Mysteries of the Christian East: Byzantine Chant: The Ochtoechos

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Published 2019-11-08

An introduction to the eight tones of Byzantine Chant, taken from Professor Cutsinger's USC honors course "Mysteries of the Christian East". The syllabus for this course can be found on his website: www.cutsinger.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/myste….

All Comments (8)

@johnnyfrantz6333 6 months ago

I have gotten so much from this teaching. As far as I can tell—and I’ve looked—this is the most concise instruction on the tones anywhere. I would only enjoy it more if there were more! Thank you!
@karapetrov-ic 1 year ago

Actually the enharmonic scales are the ones that sound most harmonic to western ears because they are only scales that really consist of half tone steps and whole tone steps. The diatonic, hard chromatic and soft chromatic scales can in fact not be shown on a piano keyboard.
@mollymcewan2857 1 month ago

This is so incredibly helpful. Thank you so much.
@dalejackson684 1 year ago

This is genius instruction!! Exactly the clarifications I was seeking and found.
@cozzwozzle 1 year ago

This is phenomenal. It’s the best way to learn ❤!
@clivenaylor5392 2 years ago

Utterly, utterly brilliant. So imaginative and informative.
@joachim847 3 years ago

Thank you Dr. Cutsinger, for everything. You are sorely missed 😔