tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post3800084544505618424..comments2024-03-23T14:36:56.227-04:00Comments on The Collaborative Piano Blog: The Definitive Guide to Building and Maintaining a Repertoire ListChris Foleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05248396106719265480noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-89397150777711641882016-10-26T00:09:04.984-04:002016-10-26T00:09:04.984-04:00@Anonymous who mentioned that listing songs in a c...@Anonymous who mentioned that listing songs in a cycle individually may be falsification to a point:<br /><br />I tend to play for mostly younger singers who don't often do full cycles unless they are preparing recitals (for which they are more likely to have a free pianist who's enrolled in a required recital-accompaniment credit). So for their purposes, it's more useful to see the individual songs I have done because they can simply run a search of my spreadsheet by its full or partial title. Some may not even be aware that a given song is from a specific cycle of a different name (we have a lot of secondary voice students who are majoring in other fields, or music ed majors, etc.). So even in the rare instance that I've had the chance to work up a full cycle, I'm still going to list the pieces individually so a semi-clueless singer can find them easily. Often that's the difference between them reaching out to me for a last-minute gig and being too nervous to do so.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06345384623549686126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-18968010259241155992011-07-30T17:28:27.985-04:002011-07-30T17:28:27.985-04:00Thanks Allison! There's a lot more to come...Thanks Allison! There's a lot more to come...Chris Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05248396106719265480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-57923764023160161462011-07-29T19:03:04.410-04:002011-07-29T19:03:04.410-04:00Holy Hannah!!! LOVE THIS SITE! Thank you, Chris Fo...Holy Hannah!!! LOVE THIS SITE! Thank you, Chris Foley, for putting this information out there. I am studying alot on my own and it's great to have something legit info to back me up. I have spent all day on your site! I have my Bachelors in Music but there was nothing at my university that remotely suggested any type of collaboration. I have learned so much and will be back for more! Thanks again for putting together such a great blog! i'm working on mine!Allison Vesthttp://theaccompanist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-51994388322668930782010-11-27T21:27:39.570-05:002010-11-27T21:27:39.570-05:00Whether one lists individual songs in a cycle or t...Whether one lists individual songs in a cycle or the cycle as a whole, it's up to the individual to be as truthful as possible. The person in question does in fact have a massive repertory and works at a major US university, so the technique obviously worked for them.Chris Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05248396106719265480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-13783100526830162982010-11-27T21:14:04.044-05:002010-11-27T21:14:04.044-05:00Glancing over the massive repertoire list given as...Glancing over the massive repertoire list given as a sample, I find it a bit artful to list the individual songs of a song cycle as individual pieces. Particularly in an application for a collaborative program or job in the field it is easily seen through as a ploy to make your list bigger, something that I (as a frequent auditor) recommend against. If you've played "Winterreise", then list it, it being far more impressive to a professional as a whole than individual songs. Inflating rep lists in this way can backfire, as can listing complete operas that you have only partially learned. Honesty is the better policy....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-82547844454557511212010-09-09T22:21:19.999-04:002010-09-09T22:21:19.999-04:00Toto, you can easily add another column to the spr...Toto, you can easily add another column to the spreadsheet to mention the status of a particular work, ie. learned, performed, in process. But when you cut and paste the spreadsheet, just leave out that parameter if it's only for your own use.Chris Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05248396106719265480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-31116165045294883292010-09-09T18:33:05.381-04:002010-09-09T18:33:05.381-04:00A-HA! Therein lies the catch. For me, personally, ...A-HA! Therein lies the catch. For me, personally, it's entirely one thing to have X Schubert cycle and Y Schumann cycle and Z Fauré book, and be able to whip them out at a moment's notice. But it's entirely another matter when it comes to Poulenc cycles, Hétu sets or Hindemith brass sonatas. Or Jolivet's "Chant de Linos."<br /><br />Are we saying that we shouldn't at least have some record of having done the harder pieces in the distant past, and mark them with an asterisk or italics as a note to self that they need more work to revive?<br /><br />Thanks for posting this useful document, in any case. I only just started using Google Calendar to share certain elements of my schedule with my colleagues and students.Totohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05643427505422178454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-62571278898593964292010-09-08T21:20:17.669-04:002010-09-08T21:20:17.669-04:00... and then there's keeping your rep in shape...... and then there's keeping your rep in shape...Gretchen Saathoffhttp://gretchenspianos.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-55297746640474120292010-09-01T16:58:03.204-04:002010-09-01T16:58:03.204-04:00Great ideas for maintaining a rep list...I'll ...Great ideas for maintaining a rep list...I'll have to redraft mine...again!<br /><br />Yes let's have lunch once I'm settled... Had a great tour of your new building from Christine Surman this week!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00759821205959428594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-53967634547435340912010-08-30T16:15:56.565-04:002010-08-30T16:15:56.565-04:00Thanks for the template! I am increasingly gettin...Thanks for the template! I am increasingly getting more and more attached to my iTouch and this will make updating my repertoire list so easy!Corihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11555308134675903481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18734173.post-55009865232570874862010-08-30T11:36:13.021-04:002010-08-30T11:36:13.021-04:00Gee, all these years I've been fantasizing abo...Gee, all these years I've been fantasizing about writing my (lifetime) repertoire list into a spiral notebook. After thinking about doing all this, maybe I'll just keep on keeping it in my head. And be thankful I don't have to do all this for my work, 'cause I'm only an amateur player and collaborator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15239798951473493987noreply@blogger.com