Pennsic XLII - Thursday, Peace Week
2013 Jul 25 Thursday
Thu 07:15
Woke up without the alarm this morning.
Pennsic Choir rehearsals start today. There's classes I'm interested in in the New Performing Arts tent from 09:00-15:00, and I'll need to take instruments. (At least I can stay put with them most of the day.)
Thu 08:00
The strudel I brought for the camp has lasted much longer than expected. (The first day they were out, no one realized they were for group consumption.) This is the third day I've had two for breakfast, out of a package of 10. There's one left, so I think breakfast will be Pop-Tarts tomorrow.
The Kindle's getting its first recharge at camp, after dropping to 49%. It appears to connect with the BT keyboard even when it's sleeping, which may have contributed to pairing confusion. (I now seem to recall that the keyboard can wake the tablet.)
Thu 17:12
Today's classes were entirely music. The non-music classes I was considering (Algebra as Geometry and Brewing and Experimental Archaeology) were both overcrowded by the time I got there from the New Performing Arts tent (aka the rehearsal tent). There's less traffic noise at the new tent, but it's a long way from the classroom tents.
This year's Pennsic Choir director led a class of period Christmas music before the rehearsal. She didn't impress me well when she was introduced to us last year, but I liked her much better today. Rehearsal went well. Our numbers were small (It's still the first week.), and we're short on tenors and particularly on basses. One of our tenors was almost scared off by the pace of rehearsal, but today was probing for status (some things already sound good), and the concert's a week away.
Changing clefs didn't turn out very challenging since I was the only one with bass recorders; I ended up reading bass (F) clef (𝄢 , which I've known for almost 50 years), not C clef (𝄡).
The Physics of Musical Instruments was interesting, but Pennsic Univ has spoiled us with teachers who generally have a much deeper knowledge of their subjects.
Drumming for European Dance was good for hearing a different (and crucial) viewpoint on supporting dancing. [Sep 2017: I don't see how this comment fits here; I remember taking this class, but I don't know when, and I'm not finding it anywhere else in my notes.]
I caught the last half hour of an open madrigal read-through in place of the overcrowded classes. There was one other man there, and he wasn't really singing. I mostly tried to sing bass - but I'm not a bass.
The 15th-c Polyphony class was cancelled again, so I went to Bardic-Arts Harmony. (Again, only 2 men.) There was one woman who consistently harmonized in quavering descants, and I could tell that a lot of other people found them irritating too. Pennsic Bardic is not part of my background, and I would have liked a chance to hear the tunes and form my own thoughts about how they might be harmonized....
I just noticed there were 2 17:00 classes I was interested in. It's too late to head back up for them now.
WhenInstructorTitleDescriptionComments
09:00- 10:00Master John ap WynneHenry VII of England: A Modern Monarch (813)A short presentation and discussion regarding Henry VII, 1485-1509, as a modern administrator rather than War King. Handout limit: 25.
09:00- 10:00Lady Siri ToivosdotterChristmas (Music) in July (1411)Music-reading session on period music for 12th Night or Wassail. Singers and instrumentalists welcome. Public domain music, handout, no charge. Handout limit: 40.
10:00- 12:00Lady Siri ToivosdotterKnown World Choir Rehearsal (1419)Join the oldest Pennsic Choir as we rehearse in preparation for a concert Aug 1. We will perform some music in tribute to Owain Phyfe. Taught 8 times.
12:00- 13:00Lord Michael of SafitaArchaeology of a Byzantine Shipwreck (1103)A Byzantine cargo ship sank off the coast of Yassi Ada (Turkey) in circa AD 626. Excavation strategy, cargo and ship construction will be discussed. Handout limit: 25, fee: $2.00. Taught 2 times.Lord Michael's classes are always good; lots of detail.
12:00- 13:00Lady Jadwiga KrzyzanowkaChanging Fingering and Changing Clefs (1408)We'll discuss how to go from a C recorder to an F recorder, and then practice doing it. Editions in C clefs and facsimile also will be available. Taught 2 times.
13:00- 15:00Lord Tempus PeregrinatorHelp Me, Tempus, You're My Only Hope! (126)2 hours with Tempus, anything sewing. Trouble-shooting, problem-solving, garb problems diagnosed and solutions proffered. Maybe learn to sew... Taught 2 times.Any class by Tempus is worth attending. (Even better with digressions.)
13:00- 14:00Lady Meg RaynsfordThe Physics of Musical Instruments (1431)Covers the basics of how sound is produced in various types of period instruments, and how different frequencies are achieved.
14:00- 15:30Lady Lorelei SkyeSing We And Chant It - Madrigal and A Capella Jam (1427)Optional jam & practice session for audience participation, "Sing We and Chant It" Madrigal and A Capella Jam, on the 28th. Materials limit: 15, fee: $5.00.
15:30- 17:00Lady Lorelei SkyeIntro to Harmony and Ear Training for Bardic Arts (1722)Intro practical class: hearing & singing harmony, melody balance, different types of written & impromptu harmony found in bardic events and the SCA.
