() = , 3. Traditionally, teachers in different areas select any text for reading. . The last branch of the Metsehaf Bet is the Menekosat, the School of Commentaries on monastic literature. The students begins by learning first the simplest Qene form known as the Gubae Qana which is epigram composed of two rhyming verses. [ ], 9. The related musical notation is known as melekket. = , 21. The girls from traditional families who have attended the school usually marry before or shortly after they complete the lessons in the House of Reading. The pupil now learns to read the psalms, the most important devotional book of Ethiopian Christians. The child, who is led by his teacher or a monitor, touches with a straw each letter from left to right of the table and names the letter in a loud voice. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has crucial role to disseminate traditional ancient educational system of Ethiopia to read Old and New Testaments in Ge'ez since Axumite period in 330 AD. Here the student attempts to put the letters together in a chanting form and read them as a word. This way the group can compare its progress to know how far it had grasped the interpretation of the previous time. . In these specialized branches the students learns the traditions of the Church, theology, Church history and laws, through the interpretation of the various individual writings. Each Nebab Bet may have an average of 20 pupils. c) Reading of the Psalm of David. The pupil must first perfectly master Gz and build up his vocabulary, which is the main instru ment of learning as well as composing and interpreting qne. () - ., 10. = . However, Ethiopian Churches in smaller communities face challenges in maintaining the liturgical cycle and musical tradition. 13 - ( ) = . Such schools may perhaps play a wider role within the context of the national campaign for literacy and provide more instruction for adults as well as young pupils. Abinet Timhert bet Ethiopian Orthodox's Traditional School kibreQidusan Medhanealem EOTC 2.12K subscribers Subscribe 9 Share 634 views 2 years ago Show more Show. Ancient chanted liturgy with congregation participating with clapping, ululation and rhythmic movements has been retained from that era. . = , 30 . . Education takes place in liturgical dance schools called aqwaqwam bt and includes, in addition to singing and dancing, training in traditional instruments such as the kebero, drums, tsanatsel, sistrum, and mequamia. = , 7. (Literature school). The activities of the priest, therefore, are limited to the rituals, which do not usually demand the understanding of the Scriptures. . To demonstrate this we should describe the average study day at the Zema Bet. The Qene lessons usually start in the afternoon or in some places early in the evening. ( .. ) ()= , 20. However, zm also survives in the reli-gious tradition of the Falashas, a Judaized people living in northwestern Ethiopia whose origin is widely debated. : : 1. The church schools that have been described above provide the continuation of traditional education in Ethiopia. [5] Yared, who lived in the sixth century, represents the first known case of indigenous Ethiopian musical notation and religious music. . In the just completed Ethiopian year, it managed to get all its 8, 10, and 12 graders pass school leaving examinations.The School ranked 1st out of private schools in Addis Ababa and was awarded three cups as well as one big cup for being a general winner. = , 9 - ( ) = ( )- ., 10 - . This is particularly important for those students who plan to continue on the higher learning, since passages from the Psalms are used frequently in the hymns and poems of the church. . = , 9. () = , 31. [12], Liturgical chant used by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Saint Yared's Hymn for the Feast of Saint Stephen, "Ethiopian chant | vocal music | Britannica", "Ethiopian Christian Liturgical Chant & Historical Context", "Choeur Saint Yared: Chants de L'glise thiopienne", "Oral and Written Transmission in Ethiopian Christian Chant", Norwegian University of Science and Technology, "St. Yared: The Great Ethiopian Composer", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ethiopian_chant&oldid=1124513207, Articles with dead external links from December 2019, Articles with permanently dead external links, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. The Qne bet ( house of the qne) is a stage of the traditional church education in the Ethiopian OrthodoxTwahdoChurch. What is the process of learning the letters? We have seen that the Qedasse bet trains mainly the altar priests, who are known as the semonegna (those who serve weekly). The third branch is Liqawent, which presents studies and comments on the various writings of the Church Fathers, e.g. b) Qene Bet He repeats this pronunciation exercise on the same text several times. " " = , 7 - = , 2. One of the group reads a sentence or a phrase. The higher schools of the church [ . ], 16 - , 17 - = , 18 - . GUNDI WEYNI ( ) : https://youtu.be/8rKoXPaauI47. Zema-Bet education in the three selected Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido churches found in Bahir Dar city. Traditionally writing is not taught, since this was not needed in everyday life, unlike reading which is necessary for daily prayers and participating in the church service. 