Festal Menaion 304: March 25th and August 6th

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This course is a systematic study of the hymnography of Vespers, Orthros, and Divine Liturgy of the feasts of the Annunciation of the Theotokos (March 25th) and the Transfiguration of Christ (August 6th). The course focuses on the performance aspects of singing hymns in the short sticheraric genre such as vocal quality, interpretation, rhythm and tempo, modal theory, and more.

Class Dates: 3rd Term 2021 – August 30 – October 17, 2021
Live Practice Sessions: Mondays 7:30-8 PM ET, Wednesdays 9:30-10 PM ET, Thursdays 6:30-7 PM ET

Prerequisites: 200-level course experience or equivalent, or approval from a Trisagion School Istructor. To Request an evaluation, please send an email to info@trisagionschool.org

Course Content

Introduction to Festal Menaion 304
Zoom Chant Labs: Links and Information
Class Forum: Festal Menaion 304
Week One
How to Practice Byzantine Chant 4 Topics
Counting Chronos 2 Topics
Vesperal Doxastikon of the Annunciation – Plagal 2nd Mode 3 Topics
Week Two
Soft Chromatic Intervals
Aposticha Idiomela of the Annunciation 2 Topics
Week Three
Aposticha Doxastikon of the Annunciation 2 Topics
Praises Doxastikon of the Annunciation 2 Topics
Week Four
Analytical Listening: 4th Mode Sticheraric
Vesperal Stichera of the Transfiguration 2 Topics
Vesperal Doxastikon of the Transfiguration 2 Topics
Week Five
Entreaty Idiomela of the Transfiguration 2 Topics
Week Six
Aposticha Idiomela of the Transfiguration 2 Topics
Aposticha Doxastikon of the Transfiguration 2 Topics
Praises Doxastikon of the Transfiguration 2 Topics
Week Seven
Capstone Recording Project