trisagionschool.org | Dina Marinakos | Activity https://trisagionschool.org/members/dinaspianostudiogmail-com/activity/ Activity feed for Dina Marinakos. Sun, 01 Nov 2026 06:03:05 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 81adc19425c36be2aff0d763d7cc0812 Dina Marinakos started the topic Exercises using Pitchreader.com to practice staying in tune in the forum ByzB 101 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/exercises-using-pitchreader-com-to-practice-staying-in-tune/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:12:49 -0500 Using Pitchreader.com to stabilize pitch

Diatonic and Hard Chromatic Practice on Pitchreader.com

More Hard Chromatic Practice

]]> f05a23f009199b60b6272fa4532a0b88 Dina Marinakos started the topic Prayer Before Chanting in the forum ByzB 101 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/prayer-before-chanting/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:08:15 -0500 We pray to You to open and consecrate our spiritual and physical hearing, and give us the strength to testify with our modest mouth Your endless perfections in fullness of Truth, Goodness, and Beauty.

Help us to clean ourselves, in body and soul, in clear thoughts and calm spirit, and that through singing that we dress ourselves in light of love…Read more

]]> 21d6ef0b53abbcf64e30656d13c68131 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Dina's Presentation Slides in the forum ByzB 101 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/dinas-presentation-slides/#post-62379 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:07:41 -0500 Week 3

]]> 03be44bde42914bde664fafb9d0165a7 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Dina's Presentation Slides in the forum ByzB 101 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/dinas-presentation-slides/#post-62378 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:06:53 -0500 Week 2

]]> bd71d22037756ab75aa10d93470d89c6 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Q & A in the forum ByzB 101 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/q-a-73/#post-62287 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:07:38 -0500 Helen,

In the hard chromatic scale, there is a difference between low ni to low pa (whole step) and high ni to high pa (4 moria). We’ll be exploring why this is a little later in the course. So far, we’ve been studying and comparing the lower part of the scale.

]]> 42ae0023b400f2a409b45fbdf7414c4e Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Q & A in the forum ByzB 101 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/q-a-73/#post-62286 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:03:39 -0500 Anthony, I’m pasting Amy’s response here since it somehow didn’t get nested as an answer to your question:

Hi Anthony,
Thanks for your message. You are correct; there is a mistake in the score on the syllable ‘ther’ of “mother.” It should be a square to indicate a whole beat. I will work on fixing that.

Regarding the notes of “set”—t…Read more

]]> 0ed111546266418b5e697a861d9583ba Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Welcome to ByzB 101! Please Introduce Yourself in the forum ByzB 101 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/welcome-to-byzb-101-please-introduce-yourself-13/#post-62226 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:00:37 -0500 Welcome home!! My husband has a similar story. His family is from Romania, but he was raised Baptist. Only when they moved to North Carolina did they visit an Orthodox Church!

]]> 13952ef3ad49b05a9f466331a66431ee Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Q & A in the forum ByzB 101 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/q-a-73/#post-62216 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:18:23 -0500 If you are in Google Chrome, right click and choose “Open image in new tab”. Click on the new tab. Then ctrl-P (or command-P) to print.

]]> f32955fc64745deb35451cd7f5fb7b41 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Q & A in the forum ByzB 101 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/q-a-73/#post-62199 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:12:20 -0500 Hi! We will go over this in detail in the next few weeks. 🙂

]]> 730a2ce31549b3b1c72f6c432a3318cf Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Q & A in the forum ByzB 101 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/q-a-73/#post-62188 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:48:02 -0500 Hiya Conner! I started sharing my presentation links in a new forum post here. I will plan to share each week’s presentation at the end of that particular week. So, Week 2 will be available on the afternoon of Friday, Oct 9. If I ever forget to share, please feel free to remind me!

]]> 785fb4923d46a55e444888e9313e83a0 Dina Marinakos started the topic Dina's Presentation Slides in the forum ByzB 101 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/dinas-presentation-slides/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:44:33 -0500 Week 1: Includes links to parallagi note name practice games

]]> fea433f13c05c222978c2f214613d663 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Student Introductions in the forum Auto 112 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/student-introductions-2/#post-62169 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:09:44 -0500 The harp is so cool!!

]]> 9b792c407843ebe6170b7362ef541a14 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Questions in the forum Auto 112 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/questions-13/#post-62168 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:08:53 -0500 Ooh! I’m sorry I just saw this! Glad you came!

