Thinking Music
Notes on partimenti, musical creativity, improvisation, and learning to think in music.
These essays explore historical traditions of musical training, practical tools for improvisation and composition, and reflections on how musicians learn to create.
Sound Before Sight
What if musical understanding didn’t begin with notation, but with listening? This post explores how learning through sound, imitation, and musical conversation can build deeper fluency — and why this approach sits at the heart of partimenti practice.
Partimenti: The Missing Link in Classical Music
Many great classical composers improvised, composed, and understood music as a living language. This post explores how partimenti can reconnect modern musicians with that fluency, bridging theory, repertoire, improvisation, and creative practice.