2003-Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church -, 11 - , 6 - , 9 - ( ), 10 - ( ), 12 - , 13 - , 34 - , 35 - , 17 - , 19 . = , 5. Deggwa, Ethiopian antiphons, in particular are of much later origin, dating from the second half of the 16th century. [ . ], 30. B TIMKETKA (): https://youtu.be/5xfT3aTCWOY4. He may be called upon to read and write letters. (Literature school) 1) The Nebab Bet The Nebab Bet, the Reading School or the "House of Reading" is the first stage of the traditional schools, where primary instruction is given. [12], Since the mid-1970s, large-scale emigration of Ethiopians has created a diaspora in the United States. He can be permitted to teach the beginners; he can improvise qne, continue a Qne bet started by another, lecture qne but always standing, until his graduation day as qne master, and he is able to interrupt an author composing qne (KaneDic 803b). [2] The tradition began after the sixth century and is traditionally identified with Saint Yared. = . : 1 - The priests and Church scholars who are the bearers and propagators of traditional learning have themselves been formed in the church school system that we propose to examine in some detail. = , 16. . [ . ], 4. He has the opportunity to discuss the theme given, which challenges his intellect. " " " " Zema means a pleasing sound, a song or a melody in Ge'ez,[1][3] the liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. DEBESEY() : https://youtu.be/1MXnDADblAs5. [6] He invented three forms of chanting. Theoretically, both boys and girls and members of all ethnic groups and classes are eligible to enroll in church schools. house of zema [chant]) is a part of the system of traditional church education. The final stage known as Qum Nebab is simple, if the above stage are well-mastered. . . The main one is that the student understands the Geez language in the Qene school. Besides this, the student is attracted by the adventurous and romantic life of a begging and wondering student, about whom much is spoken and fabulous stories are told. The Qene School is perhaps the only school where the students can received both intellectual and traditional training. The Qne bet teachers say that once the student has been taught the way of right thinking, he attains a position to express himself or to criticize oth- ers views. [1] The related musical notation is known as melekket. If one misses a word or an idea, another member of the group recalls it and supplements. Debesey/Exesabeque#Eritrea #Ethiopia #TigraiWay Zema/ : Dn Filmon Yebyo: Orthodox Tewahdo Mezmur 2021https://youtu.be/oEOuYUPqFi4Zemari Filmo Yebyo Zemari Bereket Tikue Zemarit Mari AlemZemarit Hermela YehishoDebesey/Exesabeque1. BEALTI XELOT ( ) : https://youtu.be/yyz8lAfwMFY6. the beginning of reading. This exercise is repeated for months or every a couple of years, until the boy knows the main prayers by heart. A new comer must ask him for permission to attend his classes. [10], Ethiopian Orthodox Christians form approximately 43.5% of the population of modern day Ethiopia. ( ) :: . This is the general term for the School of Commentaries composed of four branches. . ( ) = , 2. The work of the day is first reviewed, in which a lively discussion is usually generated. . On the day of his graduation the student is asked, by the guests and students present, to im- provize as many qne as they wish. = [ . 2003-Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church -, 1 - () = , 19 = , 2 () = , 20 = ( ) , 3 - , 21 = ( ) , 4 - () = , 22 = () , 5 - () = , 23 = () , 6 = , 24 = ( ) , 7 () = , 25 = ( ) , 8 = , 26 = , 9 = , 27 = ( ) , 10 = , 28 = ( ) , 11 = , 29 = ( ) - , 12 = , 30 = ( ) - , 13 = ( ) = , 31 = ( ) - , 14 = , 32 = , 15 = , 33 = ( ) - , 16 = , 34 = () - , 17 = , 35 = () - , 18 ' = ( ) . Each group sings from a single text, or one of the groups sings and the rest observe him. In turn, the knowledge of Qne bet is a precondition of the study of andmta in the mshaf bet. When one of the students has mastered the hymn, he goes and sings before the teacher. These schools of commentaries are not to be found everywhere, but in large churches, Debre, and in monasteries, Geddam, where extensive libraries and famous teachers are to be found. () = , 