Beginner Middle Eastern Drumming, Part 1: Basics
Instructor:Lord Jonathan Bowman Description: Beginner's class for dumbek and frame drums. Learn to hold, hit the drum, and play basic rhythms. **You must bring your own drum.**
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*Janissary* Band
Instructor:Master Osman Description: Learn the authentic music and march of the 16th-century Ottoman *Janissary* Band.
Beginner Middle Eastern Drumming, Part 2: Fills
Instructor:Lord Jonathan Bowman Description: Beginner fills, finger rolls and intro to Turkish split finger for the dumbek and frame drum. **Bring your own drum.**
Viola da Gamba Reading Session
Instructor:Master Albrecht Catsprey Description: Reading session for historical bowed stringed instruments. **College-level**
Gathering of the Louds
Instructor:Mistress Deonna von Aachen Description: Shawms, sackbutts and curtals, oh my. Join other players of louds. Each session features a different style of music. Bring stand and clothespins.
Children’s Choir
Instructor:Pia Maletesta d'Rimini Description: For children 13 and younger. Sing music in a period style. Meets daily. Performance on Thursday of War Week!
Post-Apocalypse: The Walking *Dum*
Instructor:Ziggy Description: Begintermediate and pre-advanced rhythms to get beyond the basic rhythms. Different rhythms each day. **Bring your own drum.**
Writing Period-Style Ballads
Instructor:Ollaimh Ruaidhri an Cù Description: Learn about the elements of the period ballad and then write your own period-style ballad.
Pennsic Youth Choir
Instructor:Mistress Arianna of Wynthrope Description: The Youth Choir is open to all youth ages 12 to 19 who enjoy choral singing. No audition is required; we're here to have fun!
*Chorulus Pennsicus* Auditions for Pennsic 53
Instructor:THL Siri Toivosdotter Description: Open auditions for the select choir, *Chorulus Pennsicus*, take place at Pennsic 52 (2025). Prepare a short piece to sing; you will also sight read.
Youth Recorder Jam Session
Instructor:Pia Maletesta d'Rimini Description: Did you learn to play the recorder in school? Don't know what to do with it? Let's figure that out. Ages 8-17
Known World Recorder Ensemble
Instructor:THL Siri Toivosdotter Description: Recorder players of intermediate and above abilities. We will hold four rehearsals to prepare for a concert Thursday of War Week. **Age 12+.**
World Music Rhythms
Instructor:Erica Description: A quick review of over a dozen common world music rhythms for dancers, drummers, and melody players.
*Chorulus Pennsicus* Rehearsals
Instructor:THL Siri Toivosdotter Description: *Chorulus Pennsicus*: Audition-only choir. Rehearsals are held at Camp Lochmere on the Serengeti.