ToneGym Hero: Benjamin Jack

A multi-instrumentalist with a passion for building instruments, arranging, and mixing, balances an impressive array of talents from piano to woodworking, all while aiming to push his musical boundaries and inspire awe in others. @Benjamin Jack is this month's ToneGym Hero

Check him out: https://www.tonegym.co/blog/item?id=benjamin-jack
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Benjamin Jack
Dec 20, 05:00
Wait, are you not a toneGym hero @Cuantas Vacas ??
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Terri Winters
Dec 20, 14:51
AND you can juggle???? You're amazing - loved reading about your musical journey. You're an inspiration to me!
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Question Toothbrush
Dec 20, 18:37
That was a discovery for me that you can play 12 instruments, wow!
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ToneGym
Dec 19, 20:07 in ToneGym Official
Congrats @Davi Mesquita for winning the Golden Ears Award!
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Davi Mesquita
Dec 20, 13:46
Thank you so much! @Colin Aiken
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Terri Winters
Dec 20, 14:48
Good for you - that's a major accomplishment!!
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Davi Mesquita
Dec 20, 14:53
Thanks, @Terri Winters

the meta now is get to the diamond, but this will be hard...
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ToneGym
Dec 20, 12:03 in ToneGym Official
Congrats @hiroyuki ogawa for winning the Silver Ears Award!
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Terri Winters
Dec 20, 14:49
Way to go - congratulations!
Yea!!!! I am really starting to hear the intervals for the chords in the progressions, and the roots just pop out! Thank you for encouraging me to try to hear these @Mark Tomato Alley and @Dima G
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Davi Mesquita
Dec 17
Awesome!
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Benjamin Jack
Dec 19, 23:06
And for the chords contest as well!!!!!
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Mark "Tomato" Alley
Dec 20, 13:56
Shit I must practice more then!
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aadi kannan
Dec 20, 13:37 in Basic Music Theory
Do you need to know modes for grade 5 theory
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aadi kannan
Dec 20, 13:38
Because I have my exam 2moro but I have never learnt them so do I need to learn them for 2moro or am I fine
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Lydia Paris
Dec 20, 04:53 in ToneGym Cafe
Question: I just purchased tone gym’s extended version to use with my students in piano lessons. Obviously different students would be at different levels. Is there a way I can choose the level they play instead of it just picking up where the last one left off?
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Benjamin Jack
Dec 20, 04:58
Look at this link: https://www.tonegym.co/site/education
I know that a standard pro plan is designed for only one user, and you can only go back 10 levels. If you want to talk to the developers directly you can here: https://www.tonegym.co/support/index
Good luck!
I want to start a poll regarding the lack of the bass clef in games and contests. I will have a post here and at the sight reading playground, respond to either.
I have a ticket open on this issue and want to get other users input as well. Ticket https://tonegym.co/support/ticket?id=OUPOBPNWW8N

1. Do you find the bass clef trainer at the sight reading playground as good as the games: https://www.tonegym.co/playground/practice?t=sightreading&type=tones&level=basic&clef=bass¬ation=1/1&speed=1

2. Did you know that this trainer existed

3. If you knew this trainer existed, did/do you use it to consistently train?

4. Would you like a bass clef contest, possibly replacing the inversions contest?
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Years ago, in another life, I was a classical pianist. At that point the bass clef was very relevant to me and what I was doing - now not so much - so depends on your perspective
I knew the trainer was there but I never use it. I would not like to see a bass clef contest replace the inversions contest
One place that the bass could easily be included is in Notationist - incorporating it fairly early on in the game
If you look at the interval games and chord games, when the correct answer is given it is always correctly given using the treble and bass clef where appropriate - so it is already included - but that does assume a knowledge of it.
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Curiously I think I got better at reading the bass clef as well as the treble clef by just doing the treble clef exercise. What I need uttermost is more discipline while reading and to stop guessing, which is exactly the effect that the exercise is having on me.
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I like bass clef as much as treble clef (good for bass guitar, good for piano). I didn't know that existed. It would be nice to be able to choose bass clef as a personal option somewhere, with the option to have games in bass clef. It would be SO easy to program, take someone 10 minutes.