And since I am also on this course, so far fairly invisibly, but about to become more visible soon, I would like to say that this is my very first blog ever. As a performer and a fairly aged person, all this technology is beyond me, luckily not necessary to playing the viola da gamba. Yet one tries to keep up, and I can certainly see the advantages of much of it. I am very much enjoying your introduction to old things (though for me 1769 is not so old). I very much look forward to making some music and talking to you about historical performance and old notation.