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Comment on Greek resources by Richard Barrett

Richard Barrett — Mon, 28 May 2012 18:44:34 +0000

So glad it’s useful! I plan on doing more, I really do, but at present i’m knee-deep in exam prep, my wife is due in about a month, and I’m about to be away for a few weeks. It is difficult right at the moment to prioritize the answer keys. I’ve suggested ways that people might be able to influence the prioritizing, but the deafening crickets I’ve gotten in response lead me to believe that that’s not really anything anybody is in much of a place to do. If everybody who has ever visited my blog for these keys even gave a dollar, I think the entire book would be done by this point based on the scale I suggested, but there we go.

Comment on Greek resources by R.

R. — Mon, 28 May 2012 15:44:10 +0000

I really appreciate everything you’ve done for the lovers of learning ancient Greek (who may not be in an institution) and who rely on answer keys to check their work and not fall off into an abyss of despair. I am unemployed at the moment, otherwise I would tip, but I was wondering if you had any idea when you might have more notes and answers from Unit vii onwards? Thanks!

Comment on Shout-out to Chicago for this weekend by Orthodox Collective

Orthodox Collective — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:27:41 +0000

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Comment on A request… by Orthodox Collective

Orthodox Collective — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:48:41 +0000

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Orthodox Collective — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:15:49 +0000

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Comment on A curriculum proposal for Byzantine chant by qatlqitlqutl

qatlqitlqutl — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:42:02 +0000

I think Slavic music could fairly easily be switched out for the Byzantine. I remember at OBU, we had 1 Religion major with three different tracks, Biblical Languages, Bible, or Applied Ministry. In a pan-Orthodox liberal arts college, I could see something like that, where you have an Orthodox Music major with different tracks. Though, a Slavic track would be heavier on Western theory, and a great deal of curriculum would just be hitting the “greatest hits” from the pan-Slavic musical tradition. I think Dn. Gregory Ealy at St. Mary’s OCA in Minneapolis would be a good consultant on that.

Other addenda: I think a Byzantine chanter should be at least passably familiar with Obikhod tones and basic Slavic-style usage, perhaps in one 3 cr. course. The reverse for Slavic-style chanters. Also, a practical 1 cr. course is needed on how to run a parish choir, deal with clergy, etc. There will need to be some practical expectations set for our hypothetical music majors. They will spend 4 years learning the glories of Byzantine chant, and then find themselves employed at a parish where people just want to sing out of “the Green Book” with an organ. So, a class where being a chanter “on the ground” is emphasized.

But in all, I love what you’ve done here. It’s funny that you put this out here, as I’ve been daydreaming a lot lately about the concept of Orthodox Liberal Arts education.

Comment on Thoughts on Inception or, Christopher Nolan and Cobb salad by dan

dan — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:07:16 +0000

very enjoyable read, by have you noticed the think with the wedding ring in inception? if not happy hunting.

Comment on Addenda to Kapitel Vier: The post-high school, struggling through junior year of college, and giving up to enter the workforce blues by Teague

Teague — Tue, 15 May 2012 06:04:42 +0000

These would be your equivalent of “The Dark Years,” I suppose? WOW.

Comment on A curriculum proposal for Byzantine chant by Orthodox Collective

Orthodox Collective — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:11:46 +0000

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Comment on “Learning to chant” vs. “learning to sing” – or, do you learn to play Mendelssohn or do you learn to play the violin? by A curriculum proposal for Byzantine chant « Leitourgeia kai Qurbana: Contra den Zeitgeist

Tue, 15 May 2012 02:48:39 +0000

[...] a couple of months ago, I suggested that learning to sing needs to be part of learning to chant, and even suggested that language and diction in the appropriate languages should be an expected [...]