Scholarship
One benefit to independent study is that I can follow my whimsy, so that when I get a craving to further specialize in the solo instrumental repertoire of the sixteenth century off I go. My biggest gaps are Germans and harpsichordists, and I may need to learn Italian and English court dancing to increase my familiarity with the musical forms that sprang from them. But those are achievable goals, and now I have a lesson plan.