Pennsic XLIII: Peace Week, Friday
Fri Aug 1 07:27:07 EDT 2014
This is earlier than I planned to be up, but I got to bed before midnight. 66°F/18.9°C in the tent this morning.
Friday 08:38
Lots of music today. I think the cheese I opened yesterday may already be going moldy, and the bread too. ☹
Friday 23:25
This was the first hot day at Pennsic. (Not terribly hot, but hot in comparison to the previous days.) 67°F/19.4°C in the tent now.
dglenn arrived at camp, with a largely uneventful trip. Colleen is also here.
I picked up my 2 fused glass pieces from yesterday. I didn't know what color the dichroic pieces I picked were. I did one piece with a solid black background; 2 of its dichro pieces are silver/grey, and the 3rd is turqouise. The other piece has a striped background, white/blue/yellow and a bit of orange with a dark center blob; its little dichro piece is a pale greenish blue. A bubble formed in it. Moll says I could bring it back next year, poke a hole through to the bubble, and fire it again. (I guess I've got a year to think about it. ☺) I'm going to need to start marking them on the back so I'll know which pieces are from which Pennsic. 3 Pennsics I can remember - for now.
It's been a day with lots of music. I've just come back from playing in the open band for a ball tonight. The band was huge. This was a new ball; apparently there hasn't been one the mid-Pennsic Friday, and it took 3 years of requests to add this to the schedule. Balls often have trouble attracting bands, so they want to know what they did right this time. From my viewpoint,
Today's classes:
WhenHrsWhereNameInstructorDescriptionComments
09:001.5A&S 1Hammer of the Witches: Witch Hunts and TrialsTHL Morien MacBain
Examines the various texts, tactics, and histories of witch-hunters, along with information on the enemies they believed they fought.I think I went to this last year. It was good (again), but I had to leave before the end.
10:002.0Performing Arts Rehearsal TentKW Choir: Known World Choir Open RehearsalLord Cailin mac AindréisJoin the Pennsic Known World Choir! Enthusiastic amateurs-expert singers are all welcome! Singing in the Pennsic Choir is an intense and rewarding experience. Sheet music and part-learning tracks are available online now at the KWChoir Yahoo group: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/KWChoir/info.
12:002.0Performing Arts Rehearsal TentSing We And Chant It: Madrigal and A Capella JamPennsic Performing ArtsMeet and greet, optional practice session, for audience participation "Sing We and Chant It Madrigal, Part-Song, and A Capella Jam", Monday 8/4, at 6:30 pm in the Performing Arts Tent. All are welcome to come and make joyful music! Music will be available to share, or bring your own! (Material fee optional for a folder of this year's jam music). Song list available online: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14Erajd1a5RMcDm7YUDN5pweB1qQownE6vQYY-NEG4jA/edit?usp=sharingI didn't realize this was a rehearsal for the Jam. I should have skipped it. For next year I should take the song list and print my own copies from the public-domain archive.
14:001.0A&S 4Mozzarella, 30-Minute ProcessTHL Isabella della Rosa
Mozzarella is a fresh cheese requires a few tools and ingredients. This cheese can be made in camp, I'll show you how.A demo class that fails is even more instructive. The cheese didn't form. We ended up adding more rennet and heat, and eventually got cheese. It was good.
15:001.0Livonia Smithery (170)Advanced Repoussé and ChasingLord T WIntro to pitch block working and forming, plus tool and hammer use. Produce a copper letter amulet.This was the follow-up to one of yesterday's classes. It wasn't really worth the $5.
16:002.0Performing Arts Rehearsal TentSCA Dance History Ball Musicians' RehearsalLady Siri ToivosdotterCelebrate a part of the history of our Society as we hold a musicians' rehearsal for the Friday Night Ball! The SCA Dance History Ball will include old favorites and new ones alike. Most of the music is in the Pennsic Pile, or provided. Players of all instruments and skill levels welcome.
A lot of interesting classes conflicted with the things I did:
WhenHrsWhereNameInstructorDescription
09:002.0A&S 465 Silk Road BeadsLord Henry of Stone Hill KeepThis project is based on information published in the paper: "Silk Road Glass in Xinjang, China: Chemical Compositional Analysis and Interpretation Using a High-Resolution Portable XRF Spectrometer." The original 65 beads date from 474 BCE to 907 CE. We will discuss ideas on reproducing these beads, and will conclude with hands-on beadwork at the torches.I used to work for a company that made X-ray flourescence spectroscopy equipment.
