trisagionschool.org | Dionysia | Activity https://trisagionschool.org/members/dianagumas/activity/ Activity feed for Dionysia. Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:27:38 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 bfd0abb9dd73f44d307c855505e1b709 Dionysia replied to the topic Questions in the forum FM 301 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/questions-12/#post-62473 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:01:47 -0500 Hi Levi – It doesn’t say explicitly, but I assumed we should learn one or more of the Doxastika and/or be able to replicate the microtrills associated with the omilon.

]]> 7f2c3b6b5ea60269ab4f748cd6f7f597 Dionysia replied to the topic Analytic Listening: Micro-trills in the forum FM 301 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/analytic-listening-micro-trills/#post-62383 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:47:43 -0500 My first impression was how “instrumental” the microtrills seem to me. I’m a harpist and ex-oboe player so perhaps I am just relating it to what I know. It brought to mind what I have heard Chinese erhu (an instrument with two strings) players do as well as bagpipers who flick their fingers to emphasize the start of a note or beat or simply to…Read more

]]> e2c431e837575cf56b4c2524f25e086b Dionysia replied to the topic General Comments in the forum FM 301 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/general-comments/#post-62268 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:03:14 -0500 The following really resonated with me because it is something I need to improve:

“There are other elements, mainly related to vocal control, that can also help. One thing is to

    stay on the back of the beat when chanting quickly, which is as much about mindset and control

as it is about any technical point. Do not sing rushed, even with the…Read more

]]> 0ffc003bb7dd7d8afdb82e1f382d5eb9 Dionysia started the topic General Comments in the forum FM 301 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/general-comments/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:02:02 -0500 This is a thread to post general comments about what we are finding note-worthy in the class.

]]> 79f8b526eb260abe12b0c4e9c1c67d54 Dionysia replied to the topic Questions in the forum Auto 112 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/questions-13/#post-62219 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:20:44 -0500 Hi Colin – it is explained in the last lesson for this week. It is the apichima for a form of 4th mode that is actually a hybrid of hard chromatic in the lower tetrachord and Agia in the upper tetrachord.

]]> 9f2d8be08a7afaa40c2fedd96c1b9777 Dionysia replied to the topic Analytical Listening: Identifying Similarities and Differences in Styles in the forum FM 301 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/analytical-listening-identifying-similarities-and-differences-in-styles-2/#post-62193 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:54:48 -0500 Neochoritis (the teacher) has a more expansive style. For example, on “Ω των..” (“How marvelous”) at the beginning there is a suspended sense in how he holds the note. His ornamentation doesn’t feel like it is tacked on to the melody but rather it is a way of navigating between notes as well as illuminating the text.

Papatzalakis (the stu…Read more

]]> 6636c67361556c12b49fb9a9ae5462f4 Dionysia started the topic Questions in the forum Auto 112 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/questions-13/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:02:28 -0500 Hello Dina – I see that tonight’s session is full. For tomorrow’s session I will be on a bus on my way back from Agia Skepi monastery and all I will have is the bandwidth available via my cell phone. I apologize for not signing up sooner. If there is any time left at the end for me to chant at tonight’s session I would appreciate it.

]]> 97503690e6e1eca83d31ba275aaf8ab3 Dionysia started the topic Student Introductions in the forum Auto 112 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/student-introductions-2/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:50:47 -0500 Hello everyone. My name is Dionysia. I live in Maryland where I serve at the chant stand at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral. I am also a harpist. I look forward to meeting you.

]]> d19727cf86e048b1d02c87e94785d680 Dionysia replied to the topic Questions in the forum FM 301 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/questions-12/#post-62101 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:24:05 -0500 I find it difficult to reliably do lip trills. It helps if I put my hands on my cheeks and stretch my lips a little bit. Besides having a good air flow going, do you have any suggestions about how to improve lip trills?

]]> 95c3e23905bd21d76bdaf439ef8945e3 Dionysia replied to the topic Questions in the forum FM 301 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/questions-12/#post-62083 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:24:57 -0500 In Week One’s lesson in which we work on different interpretations of “Christ our God”, in Δι diatonic, is the Ζω natural at the end of “Christ” and then immediately lowered on the word “our”? That is what I am hearing but that isn’t how I would do it. I would have thought we should lower the adjacent Ζωs.

Αlso for “Chris our God”, in Ke diaton…Read more

]]> 3ebfc8279be35a6bb56245d17e055797 Dionysia started the topic Questions in the forum FM 301 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/questions-12/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:19:29 -0500 This topic is for questions that we have for Sam.

