Dear Joseph Haydn
Welcome to Try This!—a space for exploring old ideas that still have something to teach us. This year, I’m expanding Try This! with monthly articles
Are you “Feelin’ Groovy?”
Welcome to Try This! Your weekly exploration of musical patterns applied to partimenti. This week we’re going to look at how two master composers—JS Bach
Do you know RO ④ ③ ② ①?
Welcome to Try This! Your weekly exploration of musical patterns applied to partimenti. This week, we will start exploring the Rule of the Octave ④
Once Upon a Time, in the Kingdom of Naples
Once upon a time, in the Kingdom of Naples, a land of sunlit streets and lively piazzas, musicians created an ingenious way to learn, teach,
Let’s play with the ① ④ ⑤ ①?
Welcome to Try This! Your weekly exploration of musical patterns and partimenti rules. Let’s Play! This week we are going to play with two basslines
Beethoven and Corelli and the ① ④ ⑤ ①?
Welcome to Try This! Your weekly exploration of musical patterns and partimenti rules. This week we’re going to look at how two master composers—Arcangelo Corelli
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- a emailed partimenti lesson in your inbox
- learn sequences, the Rule of the Octave, and cadences
- learn how to deconstruct and reconstruct the patterns at your instrument
- see how great composers use these elements in their compositions
Plus news, updates, and blog posts from The Partimenti Workshop.
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