Registration now open! Classes begin September 14ᵗʰ
Byzantine Music I
Introduction to Notation
Beginning Class in Byzantine Notation, Theory & Practice: Students will learn Byzantine musical notation and be able to sight-read notes and rhythm by the end of term. Enrollment in Liturgics is required.
Required Textbook: byzchantlessonbook.com
120-minute class meets once per week for 10 weeks.
Taught by Simeon Acker
8 class seats total
Saturdays, TBD
Byzantine Music II
Ornamentation & Expression
Introduction to Ornamentation & Expression: Students will learn the basics of ornamentation and expression, shaping and embellishing melodies in the traditional way. Enrollment in Liturgics is required.
Required Textbook: byzchantlessonbook.com
120-minute class meets once per week for 10 weeks.
Taught by Ephrem Acker
8 class seats total
Saturdays, TBD
Byzantine Music III
Soft-Diatonic Modes
Introduction to Modal Theory: Students will learn the structure, tuning, and melodic patterns of the ecclesiastical Októechos (Eight-Mode system), beginning with the Soft-Diatonic modes. Enrollment in Liturgics I required.
Required Textbook: byzchantlessonbook.com
90-minute class meets once per week for 10 weeks
Taught by John Michael Boyer
8 class seats total
Tuesdays, 6:30 – 8:00pm Central Time
Byzantine Music IV
Hard-Diatonic Modes
Modal Theory continued: Students will learn the structure, tuning, and melodic patterns of the soft- and hard-diatonic modes. Enrollment in Liturgics II required.
Required Textbook: byzchantlessonbook.com
90-minute class meets once per week for 10 weeks
Taught by Simeon Acker
8 class seats total
Saturdays, TBD
Byzantine Music V
Chromatic Modes
Modal theory Students will learn the structure, tuning, and melodic patterns of the soft- and hard-chromatic modes. Enrollment in Liturgics III is required.
Required Textbook: byzchantlessonbook.com
90-minute class meets once per week for 10 weeks
Taught by John Michael Boyer
8 class seats total
Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:00pm Central Time
Liturgics I
Introduction to Liturgical Order: Students will learn the basic structure, content, and theology of the liturgical services of the Orthodox Church, focusing on the central daily liturgical cycle of Divine Liturgy, Vespers, and Matins (Orthros). One section offered per week, no enrollment limit.
90-minute class meets once per week for 10 weeks.
No enrollment limit.
Required for all students enrolled in Byzantine Music courses.
Mondays, 6:30 – 8:00pm Central Time
Clergy I
Recommended for priests, deacons, readers, and seminarians
90-minute class meets once per week for 10 weeks.
Taught by John Michael Boyer
TBD
Introduction to the musical role of clergy:
Traditional intonation of the petitions
Singing in a manner that is comfortable and sustainable
Foundational clergy repertoire
Coordinating with chanters/choir
Private Lessons
Private instruction and coaching in Byzantine Music, vocal technique, and liturgical order, history & meaning.
Available by appointment.