1. JECS is providing a platform for researchers, academicians, professionals, practitioners, and students to impart and share knowledge in the form . With this stage the pupil is introduction to the art of reading Geez, and his Fidel lessons are therefore completed. ' , 1. The following is a typical example of a Metsehaf Bet lesson. The 46 Books of the Old Testament are studied and commented upon. It is likely that Ethiopian liturgical chants have undergone an evolution similar to that of European liturgical chants. If each church has one Nebab Bet, which is probably the case, then there are at least 15,000 one-teacher schools. A graduate of Qene School looks for a position in a Church and serves in the choir where he composes Qene and sings, or he may take a post as a minor teacher or administrator in the Church. = , 14. = , 25. . Parallels are quoted from the history of the country while interpreting the passages on the Holy Land. Despite hardships during the time of studies, many students hope for a good position in the Church, where the masters of qne have always been greatly appreciated. The canon law (Fetha Negest) as well as the calendar calculation (Bahre Hasab) are also studied here. This timetable shows that the student does not assimilate his lesson passively it happens in other branches of traditional learning. in Gojjam, the Gonji and Washera schools of Qene differ from this. The emigrants brought their secular and liturgical music traditions with them. ], 1. Your email address will not be published. The students listen attentively and try to remember the comment word for word. A Debtera is a general term given to all those who have completed one of the higher schools of the church. Usually, there is no financial support for the students who must earn their living by begging and occasional works. When he has composed his Qene verse after the model assigned to him by the teacher, he then approaches the teacher, who sits for the most part of the day at a place known to all. This step is important, so the pupil spends more time on it. 2003-Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church -, 1. , 23. The child uses four methods to practice reading this text known as Fidel Hawaria or the first Epistle of St. john, first he pronounces every letter of the word pointing at each letter with a straw (Qutir-method). When the pupil knows the letters to some extent, he starts to practice reading a text. For, in spite of the inevitable changes taking place in Ethiopia with the steady expansion of modern secular education in the present century, church schools still play an active part in the Ethiopian educational scene. Pupils need not understand the texts of these books, but they have to be able to read them well, since thee are the books read in the church service, where young boys serve as readers, deacons, and later on as priests. 6 In other words, the church is successfully bridging the transition from strictly traditional scholarship to a new, dynamic era where traditional learning and modern education will blend together to ensure the continuity of Ethiopias Christian heritage in the setting of modern world. ( ) = , 32. Modern education, of recent origin, is provided mainly in schools operated by the Government. This does not include pupils receiving instruction in the village schools and in private compounds. Server IP address resolved: Yes Http response code: 200 Response time: 0.55 sec. Every evening he has to memorize the daily prayers. The Journal of Ethiopian Church Studies (JECS) is a high-quality peer-reviewed research journal that is published under the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church Research Institute (EOTCRI) once a year. = , 15. Gradually the pupil masters the art of good reading. The commentaries of these teachings do not proceed under systematic theological or historical categories, but when each sentence or phrase of a text is interpreted, depending on the content, theological, moral and historical questions are raised, discussed, and developed. Around that period, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church already had a corpus of prayers. Not only did it preserve its ancient tradition with tenacity and convey it to future generations but it also secured remarkable continuity that has lasted to the present day. [ ], 7 - = - ., 8 - = , 3 - = - ., 5 - ( ) = ( ), 6 - () = ( ), 19. : 1: - - - After leaving the teacher each group moves apart and tries to comment on the text just as the teacher did, as much as possible word for word. ( ) Thus relatively little education is expected from a young man to be ordained an altar priest. Fewer young people are motivated to study in the higher church schools. A publication of the EOTC, Your email address will not be