Introduction – A Chromatic Lyre guide to the Byzantine Musical System using Western Musical Notation.  Played on a Chromatic Lyre

A Chromatic Lyre musical guide to the Byzantine Musical System using Western Musical Notation. Played on a Chromatic Lyre

Instrument: Brandon John Luthiery 23-string Chromatic Lyre https://www.etsy.com/shop/BrandonJohnLuthiery .

Played on the Lyre Harp by Christine Kerxhalli
Website: https://mylyremusic.wordpress.com
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL98bTeh0dciwET1eSRKDk81wfJt3YwrgN

To work with this Chromatic Lyre Musical Guide, please access the reference document written by Stanley J. Takis in the description area of this video entitled, “Beginning to Learn the Byzantine Musical System using Western Notation and Theory”. This presentation will refer to page numbers in this document. Reference document by Stanley J Takis, New Byzantine Publications, https://newbyz.weebly.com/uploads/1/4/7/1/147110798/name_that_tone.pdf

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Digital Chant Stand (DCS): https://dcs.goarch.org/goa/dcs/dcs.html

HYMN:
Σῶσον, Κύριε, τὸν λαόν σου
Phonetically: So-son Ky-ri-e ton la-on sou
Save, O Lord, Your people
Musical Source for full hymn:
• In English: https://newbyz.weebly.com/uploads/1/4/7/1/147110798/09-14_holy_cross_apolytikion_en_staff.pdf
• In Greek: https://newbyz.weebly.com/uploads/1/4/7/1/147110798/09-14_holy_cross_apolytikion_gr_staff.pdf

To learn to play the Lyre Harp and Read Western Music notation, the following teachers are recommended:
Sharon Brownell of Learning the Lyre Harp https://www.patreon.com/c/learningthelyreharp/posts
Catherine Guilbeau of Enfolded Heart https://www.patreon.com/cw/enfoldedheartmusic
If you are interested in really learning the art of Byzantine Chant, the following link provides authentic Byzantine Chant instruction in the tradition of the (Christian Orthodox) Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Michael Tsiappoutas, PhD is providing this valuable training free of charge in English to help those who want to learn but one does need to have the ability to read Greek to chant the lyrics of the music . The link follows: https://www.patriarchalpsaltophiles.org The book to accompany this instruction is entitled, Psaltic Method. A Greek Byzantine Liturgy Chant Primer by Michael Tsiappoutas, PhD. It is free to download at this link: https://www.patriarchalpsaltophiles.org/book If you wish to purchase a physical book, it is available on Amazon. Lessons are free on YouTube: https://www.patriarchalpsaltophiles.org/lessons