A Joyful Noise (Video)

Feb 20 2025 7 ep. 3

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Learn about the eight modes used in Orthodox Christian Byzantine chant, discover the parallagi scale, and sing hymns along with your host and chanter, Christian Farradj.

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Plagal Two

Explore Byzantine chant! In this seventh episode of A Joyful Noise, your host and chanter, Christian Farradj, gets you singing Byzantine chant! You will learn about the plagal second mode, which is related to the authentic second mode(who knew?!) and we will learn the hard chromatic scale. Also, we’ll chant “Angels in the Heavens,” a hymn from the Paschal service!

Plagal One

Explore Byzantine chant! In this sixth episode of A Joyful Noise, your host and chanter, Christian Farradj, gets you singing Byzantine chant! You will learn about the first plagal mode and the larger melody range of this mode. Also, we’ll sing a common hymn we hear each Sunday together in plagal first mode!

Mode Four

Explore Byzantine chant! In this fifth episode of A Joyful Noise, your host and chanter, Christian Farradj, gets you singing Byzantine chant! You will learn about mode four and a bit more about the diatonic scale, then sing the Hymns of Ascent together in the fourth mode!

Mode Three

In this fourth episode of A Joyful Noise, your host and chanter, Christian Farradj, gets you singing Byzantine chant! You will learn about mode three and the enharmonic scale, and sing the apolytikion of the Resurrection together in the third mode!

Mode Two

Explore Byzantine chant! In this third episode of A Joyful Noise, your host and chanter, Christian Farradj, gets you singing Byzantine chant! You will learn about mode two and microtones, and sing two common hymns together in the second mode!

Mode One

In this second episode of A Joyful Noise, your host and chanter, Christian Farradj, gets you singing Byzantine chant! You will learn about mode one, review the parallagi scale, and sing a hymn together in the first mode!

Introduction

Explore Byzantine chant! In this VERY FIRST EPISODE of A Joyful Noise, your host and chanter, Christian Farradj, takes you through an overview of what Byzantine chant is, you will learn about the eight modes, discover the parallagi scale, and sing together in this introductory episode.