Program of Ecclesiastical Music and Chanting – Program of Studies
1st Semester
2nd Semester
3th Semester
4th Semester
5th Semester
6th Semester
7th Semester
8th Semester
Comments
Semester: 1
| Κωδικός | Τίτλος | Υποχρεωτικό | Ώρες Διδασκαλίας | Διδακτικές Μονάδες |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y11 | Ancient Greek I (common) | YES | 4 | 5 |
| Y12 | Christian Literature I (common) | YES | 4 | 5 |
| Y13 | Introduction to the Byzantine Musicology | YES | 3 | 4 |
| Y14 | Introduction to the Byzantine Hymnography: psalmos, hypopsalma, antiphon | YES | 2 | 3 |
| Y15 | The Eirmologion: the multi- stanzas canons (Eirmologion Genos) | YES | 2 | 3 |
| Y16 | Theory and Praxis I: Eirmologion - Prologario, syntomo melos (T, P) | YES | 3 | 4 |
| Y17 | Foreign Language | YES | 2 | |
| E11 | Analytical Byzantine Notation I (C) | NO | 3 | 4 |
| E12 | Orthophonia - Phonetiki | NO | 2 | 2 |
| E13 | The Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Patriarchate Music Schools | NO | 2 | 2 |
Semester: 2
Semester: 3
| Κωδικός | Τίτλος | Υποχρεωτικό | Ώρες Διδασκαλίας | Διδακτικές Μονάδες |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y31 | History of Christian Worship (common) | YES | 4 | 5 |
| Y32 | History of Byzantine and Post Byzantine Chanting Art I | YES | 3 | 4 |
| Y33 | Byzantine Notation and Paleography: Origin- Development- Interpretation | YES | 3 | 4 |
| Y34 | The Sticherarion: the one-stanza Idiomela (Sticherarion Genos) | YES | 2 | 3 |
| Y35 | Theory and Praxis III: Anastasimatarion (T,P) | YES | 3 | 4 |
| Y36 | Church and Folk Music of Balkans | YES | 3 | 4 |
| Y37 | Foreign Language | YES | 2 | |
| E31 | Analytical Byzantine Notation III (C) | NO | 3 | 4 |
| E32 | Instrumentation - use of Instruments: String Instruments I: (Tambouras, Kanonaki, Outi, Lute) (1T, 1P) | NO | 2 | 2 |
| E33 | Selections from the Octaechia of Anastasimatarion | NO | 2 | 2 |
Semester: 4
| Κωδικός | Τίτλος | Υποχρεωτικό | Ώρες Διδασκαλίας | Διδακτικές Μονάδες |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y41 | Introduction to Computers | YES | 4 | 4 |
| Y42 | Christian Literature II (common) | YES | 4 | 4 |
| Y43 | History of Byzantine and Post Byzantine Chanting Art II | YES | 3 | 4 |
| Y44 | The reformation of the three Teachers in 1814: New Method of Analytical Notation | YES | 3 | 4 |
| Y45 | Theory and Praxis IV: Doxastarion (T,P) | YES | 3 | 4 |
| Y46 | Introduction to Western Musicology | YES | 2 | 2 |
| Y47 | Theory and Solfez of European Music | YES | 2 | 2 |
| Y48 | Foreign Language | YES | 3 | |
| E41 | Analytical Byzantine Notation IV (C) | NO | 3 | 4 |
| E42 | Instrumentation - use of Instruments String Instruments II: (Tambouras, Kanonaki, Outi, Lute) (2T, 2P) | NO | 2 | 2 |
| E43 | Mainland and Island musical tradition | NO | 2 | 2 |
Semester: 5
| Κωδικός | Τίτλος | Υποχρεωτικό | Ώρες Διδασκαλίας | Διδακτικές Μονάδες |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y51 | Typikon of Orthodox Worship (common) | YES | 4 | 5 |
| Y52 | Byzantine secular and newest urban music | YES | 3 | 3 |
| Y53 | The Psalms in the Byzantine melopoiia (Papadiko Genos) | YES | 3 | 4 |
| Y54 | Melopoiia and Morphology of the Byzantine Music | YES | 4 | 5 |
| Y55 | Theory and Praxis V: Doxologies – Polyeleoi (T, P) | YES | 3 | 4 |
| Y56 | Harmony and Counterpoint of the European Music | YES | 3 | 3 |
| E51 | Chronographically review of the Byzantine Music (C) | NO | 2 | 3 |
| E52 | Instrumentation - use of instruments Wind Instruments (Nay, Flute, Clarinet) (3T, 3P) | NO | 2 | 2 |
| E53 | Constantinopolitan, Thracian and Minor Asian musical tradition | NO | 2 | 2 |
Semester: 6
| Κωδικός | Τίτλος | Υποχρεωτικό | Ώρες Διδασκαλίας | Διδακτικές Μονάδες |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y61 | Hagiology (common) | YES | 3 | 3 |
| Y62 | Hymnology and Hymnography (common) | YES | 3 | 3 |
| Y63 | Teletourgiki (common) | YES | 4 | 4 |
| Y64 | Aesthetics of the Orthodox Christian Art (common) | YES | 3 | 3 |
