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Left Hand Relaxation

Augustin Hadelich

On Practicing

Shmuel Ashkenasi

Extended Techniques

Aleksey Igudesman

Mendelssohn: Concerto in E Minor

Simone Porter

Orchestral Excerpts Course

David Kim

Celtic, Irish, & Indian Music

Gilles Apap

A Different Approach to Scales

Stefan Jackiw

Bach: Partita No. 2 in D Minor

Charles Yang

Bow Technique Course

Giora Schmidt

19 Practice Tips

Eric Silberger

Funk the String

Aleksey Igudesman

A Career in Orchestral Playing

David Kim

Mozart: Concerto No. 5

Stefan Jackiw

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is tonebase?

tonebase is an online education platform that gives you access to the world’s leading classical musicians. With our library of video tutorials, you can unlock the insights of GRAMMY award-winning players, international competition winners, and pedagogues from top music schools like Juilliard and Yale.

Whether you’re looking to dip your toe in the classical music world or ready to dive in headfirst, the knowledge and inspiration you’ll find on tonebase is the perfect place to start. Have any more questions? Email us at team@tonebase.co.

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The tonebase library is constantly expanding with new lessons, courses, and livestreams being added to the site every week.

You can view our entire content catalog by clicking the following link: https://app.tonebase.co/violin/library

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Every subscription comes with a 14-day free trial period so you can experience tonebase before starting your paid membership of choice. If you decide during your trial period not to continue your subscription, you can cancel by going to your Account page and clicking "Cancel Subscription" and you will not be charged.

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