Performing from Memory

Playing from memory was standard in the Middle Ages, and still is in most cultures today. It frees you as a musician to work with the dancers, and makes a good impression, and it is not as hard as it looks. This will be a short class on tips on how to start playing from memory, why you should want, and the benefits. And also some practical experience on simple tunes.

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Schedule for KWDS XI

Deadline for Class Submissions: April 12, 2015

This schedule is not finalized and is still subject to change.
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Day 1: Wednesday

TIME
 9:00
 10:00
 11:00
 12:00
 1:00
 2:00
 3:00
 4:00
 5:00

Day 2: Thursday

TIME
 9:00
 10:00
 11:00
 12:00
 1:00
 2:00
 3:00
 4:00
 5:00
Lower gallery
3:30PM Cascarde
11:15AM The Old Measures: Dances from the Inns of Court
12:30PM Simple dances from the Gresley Manuscript
5:15PM Beginning English Country Dance
10:00AM Bizzaria d’Amore – a 16th c. Italian dance by Negri
1:45PM Part I: Theatrical Dance of the Renaissance
Main Hall
10:00AM Bransles, brawles, branles!
3:30PM Courtship gone awry: Fia Guilemina for Four
1:45PM Queen of the Dance: Pelligrina, a bassadanza for three
5:15PM Masque rehearsal: Tesara
11:15AM 16th century balli
12:30PM My favorite galliards
8:30AM Masque Rehearsal: Sword dance
Music Room
3:30PM Performing from Memory
11:15AM Playing Music for 15th C dance
1:45PM Dance in Transition

Day 3: Friday

TIME
 9:00
 10:00
 11:00
 12:00
 1:00
 2:00
 3:00
 4:00
 5:00
Lower gallery
12:30PM Social dancing for beginners - with flirting tips
5:15PM Surely You Joust?
3:30PM Part II: Theatrical Dance of the Renaissance
9:00AM Beginning Caroso dances
11:15AM Intermediate English Country
10:00AM 15th c. English dance: Gresley for the Groggy
1:45PM Marchesana: Tempo-changing balli for beginners:
Main Hall
9:00AM Masque rehearsal: Mercantia
5:15PM Masque rehearsal: Pizochara
12:30PM More complex dances from the Gresley Manuscript
10:00AM Mysteries of the Burgundian Basse dance revealed
1:45PM Altezza d'Amore
11:15AM 15th c. folk dance: Chirintana, Piva and Saltarello
3:30PM Queen of the Dance: Damnes, a bassadanza for 3
Music Room
1:45PM Reading movement: translations from ms to dance hall
11:15AM Easy period and sca songs

Day 4: Saturday

TIME
 9:00
 10:00
 11:00
 12:00
 1:00
 2:00
 3:00
 4:00
 5:00
Lower gallery
12:30PM Dressed up Pavans: 16th Century Balletti
9:00AM Part III: Theatrical Dance of the Renaissance
11:15AM Simple 15th c. dances: Petits Vriens and Petite Rose
10:00AM Inns of Court
1:45PM A suite of branles:
Main Hall
11:15AM Zoglioxa
12:30PM Parson's Farewell/Whirligig
10:00AM Rostiboli Gioioso
1:45PM Reconsidering the lilly: Gelosia, Amoroso and Belfiore
3:30PM Performance Before the Court
8:30AM Masque Rehearsal: Tesara and Sword Dance
4:35PM Final Masque Rehearsal
Music Room
10:00AM Arranging Music for Bassadanza/Basse Danse Tenors
11:15AM Songwriting in period style
12:30PM Gresley Roundtable
9:00AM Introduction to Persian Dance

Day 5: Sunday

TIME
 9:00
 10:00
 11:00
 12:00
 1:00
 2:00
 3:00
 4:00
 5:00

For a personalized schedule, check each class that you want to take above, then click the button below. It will show you the classes you are interested in taking in chronological order.

Unscheduled Classes

Introduction to the Pattricke/Lovelace/Church Manuscript
 
 
 
 
Playford is not the ultimate definition of English Country Dance