Besides practice tools, we offer a unique list of seminars, workshops and other events, that can represent a valuable reference for learning and improvement.
Early Music Masterclass  -  A new edition of tis succesful instrumental and chamber music workshop, for individuals and groups, on renaissance and baroque repertoire. The lessons are run by top class professional tutors, including Luigi Lupo for traverso. Bassano del Grappa, Italy, May 30-June 1, 2025.
Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute - A world-renowned training program for advanced students and professional musicians in instrumental and vocal baroque performance practice, with masterclasses, orchestral and chamber music rehersals, and lectures and workshops. The faculty includes Sandra Miller for traverso. Toronto, Canada, June 15-28, 2025. 
Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute   -  A two-week workshop in baroque music featuring all the normal baroque instruments, with daily masterclasses plus lectures, concerts, coached ensembles, and student baroque orchestra.. The baroque flute class is taught by Michael Lynn and is open to all students, beginning through advanced. This Summer we focus on English Music – Purcell to Handel. Oberlin, Ohio (US), June 15-29, 2025.​
SFEMS Baroque Workshop  -  Join your SFEMS Baroque Workshop Faculty  this summer , including Lars Johannesson for traverso, as we journey to the infamous Green Vault of Dresden, a city known as the jewel box of Europe, and home of the early 18th century’s most impressive orchestra. The Baroque Workshop will be a full week of immersive musicking open to singers, wind and string players as well as keyboard and plucked continuo instrumentalists. Berkeley, California (US), June 16-22, 2025.​
Wildacres Flute Retreat  -  This week-long flute course, with Kathie Stewart and Amara Guitry for traverso, on a mountaintop near the Blue Ridge Parkway, combines the beauty and peacefulness of a natural setting with instruction and inspiration from world-renowned flutists. The course is open to professional flutists, teachers, students and amateurs, each flutist designing a course of study appropriate to his or her level of attainment and interests. Little Switzerland, North Carolina (US), June 21-28, 2025.​
Masterclass Historical Flutes  - A Masterclass advanced and professional players, as well as beginners who have just switched to baroque, classical or romantic flute or want to try it now. With Benedek Csalog for traverso and Anne Pustlauk for classical and romantic flutes.​ Budapest, Hungary, June 28-July 3, 2024.
Baroque Academy for Instrumentalists - Whether you're a student or young professional, this is the perfect chance to delver into the rich world of Baroque music. This year's opera production will be Dafne (1734) by Georg Reutter the Younger. ​ Kathie Stewart will be teaching traverso. Allentown,  Pennsylvania (US), June 29-July 6, 2025.
Kälviä Goes Baroque - The summer camp for baroque music, open for all levels and ages. Playing in the baroque orchestra requires more skills. For the beginners, there is a possibility to join easy-to-play ensembles. Hanna Haapamäki and Pauliina Fred will be teaching traverso. Kälviä, Finland, June 30-July 6, 2025.
Flutes in Tuscany - A course to explore all aspects of flute playing with inspiring tutors in breathtaking surroundings. Daily baroque flute lessons will be run by Elizabeth Walker, with ensemble sessions and a concert for baroque flutes.  Tereglio, Italy, July 2-10, 2025.
Traverso & Baroque Music Course - This international course, run by Annie Laflamme, is aimed at professional musicians as well as flute students and amateurs. All other baroque instrumentalists are welcome and, under the guidance of professional tutors, will play baroque chamber music together. Markt Nordheim, Germany, July 4-12, 2025.
 XXIe Académie Musicale - The flute course, held by Florence Aoustet, are aimed at both amateurs and experienced musicians wishing to perfect their repertoire or a specific technical aspect of the instrument, including "Modern" musicians wishing to learn. Chamber music courses will also be offered, depending on the participants and possible combinations with trainees from other classes.. Besançon, July 6-13, 2025.
Baroque Flute Summer Workshop -  A week rich in chamber music, master classes, classes focusing technique, and invaluable insights into interpreting 18th century repertoire.  Students will be joined by professionalmusicians who will be coaching and playing in student ensembles. ​Janet See and Kathie Stewart bell be the tutors. Seattle, Washington State (US), July 13-19, 2025.
Dentro il Suono Summer School -  Seven days of intense work will be spent in various activities related to the DILS method, in a full-immersion mode inspired by the “workshop” approach, successfully tested in the previous nine editions. Each participant will be part of a permanent laboratory, where every detail of the chosen repertoire will be subject of study under the academic staff.  Enrico Luca will teache traverso. Pontedera, Italy, July 19-26, 2025.
Urbino Musica Antica  -  Now in its 57th edition, the Urbino course has long been a point of reference for those who love early music. In the magnificent setting of this important medieval city, for nine days we sing, play and dance, alternating individual lessons in the morning with many group activities in the afternoon. Marcello Gatti teaches traverso. Urbino, Italy, July 20-28, 2025.
3rd International Early Music Course  -  The third edition of the of this course in Las Palmas, featuring Pablo Sosa for traverso,  aims to promote the training of musicians in the field of historically informed performance practice. Las Palmas, Spain, July 21-25, 2025.
Varmia Musica Academia  -  The classes are intended for students and professional musicians who want to expand their knowledge in the field of rhetorical performance. There will be basic classes, such as individual lessons, chamber music or orchestra, optional additional classes and lectures. Karolina Zych will be teaching traverso. The week-long workshops will culminate in a concert performance of  Henry Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas. Lidzbark Warmiński, Poland, July 27-August 5, 2025.
