Ciaran's Musica Codex
Medieval music research and resources
Articles, Presentations, and Handouts
Research Papers and Documentation
Making Melody – Ideas from Counterpoint
This paper introduces the history of counterpoint and looks at the rules for writing a cantus firmus, the basic melody line used in counterpoint. It then describes adapting those rules into guidelines for writing modern SCA melody, and analyzes melodic extracts from two pieces.
Transcription of 5 Course Vihuela Music from Orphenica Lyra
This project displays the transcriptions of three pieces of vihuela music written by Manuel de Fuenllana, and published in Libro de música para vihuela intitulado Orphenica Lyra in 1554. To the best of my knowledge, these pieces have not been transcribed and published before.
Musical Transcription and Bookbinding Based on 16th Century Music Book
This paper looks at both the application of software, specifically Musescore, Lilypond, and Frescobaldi, to the transcription of medieval music. Also we’ll take a look at how to take a modern musical composition and render it visually, or engrave it, as though it was written in the medieval period.
Here you will find the documentation for the English Dry Cider that I entered for the Royal Brewer competition at the Atlantian Kingdom Arts and Sciences Festival in March, 2020.
Here you will find the documentation for the Bochet that I entered for the Royal Brewer competition at the Atlantian Kingdom Arts and Sciences Festival in March, 2020.
Dots and Lines and Stuff: Learn to Read Music in an Hour
Have you ever wanted to read music? This class will take you through the basics of reading music in an hour.
While there is no way to cover everything about reading music in an hour, my goal is for you to leave with enough of an understanding that you can continue your education. By the end of the class, you will be able to name the notes, and clap/hum a simple tune from its music.
This class has been taught at Atlantian University and Pennsic.
Learn to Read Music: Beyond the Basics
This class is the sequel to Dots and Lines and Stuff: Learn to Read Music in an Hour.
In this class, you will learn about bass clef, sharps, flats, key signatures, and compound time.
Take Note: A History of Western Musical Notation
Music is this ephemeral thing that vanishes upon performance. In order to preserve it, we need a language and a way to write it down.
In this class, we will walk through a history of musical notation with stops in Ancient Egypt, Greece, and then through Western Europe up to the late 1600s.
This class has been taught at Atlantian University and Pennsic.
The History of the Guitar
Where did the guitar come from and how did it evolve? This class will walk through the history of the guitar from the beginning.
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