published. [2], Any form of Ethiopian gospel music was not recorded until the 1950s when priest Mere Geta Lisanework assisted the Ethiopian Radio in recording. . One of the main reasons for this change is that the graduates of the church schools have lost their traditional elite status in the social order, which today particularly in the modern sector, is being occupied by those who have a modern western type of education. Students at Yared School of Music, Addis Ababa University, playing Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Yaredawi Song . The office of a priest is particularly attractive to tenants or landless peasants, because a priest in his area enjoys privileges, and his office entitles him to possession of the land known as Semon land. = , 10. Refresh. The majority of the Debtera are laymen, and as such they are not allowed to serve in the mass and the administration of sacraments. To help the child distinguish the different characteristics of the alphabet another table has been prepared. = , 05. .. = , 20. .. About nine models are famous in the Samenna Worq (wax and gold) Qene system. 2. The large number of characters (33 in 7 orders) with the differences and irregularities of the related sets are not easily grasped by the beginner. Aside from the Authoritarian tradition there is another consideration; the student is not allowed to have a critical opinion about any text to be commented upon, since it is believed that God revealed the content to the Fathers through the Holy Sprit. Now the child practices read learns to take much care over words that must be read to together, the accents, the pauses and the soft or hard pronunciations of the syllables. Through history, the Ethiopian liturgical chants have undergone an evolution similar to that of European liturgical chants. A teacher specialized in this branch of the liturgy teachers the Gebre Diquna and Gebre Qissina, i.e. In all these schools the students must learn the material by heart. = [ .. ], 3. The expressions are vividly illustrated with parables, analogies, proverbs, and popular wisdom. = , 3. The four steps are repeatedly drilled on the same text, Fidel Hawaria. = , 8. The school has a reputation for having its students promoted. The rest, including the teaching the traditions and service of the Church, is learned through daily experience in the parish itself. When this group leaves the teacher, another group or individual comes to read to the teacher and hears his commentary. The student strains his power of expression to construct the Qene verses in a vivid, enigmatic manner or to express his experience in social life in connection with biblical stories, visions, and legendary events. This faith, the churches believes, is derived from the apostolic heritage and borne witness to in the New Testament against the background of the Old Testament. In the course of the centuries the school system has grown and changed in many ways. Usually the child learns the whole set of letters in sequence by heart, so that in reality he may not be able to distinguish on letter from the other. Ethiopian Orthodox Church school's curriculum and its ways of provision, assessment, code of conduct, methodology and the livelihood of Ye'qolo Temari. Online Status. After repeating the entire book of Psalms several times using Wurdnebab, he continues reading for months, even over a year, using the Qum-Nebab reading method. . The teacher normally does not set a formal examination to judge the work of the pupil. Generally, the first epistle of St. John is used for the purpose. The pupil then repeats the sentence till he knows it well. These are most widespread but there are other forms, e.g. When the teacher is convinced from his daily observations that his pupil had mastered the reading exercises, he lets him start to learn the reading of the Psalms. However, in the urban centers and roadside towns the elementary church school, the Nebab Bet is flourishing as an institution to prepare pupils for Government schools, teaching young children literacy in Amharic. Here the child practices reading at a very lively pace, but without mistakes. . Ethiopian liturgical chant, or Zema, is a form of Christian liturgical chant practiced by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Ethiopian liturgical chant, or Zema, is a form of Christian liturgical chant practiced by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Senne 04 (June 11) | The Ethiopian Synaxarium, Senne 03 (June 10) | The Ethiopian Synaxarium, Senne 02 (June 09) | The Ethiopian Synaxarium, Senne 01 (June 08) | The Ethiopian Synaxarium, Ginbot 30 (June 07) | The Ethiopian Synaxarium. We find the Nebab Bet in practically all churches and monasteries, in a number of villages and in the compounds of well-to-do landlords. . = , 