Byzantine Psalmist
Learn Byzantine Music
A self paced step-by-step online course in Byzantine Music
A Project Brought to You by
Archdiocese of Thyateira & Great Britain
Hellenic Music Centre
Stavropegic Monastery of Saint John the Baptist
Byzantine Music School of Thyateira & GB
Hello! My name is Father Joseph Paliouras and I have been the headmaster of the Byzantine Music School of Thyateira & Great Britain for a little over forty years. It has been my wish for many years to make this sacred art accessible to all people who would like to learn but, due to reasons of locality, time, or other commitments, are not able to do so. Our online learning courses of Byzantine Music are being developed in response to the growing need for flexible access to learning, with the hope that it will provide many future chanters to strengthen the choirs of local Christian Orthodox Communities.
You can enrol on any of our courses and if you need help during your learning, I’ll be available and ready to provide personal assistance.
Why Byzantine psalmist?
A step-by-step guidance to learning a sacred art
Recources
The student will be provided with all the material he needs to complete the course. This includes the musical scores and the text of the hymns, as well as the theory.
Interractive
Guided with recordings of both the paralagi and melos and interactive videos highlighting every note that is sung so that the student can easily follow along.
Assistance
Students will always have access to an experienced teacher should they have queries or encounter difficulties in their learning.*
Certificate
After each course completion you will have the opportunity to take an exam to obtain an accredited diploma in Byzantine Music.
Lifetime Access
Pay once and gain access to hundreds of lessons forever. If you have the zeal, you can cover the ground towards becoming a qualified chanter much more quickly.
Inexpensive
Become a chanter at your own pace at a fraction of the cost. Save time and money by learning with our flexible online platform, while enjoying the convenience of progressing at your own speed. What you pay for one year is what you would normally pay monthly at a music school.
Kind Words
The Very Reverend Protopresbyter Joseph Paliouras is a man of exceptionally fine voice, a distinguished lead chanter, a bearer and bestower of the Tradition of our Church. We have benefited from his lessons for many years, and we thank him warmly.
Through the organised lessons of the website ‘Byzantine Psalmist,’ he offers a comprehensive study program that conveys with great reverence the technical, theoretical and practical aspects of Byzantine Chant.
We hope that ‘Byzantine Psalmist’ will contribute to the education of many chanters by passing down the artistic inheritance of the Church. From the depth of our heart, we wish our beloved Father Joseph divine guidance in his work for the benefit of the Holy Church and the glory of the Holy Name of God, and we wish all the participants in this educational program a good and inspired apprenticeship.
Archimandrite Peter
The Abbot of the Holy Patriarchal and Stavropegic Monastery of Saint John the Baptist, Essex
Thank you for the test materials. The pdf materials contains good instructions in English which are very helpful to get to understand what the notation is about…it is indeed a very helpful bilingual material.
Thank you so very much for the byzantine music courses. These are incredible, very helpful, exactly what I needed and am sure many people love these too.
Gaby P
Melodic Exercises & Anastasimatarion Student
Thank you so much, Father Joseph, for this wonderful opportunity to learn Byzantine music. I am grateful to have access to this beautifully constructed course which can be done at one’s own pace ! It is indeed a blessing.
«I am much enjoying the course, which is like entering a different world!»
Stamatia Comninos
Melodic Exercises Student
Father Joseph, thank you for doing these courses. It is an amazing way to learn! I like both the Greek and English explanation. It’s perfect.
Angelo S
Melodic Exercises & Anastasimatarion Student
Thank you so much – what a blessing.
Nicholas Bamford
Melodic Exercises Student
Good job pater! Congratulation to you and to your colleagues! Very nice interface!
Nándor Grosch
Melodic Exercises Student
Our Courses
Start your Byzantine Music learning journey today
Melodic Exercises
For Beginners - 1st Year Students-
107 lessons
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Follow along note by note
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Separate videos for melody (μελωδία), parallagi (παραλλαγή), melos (μέλος)
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Online and at your own pace
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Course material in PDF (107 files)
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Theory explantion by teacher
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Live teacher support available
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Unlimited access forever
Anastasimatarion
For 2nd Year Students-
136 lessons
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Follow along note by note
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Separate videos for melody (μελωδία), parallagi (παραλλαγή), melos (μέλος)
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Online and at your own pace
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Course material in PDF (136 files)
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Theory explantion by teacher
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Live teacher support available
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Unlimited access forever
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