. 45 minutes Guiliani apeggios. Up to number 20. 20 minutes Pieces: Guiliani Allegretto No. 5, Moderato Op. 35 No.…
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🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 5
Attention tonebuddies! It's time to embrace the music that was literally designed to make you a better guitarist. Welcome to The Etude Challenge — four weeks dedicated to the art of the etude!…
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