This is a performance course geared primarily to singers and pianists offering them an opportunity to learn and perform lieder by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and possibly Schubert using a late 18th-century fortepiano. This instrument is lighter and more transparent than a modern piano making it possible for singers to emphasize the spoken inflections and timings of German speech in their singing. Pianists have the opportunity to learn to play with singers and also to familiarize themselves with the sound and touch of a Mozart-era instrument and the meaning and logic of classical-era notation. Depending on the proportion of singers to pianists in the class, there may be opportunities for pianists to work on solo repertoire. String players interested in working on duo or trio repertoire by Mozart or Beethoven should email the instructor to ask if space is available