]]> ef01245219de6b8beec1a4fa80166183 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Q & A in the forum ByzB 101 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/q-a-73/#post-62167 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:07:51 -0500 Hiya, Shawn!

Try t his link:

Join Amy’s Voice Lab Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 844 0549 3640
Passcode: 159585

]]> edbc9edecd793e82c1a8527f727ce85e Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Q & A in the forum ByzB 101 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/q-a-73/#post-62150 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:13:25 -0500 Sorry there doesn’t seem to be a clear answer for you at your parish!

Each parish tends to have their own “chant culture” that is effected by the lead chanter and the clergy. If your lead chanter can’t provide a clear answer for your, consider humbly approaching your priest to ask for guidance.

]]> 06b767baabbcbd084e383896185a7591 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Q & A in the forum ByzB 101 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/q-a-73/#post-62149 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:09:46 -0500

Voice Lab 100 Practice Session Schedule & Zoom Info – Term 3 2026

Check that page. It has the link.

]]> f75af91c97229c766de981c73a0bf689 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Q & A in the forum ByzB 101 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/q-a-73/#post-62021 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 01:59:07 -0500 I suggest trying with the laptop first. It will be easier for you to see what the instructor is presented on-screen while being able to still see your Zoom controls.

]]> b90b1048c26303c32594471eb69c7c8e Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Q & A in the forum ByzB 101 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/q-a-73/#post-61988 Sat, 26 Sep 2026 23:52:12 -0500 I forwarded both that message and the welcome email to you. Check your email. 🙂

]]> 298f71ea54f3ee2198b30f9f113aefe5 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Introductions in the forum Oct 203 - T3 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/introductions-44/#post-61953 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:49:52 -0500 So nice to see you, good sir!

]]> ed3a56ab63dbbc3021ad5e4011bea178 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Q & A in the forum ByzB 101 - T2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/q-a-70/#post-59916 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:33:49 -0500 Thank God for all of you!

]]> 6bd55628cc535c8057f3b3d9973ee6cb Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Announcements in the forum ByzB 101 - T2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/announcements-95/?view=all#post-59762 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:27:15 -0500 Dear students of ByzB 101,

As far as I can tell, I have graded all submitted capstone projects. If you submitted recordings and did *not* receive a rubric with your grade via email from me, please email at dinamarinakos@trisagionschool.org . Thank you all so very much for your patience and your prayers! Hope to see you all next term.

Dina

]]> 0b861d0ed5d3aa79e8ed8b513d8b5ee1 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Q & A in the forum ByzB 102 - Term 2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/q-a-69/#post-59323 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:20:18 -0500 Plagal first mode is the one that can sometimes go either way. BUT what you really need to look out for is: Is there a “pa-cicle”? If so, go from PA. In the accompanying video, around time stamp 7:50, Amy calls this the “FUNCTIONAL SCALE”. When she loops back around and sings it from KE, it ends up sounding the same because ni-pa-vou-ga are the…Read more

]]> bc809edd6d800f1680c50f79a952166e Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Q & A in the forum ByzB 101 - T2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/q-a-70/#post-59322 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:51:23 -0500 Due June 21.

]]> 3d802d07f9fb9ab48be2ab409595ac84 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Capstone in the forum Oct 204 - Term 2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/capstone-2/#post-59309 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:52:47 -0500 Thanks so much for following up on this! I’ve edited the Capstone Instructions in the course. Here they are again, for everyone’s convenience:

At the end of each Trisagion School course, you are expected to submit a Capstone Project that demonstrates your facility with the material covered in the course.  For your Octoëchos 204 Capstone P…Read more

]]> 53ebc578c92db882616ebe1d8224dd71 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Q & A in the forum ByzB 101 - T2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/q-a-70/#post-59279 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:07:21 -0500 Hi! Apparently, the video doesn’t exist. 🙂 So, no need to worry about it! Thanks for letting us know!

]]> 237e69fdec92a62d7d3767a85f3a37ec Dina Marinakos started the topic Sign up sheet for 6/2/26 is up in the forum Oct 204 - Term 2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/sign-up-sheet-for-6-2-26-is-up/ Fri, 29 May 2026 21:08:04 -0500 Apologies for the delay in clearing the sign-up sheet. Sign-ups for classes on June 2 are available now.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vZ8N__Ke13TD22ZkthiGWRHZblhwZ8aAr-cWR4JLioE/edit?usp=sharing

]]> 9a59776995c17edbc46d6d106ee7a4c9 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Q & A in the forum ByzB 102 - Term 2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/q-a-69/#post-59264 Fri, 29 May 2026 19:52:09 -0500 Thanks for letting us know! I think I fixed it.

