Partimenti can refer to several closely related things: a body of unfinished musical repertoire, a creative musical practice, a powerful teaching method, and a way of understanding harmony and musical form from the inside out. This article explores how these ideas connect and why partimenti still matters for musicians today.

Many musicians who discover partimenti feel the same thing: curiosity, followed by confusion. Because partimenti was historically taught as an oral tradition, the earliest steps were rarely written down. This post explores why that gap exists and introduces a new, forever-free workshop designed to rebuild those missing first steps.