Governor's Musick In the Wythe Parlor

Music lessons were important to a young lady’s or gentleman’s education. Being a skilled musician prepared one to present well in polite company and served as a vehicle for young ladies to marry well. Music masters advertised lessons to be given in the home or rented spaces to educate those who could afford the leisure activity of playing music. Visit the Wythe House parlor to delight in popular domestic music enjoyed by members of Williamsburg’s gentry played or sung by one or more members of the Governor’s Musick. Guests can take this opportunity to ask questions about the music and the instruments, or listen and reflect on what George Wythe or his young protégé and boarder, Thomas Jefferson, might have heard here.