A Restoration of Traditional, Historic Methods of Music Education
Hexachordal Solfeggio, Partimento, Counterpoint, Music Schema Theory
A passion for restoring traditional music pedagogy
Our principles rely on time-tested, traditional musical pedagogical approaches.
Hexachordal Solfeggio
We utilise the traditional Italian and Catholic approach to solfegé, hexachordal solmization as practiced by the students in the Neapolitan conservatories
Partimento
Improvisation over partimenti form the backbone of the Hogan School of Music approach.
Counterpoint
A rigorous study of the science of counterpoint.
Music Schema Theory
In matters of form, we prefer the methods of famed scholar Robert O. Gjerdingen, who understand form best through the study of musical phrases.
Catholic Sacred Music
A vast untapped reservoire of the most sophisticated polyphonic and contrapuntal music provides the repertoire for our studies.
Scholastic Philosophy
The right way to think about music should be through the Aristotelian-Thomist framework rather than modern philosophy.
An array of resources
We plan to revive the historic methods of music education as practiced in Italy and continental Europe during the 18th-century and earlier.
A Truly Historical Approach
- Eschewing ineffective modern methods.
- Improvise and compose Classical music.
- Understand how the great composers learned music.
A Restoration of the ancien régime of music education
- A blog of thought-provoking articles on music education
- Historical pedagogical research
- Qualified teachers
“A new way to teach children music turns out to have been a very old way – the way that Bach and Mozart learned music. Nikhil Hogan is at the forefront of introducing children to the fun ways music was taught in the old conservatories of Europe.”
Professor Robert O. Gjerdingen
Author of “Music in the Galant Style” and “Child Composers”
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