Introduction to Byzantine Chant through Western Staff Notation
A class offered by Gabriel Cremeens to Church musicians of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Denver.
Read MoreFestal Menaion 302: November 21st and December 25th
This course will study vocal performance, advanced modal theory, and high level interpretation of the Short Sticheraric Genre through the lens of the the hymnography of the feasts of the Entry of the Theotokos (November 21st) and the Nativity of Christ (December 25th). Class Dates: 4th Term 2020 (October 26 – December 13, 2020) Live…
Read MoreTypikon 101
In this course, you will learn how to build services for every day with the Great Horologion, Octoechos, Menaion, and – when appropriate – the Triodion or Pentecostarion, using the Typikon of Protopsaltis Georgios Violakis as your guide. You will also learn the history of various other Typika (the plural of Typikon) and the differences…
Read MoreFestal Menaion 301: September 8th and September 14th
3rd Term Course: Registration is CLOSED The five Festal Menaion courses constitute a systematic study of the hymnography of Vespers, Orthros, and Divine Liturgy for the major feasts of Christ and the Theotokos. This course, Festal Menaion 301, will study the hymnography of the feasts of the Nativity of the Theotokos (September 8th) and the…
Read MorePapadic 401: Introduction to the Papadic Genre
3rd Term Course: Registration is CLOSED This course functions as an introduction to the slow melismatic (“papadic”) genre of Byzantine Chant. Students will study the characteristics of each mode’s papadic form and will focus on one representative composition of each mode in this genre. Repertoire will be analyzed in terms of modal theory/intervals, melodic structure/morphology,…
Read MoreByzB 101: Parallagi, Scales, and Basic Vocal Training
3rd Term Course: Registration is CLOSED In this course, students will study two hymns and learn to chant them on the text of the hymn and on parallagi (solfège). Students will learn about the different modes and scales in Byzantine chant and study the intervals of the Diatonic and Hard Chromatic scales. They will also…
Read MoreOctoëchos 201 – 1st Mode
3rd Term Course: Registration is CLOSED The eight Octoëchos courses serve as a systematic primer in the theoretical and practical aspects of the eight modes of Byzantine Chant. Each mode is studied within the context of the Anastasimatarion, that is, the Resurrectional hymns of Saturday night Vespers and Sunday morning Orthros. Upon completing all of…
Read MoreByzB 102: Intro to Byzantine Notation
In this course, students study the foundational symbols needed to read a syllabic hymn in Byzantine notation. Students will study interval symbols, qualitative symbols, rhythm symbols, and symbols that indicate the mode and scale. Students will study Heirmologic hymns on parallagi as they learn the symbols. Class Dates: October 26 – December 13, 2020 (2nd…
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