16:00- 17:00Lady Jadwiga KrzyzanowkaAnalysis of 15th-Century Polyphony (1405)In this class we'll look at a piece of 15th-C. polyphonic music, discuss the features of the music and how to perform it thoughtfully. Taught 2 times.
17:00- 18:00Pao Hu TsoCounty Criminal Indictment in 13th-C England (1510)13th Century Indictment brought before the law. Be part of the process in the jury. Cases are actual county roles and crimes.
17:00- 18:00Baron Angus TailorSurvey of Bagpipes in the Middle Ages (1428)A survey of bagpipes in Europe during the 13th, 14th, and 15th C. Includes a pictorial display of the bagpipes & examples of period-style bagpipes. Handout limit: 30.
Thu 20:40
No signs of dinner being ready yet. I need more ice for my cooler; I should probably go now, before the camp store closes.
Thu 21:11
I bought more ice. (They're open 'til 22:00, for future reference.) Someone made an ice trek for the camp earlier, but no one checked my cooler. ☹
Thu 21:23
I just stumbled into adding words to the Kindle's spell check. (Hmmm, it thinks "Kindle's" is misspelled. And "hmmm".) It takes it a while to re-check the whole file after each addition. ☹
Waking the Kindle from the BT keyboard to type in snippets is much faster than waking the laptop, and the tablet uses less power (no spinning hard drive).
Thu 22:51
Looking through the guidebook, I've just noticed there are no classes next Friday. That lines up with kicking us all out a day early (noon Saturday) this year, but that Friday has always been the day I got back 2 hours for classes after the choir rehearsals were done. (The select choir, Chorulus Pennsicus (the Little Chorus of Pennsic - are we going to keep that name?), is also having rehearsals, but not every day.)
I guess the merchants are getting cut off a day earlier too. ☹ (Maybe they'll have more sale prices?)
Thu 22:03
We still haven't had dinner. I guess this is why I never seldom make it to play in the dance bands. Dances tend to start at 21:00.... (And I won't be getting much sleep if I come back to camp after midnight, want to take a shower, and want to get up in time to eat breakfast and pack a lunch before a 09:00 class.)
Thu 23:58
Dinner tonight was matzo-ball/chicken soup.
I did not do the dishes tonight. It is late, and maybe someone else will do them in the morning. (I did them 3 nights in a row, so it's certainly someone else's turn.)
Fri 00:55
I've had a shower. ☺ My cellphone had run down, so I left it charging. It's got enough charge now for me to see that I got almost 200 pages. (That's why it ran down today.) It looks like there were problems all day. Or maybe the monitoring scripts weren't active until today?
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Thu 07:15
Woke up without the alarm this morning.
Pennsic Choir rehearsals start today. There's classes I'm interested in in the New Performing Arts tent from 09:00-15:00, and I'll need to take instruments. (At least I can stay put with them most of the day.)
Thu 08:00
The strudel I brought for the camp has lasted much longer than expected. (The first day they were out, no one realized they were for group consumption.) This is the third day I've had two for breakfast, out of a package of 10. There's one left, so I think breakfast will be Pop-Tarts tomorrow.
The Kindle's getting its first recharge at camp, after dropping to 49%. It appears to connect with the BT keyboard even when it's sleeping, which may have contributed to pairing confusion. (I now seem to recall that the keyboard can wake the tablet.)
Thu 17:12
Today's classes were entirely music. The non-music classes I was considering (Algebra as Geometry and Brewing and Experimental Archaeology) were both overcrowded by the time I got there from the New Performing Arts tent (aka the rehearsal tent). There's less traffic noise at the new tent, but it's a long way from the classroom tents.
This year's Pennsic Choir director led a class of period Christmas music before the rehearsal. She didn't impress me well when she was introduced to us last year, but I liked her much better today. Rehearsal went well. Our numbers were small (It's still the first week.), and we're short on tenors and particularly on basses. One of our tenors was almost scared off by the pace of rehearsal, but today was probing for status (some things already sound good), and the concert's a week away.
Changing clefs didn't turn out very challenging since I was the only one with bass recorders; I ended up reading bass (F) clef (𝄢 , which I've known for almost 50 years), not C clef (𝄡).
The Physics of Musical Instruments was interesting, but Pennsic Univ has spoiled us with teachers who generally have a much deeper knowledge of their subjects.
Drumming for European Dance was good for hearing a different (and crucial) viewpoint on supporting dancing. [Sep 2017: I don't see how this comment fits here; I remember taking this class, but I don't know when, and I'm not finding it anywhere else in my notes.]
I caught the last half hour of an open madrigal read-through in place of the overcrowded classes. There was one other man there, and he wasn't really singing. I mostly tried to sing bass - but I'm not a bass.
The 15th-c Polyphony class was cancelled again, so I went to Bardic-Arts Harmony. (Again, only 2 men.) There was one woman who consistently harmonized in quavering descants, and I could tell that a lot of other people found them irritating too. Pennsic Bardic is not part of my background, and I would have liked a chance to hear the tunes and form my own thoughts about how they might be harmonized....
I just noticed there were 2 17:00 classes I was interested in. It's too late to head back up for them now.
