Discipline

Academic degrees

• Degree in Physical Education (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1988)
• Degree on Byzantine music (New Conservatory of Thessaloniki, 1989)
• Diploma on Byzantine music (Municipal Conservatory of Thessaloniki, 1993)
• Degree in Hellenic Palaeography (1993)
• Degree in Theology (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1994)
• Postgraduate Diploma titled Christian Archaeology and Liturgics-Byzantine Music (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1999)
• Thesis: The flourishing of Psaltic Art in Crete (1566-1669) (supervisor Professor Gregorios Th. Stathis), Department of Music-University of Athens, 2001

Research Interests

• Handwritten and printed tradition of the Psaltic Art
• The New Method of the Psaltic notation (AD 1814 onwards)
• The relevance between word (lyrics) and melody on Byzantine music
• Psaltic and musicological approach of the Byzantine music's various kinds and genres
• Great composers and their musical work

Undergraduate course titles

• Theory and practice of the chanting art
• Handwriting and printed tradition of the chanting repertory
• The importance of the New Method of Chanting Art (AD 1814) for the Hellenic musical tradition
• Monuments of the Art. Manuscripts of the Byzantine and post-Byzantine music
• Word (lyrics) and music. Two unbreakable components of the Chanting expression
• Psaltic study of the Anastasimatarion
• Study and performance of Papadiki melopoeia
• Study of the Heirmologic genre of the Chanting Art