Chris Foley

@chrisfoley
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Pianist, teacher, RCM Senior Examiner, writing at collaborativepiano.com and foleymusicandarts.com/blog
Chris FoleyMay 2, 2023
Technical Resources for Advanced Pianists: https://www.foleymusicandarts.com/blog/2023/4/30/technical-resources-for-advanced-pianists
Technical Resources for Advanced Pianists — Foley Music and Arts

One of the strengths of The Royal Conservatory’s Certificate Program is how technique is fully integrated with the repertoire and musicianship components of each RCM level. However, once you pass Level 10 and move on up to the associate levels, there are no longer any specific technical requiremen

Foley Music and Arts
Show threadChris FoleyNov 22, 2022
@livingsongs21 Looks like a fascinating program. Best wishes for a successful recital!
Show threadChris FoleyNov 22, 2022
@raballentine What a fantastic performance! For those who aren’t yet familiar with this unique work, a link to W. H. Auden’s text: https://web.mit.edu/fustflum/documents/poems/cecilia.txt
Chris FoleyNov 22, 2022
Bob BallentineNov 22, 2022
Today is the birthday of Benjamin Britten and it is also St. Cecilia’s Day, the patron saint of music.
#classicalmusic #20thcenturymusic
https://youtu.be/ViSQRzLk68s
VOCES8: Hymn to St Cecilia - Benjamin Britten

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Chris FoleyNov 21, 2022
Anca Antoci - Fantasy AuthorNov 21, 2022
That's a fun way of explaining my endless #tbr list. I'm stealing this!
How about you?
#booktoot #bookstodon #reader #ReadingCommunity
Show threadChris FoleyNov 21, 2022
@AncaAntoci It's not book hoarding, but the power of developing an antilibrary! Here's a link: https://nesslabs.com/antilibrary
Building an antilibrary: the power of unread books

Unread books are as powerful as the ones we read. An antilibrary is a private collection of unread books capturing the vastness of the unknown.

Ness Labs
Chris FoleyNov 21, 2022
@[email protected] Affordability is one of the main challenges of living in the Lower Mainland. Last time I was there it looked as though the most affordable places to live were New West, Langley, as well as a few pockets of North Delta. Navigating commutes is the other major challenge.
Chris FoleyNov 21, 2022

Reading Mastodon posts in late 2022 is like riding Vancouver's Skytrain back in 1986, when most of the conversations on the train were about the Skytrain itself. So it's okay that most of the conversations here are about Mastodon for the time being.

That being said, here are some things I'll be following:

#classicalmusic
#piano
#collaborativepiano
#pianopedagogy
#opera
#artsong
#womencomposers
#toronto
#oakville
#vancouver
#highered
#fountainpens
#gtd
#blogging

Show threadChris FoleyNov 17, 2022
@Jumperfan3 One of my first searches here on Mastodon was for #fountainpens and it’s great to see that there’s already a growing community. BTW here’s a 1990s Waterman Le Man 100 I picked up at the Scriptus show in Toronto a few weeks back.
Chris FoleyNov 16, 2022
The view from my coffee break in the RCM atrium. Signing up was quicker than I thought it would be. Another hour free, then the Wednesday (short) teaching marathon begins.