Aristoxenus
Bundle for
Lyre Players
| 8 Masterclasses, 71 lessons, full year of studies
| Learn anywhere, anytime
| From $1592 now just $990 for 12 months access
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At the end of this masterclass 3rd year
you will know how to:
- Recognize and use the different types of intervals, as the ancient Greeks distinguished them.
- Accompany your lyre-playing with your voice.
- Navigate the Tetrachord, the basis of ancient Greek music, in all its complexity and beauty.
- Play and alternate between the three basic music genera and how to tune your lyre in response to them.
- Uncover the secrets of the pycnum, which creates the subcategories of the three genera.
- Connect tetrachords and create different scales and systems.
- Make use of the podes, the structural elements of ancient Greek rhythm.
- Play a number of ancient Greek rhythms with specific meters and functions.
- Master the more technical aspects of rhythm and harmony, as laid out by the great musicologist and philosopher Aristoxenus.
- Elevate your lyre-playing and your musical knowledge to ever greater heights.
Enroll and get...
- 12 months of full access
- $1592 now just $990
- 8 premium masterclasses included
- 71 lessons (step-by-step)
- Rich teaching material with sheet music, examples on the music stave, and more
- Access to our Private Students Group, where your instructor answers your questions every week
- Fast loading 4K videos Plus Crystal clear sound
- Access from any device (computer, tablet, smartphone)
- Re-watch the videos as many times as you like
- Only $29.00 per additional month after the first 12 months!
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Master your lyre playing
with smile-inducing lessons about:
Harmonic & RHythmic Elements in Ancient Greece
Harmonic Elements
The
Rules of Harmony
AR01 (10 Lessons)
What are the building blocks of harmony? How can the voice be an instrument as beautiful and sublime as any other? And what is “lyrical poetry,” combining meter, sound symbolism, and Apollo’s soothing instrument, the lyre?
Suggested Time: 12 weeks
Harmonic Elements
The 3 Ancient Genera
AR02 (9 Lessons)
What were the genera of ancient Greek music? How could altering the tuning produce them? Which was considered the most ancient, and which was the most difficult? Discover the answers and deepen your knowledge of ancient melody.
Suggested Time: 12 weeks
Harmonic Elements
Pycnum, Focus on the Details
AR03 (10 Lessons)
Discover the secrets of the pycnum and find out how even the smallest changes can completely transform a melody. Learn to apply the smallest dieses in your lyre-playing and by doing so, create all the ancient Greek music genera, including all their variations (hroes).
Suggested Time: 12 weeks
Harmonic Elements
From Ancient to Modern Scales
AR04 (8 Lessons)
Delve deeper into the more technical aspects of harmony and discover how the ancient Greeks tackled a fundamental part of music - scales. Learn the rules of connecting tetrachords and delight in the amazing results!
Suggested Time: 12 weeks
Harmonic Elements
Master the
Ancient
Harmony
AR06 (9 Lessons)
It is time to take everything you have learned in this course and put it into practice. Test your technical knowledge, your skill, and your proficiency with this recap course, designed for the most dedicated lyre players out there.
Suggested Time: 12 weeks
RHYTHMIC Elements in Ancient Greece
Rhythmic Elements
Shaping Rhythm in Ancient Greece
AR06 (9 Lessons)
Enter the ancient Greek world of rhythm and rhythm composition, known to the Greeks as rhythmopoiia. In this course you will be introduced to the terminology of ancient rhythm and discover the meanings of “arsis,” “thesis,” and the “podas.” Discover the rules that govern rhythmic composition and learn another ancient melody, the “irrational khoreios”!
Suggested Time: 12 weeks
Rhythmic Elements
Exploring Ancient Meter: Podas
AR07 (9 Lessons)
Are you ready to delve deeper into the mysteries of rhythm? This course follows the great musicologist Aristoxenus, as he explores the details, differences, and subtleties of the ancient rhythmic meter known as the “podas.” Discover its secret with this course, designed for the dedicated lyre player.
Suggested Time: 12 weeks
Rhythmic Elements
Master the Ancient Greek Rhythms
AR08 (8 Lessons)
Discover the ancient rhythms, such as the Iambic, the Dactylic, the Paeonic, the Spondeios, and the Anapaest. Names that conjure images of ancient rituals and processions invite you to discover them and bring them to new life in this course. The final pieces of Aristoxenus surviving work await the dedicated lyre player, to be studies, played, and heard once again!
Suggested Time: 12 weeks
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Certifications upon request
Study alongside our highly-experienced and certified instructors and get your certification after completing your studies.
Fun & productive videos
Step-by-step and smile-inducing tutorials with fast-loading HD videos and crystal clear sound.
Sheet music that makes sense
Tired of trying to figure out how to play a song by reading sheet music for piano or guitar? What you get is sheet music written exclusively for your instrument!
Re-watch the lessons
Watch the videos you want again and again anytime you want in order to practice on your lyre!
Progress at your own pace
Study each course whenever you want in order to fit it into your daily schedule and lifestyle!
Watch from any device
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Meet your instructor
Meet
your
instructor
Teaching: Lyre and Music Theory
Lina Palera is a world-renowned lyre player and a certified music instructor with teaching experience at music schools in UK, Greece and abroad, working both with adults and children.
She travels around Greece and abroad giving live performances at museums, festivals, educational institutions, conferences and other venues. Read more...
The patterns in music are the keys to learning.
- Plato, philosopher & founder of the 1st academy -