The Pennsic Mightier: Improv Workshop

Amphitheater

Location: Amphitheater Instructor:Mistress Aibhilin inghean Daibhidh Description: Improv workshop for experienced performers: address higher level improv skills, create character, build scenes leading to a performance. **Age limit**

My Ukulele Is a Guitar

Location PARC Instructor:Tommaso Franceschi Description: History of the Renaissance 4-course guitar and its direct descendant the baritone ukulele, plus its surviving music.

Youth Recorder Jam Session

Location: A&S Tent 9 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

Beginning Recorder

Location: PARC Instructor:Honorable Lady Elizabeth de Spaldyng Description: Learn to play soprano or tenor recorder and, as needed, basics of music reading. Bring a recorder and music stand.

Come Play With Us: *Odhecaton*

Location PARC Instructor:Mistress Rebecca da Firenze Description: The *Odhecaton* is the first printed book of music from 1501. We'll play various pieces. Bring an instrument plus stand if you have one.

Come Play With Us: *In Nomines*

Location PARC Instructor:Mistress Rebecca da Firenze Description: *In Nomines*: instrumental pieces for players of uneven skill. We'll play of several fantasia lines and one *cantus firmus*.

Recounting History in Song

Location: Northshield Royal - E02 Instructor:THL Cobflaith ingen Sitriucca Description: Demonstration of period examples, then discussion about how to reduce your chosen subject into to a concise, entertaining piece. Then we will write!