HMA Podcast

201: Counterpoint Panel: Why "Harmony" Classes Fail, Fux Myths, Bach Traps & Better Methods

Counterpoint is the "huge topic" that crowns the Neapolitan method and the Paris Conservatoire tradition—and yet it's often taught today in ways that leave students confu

182: Giovanna Barbati (Partimento and Improvisation on the Cello)

Today I speak to cellist and viola da gamba player Giovanna Barbati, whose repertoire extends from early to contemporary music and who has a special interest in improvisa

144: Sietze de Vries (Classical Improviser, Organist)

Professor Sietze de Vries, famed for his mastery in classical improvisation, joins the show to talk about his education, training, approach to music, music education, and

158: Nicholas Baragwanath (Hexachordal Italian Solfeggio)

Professor Nicholas Baragwanath, author of the groundbreaking "Solfeggio Tradition" (published by Oxford University Press), returns to the show to talk about Hexachordal I

157: Ewald Demeyere (Fedele Fenaroli's Partimenti and Pedagogy)

Professor Ewald Demeyere returns on the show to discuss his critical edition of Fenaroli's partimenti collection and discusses Fenaroli's approach to pedagogy and partime

154: Partimento Panel (Gjerdingen, Sanguinetti, van Tour, Cafiero)

In this episode, I am joined by eminent professors Robert O. Gjerdingen, Giorgio Sanguinetti, Peter van Tour, and Rosa Cafiero, in a special panel session about the subje

174: Niels Berentsen (1300-1500 Polyphony | Improvising Vocal Counterpoint)

I talk to Professor Niels Berentsen about the beginnings of improvised counterpoint, the reconstruction of incomplete music by Johannes Ciconia, computational analysis of

167: Solfeggio Panel (Baragwanath, Gjerdingen, IJzerman, van Tour)

Today we have a special episode dedicated to Solfeggio, featuring Professors Nicholas Baragwanath, Job IJzerman, Robert O. Gjerdingen, and Peter van Tour. The famed stude

177: Robert O. Gjerdingen (Music Schema Theory)

I'm delighted to share this interview recorded yesterday with the great Professor Robert O. Gjerdingen, focusing greatly on Music Schema Theory as revealed in his groundb

156: Peter Schubert (Palestrina, Fux, Counterpoint)

0:00 Intro 0:36 Start 1:59 St. Pius X's Motu Proprio "Tra Le Sollecitudini" 5:16 How did the Council of Trent affect Gregorian chant? 5:54 What do you think of Or

141: Job IJzerman (Harmony, Counterpoint, Partimento)

0:00 Intro 0:36 Start 1:29 Refinements in approach to teaching with "Harmony, Counterpoint, Partimento" since last interview 6:21 Understanding the patterns in the

140: Wim Winters (Whole Beat Metronome Principle)

0:00 Intro 0:36 Start 1:26 When did you start your YouTube channel, and when did you shift from recording performances to research into Whole Beat? 6:22 Which compo

139: Peter Seivewright

PETER SEIVEWRIGHT has received a Special Judges' Citation in The American Prize Ernst Bacon Award for the Performance of American Music competition, in the professional s

138: Nicholas Baragwanath

0:00 Start  1:34 How has the book, "The Solfeggio Tradition", been received? 6:43 Italian solfeggio explained in 4 minutes  11:41 Should children delay singing solfeggi

137: Derek Remes

0:00 Intro 0:36 Start 1:58 What made you want to analyze Bach's 48 preludes? 4:26 Every prelude in the book has been transposed to C or Am 6:22 Is there one perfe

136: Peter Schubert

Professor Peter Schubert from McGill University returns to the show to discuss the republication of a new edition of his book, "Baroque Counterpoint."

134: Robert Gjerdingen and Giorgio Sanguinetti

I'm very excited to welcome two very special guests to the program, Professor Robert Gjerdingen and Professor Giorgio Sanguinetti. Professor Gjerdingen is the author of M

133: Patrick Ayrton

My guest today is conductor, harpsichordist, and organist, Professor Patrick Ayrton. He currently teaches thoroughbass, chamber music, and improvisation at the Royal Cons

132: Jonathan Salamon

Harpsichordist and Composer, Jonathan Salamon, joins the show to discuss his article on the Leo Schema.

131: Johannes Menke

Professor Johannes Menke joins the podcast to discuss the French Baroque Style, Satzmodelle in 17th-century French music, and more.