Yeah I could do that

Fair enough! They’re not cheap. At the same time, if you are specifically looking for a wallet made from thick leather that won’t fall apart probably ever, these are probably the cheapest you can get (at least when on sale) for the level of quality you’re receiving

Awesome!

I don’t think there’s an auto cross post feature, at least not that I know of. Mod abilities here are more rudimentary than on Reddit for sure. I’ll look into it though

Republic of Doyle is a great Newfie show. Plus Allan Hawco is great. I met him at a Costco in St. John’s once, buying peaches with Mark Critch. Both awesome people, super friendly.

I’m not against the idea, but I’m not sure how I’d be able to implement it. Most product suggestions come from the users here so all I could really do is ask people to include if the product they’re recommending is exclusive to a specific province. I suppose I could add that to the rules. I will eventually have a master post with a bunch of Canadian alternatives and I could include province-specific labels at that time though

I like the idea but I’m not sure how easy it will be to compile a list of that size. I’m definitely open to it, and might start writing down some products as I see them posted here, and maybe in the future make a giant list of recommended substitutes. Maybe for now I’ll look for a website that does something similar and link to it, until I can get a good list of my own

Ah, gotcha. I started piano when I was little so I honestly can’t remember what books I used before RCM, but I know I didn’t use RCM for my first couple years. If I end up thinking of it I’ll let you know.

If you do need high level books in the future, I still stand by G. Henle Verlag 100%. RCM is good until grade/level 10 but ARCT is way too vague I find. I was with my teacher up to and including grade 10 but then I stopped taking lessons and continued on my own. RCM ARCT is basically everything harder than grade 10 if my memory serves me correctly, but there’s a ton of stuff in that category that is at varying complexity. I believe Henle level 3 or 4 is RCM ARCT, and Henle goes up to 9. It’s definitely for more advanced players obviously, but once you get past grade 10 Henle makes way more sense. Calling Chopin’s Nocturne Op. 15 No. 2 the same level as Liszt’s Transcendental Etude No. 4 seems pretty ridiculous to me. The former I can play no problem, the latter makes my head explode. I know they’re different styles but still, the point stands

Hey! Thanks for the suggestions, I appreciate it!

I’d be open to a wiki, if someone else could do it. I’m not the most tech-savvy, but I’d happily link to it or whatever I need to do to make it visible to this community.

In the sidebar I’m going to add a few related communities for folks to check out. Look for that shortly. If you notice any are missing, feel free to let me know. You can reply to this comment or reach out to me directly. Either is fine.

I used RCM until grade/level 10, then switched over to G. Henle Verlag. The latter is not Canadian but it’s also not American either, so it might still be worth it for you. I find them to be the absolute best piano books out there, especially for fingerings. I have several books and exclusively use them now. If you’re dead set on Canadian though, RCM is probably your best bet

Maybe not this time around since you’ve already got all the rules in place but maybe a future one you could expand it to regions of Canada? It’s a big enough country that I feel you could do that. For example, eastern Canada (especially Newfoundland but also Nova Scotia and maybe other Atlantic provinces, I’m not 100% sure) have a very different culture than the rest of Canada, and I’m sure western Canada could be similarly different. Just a thought if you wanted to change things up in a future one. I’d imagine the States would be similar too