- Feb 5, 2020
- 2 min
FREE PDF: The Rule of the Octave in all Keys for Piano
Become better at Partimento with this handy PDF for piano that contains the Rule of the Octave in all 3 positions and all Major and Minor...
- Jan 26, 2020
- 1 min
12-year old composes Christmas Carol using Galant Schemata
12 year old Ruben Ghidiceanu's Christmas Carol, composed with Galant Schemata. (mentiParti student of Professor Lydia Carlisi)
- Jan 13, 2020
- 1 min
Vasili Byros Interview
Nikhil talks to Professor of Music Theory and Music Cognition, Professor Vasili Byros about the long 18th century, Music Schema Theory...
- Jan 8, 2020
- 1 min
Ewald Demeyere improvises on Fenaroli's first Partimento exercise
Professor Ewald Demeyere show's one example of a "realization" of Fenaroli's first partimento exercise.
- Jan 7, 2020
- 1 min
CNN Opinion: Classical music is Dying
Improvising Classical Concert Pianist Charlie Albright comments on the state of Classical music. "Classical music," in its...
- Jan 6, 2020
- 3 min
Partimento students used to all sing and play the Keyboard. Should we do so today?
According to the Peter Pullman biography of Bud Powell, Wail, a common maxim among Bebop musicians was that if you could hum something,...
- Jan 5, 2020
- 1 min
Henrik Jensen and David Dolan Interview about Improvisation Research
Research suggests that improvising music is more fun and engaging for both the performer and the audience. Nikhil chats with Professors...
- Jan 5, 2020
- 1 min
Giorgio Sanguinetti gets Wikipedia Page
Professor Giorgio Sanguinetti, the author of the first monograph of Partimento, "The Art of Partimento" has now a page of his own on...
- Jan 5, 2020
- 1 min
Free PDF of Dr. Flavio Ferri-Benedetti's translation of a 17th century music counterpoint manuscript
Dr. Flavio Ferri-Benedetti has recently completed a freely available PDF of a translation of an Anonymous "Regole di canto figurato,...
- Nov 30, 2019
- 1 min
The Italian Method of Solfeggio
Nikhil talks to Professor of Music Theory and History, Dr. Nicholas Baragwanath, about the Italian method of Solfeggio which is radically...
- Nov 12, 2019
- 2 min
Hey Violinists! Can we talk about Paganini, Please?
Did you know that Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840), one of the greatest, most-influential violinists the world has seen, had a Grade 8 in...
- Oct 31, 2019
- 6 min
Are music exams reflective of the historical method of music instruction?
Historically, the measure of a musician's ability was judged by not only the technical facility of their instrumental ability but also...
- Oct 28, 2019
- 3 min
Parents: Why should my child learn music using Partimento and not Music Exams/other methods?
If I told you that I could give two outcomes to your child's music education, which would you pick? 1) My child can learn to perform...
- Oct 20, 2019
- 2 min
Classical Improvisation with Karst de Jong
2:16 What’s your musical background? 3:20 Do you have Absolute or Perfect Pitch? 4:04 Were you always experimenting and improvising from...
- Oct 10, 2019
- 1 min
Talking Classical Improvisation with David Dolan
Nikhil discusses classical improvisation with Professor David Dolan!