09:002.0A&S 10Copper-Etched Needle CasesMistress Beatrix AlfrayUsing ferric chloride to etch copper tubing to make needle cases. Students will learn the technique to prepare, etch and finish metals for etching and the process of using chemicals to etch copper and brass. Other methods for etching will also be discussed.
10:001.0A&S 13Viking: The Next Step...Viscountess Ísgerðr GulkárrTaking your basic Viking/Norse to the next level. How to make small changes to polish your overall Norse look. This class includes accessories and covers head to toe. Male and female attire will be covered. This is not a sewing or persona-specific class.
10:001.5Guild Mirandola (Guild Mirandola)Coptic BookbindingMaster Hal RaeburnYou'll learn to make a book using Coptic bookbinding techniques. Great for notebooks, journals, sketchbooks. A limit of 10 participants per class, sorry.
12:001.0A&S 1Your Persona and the PublicLord Henry of Stone Hill KeepThe dos and don'ts of using your persona to interact with the public. We will discuss using our SCA personas to teach history. There are traditions in the SCA that are not reflective of the histories we portray. We will discuss how to avoid misrepresenting the Middle Ages when we do demos or otherwise interact with the public. We will discuss developing an interpretive plan for your persona.
12:001.0A&S 9Medieval ModesMistress Amelie d'AnjouWondering how to make a tune sound more medieval? Go beyond major and minor keys, and learn about modes. We'll start at Do-Re-Mi, then go on. Previous music theory not necessary. We'll learn how to figure out the mode of almost any pre-written song. Handout includes a period song in every mode. Bring a pencil.
12:001.0A&S 13How to Drape the Great KiltLord Vincenzo Martino MazzaDiscussion and demo: How to create and wear the Scottish Great Kilt -- Breacan an Fhéilidh (belted plaid) or Feileadh Mòr (great plaid).
13:001.0A&S 1Period Stained Glass BasicsLord Brynn HerleifssonDiscussion of materials, techniques, and primary sources used in period stained glass work, including vitreous paints, silver stain, design considerations, lead came technique, etc. Discussion will also include an overview of primary sources and other resources for research. Practical hands-on will not be available, but many examples will be available for viewing. This class intended for someone doing modern copper foil work who wants to try more period techniques.
13:001.0A&S 9Writing without WritingMistress Fiana of ClareEver wonder how medieval authors composed long written works with limited resources for actual writing? So do I. Come to the class, and we will discuss how medieval people composed long, complicated works with limited resources for physical writing. This class is a discussion more than a lecture; please bring your knowledge and experience of composing without writing.
13:001.0A&S 13Brewing With Egil: Reconstructed Viking BrewingLord Magnus hvalmagiThe sagas tell us that Vikings had ale, but no written records detailing its production survive. How was it made? What was it like? Using literary, linguistic, archaeological, and scientific sources from several cultures (along with experimental creation), I will present my hypothesis detailing the production of two distinct classes of cereal beverage in the Viking age. Come listen, learn, and discuss!
14:003.0Performing Arts TentPA Afternoon Series: European Music ExhibitionPennsic Performing ArtsCome and enjoy an afternoon of European music. Experience the history of composers and a variety of instruments and vocal music from the 11th-17th centuries. Bring your voices, instruments, and play along!I could hear part of this from the cheese-making class.
15:001.0A&S 3Medieval and Renaissance Medical TerminologyMaster Michael GrahamDon't know a ventose from a spatulum mondani? Want to know the difference between quinsy and hydrocele? This is an introduction to medical terms.
16:001.0A&S 7GUDFR LQYLFWXV! Codes and Secret CommunicationsLord Brynn HerleifssonWant to know how to send battle plans securely to other commanders? Want to express your love to someone without prying eyes? Come talk about how messages were hidden in period, and see some of the methods used. Learn how some of the codes were broken as well. Handout includes practice codes to break and quick methods/formulas you can use at War.I may have taken this class before.
I didn't have any classes with Erin today (besides KWC rehearsal). But I didn't have many regular classes.
This laptop is going to need charging again soon.
There's a lot of drumming going on tonight.
[This entry was originally posted as https://syntonic-comma.dreamwidth.org/684217.html on Dreamwidth (where there are
comments).]
This is earlier than I planned to be up, but I got to bed before midnight. 66°F/18.9°C in the tent this morning.
