Notation Classes October-December 2026
Welcome to my courses webpage! I'm offering two notation classes in October-December 2026; To register, please complete the sign up form below, and I'll email you with payment instructions (options include check, Zelle, and PayPal). After payment, you will receive a recurring Zoom link for the series, and all materials and sound files will be sent to you via a Google drive folder, for you to access and/or download. The Zoom recordings of each session will also be sent out, and will stay available to view for at least 3 months.
Fee: USD 150 for a 6-week series
(if you need to pay in CAD or EUR please make a note that in the sign up form and I will get back to you with options.)
Tuesdays: Introduction II to 16th century Mensural Notation: Mensuration O
6 Tuesdays 7:00-8:15pm Eastern via Zoom
October 27, November 3, 10, & 17, December 1 & 8
no class Tuesday Nov 24 before US Thanksgiving
Building on the knowledge gained in the 4-week introductory series I offered in September and early October, we continue to work with 16th- and 15th-century sources. The goal is to gain deeper understanding, practical application, and greater levels of comfort and fluency with historical clefs and ligature reading, as well as some first experiences with the specifics rules guiding triple mensurations, specifically tempus perfectum prolatio minor (mensuration O).
Wednesdays: More Matteo!
Wednesdays, 5:45-7:00pm Eastern via zoom
October 28, November 4, 11, & 18, December 2 & 9
no class Wednesday November 25 before US Thanksgiving
The Wednesday notation classes will continue the exploration of Matteo da Perugia’s music. Matteo da Perugia’s works belongs to the short-lived flowering of a beautiful late medieval genre known today as “ars subtilior”. His music is preserved in Modena A and other sources, and contains both secular and sacred compositions. Matteo da Perugia was the first magister capellae at the Milan Cathedral from 1402-1407, and one of his patrons was the antipope Alexander V.
Prerequisites: The Wednesdays series is geared towards experienced readers of early notation, who have at the minimum completed my two introductory series, or possess equivalent knowledge. If in doubt, feel free to contact me to see if this series would be right for you.