"This class explores different aspects of late baroque and classical notational practices and style through an examination of historical and contemporary descriptions about the meaning of 18 th -C notation. Each class period is divided between discussion of performance practice ideas and the application of those concepts to playing repertoire for solo keyboard or keyboard plus strings or flute Topics include the evolution of note length, slurs, articulation, beat hierarchy, vibrato, rhetoric and embellishment with information drawn from historical writings by composer/authors including Quantz, C.P.E. Bach, Leopold Mozart, Türk, Milchmeyer and Clementi supplemented by commentary by contemporary scholars. The class is meant to be practical and applicable to your work on your instrument and not abstract or theoretical. This course fulfills the requirement for Graduate Seminar for MM students. "