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This one-day workshop will focus a bit on reading figured bass notation, but it will serve us to help in the improvisation portion. The same way that a jazz musician is free to improvise on the melody, because the harmonies are so clear. We will also be playing ground basses, which have survived today in the style of a ‘12-bar blues’ where we can improvise on our instrument while not having music in front of us at all. This event is in March for Early Music Month 2026, and will provide the opportunity to bring Lutes/early instruments to new audiences.

Lastly, we will be using our skills to play some songs from Handel’s famous opera - The Beggar’s Opera which will be performed June 2026 as part of Baroque Opera Workshop at Queens College summer workshop.