In the first two weeks I owned my lute, I had not yet taken any lessons, and worked on making basic controlled notes with the instrument. . . . WEEK 1 Basic learning how to make sounds. Rose Red, possibly the simplest, easiest lute piece there is. but quite pleasant. A very simple slow piece: good as the first thing to learn, to get you used to playing two notes at once. . . . WEEK 2 Another simple piece ("Dance" by Newsidler), not as easy as Passamezo, but still quite simple. Toward the end you get to fret the 6th string for a chord, which takes some getting used to. Still, easy, since there are never more than two notes played at once. Oaken Leaves, another very simple piece. Note: there appear to be some errors in this version of the piece. . . . Next: first month