Classes XXV

*Schedule is in EASTERN Time

We have classes happening in two sessions; 11:00am-11:55am, and 2:30-3:25pm

(*times may be slightly different the day of the event)

There is room for up to 4-5 classes each session (with the possibility of adding a 6th class as needed.)

(*Please email Hilla Stormbringer if you have a class you would like to offer at Bardic Madness.

Class session 1 (11 to 12):
Enhancing Your Bardic Performance With Theatre Techniques - THL Hilla Stormbringer
Come play Theater Games with Hilla! You've got your piece, be it story, poem, or song. You've got your vocal technique down, but now what? The performance space awaits you! These tips and techniques from the theater can assist you in your performance. This is a participatory class, and a fun way to start the morning!

When Harry Met Billy: The Norman Conquest and English Poetry - THL Llywelyn  Glyndyverdwy
When Harold Godwinson met William of Normandy at Hastings, English society ... including the poetry ... was fundamentally changed. We'll trace the transition from the Anglo-Saxon alliterative verse tradition to the continental rhyme-and-meter forms that dominated English poetry for centuries. (Llewellyn

Bardic Video Voodoo - Masters Cerian Cantwr & John Inchingham
Master Cerian Cantwr and Master John Inchingham the Fool describe and discuss many of the methods and cool special effects they have been utilizing to create their latest YouTube videos.  They hope to de-mystify the basic tools and techniques they have been experimenting with, in the hope of encouraging other bards to follow in their footsteps.  While, it would be useful to have previously viewed some or all of "Another Pennsic Denied Concert" (most of the video examples that Cerian and John will use can be found there), it is not a requirement.

Please join us and learn from our mistakes so that you can make new ones. The power of Bardic Video Voodoo can be yours.

Another Pennsic Denied Concert    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj97uu65nTg

A Pennsic Denied Concert    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ROMwDOOLzk

Frets & Fingers: Basics of Fretted String Instruments - Master Brendan O'Corraidhe
Foundational theory and playing technique applicable to any plucked or strummed fretted string instrument, such as guitar, lute, ukulele, mandolin, cittern, bouzouki, etc. Players of non-fretted instruments such as oud can also benefit. 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IjDfRnGI3Y9ztgnrhqjWB2rcIxQ9_2FaCKnZr0AFbqM/edit?usp=sharing 

Bardic Rings and Other Tokens - Meistra Lucia Elena Braganza
A make-and-take session! Discuss several traditions of Bardic token-giving while learning to make wire-wrapped rings.

Class session 2 (2:30 to 3:30):
Improv Games - Master John Inchingham
Master John Inchingham the Fool introduces newcomers to the wonders of improvisation and provides veteran performers with a chance to test their abilities. Improvisation is taught both as an art-form in and of itself and as a means of creating ideas for the aspiring bard (and for the seasoned tunesmith with writer’s block). The class is fun and informal. Come prepared to move and to make a fool of yourself!

Ljóðaháttr! - Lady Taliesin  Wordweaver
Ljóðaháttr! What is it? What kinds of subject matter did the Icelandic skalds associate it with? Is it hard? (No) Can we compose it in English? (Yes) Can we pronounce it? (Maybe). Come join us with an overview of the form, some tips and tricks on nailing it in English, and a newfound appreciation for the succinct, haiku-like beauty of this versatile "chant-meter"

Medieval Modes - Mistress Amelie d'Anjou
Did you know that most medieval music was not written in major or minor? Learn the modes they did use to up your game. Handout includes a period song in every mode.  Bring a pencil!

Scribal Sandbox  - Matildis la Libraire, OL
Come join Matildis and have fun with scribal! Have questions? She has answers! Limited loaner supplies will be available, but feel free to bring your own! 

TBA - Mistress Lorelei Skye
Our own Provost will be teaching a class! Come back for more information!