I first came across Tonebass Piano on Facebook. I was not looking for anything in particular, it just showed up as short videos that I might want to watch – you know how Facebook works, it puts articles and videos on your feed, that its algorithms think you might like. It was a video about some specifics on how to play pieces by Chopin and because I found it interesting and insightful, I watched to the end. As a result, Facebook regularly shows me videos from Tonebass Piano and I find all the ones that I have seen both fascinating and informative.
I’m not surprised that I find them interesting and I know they are not done by some random, self proclaimed piano guru. All these videos have been done by people that teach piano at a university level. To be able to get a position at a university, they would , at the very least, have some form of post-graduate qualification. The people featured on these videos clearly know their stuff.
I really enjoy the videos that get posted to Facebook but the one potential drawback that I see is that they only cater for classical piano players who have had lessons for quite a few years. If you happen to fit in that category, then I would encourage you to like Tonebass Piano on Facebook. If you are at a beginner or basic level of classical piano, then I would encourage you to give it a miss for a while. If popular or jazz piano is your thing, then Tonebass Piano isn’t for you.
So far all I have discussed is what I have personally found on Facebook. Obviously these videos are part of what they offer for free. Even though these videos have no monetary cost, the cost in time is , in my opinion, is very much worth it.
I have not personally subscribed to Tonebass Piano, not because I don’t think it would be worth it but because I don’t have the time right now (I have teenagers!) and if I subscribed, I would find it frustrating not to be able to spend much time on the website.
From other reviews I have read, Tonebass Piano has a lot of material on their website, both free and paid. All the reviews that I have read, come to a similar conclusion that there is a lot of great information by well qualified people. However, most of these reviewers come to the same conclusion that finding a specific video can be a bit tricky to find, so if you are happy to have to search a little then it won’t be a problem.
The other conclusion that reviewers reach is that while Tonebass Piano have videos in their paid section for complete beginners, none of these reviewers would recommend them.
So the conclusion is that Tonebass Piano is worth the time and money if you are an intermediate to advanced classical piano player. If you fit into this category and are still not convinced, then have a look at the free section on Tonebass Piano and make your own mind up.