9th Academy of Ancient Music in Savoie  -  This course takes place in the sublime and peaceful setting offered by the Rochette Abbey, ​and is designed for both amateur and professional musicians. There will be individual lessons and group work for several instruments, including traverso with Clément Zanni. Belmont-Tramonet, France, July 28-August 2, 2025.
ILMAestate 2025  -  A new edition of the early music course on period instruments, for individual instrumentalists, singers and chamber music groups. The simultaneous presence of multiple instrument and singing classes allows not only in-depth individual study, but also the participation of each student in work groups created for the ensemble musical repertoire, in a stimulating and creative environment. Luigi Lupo will be teaching traverso. San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy, July 29-August 4, 2025.
Fornace Musica Antica -  The course aims on the one hand to deepen the solo repertoire during individual lessons and on the other hand to collaborate with the different classes during ensemble music. The traverso lessons, given by Laura Pontecorvo, will be centered on the repertoire of the first half of the eighteenth century with particular attention to the different national styles (French, German and Italian). Fornace, Italy, August 2-6, 2025.
NORVIS Early Music Summer School  -  A full week-long early music summer school in County Durham which we’re proud to describe as one of the UK’s longest-established and friendliest. Among many other instruments there will be a new set of baroque flute classes run by​ Annabel Knight. Durham, UK, August 2-9, 2025.
Curso Internacional de Musica Antigua  -  The forty-sixth edition of the Daroca International Early Music Course will feature an excellent teaching staff on many historical instruments. ​ Agostino Cirillo will be teaching performance of the 18th traverso repertoire repertoire, both solo and chamber. Daroca, Spain, August 3-10, 2025.
Early Music Days  -  An intensive baroque music course for both students of early music and appropriately trained amateurs. Traverso lessons will be run by​ Claire Genewein, with the oportunity to do chamber music too. Pöllau, Austria, August 5-10, 2025.
Residential Baroque Music Summer School  -  This early music course, one of Europe's foremost is for baroque wind, string and continuo players and singers. You should be a competent sight-reader and confident playing or singing one-to-a-part. Clare Beesley will be the traverso tutor (currentlyon waiting list). Reading, UK, August 10-17, 2025.
L'Académie des Musiciens de Saint-Julien - An early music and dance academy dedicated to ambitious amateurs and future professionals, with a teaching staff is composed of internationally renowned artists, members of Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien ensemble, or sharing the same approach to music. François Lazarevitch and Georges Barthel will be teaching baroque flute. Le Havre, France, August 17-25, 2025.
L'Académie des Passions - The academy in historically informed performance practice with teachers from the orchestra is aimed at instrumentalists: Younger, older and timeless amateurs, students and professionals. Baroque instruments are preferred, but players of modern instruments are also welcome. Anne Parisot will be the tutor for historical flutes. Bern, Switzerland, August 18-23, 2025.
21eme Académie d’été 2025 - Led by Le Masque, the Baroque Music Summer Academy is aimed at advanced amateurs and future professionals. This year, the instructors would also like to open their classes to classical instrumentalists and explore the interpretation of the Baroque repertoire. Marta Kratochvilová will be teaching traverso. Neuwiller-les-Saverne, France, August 18-24, 2025.
9ème Académie Sublime Baroque - This academy of baroque music is organized by Music'Astera for instrumentalists, choral singers, and soloists. The faculty includes  musicians recognized in France and internationally, which will lead work on solo repertoire, orchestral work, and chamber music practice.  Xavier Fanot will be the tutor for traverso. Pont-Saint-Esprit, France, August 19-24, 2025.
Vielklang Academy master classes - With Telemann's music as the main theme, you can receive one-on-one lessons, take part in chamber music lessons with all teachers and develop your ensemble skills and musical interpretation in a supportive group environment.  Karl Kaiser will be teaching traverso. Tübingen, Germany, August 24-31, 2025.
Summer Academy - Each summer, since 1932, the Accademia Musicale Chigiana organizes advanced music courses for young talents from around the world, who are striving towards excellence in the field of music performance, in collaboration with prestigious international instructors.
 Historical traverso flute will be taught by Marcello Gatti, in collaboration with Mozarteum University, Salzburg. Siena, Italy, August 26-September 2, 2025.

Our past events

A season of French Baroque - delve with baroque flutist Teddie Hwang into the secrets of this very idiomatic style for Baroque flute music. There will be a play-along meet-up and two practical workshop, respectively on September 24, October 29 and November 19, 2023.
 Music and Imagery - playing with a 3-dimensional sound on June 25- With her experience in fine-art photography, Teddie Hwang will demonstrate how such an extra-musical input can give insight into music and its interpretation. Furthermore, she will explain her concepts about tone production which lead to a lively flute sound that has depth, richness, and flexibility in expression. 
Practicing Baroque Flute - a musical approach to etudes and exercises on May 21- Baroque flutist Teddie Hwang will show some of her favorite exercises and studies and, most importantly, will demonstrate how to practice with a musical approach and do away the common conception of studies as being monotonous and repetitive. 
An online workshop from The Traverso Practice Net "Speaking Baroque Flute", a panel conversation on articulaton with Lisete Bull, Teddie Hwang and Enrico Coden, on March 26, to celebrate Early Music Day.
Our first online workshop from The Traverso Practice Net will be on Bach's Partita, on February 5, where Baroque flutist Teddie Hwang will break down the barriers to this music and invite everyone to appreciate and enjoy the breathtaking beauty of the "Corrente".