Patrick
@patrickfinkmusic.bsky.social
Pianist and posting from the bench. Anti-AI, especially in creative spaces
Philly
Philly
"We did it Joe!"
November 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
"We did it Joe!"
There was a piano-oboe-flute trio recital today at grad school instead of studio hour. Tons of new to me music!
November 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
There was a piano-oboe-flute trio recital today at grad school instead of studio hour. Tons of new to me music!
Super commuted Philly to NY yesterday to catch this cello and piano program at Weill Recital Hall. I especially liked the André E. Godsey and Alan Terricciano pieces and want to look them up more.
Shout-out to NJ Transit for being on time!
Shout-out to NJ Transit for being on time!
November 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Super commuted Philly to NY yesterday to catch this cello and piano program at Weill Recital Hall. I especially liked the André E. Godsey and Alan Terricciano pieces and want to look them up more.
Shout-out to NJ Transit for being on time!
Shout-out to NJ Transit for being on time!
I wore an octopus hat/cape to play piano for the Halloween choir gig. It was lots of fun! #Octopianist
October 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I wore an octopus hat/cape to play piano for the Halloween choir gig. It was lots of fun! #Octopianist
Got to see Magdalene Ho play a solo concert tonight in Philly. She sounded amazing! The Bach and second Adès Mazurka were my favorites.
October 29, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Got to see Magdalene Ho play a solo concert tonight in Philly. She sounded amazing! The Bach and second Adès Mazurka were my favorites.
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.
October 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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.
Like, what?? There's a Cosmic Wreath out there and I'm over here stressed about some dots and lines on a page.
October 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Like, what?? There's a Cosmic Wreath out there and I'm over here stressed about some dots and lines on a page.
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
September 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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
Hosted a studio hour for my three adult piano students today. They all performed, offered meaningful feedback, and seemed to enjoy the vibes. I even brought treats! 10/10 want to do this again
August 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Hosted a studio hour for my three adult piano students today. They all performed, offered meaningful feedback, and seemed to enjoy the vibes. I even brought treats! 10/10 want to do this again
Ok, I am aware that the Frederic Chopin cello sonata is not an easy piece. Freddy wrote some *annoyingly* difficult music though. Like the rhythmic detail and variation on this page, ugh! IMO at performance tempo I don't think this rhythmic effect is worth the practice time #ChopinProblems
July 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Ok, I am aware that the Frederic Chopin cello sonata is not an easy piece. Freddy wrote some *annoyingly* difficult music though. Like the rhythmic detail and variation on this page, ugh! IMO at performance tempo I don't think this rhythmic effect is worth the practice time #ChopinProblems
I'm not joking. Here's a recording from my lesson. Oreo doesn't like my voicing!
(Tbh it could be much better. I'm still in the relatively early stages with this piece)
(Tbh it could be much better. I'm still in the relatively early stages with this piece)
June 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I'm not joking. Here's a recording from my lesson. Oreo doesn't like my voicing!
(Tbh it could be much better. I'm still in the relatively early stages with this piece)
(Tbh it could be much better. I'm still in the relatively early stages with this piece)
Meet my piano teacher's dog named Oreo. Friendly looking and likes scratches behind the ears. Oreo also sits between the pianos during lessons and *judges* my playing
June 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Meet my piano teacher's dog named Oreo. Friendly looking and likes scratches behind the ears. Oreo also sits between the pianos during lessons and *judges* my playing
The students did so well the other night at their end of year lessons program recital. I work with the students in blue and I'm so proud of their work. #HappyPianoTeacher
May 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The students did so well the other night at their end of year lessons program recital. I work with the students in blue and I'm so proud of their work. #HappyPianoTeacher
Finally got footage from a non degree recital I did earlier this month and it's got *everything*
✅ Fisheye lens viewpoint
✅ Sepia filter
✅ Cuts out at 30 min because of battery life
What a trifecta! 🤦🏻♂️
Managing video recordings sometimes feels like as much work as the music
✅ Fisheye lens viewpoint
✅ Sepia filter
✅ Cuts out at 30 min because of battery life
What a trifecta! 🤦🏻♂️
Managing video recordings sometimes feels like as much work as the music
May 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Finally got footage from a non degree recital I did earlier this month and it's got *everything*
✅ Fisheye lens viewpoint
✅ Sepia filter
✅ Cuts out at 30 min because of battery life
What a trifecta! 🤦🏻♂️
Managing video recordings sometimes feels like as much work as the music
✅ Fisheye lens viewpoint
✅ Sepia filter
✅ Cuts out at 30 min because of battery life
What a trifecta! 🤦🏻♂️
Managing video recordings sometimes feels like as much work as the music
Ed Lojeski out here giving us pianists fingering for "Landslide" lol thanks buddy!! #EdLojeskiSkeets
May 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Ed Lojeski out here giving us pianists fingering for "Landslide" lol thanks buddy!! #EdLojeskiSkeets
Love the sunshine but the curtains don't stay up anymore so I had to improvise a way to hold the pull chain in place. #PracticeRoomSolutions
April 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Love the sunshine but the curtains don't stay up anymore so I had to improvise a way to hold the pull chain in place. #PracticeRoomSolutions
This #PianoMeme inspired by my lesson today. We're so back!
March 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This #PianoMeme inspired by my lesson today. We're so back!
Herbie Hancock is one of my all time favorite musicians and I'm happy for him to get the Polar Music Prize. This is an awful take on AI though. Can someone please explain to him like, how much water it uses? Or maybe just delete ChatGPT from his phone??
March 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Herbie Hancock is one of my all time favorite musicians and I'm happy for him to get the Polar Music Prize. This is an awful take on AI though. Can someone please explain to him like, how much water it uses? Or maybe just delete ChatGPT from his phone??
Returned my copy of the continuo score after the performance with a list of errata that I found. "Be the change..." right?
March 1, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Returned my copy of the continuo score after the performance with a list of errata that I found. "Be the change..." right?
Is the PSMmusic artist on Spotify artificial intelligence or computer generated content?
February 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Is the PSMmusic artist on Spotify artificial intelligence or computer generated content?
Cheers to the new year and a fresh start on the practice app log. Let's hope 2025 is filled with music!!
January 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Cheers to the new year and a fresh start on the practice app log. Let's hope 2025 is filled with music!!
The end of the Charlie Brown Christmas "O Tannembaum" arrangement reminds of this one part towards the end of Nocturne in B Op 32 no 1. Maybe Vinny was checking out some Freddy??
December 21, 2024 at 1:32 AM
The end of the Charlie Brown Christmas "O Tannembaum" arrangement reminds of this one part towards the end of Nocturne in B Op 32 no 1. Maybe Vinny was checking out some Freddy??
I have to play this arrangement a couple of times this month. That piano texture (m1-4) is not in the original Jackson 5 recording but I think is supposed to reference Marvin Gaye's "Purple Snowflakes" and like, ok, solid choice Mark Brymer.
December 9, 2024 at 4:54 PM
I have to play this arrangement a couple of times this month. That piano texture (m1-4) is not in the original Jackson 5 recording but I think is supposed to reference Marvin Gaye's "Purple Snowflakes" and like, ok, solid choice Mark Brymer.