Hello, my name is Stefan Lundgren, and I will be your guide on your way through this online Lute Tutor.
If you would like to listen to some background music "A Handful of Green Leaves" will be played when you click here.
When you see a music example, just click on it and the music will start! Unfortunately there is no lute sound offered in the MIDI instrumental catalogue. So my choice in these files is the MIDI harp sound.

A short introduction to the pages on this site:

Pluck and Play

Lute music is notated in tablature. In three steps you'll learn to play from this easy and practical system.

Children's Corner

We start with a short and funny text. Then we speak and play it rhythmically. A melody is added and, finally, a bass line. And there it is: a complete new tune for the lute!

Six Short Lute Lessons

One: Holding the instrument
Two: The Right Hand
Three: The Left Hand
Four: Single Voice
Five: Two-Voice Playing, Open Basses
Six: Two-Voice Playing, Stopped Basses

Studies Op. 19

I've written 12 studies for seven course lute. They will be presented here one after the other. Look, listen, try out and ask!

Studies Op. 12

In "Baroque Lute Companion" (see "Books" below) I've published 24 studies for eleven course d-minor-lute. They will all be presented here. Look, listen, try out and ask!

Courses

Here you can read information about lute courses in Landshut (Germany) and Öland (Sweden).