Friday 08:38
Lots of music today. I think the cheese I opened yesterday may already be going moldy, and the bread too. ☹
Friday 23:25
This was the first hot day at Pennsic. (Not terribly hot, but hot in comparison to the previous days.) 67°F/19.4°C in the tent now.
dglenn arrived at camp, with a largely uneventful trip. Colleen is also here.
I picked up my 2 fused glass pieces from yesterday. I didn't know what color the dichroic pieces I picked were. I did one piece with a solid black background; 2 of its dichro pieces are silver/grey, and the 3rd is turqouise. The other piece has a striped background, white/blue/yellow and a bit of orange with a dark center blob; its little dichro piece is a pale greenish blue. A bubble formed in it. Moll says I could bring it back next year, poke a hole through to the bubble, and fire it again. (I guess I've got a year to think about it. ☺) I'm going to need to start marking them on the back so I'll know which pieces are from which Pennsic. 3 Pennsics I can remember - for now.
It's been a day with lots of music. I've just come back from playing in the open band for a ball tonight. The band was huge. This was a new ball; apparently there hasn't been one the mid-Pennsic Friday, and it took 3 years of requests to add this to the schedule. Balls often have trouble attracting bands, so they want to know what they did right this time. From my viewpoint,
- the band master asked for people
- and announced a rehearsal,
- the end time was announced as 22:00 (more like 22:30);
- dances often go quite late and I feel bad about leaving before the dancers are done
- and I can't stay out late playing music if I want to be up early for classes
- dances often go quite late and I feel bad about leaving before the dancers are done
- and dinner was ready early at my camp; our unpredictable mealtimes make evening activities difficult.
Today's classes:
WhenHrsWhereNameInstructorDescriptionComments
09:001.5A&S 1Hammer of the Witches: Witch Hunts and TrialsTHL Morien MacBain
Examines the various texts, tactics, and histories of witch-hunters, along with information on the enemies they believed they fought.I think I went to this last year. It was good (again), but I had to leave before the end.
10:002.0Performing Arts Rehearsal TentKW Choir: Known World Choir Open RehearsalLord Cailin mac AindréisJoin the Pennsic Known World Choir! Enthusiastic amateurs-expert singers are all welcome! Singing in the Pennsic Choir is an intense and rewarding experience. Sheet music and part-learning tracks are available online now at the KWChoir Yahoo group: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/KWChoir/info.
12:002.0Performing Arts Rehearsal TentSing We And Chant It: Madrigal and A Capella JamPennsic Performing ArtsMeet and greet, optional practice session, for audience participation "Sing We and Chant It Madrigal, Part-Song, and A Capella Jam", Monday 8/4, at 6:30 pm in the Performing Arts Tent. All are welcome to come and make joyful music! Music will be available to share, or bring your own! (Material fee optional for a folder of this year's jam music). Song list available online: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14Erajd1a5RMcDm7YUDN5pweB1qQownE6vQYY-NEG4jA/edit?usp=sharingI didn't realize this was a rehearsal for the Jam. I should have skipped it. For next year I should take the song list and print my own copies from the public-domain archive.
14:001.0A&S 4Mozzarella, 30-Minute ProcessTHL Isabella della Rosa
Mozzarella is a fresh cheese requires a few tools and ingredients. This cheese can be made in camp, I'll show you how.A demo class that fails is even more instructive. The cheese didn't form. We ended up adding more rennet and heat, and eventually got cheese. It was good.
15:001.0Livonia Smithery (170)Advanced Repoussé and ChasingLord T WIntro to pitch block working and forming, plus tool and hammer use. Produce a copper letter amulet.This was the follow-up to one of yesterday's classes. It wasn't really worth the $5.
16:002.0Performing Arts Rehearsal TentSCA Dance History Ball Musicians' RehearsalLady Siri ToivosdotterCelebrate a part of the history of our Society as we hold a musicians' rehearsal for the Friday Night Ball! The SCA Dance History Ball will include old favorites and new ones alike. Most of the music is in the Pennsic Pile, or provided. Players of all instruments and skill levels welcome.
A lot of interesting classes conflicted with the things I did:
WhenHrsWhereNameInstructorDescription
09:002.0A&S 465 Silk Road BeadsLord Henry of Stone Hill KeepThis project is based on information published in the paper: "Silk Road Glass in Xinjang, China: Chemical Compositional Analysis and Interpretation Using a High-Resolution Portable XRF Spectrometer." The original 65 beads date from 474 BCE to 907 CE. We will discuss ideas on reproducing these beads, and will conclude with hands-on beadwork at the torches.I used to work for a company that made X-ray flourescence spectroscopy equipment.
