Mastering Music as Ancient Lyre Players Did
Aristoxenus
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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