| Y65 | Theory and Praxis VI: Cherouvika- Koinonika (T, P) | YES | 4 | 5 |
| Y66 | Transcription – Record of Byzantine and European Music | YES | 4 | 5 |
| Y67 | Ekphonetic Notation and Praxis | YES | 3 | 3 |
| E61 | Folk Music from Epirus region (C) | NO | 2 | 2 |
| E62 | Contemporary Melopoiia – Contemporary Melourgoi | NO | 2 | 2 |
| E63 | Hymns of the Akathist Hymn and of Triodion | NO | 2 | 2 |
Semester: 7
| Κωδικός | Τίτλος | Υποχρεωτικό | Ώρες Διδασκαλίας | Διδακτικές Μονάδες |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y71 | Dogmatic Teaching of the Orthodox Church I (common) | YES | 4 | 4 |
| Y72 | The Geni and kinds of the Byzantine Chanting Music | YES | 3 | 3 |
| Y73 | Theory and Praxis VII: Mathematarion, Octaecha Mathemata (T, P) | YES | 3 | 3 |
| Y74 | Teaching and Conducting I: The Byzantine Chorus of Cantors | YES | 3 | 3 |
| Y75 | Informatics and Music | YES | 3 | 3 |
| Y76 | Byzantine Music and Arab- Persian Music: Echoi and Makamia | YES | 4 | 4 |
| E71 | Methodology of the musicological research I: Catalogue-writing of the music manuscripts (C) | NO | 3 | 3 |
| E72 | Practical Psaltology (repertories, chants selection, eutaxia) | NO | 2 | 2 |
| E73 | Great Week Hymns | NO | 2 | 2 |
Semester: 8
| Κωδικός | Τίτλος | Υποχρεωτικό | Ώρες Διδασκαλίας | Διδακτικές Μονάδες |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y81 | Analysis of liturgical and hymnal texts | YES | 4 | 4 |
| Y82 | Ecclesiastical Ceremonial (common) | YES | 2 | 2 |
| Y83 | Dogmatic Teaching of the Orthodox Church II | YES | 4 | 4 |
| Y84 | Rhythmic Geni and the chronicle conduct of the Chanting Art | YES | 3 | 3 |
| Y85 | Theory and Praxis VIII: Kratematarion, Kratemata (T,P) | YES | 2 | 2 |
| Y86 | Teaching and Conducting II: Mixed Choir and Instrumentalists | YES | 2 | 2 |
| Y87 | Hyphology - Aesthetics: Expression of the Byzantine Melos | YES | 2 | 2 |
| Y88 | Diploma Thesis | YES | 10 | |
| E81 | Methodology of the musicological research II: Knowledge and use of Bibliography (C) | NO | 2 | 3 |
| E82 | Chanting in the Sacraments of the Orthodox Church | NO | 3 | 3 |
| E83 | Hymns of Pascha- Pendicostarion | NO | 3 | 3 |
Comments
- The students attend, in every semester, necessarily two (2) elective subjects. One of these elective subjects is considered compulsory.
- The weekly program of studies includes compulsory attendance of three-hour holy services without credits. During these services, all in use or no use holy liturgies are performed in an exemplary way and tutorial form. The students have compulsory participation in the cantors’ chorus during the performance of the holy services.
- The foreign language may be optional English, French, or German. Examinations in the language are compulsory and the moving up result is considered preliminary for the degree obtaining, without being counted to the total grade and without credits, too.
- The total of credits for every semester is summed up to thirty (30).
- The students participate in the Choir of the Program and in every choral activity inside and outside the Academy.
- To every elective subject, if it is not regulated otherwise, two (2) credits correspond respectively.
- In order to be a graduate, every student of the Ecclesiastical Music and Chanting Program is required to get two hundred and forty (240) credits.
- The treatise of the H’ Semester of Studies is chosen by the students among the suggested topics by the tutors at the end of the G’ Semester of Studies and is worked out under the appointed advisor’s supervision. The treatise submission begins from the first days of May of the H’ Semester of Studies, regardless of the successful completion of all Program of Studies courses, and it is presented to be approved after the supervisor’s relevant suggestion and successful support, in the presence of the Academic Council.
- The students have no right to an exemption of attending the Foreign Language courses (English) for all four (4) Semesters.
