[Bards] A small Bardic survey....

Esther reese_esther at yahoo.com
Sun May 13 18:12:18 PDT 2007


I think this is an excellent list!
   
  I would love to see one, perhaps from our Kingdom bard, on basic, beginning storytelling.
   
  And I'd love to see one on the poetry side of things, as well, perhaps from Master Robin?
   
  And I would love to see Baroness Rhiannon's and Maggie's take, too.  I'd especially like to see Maggie take this structure that Gerald has laid out, and give her perspective on non-European cultures, too.
   
  I am a baby bard, someone who would be taking these classes. That's why I'm not chiming in -- I simply don't know enough!
   
  Esther

Gerald Norris <jerryn at houston.rr.com> wrote:
  Basic Bardic Class

I think too often we flood basic bardic classes with attempts at talking
technique and style, when we should be talking etiquette and resources.
Where do you learn the tunes for these songs? Where do you find the tunes
for Irish traditional music? English country dances? Early History Music?

Start with this. 

1) Bardic Etiquette 
- be aware of your surroundings and your audience. To spell this
out, a) if another performer is doing something nearby and your performance
might distract from that, then hold off and wait for them to finish, b) if
there are children in the audience, try to hold the language to at least a
PG rating
- You do not have the right to perform for anyone whether they want
you to or not - you have the right to ask if you can perform and to abide by
the decision once it's given.
- Practice, practice, practice.
- Offer critique to another bard only if they ask for it - don't
volunteer (you can ask if they would like a critique of the performance, but
"No." means "No." no matter how much you think your advice might improve the
performance
- If you ask for critique, take it with a smile, and don't take it
personally. Period. If it sounds like snotty advice, thank whoever you
asked, and move along, pilgrim.
- If you hate hearing a particular song/story/poem, shut up, go get
a drink, and come back after the song's been sung. Whining will get you
nowhere.
- Use common sense. This list can't tell you everything you need to
know about bardic etiquette. New to bardic? Go to a circle and observe
(that's right, WATCH). See how the others are acting and don't go to the
lowest common denominator. The same holds true if you're new to an area,
even if you're an old hat to bardic in Ansteorra, the Calontirii may do
things differently. Do your best to be polite, don't be rude, and if
someone else is rude and jumps in front of you, the injustice will not be
righted by your returned rude response. Rise above the occasion, and when
it finally comes your turn, perform your piece and enjoy the moment, and
share that joy with others. That's the reason we're all doing this in the
first place, right?
- Beware modern rip-offs - they are rarely as funny as people who
perform them think they are. 
- If you're performing and other people are talking, don't huff -
many of these people are old friends gathered from distant lands. If you
can't hold the attention of the audience it's not their fault. 

2) Bardic Resources
- Ansteorran bardic web page
- Ansteorran bardic mailing list
- Cantaria
- Digital Traditions

In service to the dream with a song in my heart, I am,
HL Gerald of Leesville
A bard of Stargate 




-----Original Message-----
From: bards-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org
[mailto:bards-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Genie Barrett
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 8:16 AM
To: Ansteorran Bardic list
Subject: [Bards] A small Bardic survey....

Hi everyone,

I have agreed to teach a basic bardic class at Steppes Artisan.

Do you have any suggestions/requests regarding what to include in the class?

I would rather make it more inclusive than just "bardic" which can have such
a narrow meaning, and include basic bardic etiquette and all.

Should I include how to find bardic music info?

Any other suggestions would be very much appreciated.

Thanks
Maggie MacPherson
Glaslyn's Bardic Defender

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