09:002.0A&S 10Copper-Etched Needle CasesMistress Beatrix AlfrayUsing ferric chloride to etch copper tubing to make needle cases. Students will learn the technique to prepare, etch and finish metals for etching and the process of using chemicals to etch copper and brass. Other methods for etching will also be discussed.
10:001.0A&S 13Viking: The Next Step...Viscountess Ísgerðr GulkárrTaking your basic Viking/Norse to the next level. How to make small changes to polish your overall Norse look. This class includes accessories and covers head to toe. Male and female attire will be covered. This is not a sewing or persona-specific class.
10:001.5Guild Mirandola (Guild Mirandola)Coptic BookbindingMaster Hal RaeburnYou'll learn to make a book using Coptic bookbinding techniques. Great for notebooks, journals, sketchbooks. A limit of 10 participants per class, sorry.
12:001.0A&S 1Your Persona and the PublicLord Henry of Stone Hill KeepThe dos and don'ts of using your persona to interact with the public. We will discuss using our SCA personas to teach history. There are traditions in the SCA that are not reflective of the histories we portray. We will discuss how to avoid misrepresenting the Middle Ages when we do demos or otherwise interact with the public. We will discuss developing an interpretive plan for your persona.
12:001.0A&S 9Medieval ModesMistress Amelie d'AnjouWondering how to make a tune sound more medieval? Go beyond major and minor keys, and learn about modes. We'll start at Do-Re-Mi, then go on. Previous music theory not necessary. We'll learn how to figure out the mode of almost any pre-written song. Handout includes a period song in every mode. Bring a pencil.
12:001.0A&S 13How to Drape the Great KiltLord Vincenzo Martino MazzaDiscussion and demo: How to create and wear the Scottish Great Kilt -- Breacan an Fhéilidh (belted plaid) or Feileadh Mòr (great plaid).
13:001.0A&S 1Period Stained Glass BasicsLord Brynn HerleifssonDiscussion of materials, techniques, and primary sources used in period stained glass work, including vitreous paints, silver stain, design considerations, lead came technique, etc. Discussion will also include an overview of primary sources and other resources for research. Practical hands-on will not be available, but many examples will be available for viewing. This class intended for someone doing modern copper foil work who wants to try more period techniques.
13:001.0A&S 9Writing without WritingMistress Fiana of ClareEver wonder how medieval authors composed long written works with limited resources for actual writing? So do I. Come to the class, and we will discuss how medieval people composed long, complicated works with limited resources for physical writing. This class is a discussion more than a lecture; please bring your knowledge and experience of composing without writing.
13:001.0A&S 13Brewing With Egil: Reconstructed Viking BrewingLord Magnus hvalmagiThe sagas tell us that Vikings had ale, but no written records detailing its production survive. How was it made? What was it like? Using literary, linguistic, archaeological, and scientific sources from several cultures (along with experimental creation), I will present my hypothesis detailing the production of two distinct classes of cereal beverage in the Viking age. Come listen, learn, and discuss!
14:003.0Performing Arts TentPA Afternoon Series: European Music ExhibitionPennsic Performing ArtsCome and enjoy an afternoon of European music. Experience the history of composers and a variety of instruments and vocal music from the 11th-17th centuries. Bring your voices, instruments, and play along!I could hear part of this from the cheese-making class.
15:001.0A&S 3Medieval and Renaissance Medical TerminologyMaster Michael GrahamDon't know a ventose from a spatulum mondani? Want to know the difference between quinsy and hydrocele? This is an introduction to medical terms.
16:001.0A&S 7GUDFR LQYLFWXV! Codes and Secret CommunicationsLord Brynn HerleifssonWant to know how to send battle plans securely to other commanders? Want to express your love to someone without prying eyes? Come talk about how messages were hidden in period, and see some of the methods used. Learn how some of the codes were broken as well. Handout includes practice codes to break and quick methods/formulas you can use at War.I may have taken this class before.
I didn't have any classes with Erin today (besides KWC rehearsal). But I didn't have many regular classes.
This laptop is going to need charging again soon.
There's a lot of drumming going on tonight.
[This entry was originally posted as https://syntonic-comma.dreamwidth.org/684217.html on Dreamwidth (where there are
comments).]