]]> 19010ed5946e98892daf0439bfc265da Dionysia replied to the topic Analytical Listening - Praises Doxastikon of the Holy Fathers in Plagal 4th in the forum FM 301 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/analytical-listening-praises-doxastikon-of-the-holy-fathers-in-plagal-4th/#post-62057 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:42:20 -0500 I agree with Jeffrey that the pulsing in the second piece (The Angel Cried Long Melody) feels much more noticeable than in the first piece. The isokratis is also pulsing which adds to the articulation of the downbeats. Also I feel like the articulation of the consonants in this piece adds to the establishment of a very defined downbeat. The beat…Read more

]]> 6391b26755f967f7f9f430d8f5730fe7 Dionysia replied to the topic Week 1 in the forum FM 301 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/week-1-10/#post-62050 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:55:32 -0500 Hi Levi. I assume we are having our Zoom session tomorrow from 8-9 ET.

For our assignment, see https://trisagionschool.org/courses/festal-menaion-301-introduction-to-interpretation-term-3-2026/lessons/principles-of-interpretation/topic/full-control-of-the-musical-phrases-and-formulas/. We are to learn two common formulas and ways of…Read more

]]> 2f5c34d8116626f84a9145ecff19d933 Dionysia started the topic Analytical Listening - Praises Doxastikon of the Holy Fathers in Plagal 4th in the forum FM 301 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/analytical-listening-praises-doxastikon-of-the-holy-fathers-in-plagal-4th/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:49:20 -0500 I can hear the articulation of the downbeats very clearly. I also hear something that might be tapping. It is interesting how in addition to pulsing his voice he also uses silence to assist the chronos. That is, he sometimes cuts off the end of the note preceding a downbeat so that the ear is given a chance to rest for just a microsecond to…Read more

]]> 76e598ab0de208b784f0e7b4f0869cc9 Dionysia's profile was updated https://trisagionschool.org/activity/p/8411/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:08:21 -0500 0 9a4231076a38272c865f3eda30a6c315 Dionysia started the topic Student Introductions in the forum FM 301 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/student-introductions/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:22:42 -0500 Hello everyone. My name is Dionysia. I live in Maryland where I am a chanter at Annunciation Greek Orthodox cathedral. I am also a harpist. I am looking forward to meeting the other students in this class.

]]> 0e84d9c1cc08e1f9a7c3df592c54dea8 Dionysia replied to the topic Week 2 Q & A in the forum ByzB 103: T1 2021 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/week-2-q-a-3/#post-21088 Tue, 19 Jan 2021 16:02:08 -0500 Amy, just a heads up that the recording for the Grave mode apichima on the following page is incorrect. It is a recording of the 3rd mode apichima. (na na)

Modal Theory Review: Grave Mode

]]> 67e0304e7e9ead662d6e78a803960e88 Dionysia replied to the topic Q & A: General Course Questions in the forum ByzB 103: T1 2021 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/q-a-general-course-questions/#post-21087 Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:35:20 -0500 I’m a little unclear as to when we have the live sessions. The following webpage lists days and times, but I remember reading somewhere that more times have been added, but I don’t remember the specifics. Could you double check that this webpage is complete with all of the available sessions?…Read more

]]> 5b3f05da00a8b2137fc480d6b7986d77 Dionysia replied to the topic Week 2 Q & A in the forum ByzB 103: T1 2021 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/week-2-q-a-3/#post-21012 Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:21:47 -0500 I’ve already moved on from just counting to singing la la la or singing parallagi. Personally I find it easier to do that than continue with the counting for too long. The daily listening is helping get the tune in my ear, so appreciate you having given that to us at the beginning. I still have to puzzle out new rhythms though. I’ve been…Read more

]]> 11a75070ed4c7c68ebb6e91d4bf1b403 Dionysia replied to the topic Week 1 Brag Board in the forum ByzB 103: T1 2021 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/week-2-brag-board/#post-20994 Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:08:13 -0500 The dreaded gorgon symbol is starting to make a little bit more sense to me. Repetition helps. By the way, I can’t but help think of the Gorgons of Greek mythology, which were monsters. Medusa was a gorgon and beholding her face would turn you to stone. I am trying not to turn to stone and pause in my counting whenever I see a gorgon in the music.

]]> 1df214a34a93be052e339e8b5c4260f2 Dionysia replied to the topic 103 Brag Board in the forum ByzB 103: T1 2021 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/103-brag-board/#post-20942 Sat, 16 Jan 2021 15:50:56 -0500 I can’t really think of anything to brag about. Maybe just that I still seem to remember most of the material from 102.

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