]]> 2f6e261fb2196a50bfdf7fae53a13d82 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Q & A in the forum ByzB 101 - T2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/q-a-70/#post-59234 Tue, 26 May 2026 17:35:19 -0500 I also get confused pretty easily. XD haha

]]> 1d6a01de13540f2c1b4604c3de8c2395 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Q & A in the forum ByzB 101 - T2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/q-a-70/#post-59232 Tue, 26 May 2026 16:40:38 -0500 Hi, Anna! Hmm. I don’t think so… Where did you see those instructions? Thanks 🙂

]]> a8a1b807d5451ee1d92644619a2042d3 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Intonation (apichima) for Automleon - On This Day Thou Hast Appeared? in the forum Auto 111 - Term 2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/intonation-apichima-for-automleon-on-this-day-thou-hast-appeared/#post-59229 Tue, 26 May 2026 00:27:51 -0500 That’s a great, thoughtful question! We’ll cover it in Zoom.

]]> 4caff6333018f040a246c5ab3dc5460d Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Joining Zoom for first time in the forum ByzB 102 - Term 2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/joining-zoom-for-first-time/#post-59206 Thu, 21 May 2026 23:40:30 -0500 Sophia,

Take a snap shot of your week one homework ( https://trisagion-school.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/2020/10/Symbols_1_Practice.pdf )

and choose two lines to say and record  the parallagi for week 2 homework ( https://trisagion-school.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/2025/03/Week-2-Guided-Readingpng.pdf )

email to me
dinamarinakos@trisagionschool.org

]]> 204285ac5f377b53e32c2a1d52f13fd6 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Parish Resources in use in the forum Auto 111 - Term 2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/parish-resources-in-use/#post-59187 Tue, 19 May 2026 23:27:57 -0500 Hi, Joanna! For texts, we use Holy Transfiguration and DCS.

I believe Papa Ephraim (St Anthony’s Monastery) used Holy Transfiguration translations for most of his work.

Although I don’t particularly like the melodies that Holy Transfiguration released in their prosomia book, I think they would be valid to use for this course if you are having a…Read more

]]> b23c1e6e4ea3c49cc9d36e51fe723eed Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Playlist in the forum Oct 204 - Term 2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/playlist/#post-59186 Tue, 19 May 2026 23:23:53 -0500 Sorry, it appears I can’t get the screenshot to work. The setting I tried to screenshot is a Greek one, similar to Papa E’s.

]]> 188aea671c3a036030f3010ee88a70f8 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Playlist in the forum Oct 204 - Term 2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/playlist/#post-59185 Tue, 19 May 2026 23:22:59 -0500 Glory to God for the contemplation that took place while listening to chant like this. I love this question! This is indeed legetos!

In this lesson, Gabriel says, “In certain pieces in Legetos, it is also possible to have cadences on natural Zo’ – a fifth above our base of Vou.”. To elaborate, when this happens, the diatonic scale’s tendency is…Read more

]]> 1219f05dd606b278b75fbf745ef81eae Dina Marinakos started the topic Diatonic vs Hard Chromatic with PitchReader.com in the forum ByzB 101 - T2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/diatonic-vs-hard-chromatic-with-pitchreader-com/ Fri, 15 May 2026 19:38:13 -0500 Here is a video demonstration of practising diatonic vs. hard chromatic scales using PitchReader.com . Men, your “pa” will be on D3. Women, your “pa” will be on D4 like mine is in the video.

]]> 4b2c59a5c4e1293cfb58f52d4948841c Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Q & A in the forum ByzB 101 - T2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/q-a-70/#post-59157 Thu, 14 May 2026 15:16:36 -0500 Thanks for letting us know! Our email addresses are:

Amy.Hogg@trisagionschool.org
dinamarinakos@trisagionschool.org

]]> 29fdb6d80f308111c75e4b726cef2f74 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Chant lab in the forum Oct 204 - Term 2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/chant-lab/#post-59134 Wed, 13 May 2026 01:33:33 -0500 You made it!! 🙂

]]> 0c867f22c93e2dc4a792f1df01d864ca Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Introductions in the forum ByzB 101 - T2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/introductions-40/#post-59119 Tue, 12 May 2026 02:31:42 -0500 Welcome, Efraim! Nice to have you!

