Students learn the nature of the four cycles in the liturgical year, and the contents and use of the books used in Orthodox worship. This is followed by a detailed analysis of how to perform the major services, with particular attention to the role of the choir director and psalmist. Liturgical Performance Practice Contemporary Russian parish practice. Various aspects of kliros singing, the problems relating to this, and their solution. The eight-tone system and its use in the Russian Church.
All melodies are to be memorized.