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Patrick @patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social · 9h

Was visiting a friend today (they have kids) and noticed a copy of the Frozen 2 soundtrack on their record player. #PhysicalMedia #VinylRevolution #TakeThatSpotify

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Patrick @patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social · 17h

Thanksgiving (US) and the holiday season is just over a month from now. Maybe it's time to get your knives sharpened and/or consider upgrading your peeler, zester, poultry shears, oven mitts, etc. Let's cook tasty food for people we love and not hurt our hands!

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Patrick @patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social · 17h

I recommend the 1975 live album Flood if you're looking for more of that. Herbie Hancock is one of my all time favorites!

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Patrick @patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social · 3d

Managed to harvest and use most of my basil plant before the first frost. Please clap

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Patrick @patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social · 4d

Super low stakes opinion but I think these maps need to be recalibrated. They seem to declare peak color when around 1/3rd of the leaves are already on the ground. I think the green leaves still on the trees add to the colors.

A screenshot from the padcnr Instagram and it shows a color coded map of Pennsylvania's counties and their fall foliage report

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Patrick @patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social · 5d

I'm playing piano on a Halloween choir concert later this month and fingers crossed "Thriller" is on the program. Maybe even "Werewolf Bar mitzvah." I need to get a costume!

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Patrick @patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social · 5d

Gas powered leaf blowers are truly the worst. I'm with Cate Blanchett on this

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Patrick @patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social · 11d

What a great conversation! This is one of my favorite podcasts

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Michelle Cann, Elevating Voices through Artistry and Education | S3 E4

Join host Leah Claiborne as she interviews pianist Michelle Cann, who serves as the Eleanor Sokoloff Chair in Piano Studies at the Curtis Institute of Music

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Patrick @patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social · 13d

Shout-out to the people that add photos of the pastry case to coffee shop reviews

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Patrick @patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social · 17d

Secured flu and covid shots today 💉💉

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Patrick @patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social · 17d

One of my classmates performed the York Bowen Toccata today in studio class. What a wild piece! It's such a treat to nerd out on piano repertoire for an hour each week

Patrick @patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social · 19d

Three of seven piano students cancelled their lessons last min today. It feels too early in the academic year for that many cancellations :/ but extra practice time for me though

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Patrick @patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social · 21d

Like, what?? There's a Cosmic Wreath out there and I'm over here stressed about some dots and lines on a page.

A picture of the Cosmic Wreath from the James Webb Space Telescope

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Patrick @patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social · 25d

New rule if a piece of music is marked "Celestially Light" then staring at pictures from the James Webb Space Telescope counts as practicing

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Patrick @patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social · 26d

I try to not stereotype but sometimes I find out the primary instrument for a composer, conductor, etc and I'm just like ok, that checks out.

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Patrick @patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social · Sep 22

We're reading Jack Viertel's book for musical history class in grad school and that's certainly one way to describe Frank Loesser's score for #GuysAndDolls #CornedBeef

Picture of a book and blue markings pointing to a spot where Jack Viertel says "and his music sounds the way a good corned beef sandwich tastes."

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Patrick @patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social · Sep 20

My piano teacher compared playing to the bottom of the key to crispy New Haven style pizza the other day and I approve of this analogy. 🍕🎹👍

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Patrick @patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social · Sep 18

They both sound amazing and also the person that chose camera angles/edited the film *knows* this piece. If switches to her hands at just about every tricky spot for the piano

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Chopin Cello Sonata op 65 Yuja Wang piano, Gautier Capuçon cello

YouTube video by Mac McClure

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Patrick @patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social · Sep 15

They forwarded a choir accompanying gig email to all of the pianists at grad school and the concert is the evening before juries. What impeccable timing!

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Patrick @patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social · Sep 14

I was supposed to be working on a short response paper about Oklahoma! for my musical theater history class but got distracted and listened to Ahmad Jamal "The Surrey with the Fringe" instead. That trio was cooking!

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Patrick @patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social · Sep 7

I accidentally caught my LH index finger while chopping chives six days ago and while 0/10 would not recommend I'm impressed with how quickly my brain re-fingers or drops notes. It's making me rethink "muscle memory." I've also learned that my piano teacher really values the use of fresh herbs 🔪🎹

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Patrick @patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social · Sep 3

If he were alive, I'm pretty sure Samuel Barber would want #SEPTA funded (niche post)

The first 8m of Fuga a tre voci in F minor by Samuel Barber. The included dedicated is to all of us who commute, and composed while doing it myself

A pic of piano music. Next to m49 Samuel Barber indicates Wawa - 11:20pm and a footnote explains that Wawa is the name of a train station nearest West Chester.

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Patrick @patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social · Aug 29

"Tornando" in music ≠ tornado #TIL what a goofy music direction 🌪️

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Patrick @patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social · Aug 28

First day on campus for the fall term and someone is practicing the Revolutionary Etude in the next studio 🙃

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Patrick @patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social · Aug 26

"The program will be announced on stage"? Lol

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