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Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 19:01:48 -0500
To: "CAB" <cab@spaustin.zilker.net>, minstrel@rt.com
From: Rex Deaver <rdeaver@swbell.net>
Subject: Re: minstrel: Re: minstrel- Periodness of
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At 08:41 AM 9/29/98 U, CAB wrote:

>However, I think sometimes we as bards
>fail to entertain audiences with period pieces for a number of reasons.  1)
>the piece isn't well prepared, 2) the piece needs moderate modification to
fit
>the setting (ex shorten it some, split it into more than one piece, etc)  3)
>the piece is not appropriate to the atmosphere that has been set up.

1) & 3) are self evident.  As to 2) I have usually phrased it as

"SCA audiences are not modern audiences *and* SCA audiences are not Period
audiences.  Aim for the 'and'"

Mathurin

--
"Alas! all music jars when the soul's out of tune."
	 -- Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)


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