Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Short excerpt no.3 from my course on tonebase:
"18 Experiments for the Practice Room"
...inspiration and experimentation have been essential to my improvement. As musicians, we have constant opportunities to learn from the players around us and the recordings we have access to. By translating that energy into concrete technical and musical ideas in the practice room, we can better diagnose and solve lingering problems and discover new possibilities from our musical expression. These 18 experiments are starting points – make experimentation a lifelong habit!
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Short excerpt no.3 from my course on tonebase:
"18 Experiments for the Practice Room"
...inspiration and experimentation have been essential to my improvement. As musicians, we have constant opportunities to learn from the players around us and the recordings we have access to. By translating that energy into concrete technical and musical ideas in the practice room, we can better diagnose and solve lingering problems and discover new possibilities from our musical expression. These 18 experiments are starting points – make experimentation a lifelong habit!
Start a free trial today to watch this complete course, as well as awesome courses from Augustin Hadelich, Glenn Dicterow, Vijay Gupta, Nancy Zhou, Ilya Gringolts, and many more!
► tonebase.co
Check out the Kurganov Masterclass Series
►tinyurl.com/kurganov
To support my channel directly, check out my Patreon and consider joining our nice community of learners. I am posting various things there as well as doing a live Q&A/Studio Class every month.
► patreon.com/artiststechnique
![Stephanie Ann Boyd - Aurora | Live from Merkin Hall | World Premiere [Kurganov/Finehouse Duo]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/l9U8aPbfZW4/mqdefault.jpg "Stephanie Ann Boyd - Aurora | Live from Merkin Hall | World Premiere [Kurganov/Finehouse Duo]
When Daniel Kurganov asked for a piece that fit a starry celestial theme and I wanted something that might serve as a nod to his recent wedding, I found myself writing Aurora. Inspiration came from the quietude and solace that can be felt right before dawn; how this space changes when one chooses a mate to spend all dawns with.
Origin: the meaning of Aurora in Latin is dawn, and also referred to Aurora, the Roman goddess of sunrise.
Excerpt from recital at Merkin Hall, NYC Oct.12, 2021
Daniel Kurganov, violin
Constantine Finehouse, piano")
