We have 2 sessions of 1 hour class time available. If you’re interested in teaching, please contact Lady Elizabeth de Spaldyng skspalding@hotmail.com if you would like to offer a class.
Class Session #1 (11 am-12)
Classroom 1
Lady Meriorie Matheson – Ancient Origins of Western Theatre
Description: This class provides an overview of early Western theatre, from the pre-historic Middle East through its decline during the Byzantine Empire. Discussion will also include the structure and substance of ancient plays, from the performers to the stage and props, and will explore features that ultimately influenced later (medieval and modern) theatrical styles.
Classroom 2
Lord Simon de Spaldyng – SCA Ukulele
This class is an introduction to the use of the ukulele to accompany medieval, Renaissance, bardic, and filk music. You will learn four songs and the chords to play with them. Song handouts will accompany the class. Bring your own ukulele – soprano, concert, Taro Patch, and tenor ukuleles are all suitable for this class. Baritone ukuleles use a different tuning – bring your own capo if that is your instrument.
Classroom 3
Lady Signy Jarnadottir – Under Pressure: Conquering Performance Anxiety and Unleashing Your Inner Rock Star
Palms sweaty, knees weak, arms heavy? Come learn how to keep down mom’s spaghetti through a thoughtful discussion of essential performance preparation tasks, calming preperformance mental and physical exercises, and in-the-moment dos and don’ts!
Classroom 4
Magistra Machteld Cleine- Theater Exercises for SCA Life – Part 1
Theater exercises for SCA life. Breathing. Speaking. Standing. Commanding attention. Whether you are a bard or not, these skills are useful for everyone. In part 1, we are going over the basics. In part 2, we improvise. Playful and easy exercises that may help you be more confident in every day Scadian situations, as well as during performance!
Class Sesson #2 (3 pm-4)
Classroom 1
Master Ruadhri An Cu – Improvised Storytelling
The class will cover basic storytelling structure, the use of elements drawn from common stories, cultural touchstones, and games and exercises for improving improvisation and audience interaction.
Classroom 2
Lady Elizabeth de Spaldyng – Beginning Recorder
Learn the basics of playing the soprano or tenor recorder on simple SCA period music. Take these skills to use in a bardic circle or dance music ensemble! Sheet music provided. Bring your own recorder.
Classroom 3
Baroness Nezhka Orshinaia – Competition Chaos Class
Competition. That word strikes fun, fear, flailing, and funky thoughts in a lot of us. Whether you love competing or aren’t a fan of it, want to judge it or don’t, have gotten brilliant feedback or some that you want to throw darts at on your wall, this is the class for you! We will cover how to compete, why to compete, how to judge, how to give feedback, and how to take feedback in bardic – though many applications can be taken for other A&S. As a lifelong competitor, receiver of lots of feedback and comments, and in the mundane world someone who trains youth competitors and judges competitions, I try to offer a balanced view of competition to make it the fun and informative activity it should be for all involved. Please note, I do not provide darts for my class so if you want to throw darts at my feedback, please provide your own – if you decide to throw darts during my presentation, I reserve the right to throw them back! Warning: we plan to have fun in this class.
Classroom 4
Magistra Machteld Cleine Theater Exercises for SCA Life – Part 2
Theater exercises for SCA life. Breathing. Speaking. Standing. Commanding attention. Whether you are a bard or not, these skills are useful for everyone. In part 1, we are going over the basics. In part 2, we improvise. Playful and easy exercises that may help you be more confident in every day Scadian situations, as well as during performance!