Musical Apprenticeship
Your Journey of 1 to 1 Lessons to Become a Musicus Practicus
Would you like to learn the theory and practice of Renaissance and Baroque music, and to compose music in the ancient style?
If you are a beginner or want to embark on this journey from scratch, the solution is to be guided step-by-step by a Musicus who will lead you on this path.
The Musical Apprenticeship Path offers two tracks: Renaissance and Baroque.
You can follow just one, or you can embark on both.
The path is fully customizable, and we can also use an integrated method with courses from the Musicus Practicus Academy and 1-to-1 lessons to optimize learning and skill development.
Discover everything you can learn in the two paths,
then write to me so I can help you choose the best way forward.
Baroque
Musicus Practicus
- Italian Hexachordal Solfeggio: Improve Solmization with exercises in far keys, focusing on Partimenti.
- Composition and Partimento: Learn to compose music using the pedagogical techniques of Partimenti.
- Suite and Dances: Learn to compose and improvise a Suite with its Dances.
- Chorales and Variations: Learn to harmonize a chorale in various voices and to create variations in different styles.
- Musical Rhetoric: Learn to craft a musical Discourse that works with the Rhetorical Principles of Dispositio, and create effective Melodies using hundreds of Rhetorical-Musical Figures.
- Fugue: Learn to compose and improvise a Fugue, both starting from a bass line (Partimento technique) and with only the Subject.
Renaissance
Musicus Practicus
- Hexachordal Solmisation: Learn to read musical pitches with Solmisation.
- Cantus Firmus: Learn to read the Cantus Firmus and Sacred Church Music.
- Cantus Figuratus: Learn to read Renaissance polyphony from the original sources.
- Tones and Modes: Expand your knowledge on Tones and Modes and their application to Counterpoint.
- 2-part Counterpoint: Learn to Compose two-part Counterpoints and Bicinia using a variety of techniques.
- Advanced Counterpoint: Complete your journey by learning advanced techniques of three-part and multi-voice counterpoint.
Download the PDF guide for more detailed information!
Warnings
Since Musical Apprenticeship paths are personal and one-on-one, the number of Apprentices I can personally mentor is very limited.
So, if you want to learn, hurry up and contact me as soon as possible!
Download the Guide to find out how!
1 to 1 Lessons or Video Courses? What's better?
Is it better to purchase a video course or to go for 1-to-1 lessons?
The answer is: It depends… on several factors.
Let’s analyze them together to see which option best suits your needs.
Consideration 1
The time we have in our lives is limited; if we spend an entire lesson talking about theoretical aspects, we’ll have to postpone practical exercises to the next session.
Consideration 2
If the topic requires you to do a lot of exercises, and you’re unsure how to start or find the right method, you may need personal guidance.
Consideration 3
With a video course, you get a lot of lessons and information concentrated and well-organized in a shorter time compared to what would be needed with individual lessons.
Consideration 4
With 1-to-1 lessons, you have the opportunity to dive deeply into performing practical exercises.
Consideration 5
With a video course, you can learn the underlying information and reasoning, while with lessons, we have the opportunity to develop the skills learned, focusing 100% on practical exercises.
If you share your case and background with me, we can plan an integrated method, considering your starting level and current abilities.
Don’t hesitate to contact me! I’m here to guide you!
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Playing Music is not Enough!
Today’s Musician must know how music is composed, how to analyze each piece, and how to improvise with their instrument…
For this reason, I teach musicians all over the world how to express their creativity by teaching composition with the historical method of Partimenti!
Richardus Cochlearius
Your Musichhhus Practicus
