There is no more effective way of bringing the period to life than to import a pair of real live Tudors, in full costume, wielding a large and fascinating array of musical instruments. C hildren are given the very rare opportunity to hear Tudor music played live, on authentic instruments, by experienced professional musicians who can play them properly, and make the performance entertaining and exciting.
Children then participate in songs and dances of the period.
It s all introduced in Elizabethan speech, with snippets of political and social history thrown in to put the music in context. All the musical social strata of the renaissance are covered - the court, the church, the home, the barber s shop, the town band, the tavern. The overall aim is to turn Tudor life and music into an exciting and stimulating subject, stirring up a whirlwind of ideas for projects and further study in music, history, technology, costume, drama, and many other subject areas. S chools book us for a half day or a full day. A half day is usually a morning, comprising two sessions of 1 hours each, with two different groups of children.