UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 21:30

I used to play guitar and read tabs but that's the breadth of my musical education, unfortunately.

I see all these things about tones in my prayer book and I'd like to get a better understanding of and be able to engage with prayer and liturgical material more deeply and reverently.

I want to sing God's praise when I pray at home or on my walk to work but I'm winging it and that's probably not how He wants it to be done.

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 21:26

Here are more https://www.oca.org/liturgics/learning-the-tones

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 21:24

It's not too hard to get a basic understanding of it

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 21:20

The standard Russian system of the 8 tones

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 21:20

Oh so this is your parish. So, your parish uses Obikhod

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 21:19

also our priest celebrated 50 years since his ordination into the diaconate last month and was presented with an icon or st.Cyril and we had a visit form Archbishop Nikitas.
https://www.thyateira.org.uk/news/events/archbishop-nikitas-visits-the-church-nativity-of-the-mother-of-god-in-bristol/

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 21:19

It is really beautiful

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 21:17

I have a good ear for mimicry if that means anything.

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 21:16

I can it dosent help learning tones much

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 21:14

I can't read sheet music 😭 I shall have to consider whether I could devote the time to learn. I may have to one day.

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 21:06

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTZTT3szSzIbde-Ll77Qsi4z3ZoxtUZsX&si=cCDZjv8cxZRPglH4

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 21:04

https://youtu.be/-hu8bUnuIKw?si=ldmFgTGGLLX67SqB

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 20:57

anyone know what they are singing here? besides Kyrie eleison (Lord, have mercy) is this a particular hymn or song? It's beautiful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikzEs5tEJ6w

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 20:49

Even harder for Serbian

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 20:49

It's easier for Obikhod

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 21:29

Once you can really familiarise yourself with certain tones it'll begin to make sense

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 21:25

Memorising how it sounds definitely helps firstly

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 21:21

It's quite easy if you can memorize melodies and apply them to texts

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 21:20

So better prioritise learning that tonal system

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 21:19

I will try, thank you for the encouragement!

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 21:19

And musically very competent

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 21:18

It does. My advice would be in the long run for you to learn Byzantine Chant

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 21:17

I shall enquire with the choir.

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 21:15

Perhaps you could learn as you go if you speak to your choir.

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 21:07

This is a good playlist regarding the Russian tones

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 21:05

Personally in my church the choir sing in the tones, the reader says everything in a neutral tone in our tradition. So I haven't learnt the tones by number, although you do tend to pick them up by memory after a while.

One way to learn, if you can sing, is to ask your priest it you can sing in the choir.

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 21:04

This is the same monastery https://youtu.be/OdKYGnVVRJE?si=J2TnrZPmJqTeg98S

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 20:49

I personally use more Byzantine though

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 20:49

Harder for Byzantine

UK & Ireland Orthodox

25 Oct 2023 20:49

But usually, you will have to read and practice