Bengt-Olov Palmqvist

Bengt-Olov Palmqvist [bɛŋkt- olov palmqvist] is a Swedish-Australian musicologist and music theorist, with particular expertise on the subject of rhythm, within music theory. He has published a series of work-books titled "Refinement of Rhythm", that are used widely as resources for rhythmic dictation, grounding and research.^[1] He is also noted among musicians in Australia for his choral conducting, composing and jazz arranging skills.^[2]

Education

Palmqvist graduated with a Bachelor of Music from Ingesund College of Music, Arvika, and a Master of Music in Pedagogy, Aural and Music Theory from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.^[3] He currently is an associate professor in Aural and Music Theory at the Australian National University School of Music.

Refinement of Rhythm

In 2005, Palmqvist created two workbooks in a series titled "Refinement of Rhythm", compiled to assist college and university music students in their aural studies from a preliminary to very advanced stage. It is one of the only books compiled for this purpose to date, that focuses solely on one aspect of music theory and aural practice: rhythm. As such, it has been generally well received by universities and higher music learning facilities internationally, and throughout Australia.^[4]

References

1. "Refinement of Rhythm, About the Author". Refinement of Rhythm. Parallels.
2. "Academic Staff - A/Bengt-Olov Palmqvist". Academic Staff - School of Music.
3. "Academic Staff - A/Bengt-Olov Palmqvist". Academic Staff - School of Music.
4. Caeser, Michael. "Review". Refinement of Rhythm. Parallels. Retrieved 14 November 2011.