3rd Year | Aristoxenus | Rhythmic Elements | Lyre AR06
Shaping Rhythm
in Ancient Greece
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”!
At the end of the course you will know how to...
- Recognize the “primary time” of ancient Greek rhythmic thought
- Play various rhythms on your lyre
- Recognize the “arsis” and the “thesis” in music as well as poetry and dance
- Identify the structural basis of ancient Greek rhythm, the rhythmic “foot” or “podas.”
- Play the ancient “irrational khoreios” melody
- Play ancient rhythmic meters
* 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 : Rhythm and the Rhythmized Objects
Are you ready to begin your journey in ancient rhythm by taking it back to the very beginning? Follow Aristoxenus as he lays out his principles of study.
Plus: Examples in detail
Lesson 2 : Disemos & Trisemos
Start your exploration of ancient rhythm with the first of the compound rhythms that governed all of ancient composition, be it music, poetry, or dance.
Plus: Two ancient Greek melodies (four variations)
Lesson 3 : n-Semos
Navigate through larger and more complicated meters in this lesson, always with the help of original sheet music!
Plus: Three ancient Greek melodies
Lesson 4 : Arsis & Thesis
Explore the meaning of “arsis” and “thesis,” and their literal origins in the ancient Greek language.
Plus: Examples in detail
Lesson 5 : Up & Down
Time to practice! Apply your knowledge of the arsis and thesis with these wonderful melodies, exploring different rhythmic values.
Plus: Four exercises
Lesson 6 : The Podas
Are you ready to delve deep into ancient rhythmic composition? In this lesson, we tackle the famed “podas,” or “foot,” which is the fundamental rhythmic measure of ancient Greek poetry and music.
Plus: Three exercises
Lesson 7 : Rationality
Think that you know everything about the arsis and the thesis? Think again, as we explore their relation and how they create what are known as “rational” and “irrational” podes.
Plus: Three exercises
Lesson 8 : A Melody in Khoreios
Challenge yourself in this lesson with the melody known as “irrational khoreios,” designed for the dedicated lyre player!
Plus: Sheet music for a new melody
Lesson 9 : Course Finale - Rational Rhythmic
Time to put everything you learned into practice with our final lesson, a piece dedicated to the mathematical perfection of ancient rhythm.
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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