WHAT EXPERTS SAY
“...And the League of American Orchestra was about to kick me out for saying this was the future of music! And it is. As a composer I am more interested in the creative process and what technology can do to help connect people with music than I am in figuring out the politics of who gets heard and who doesn't on a symphony orchestra program.”
Marc Parella,
Composer from the U.S., former researcher at the Arnold Schoenberg Institute of the University of Southern California - 2018
"Brainarm strongly contributes to spreading creative music practice even among people with no specific musical studies.
This system brings human beings much closer to personal creativity, building far more self-confidence than any technical and musical acquisitions can do. That's why it is particularly beneficial on a human level.
Brainarm can promote better relationships among people, leading to a more peaceful and creative world for all."
Fabrizio De Rossi Re,
Composer and Composition teacher from Italy, member of Nuova Consonanza, formerly in partnership with Luciano Berio, Sylvano Bussotti and Salvatore Sciarrino - 2022
(Original picture modified - credits: Circuspolka CC-BY-SA 4.0)
"It's a great concept!
It totally works!"
Dickran Atamian (aka Jack Price),
International Pianist,
Price Attractions Director,
Artist Manager of Lalo Schifrin
('Mission Impossible' soundtrack) - 2020
In his VIDEO TESTIMONIAL he reviews Brainarm
and reflects upon its huge implications, such as classical concert audience education, and increased student retention for music teachers.
"Recently I attended a Brainarm session of one of my own friends, a bank manager who was totally new to music. I appreciated the evolutionary path of the process which started from improvisation, and then came to a definition of the materials at stake, which got filtered by the sensitivity and taste of the "neophyte". I wish Guido Mallardi and the system he has developed a wide popularization, that can contribute actively to the practice of music as a creative approach for everyone, expecially on the expressive and emotional level."
Fausto Bongelli,
Pianist from Italy - 2018
"Brainarm is very interesting, and above all for me as a composer, since there is an increasing approach to creativity and composition for a wider audience."
Sergio René Martinez, Composer
and WPTA Argentina President - 2019
"Great concept! The future of music composition is here!"
Terry Daniels,
Music tutor from U.K. - 2018
"Getting 'non-musicians' doing music is a brilliant step in removing the elitist perception of composing and music-making that many people have. Some of the best musicians and musical people I have come across appear in the most unlikely places, builders whistling while they work, etc. I can see Brainarm working in special schools, rehab centres, young offender's institutions, and mainstream schools, just as an initial thought."
Roger Moisan, trumpeter from U.K. - 2019
"I am indeed interested! For instance I think that we all start learning to read music when we are too young establishing an eye-hand relationship, rather than training the hand to do what the ears hear first. By doing so we inhibit the imagination and spontaneous improvisation, impoverishing our self-creating skills!"
Eddie Davey,
organist from South Africa - 2019
|| “This is the future of music”
Marc Parella, composer
Daniel Nicholson introducing the Brainarm concept during a public demonstration held by Guido Mallardi in summer 2018 at Hanna&Sons piano shop (Wimbledon)
“Brainarm is a music therapeutic way of self-expression.”
Daniel Nicholson, Pianist from U.K.,
and Founder of Cadenza Music
On that occasion, willing volunteers were given
the opportunity to try Brainarm in person.
or learn about
WHAT JOURNALISTS SAY
"He promised to bring out of him the music he didn't think he had.
[…] Those minimal fairy tales, that are really not so minimal, the ones you don’t expect, that maybe you can only live far away from the hallucinations of the metropolis, that make you suspect that life doesn't lie in a computer, in waiting in vain, in another dull day.
There was more life in the hugs of those amateurs, less then amateurs in some cases (my brother had only been participating for just about two months*), who were congratulating each other, who were despairing, who were encouraging each other with hugs, then in many empty liturgies.
There is need of real music, of enchantment... Music is an immense force, gigantic. Music changes the souls and changes men. Music can take men and make them better. And this approach, which I recommend you try out for yourself, wherever you are, has managed, I must admit it, to surprise me, due to its enthusiasm, its results and that mixture of vigour and familiarity."
Massimo Del Papa,
Journalist (from Italy) - 2012
* Read about Paolo Del Papa's experience here below.
Read the full article on his blog (italian language only)
"It will surely bear its fruits!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart to you and to all those who will try
the Brainarm method, for the music you will keep on pouring out from your essence and for the invigorating effect that you will provide to those who will come to listen to your music!"
Alessandra Cicalini,
Journalist who tried the Brainarm (from Italy) - 2012
Read the full article on her blog (italian language only)
Want to know more?