WhenInstructorTitleDescriptionComments
09:00- 10:00Master John ap WynneHenry VII of England: A Modern Monarch (813)A short presentation and discussion regarding Henry VII, 1485-1509, as a modern administrator rather than War King. Handout limit: 25.
09:00- 10:00Lady Siri ToivosdotterChristmas (Music) in July (1411)Music-reading session on period music for 12th Night or Wassail. Singers and instrumentalists welcome. Public domain music, handout, no charge. Handout limit: 40.
10:00- 12:00Lady Siri ToivosdotterKnown World Choir Rehearsal (1419)Join the oldest Pennsic Choir as we rehearse in preparation for a concert Aug 1. We will perform some music in tribute to Owain Phyfe. Taught 8 times.
12:00- 13:00Lord Michael of SafitaArchaeology of a Byzantine Shipwreck (1103)A Byzantine cargo ship sank off the coast of Yassi Ada (Turkey) in circa AD 626. Excavation strategy, cargo and ship construction will be discussed. Handout limit: 25, fee: $2.00. Taught 2 times.Lord Michael's classes are always good; lots of detail.
12:00- 13:00Lady Jadwiga KrzyzanowkaChanging Fingering and Changing Clefs (1408)We'll discuss how to go from a C recorder to an F recorder, and then practice doing it. Editions in C clefs and facsimile also will be available. Taught 2 times.
13:00- 15:00Lord Tempus PeregrinatorHelp Me, Tempus, You're My Only Hope! (126)2 hours with Tempus, anything sewing. Trouble-shooting, problem-solving, garb problems diagnosed and solutions proffered. Maybe learn to sew... Taught 2 times.Any class by Tempus is worth attending. (Even better with digressions.)
13:00- 14:00Lady Meg RaynsfordThe Physics of Musical Instruments (1431)Covers the basics of how sound is produced in various types of period instruments, and how different frequencies are achieved.
14:00- 15:30Lady Lorelei SkyeSing We And Chant It - Madrigal and A Capella Jam (1427)Optional jam & practice session for audience participation, "Sing We and Chant It" Madrigal and A Capella Jam, on the 28th. Materials limit: 15, fee: $5.00.
15:30- 17:00Lady Lorelei SkyeIntro to Harmony and Ear Training for Bardic Arts (1722)Intro practical class: hearing & singing harmony, melody balance, different types of written & impromptu harmony found in bardic events and the SCA.
16:00- 17:00Lady Jadwiga KrzyzanowkaAnalysis of 15th-Century Polyphony (1405)In this class we'll look at a piece of 15th-C. polyphonic music, discuss the features of the music and how to perform it thoughtfully. Taught 2 times.
17:00- 18:00Pao Hu TsoCounty Criminal Indictment in 13th-C England (1510)13th Century Indictment brought before the law. Be part of the process in the jury. Cases are actual county roles and crimes.
17:00- 18:00Baron Angus TailorSurvey of Bagpipes in the Middle Ages (1428)A survey of bagpipes in Europe during the 13th, 14th, and 15th C. Includes a pictorial display of the bagpipes & examples of period-style bagpipes. Handout limit: 30.
Thu 20:40
No signs of dinner being ready yet. I need more ice for my cooler; I should probably go now, before the camp store closes.
Thu 21:11
I bought more ice. (They're open 'til 22:00, for future reference.) Someone made an ice trek for the camp earlier, but no one checked my cooler. ☹
Thu 21:23
I just stumbled into adding words to the Kindle's spell check. (Hmmm, it thinks "Kindle's" is misspelled. And "hmmm".) It takes it a while to re-check the whole file after each addition. ☹
Waking the Kindle from the BT keyboard to type in snippets is much faster than waking the laptop, and the tablet uses less power (no spinning hard drive).
Thu 22:51
Looking through the guidebook, I've just noticed there are no classes next Friday. That lines up with kicking us all out a day early (noon Saturday) this year, but that Friday has always been the day I got back 2 hours for classes after the choir rehearsals were done. (The select choir, Chorulus Pennsicus (the Little Chorus of Pennsic - are we going to keep that name?), is also having rehearsals, but not every day.)
I guess the merchants are getting cut off a day earlier too. ☹ (Maybe they'll have more sale prices?)
Thu 22:03
We still haven't had dinner. I guess this is why I never seldom make it to play in the dance bands. Dances tend to start at 21:00.... (And I won't be getting much sleep if I come back to camp after midnight, want to take a shower, and want to get up in time to eat breakfast and pack a lunch before a 09:00 class.)
Thu 23:58
Dinner tonight was matzo-ball/chicken soup.
I did not do the dishes tonight. It is late, and maybe someone else will do them in the morning. (I did them 3 nights in a row, so it's certainly someone else's turn.)
Fri 00:55
I've had a shower. ☺ My cellphone had run down, so I left it charging. It's got enough charge now for me to see that I got almost 200 pages. (That's why it ran down today.) It looks like there were problems all day. Or maybe the monitoring scripts weren't active until today?
[This entry was originally posted as http://syntonic-comma.dreamwidth.org/613901.html on Dreamwidth (where there are
comments).]