Level 3 Curriculum

Theory

• Tones in detail:

  • Sticheraric melodies of the 8 tones

  • Imported melodies

• Tetrachord theory on Tone II and VI

• Shades (Chroae)

• Systems

• Corruption signs in detail

• Sacred Offices and their individual elements

Sources

• Melodic Exercises, Ioannis Margaziotis

•  Anastasimatarion (Petros Lambadarios,  Ioannis Protopsaltis, K. Priggos, etc.)

•  Workbook of Greek Hymns, School of Byzantine Music of Montreal

•  Mousike Kypseli, Vol II (Orthros), G.  Progakis

Repertoire

• Prosomoia (templates) of tones

• Odes I and IX of expanded Katavasiae (festal odes)

• Selection of verses from Polyeleoi:

  • Δούλοι Κύριον, Πέτρου Λαμπαδαρίου

  • Επί των ποταμών, Χουρμουζίου Χαρτοφύλακος

  • Λόγον αγαθόν, Φωκαέως

• Selection of verses from expanded largo Doxologies

  • Ιακώβου Πρωτοψάλτου, ήχος α' (Iakovos Protopsaltios in Tone I)

  • Πέτρου Βυζαντίνου, πλ. α' (Petros Byzantios in Tone V)

  • Γεωργίου Βιολάκη, πλ. β' (George Violakis in Tone VI)

  • Iακώβου Πρωτοψάλτου, ήχος πλ. δ' (Iakovos Protopsaltios in Tone VIII)

• Anoixandaria, Theodoros Fokaeus in Tone VIII