Here is the word of
THOSE WHO HAVE TRIED IT
Kumell Rizvi, a hobbyist interviewed before
and after trying the Brainarm, talks about
his enlightening experience with it (Spring 2019)
.
"I was looking for a new method to refine my approach to piano and to allow me to compose. This revolutionary method allowed me to create a piece, which has been successfully played during two concerts. My satisfaction was great! Brainarm opened a musical world that I wasn't aware of. Now I play regularly and have created about thirty pieces with a self-confidence I've never had before. This has contributed to my mental health as well."
Paolo Del Papa,
adult intermediate self-tought piano student - 2012
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"It was a great experience, doing away with the 'formalities' that 'stunts' the very essence of what Creativity and Expression are really about! It was a great confidence booster! For anyone who undertakes this experience it can only move them to greater things! The chasm between establishment and god-given musical ability whom one fine example was that of king David of the Bible who was a accomplished composer!"
Desmond Calliste,
life coach and non-musician (U.K.) - 2018
"It's really amazing. It is a great technique! I have no music background but spent a whole afternoon composing. The result is intriguing. It is like a cast of my feelings and of my character. Thank you very much!"
Matthias Leeck,
sculptor (Germany) - 2018
“I have always loved art and music. But only now I am desiring to compose. I felt I could potentially express thoughts and feelings through music, but I didn't realize exactly how to make this possible. I needed a mean. The Brainarm method is fantastic, free and gentle! It perfectly fits the individual's creative space.”
Loredana Pecora,
singing student - 2013
“I had been looking for a piano teacher who dealt with composition from the beginning for quite some time, but I was doubting it would be possible to find one until I found Guido Mallardi.
I am already composing my first piece, it talks about me and my musical taste. Ever since I started, I have been full of enthusiasm because I feel I have the right method to express my music fully!
Brainarm lets you learn music by means of music. The art is tied in every technical aspect to every notion we learn. It gives meaning to each of your efforts and charges you with enthusiasm.
I finally completed the first of my piano compositions, it is called “Ode to Skrjabin”. I am very satisfied with the result. Now all I need to do is learn how to play it.
Many ask me how on earth I composed something without knowing how to play it. To those who ask such question, I smile and explain that it seemed strange to me as well up until the moment I saw the method at work. Each one of us has music within, even without the means of expressing it, because that mean is the Brainarm method. You are the mind and they let you borrow the hands... It’s like having a stand-in actor, when you can’t execute a difficult and virtuosic piece, your stuntman comes in and replaces you just enough to reorganize your work to a neat standard. It is an experience for all, for those who have always dreamt of composing as well as for those that didn’t even know they had music to express."
Stefano Cerquozzi,
self-taught intermediate piano student - 2012
“Up to the age of 20, I never studied nor touched a musical instrument, and I only saw the piano as a great dream never to be accomplished. But now, thanks to this method and to a pianist-composer able to bring out who you really are and all the music that you have within which you didn’t know you had (because you never had a chance to realise it), I can honestly say that I have set great achievements and that it still allows me today not to be discouraged and to believe in myself, always."
Jessica Germani,
bartender - 2012
“My two children aged 11 and 16 have composed via Brainarm from 9/2012 to 7/2013. Thanks to Guido Mallardi’s expertise my children have grown musically. He has applied the Brainarm method developed by himself successfully so that my sons have composed some pieces that have been very appreciated when played at the concerts."
Daniele Cameli,
parent of two siblings - 2013
"The Brainarm method gives sound to the incessant rhythm of everyone's life. It allows self expression through a free, spontaneous and lawless flow of notes which in turn Guido organises into the traditional musical format. As a vase grants shape to space, Guido's sensitivity, intelligence and musical acumen transmutes our silence into music."
Paola Johnson,
adult piano student, complete beginner - 2014
“I composed a song in rhythm'n'blues style, of course with the help of the teacher Mallardi. However, the potential of this method was immediately obvious...”
Marco Gasparroni,
music lover hobbyist musician - 2013
"Thanks to Brainarm I have discovered that everyone has his own music. And despite the fact that I didn't believe in myself or my skills, I have found I am able to conceive and compose my own music, a music that reflects my complex inner world. That has helped me to have a better idea of myself and increase my self-esteem."
Elisa Campofiloni,
non-musician and Guido’s wife - 2009
"I am inclined to think the whole experience was a gentle and creative way of asking about ourselves and I do believe that we can compose a piece of music as long as we can trust our ears (and trust the facilitator). I spent 30 minutes with him to have a go and I was so pleasantly surprised that it produced so many questions! I recommend it highly to anyone, who is curious about themselves and music!"
Hyun Suk Lee,
intermediate jazz piano student - 2019
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