]]> 59c3e88e5cf4faeb687aa7bd6a16a600 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Q & A in the forum ByzB 101 - T2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/q-a-70/#post-59115 Mon, 11 May 2026 15:20:15 -0500 A “tetrachord” is just a group of four notes. So it’s not the JUMP from NI to GA (or PA to THI), but the set of four notes. So, one tetrachord is:

NI PA VOU GA

Another tetrachord is:

PA VOU GA THI

The intervals between each of these notes can vary.

While a “perfect FOURTH” is the JUMP from NI to GA, or PA to THI. The perfect fourth is what…Read more

]]> 9f029decd967ecdb4dfcccc7b4bf293a Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Q & A in the forum ByzB 101 - T2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/q-a-70/#post-59114 Mon, 11 May 2026 00:09:51 -0500 That is an awesome question! It’s a little hard for me to explain in a message, but please make sure to ask this at our next Zoom session! <3 It has to do with how ornaments are (or, rather, NOT notated in Byzantine notation).

]]> 05c811a9d354f56714dbdd84c24afc34 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Q & A in the forum ByzB 101 - T2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/q-a-70/#post-59107 Sat, 09 May 2026 20:14:09 -0500 We will learn this a little later 🙂 It has to do with how the diatonic scale is formed. That white space (with the “12” in it) is called a separator tone. You don’t need to remember that for now.

]]> 68332b6235ba14db5f98a9ec46cbb84f Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Q & A in the forum ByzB 101 - T2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/q-a-70/#post-59105 Sat, 09 May 2026 20:11:07 -0500 Very observant! This is actually related to your other question. We could count the note that is directly below our ni as zo, and the zo that is under ni’ as zo’. 🙂

]]> 5ee70a50ac75e6f61bc5c24f44a2e39c Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Q & A in the forum ByzB 101 - T2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/q-a-70/#post-59103 Sat, 09 May 2026 20:07:59 -0500 Ooh, that is a good question! 🙂 We can call it “low” zo.

]]> 1be17cf7c78f0c668a7975e886bbf000 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Introductions in the forum ByzB 101 - T2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/introductions-40/#post-59094 Fri, 08 May 2026 22:02:04 -0500 Welcome, Nabil! Nice to see you!

]]> 0e2a5066baf0b36d56405f5f3ac4395e Dina Marinakos started the topic Week 1 slides in the forum Auto 111 - Term 2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/week-1-slides/ Fri, 08 May 2026 22:00:51 -0500 Week 1 slides

Specifically, here are the ison options:

Byzantine ison free for ipad and iphone

World Scales, $20 for ipad and iphone

Byz organ, free for all platforms but I cannot get this thing to sound good. Seriously, it’s hard to even match pitch. I guess it’s called ‘organ’ for a reason.

Melodos isokratis, free on web, good but in…Read more

]]> 16d8f03e447ccc1d2fd0c749ae88cb50 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Introductions in the forum ByzB 101 - T2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/introductions-40/#post-59090 Fri, 08 May 2026 19:34:45 -0500 Hiya there, Ben!

]]> 0fc1e41af4969ed763bf9e5705e9422d Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Q & A in the forum ByzB 101 - T2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/q-a-70/#post-59089 Fri, 08 May 2026 19:33:32 -0500 No, but don’t worry! Try to come next week. <3

]]> d14397570934ddce76bffcd7a17e40ba Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Welcome and Introductions! in the forum Auto 111 - Term 2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/welcome-and-introductions-2/#post-59086 Fri, 08 May 2026 16:45:52 -0500 Olaph. 😀 Never change.

]]> 3437171f70481050b25255de1778d0ae Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Introductions in the forum ByzB 101 - T2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/introductions-40/#post-59082 Fri, 08 May 2026 00:12:26 -0500 Truly, He is risen! Welcome, Thomas!

]]> 579af1f4a3b7eebb31f8155be4036ea3 Dina Marinakos replied to the topic Introductions in the forum ByzB 101 - T2 2026 https://trisagionschool.org/forums/topic/introductions-40/#post-59079 Thu, 07 May 2026 22:55:19 -0500 Truly, He is risen! Welcome, Fr Sebastian!!

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