Chords, temperaments and tuning

Practical elements of tuning and knowledge of the most common temperaments of the Baroque period.

How to carry out maintenance on the instrument.

How to tune a harpsichord (harpsichordist).

Theory and practice of the different temperaments and tuning systems. Introduction to instrument tuning and maintenance.

A brief historical overview of instrument making.

compulsory in the 1st cycle.

compulsory for students in harpsichord and fortepiano classes.

End of first year: tuning a harpsichord in mesotonic temperament (harpsichordists).

Tuning faulty notes on a fortepiano by restoring them to the original tuning (pianofortists).

End of second year: Creating a temperament for a given repertoire (harpsichordists)

Creating a temperament for a given repertoire (pianofortists)

2 years, 3 hours per week, divided between group lessons and small groups (harpsichordists).

1 or 2 years, 1 hour per week, divided between group and private lessons (pianofortists).