- Jan 23, 2020
- 5 min
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...
- Jan 13, 2020
- 1 min
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...
- 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
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...
- Aug 29, 2019
- 1 min
The Art of Partimento with Giorgio Sanguinetti
Nikhil talks to Professor Giorgio Sanguinetti about Partimento and it's resurgence in the 21st century.
- Jul 12, 2019
- 1 min
Counterpoint and Partimento with Peter van Tour
Nikhil talks to Professor Peter van Tour about his research on counterpoint in the Neapolitan tradition.
- Jun 26, 2019
- 1 min
Music in the Galant Style with Robert Gjerdingen
Nikhil talks to Professor Robert Gjerdingen about Music in the Galant Style.
- Jun 19, 2019
- 1 min
Improvising Mozart with Robert Levin
Nikhil chats with Professor Robert Levin about improvising with Mozart.