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Partimento is a method of harmony and composition teaching developed in Naples in the 18th Century, which was the basis of conservatory education from the time of Pergolesi though Verdi. It uses figured and unfigured basses as the foundation for extempore and written-out compositions, starting with the simplest chord progression patterns and working up to entire movements. This is a skills-based course in which students will realize examples from the partimento tradition at the keyboard. All students are welcome; keyboard skills required.