3rd Year | Aristoxenus | Rhythmic Elements | Lyre AR08
Master the Ancient
Greek Rhythms
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 studied, played, and heard once again!
At the end of the course you will know how to...
- Recognize and play the three basic ancient rhythms: the Dactylic, the Iambic, and the Paeonic
- Identify and perform the subcategories of the basic rhythms, such as the Cyclical Dactylic and the Compound Paeonic
- Play the Spondeios, a rhythm used in hymns accompanying libations to the gods
- Play the rhythm of the famous Pyrrhichios dance
- Utilize your rhythmic knowledge in all aspects of your playing
* Do you own a lyre with more strings? The course can be done by students with lyres of 7 or more strings. Simple and step-by-step videos are available to prepare your lyre for the courses (including tuning).
Lesson 1 : The Dactylic Rhythm
Are you ready to put your fingers on the strings of your lyre and explore the appropriately named “dactylic” or “finger” rhythm in our first lesson?
Plus: Two exercises
Lesson 2 : The Iambic Rhythm
Prepare to immerse yourself in the iambic rhythm, originating in the cults of Dionysus and Demeter, and surviving later as a rhythmic “foot.”
Plus: Examples & one exercise
Lesson 3 : The Paeonic Rhythm
Can a name hold an entire story? Discover the Paeonic rhythm, namesake of the famous paean, a song of thanks, or a terrible march of war!
Plus: Sheet music for a new melody
Lesson 4 : A Dance in Cyclical Dactylic
Did you ever wonder if the rhythmic genera have their own subcategories? Explore all of them, starting with the beautiful Cyclical Dactylic.
Plus: Sheet music for a new melody
Lesson 5 : Pyrrhichios
Discover a melody inspired by ancient Greece’s fabled war dance, the famous Pyrrhichios!
Plus: Sheet music for a new melody
Lesson 6 : The Compound Paeonic
Lift your lyre and prepare to practice your advanced skills with this different and beautiful version of the paeonic rhythm.
Plus: Sheet music for a new melody
Lesson 7 : The Spondeios Rhythm
Discover the sacred “spondeios” or “spondee” rhythm. Its very name, stemming from the Greek word for “libation,” reveals its original function as the meter of hymns.
Plus: Sheet music for a new melody
Lesson 8 : Course Finale: The Caleidoscopic Prosodiac
Complete your master over ancient rhythmic composition and let your lyre guide you over everything you have learned so far with this final lesson on the Prosodiac, a compound three, merging the Pyrrhichios, the Spondeios, and the Trochee.
Plus: Sheet music for a new melody
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Who is your Instructor?
Lina Palera is a world-renowned lyre player and a charismatic teacher with more than a decade of experience in music schools and educational institutions in the United Kingdom, Greece and abroad, working with adults and children too. She travels a lot for live performances at museums, festivals, conferences and other venues.
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