A practical solfege system for piano players

In this article, I discuss an alternative solfege system specifically designed for piano or keyboard players. This system enables... // Continue reading //
In this article, I discuss an alternative solfege system specifically designed for piano or keyboard players. This system enables... // Continue reading //
In this article I'm sharing the PDF of a catalog from Alfred Arnold dating back to 1936. This catalog provides an overview of... // Continue reading //
Looking to learn more about the bandoneon and how it can be utilized in composition? Check out our article which delves... // Continue reading //
The bandoneon is perhaps the quintessential melancholy instrument, as well as being the symbol of tango itself. Due to its unique sound... // Continue reading //
Claudio Constantini is one of the most interesting bandoneon players in the international music scene. He is a renowned concert piano and... // Continue reading //
There are moments when musicians are forced out of necessity to drastically limit the amount of time to dedicate to their practice... // Continue reading //
My interest in Maurice Duruflé started by chance a couple of years ago, thanks to a post on Facebook in a group of organ players... // Continue reading //
Preparing a score to record it presents technical difficulties that improve the knowledge of the musical work and makes you... // Continue reading //
In July 2021 I wrote an article about my experience with synthetic straps for bandoneon. In that article I analyzed this revolutionary... // Continue reading //
Who starts to play the bandoneon has to take a first important choice: bisonoric or unisonoric? These are two different keyboard settings, each... // Continue reading //
Although it is inextricably linked to tango, the bandoneón was born in Germany as an instrument for folklore and popular music... // Continue reading //
Lucid dreaming is a particular state of consciousness in which you're aware you're dreaming. The phenomenon has been known for... // Continue reading //
Do you know that feeling of playing for hours in summer and your bandoneon leather straps... // Continue reading //
I recently travelled with two bandoneons on an intercontinental plane trip. One of the two instruments was... // Continue reading //
Ensamble 96 is a Chilean Quintet formed during 2020. The Ensamble is a creation of bandoneonist Alfonso Covarrubias... // Continue reading //
If you play the bandoneon, your instrument was built in Germany during the Nazi era. I know that this information generally doesn't... // Continue reading //
The bandoneón is conquering a significant role in jazz. Many bandoneón players are exploring this genre and are enriching it with... // Continue reading //
The idea of a bandoneón with registers is not new and has been already tested in Germany, especially with the 144 Einheits model. If... // Continue reading //
As the readers of this blog know, I play the bandoneón 144 tones and actually I play the same scores playable with the 142 system and even scores... // Continue reading //
Many people don't know that there was a time when the bandoneón was very popular in Europe, especially in Germany. We speak of a period from... // Continue reading //
It is a great pleasure for me to introduce Igor Sayenko, a Ukrainian musician who plays the bayan and the accordion professionally. Igor started... // Continue reading //
Let's continue with the second article of the topic "Bringing order to the chaos". Today we talk about the tritone and its location in... // Continue reading //
The keyboards of the bandoneón are a real chaos. However, some logic can still be found. In this article, let's start trying to put some order out of the chaos. Today we try to simplify the keyboard... // Continue reading //
I am a Linux user and I play the bandoneón. Okay, I'm twice weird. I use an operating system not very widespread and I play an uncommon and unnecessarily complicated musical instrument... // Continue reading //
Ana Castro is a bandoneón student at the Conservatory who practices Functional Training. The workout program with improvement of the study and musical performance as goal interests me a lot, so... // Continue reading //
A few years ago I saw a video by M. Rodolfo Daluisio playing a bandoneón built by Baltazar Estol. Until that moment I thought that brand new bandoneóns were prerogative of Europe... // Continue reading //
While still living in Italy I started looking for a bandoneón teacher to study with. As italian bandoneón students knows very well, teachers in Italy are still few and not always... // Continue reading //
I've always been in love with the organ.
Personally, however, I consider the bandoneon to be an "entrance door" to the vast world of organ music.
Even if it is a discreet door, it should be crossed with the awareness of... // Continue reading //
This article is about my experience as a bandoneón student in the Argentine capital, and particularly at the Conservatory. When I left Italy in 2017 to deepen the study of this instrument at the... // Continue reading //
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