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How did Django Reinhardt Learn Music?
In Barry Harris' acceptance speech for his Bruce Lundvall Visionary Award on January 13, 2020, he paid tribute jazz pianist Bud Powell...
Yuriko Byers Interview
Nikhil speaks with Yuriko Byers, wife of the late Billy Byers, one of the most influential and admired music arrangers in the 20th...
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,...
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,...
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...
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...
The Art of Partimento with Giorgio Sanguinetti
Nikhil talks to Professor Giorgio Sanguinetti about Partimento and it's resurgence in the 21st century.
Counterpoint and Partimento with Peter van Tour
Nikhil talks to Professor Peter van Tour about his research on counterpoint in the Neapolitan tradition.
Music in the Galant Style with Robert Gjerdingen
Nikhil talks to Professor Robert Gjerdingen about Music in the Galant Style.
Improvising Mozart with Robert Levin
Nikhil chats with Professor Robert Levin about improvising with Mozart.
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