06. The teacher either accepts the verses or the offers critical comments and sends the student back for further meditation, students come at intervals to the teacher to recite in the manner. = The same process is repeated for several days or even months. Roles of Orthodox teachings. The habit of memorization and the uncritical acceptance of the commentary condition the mode of thinking of the student. At certain ceremonies he may recite prayers, if no priest is available. He then learns Zeamlakiye (3 verses), Wazema (5 verses). = [ ], 8. The second branch is the Haddis, a specialized school on the commentaries of the 35 Books of the Ethiopian New Testament. = ( ) = .. The methods of practicing the reading are those described under the Fidel Hawaria, namely, Qutir, Geez, Wurdnebab, and Nebab. Wandering students usually come from farming and clerical families very few are from the higher classes. Humming at the lowest range of the male voice. Ethiopianorthodox.org The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Written by Professor Sergew Hable Sellassie and Professor Tadesse Tamerat The usually strict demands of the teachers are accepted with out hesitation, because the wandering student has come to the school of his own free will and has willingly submitted himself to the authority of the teacher. When he is able to distinguish the letters he passes to the next drill known as Geez, i.e. This is available for about ten cents in every market place in the country, so that the traditional parchment is disappearing. This memorization of the commentary of the books exacts many years of exercise and labour, which the adult student is ready to accept. 2003-Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church - About-us . , 15 -. = , 20 - . The teaching method allows the boy free activities and movements as illustrated below. All depends on the availability of books. a) Fidel Instruction The schools have in this period confined their educational activities to glorifying the products of past centuries and conveying these to the coming generation. Normally children start school between the ages of 5 and 7, when they are traditionally considered ready to learn. c) Metsehaf Bet = , 2. He is credited for inventing the zema of the Church; the chant that has been in use continuously for the last almost 1500 years. selected epistles of St. Paul, St. James, and St. Peter; the Gospels, usually the Gospel of St. John is used as a text for exercise; Arganon: praises of St. Tamara Mariam: the miracles and wonder of St. Mary; Paulos: the epistles of St. Paul; Tamara Iyasus: the miracles of Jesus; the Acts of the Apostles, etc. In their present form the church schools evolved during the golden age of the Church from the 13th to the 16th centuries when the literature of the Church had reached its peak. Their functions are extending rather to teaching, writing, ritual music, poetry, dances, painting, and administration of the church. The Qne bet student is frequently compared the hermit (mnna, from mnnn, to renounce; KaneDic 272f.) the functions of deacon and of a priest in the liturgy. A teacher specialized in Qedasse or the Mass is to be found in practically all the main churches. Saint John Chrysostom, Qerlos and others. 1 = . It has been expounded by the fathers of the Church both in the . . Students come to the teacher in a group of three or four, all studying the same text. C) Reading the Psalms Traditional education derives its distinctive character from the unique Christian heritage of the country. = [ ]. Non-Christian families are reluctant to send their children to a Nebab bet because it is closely integrated with the church. 1) The Nebab Bet 37 - , 1 - - ( 1 - 7 ) , 2 - , 6 - , 8 - - ( 8 - 11 ) , 9 - , 1 - .. , 2 - , 3 - , 4 - , 5 - , 6 - , 7 - , 8 - ' , 9 - , 10 - ' , 11 - , 12 - , 13 - , 14 - , 15 - , 16 - , 17 - , 18 - . The teacher either approves and gives the student a new assignment or orders further practice on the same text. A reader of the psalms enjoys certain privileges as one of the elite in his village. Today the standardized table Aa, Bu, Gi, Da is much used, however, so that the pupil may learn even this by heart and only comes to distinguish the individual characters well after much practice. . Ethiopian liturgical chants were developed only after that. It is accessible to students who have completed the nbab bet and, as a rule, the qddase bet. In the student an aesthetic interest is developed, or at least awakened. We shall not discuss here the historical development, but rather the educational activities of the schools, as we know them today in the country. . = , 3. A student is considered ready when he has mastered the complicated genre of qen. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Home English Franais Deutsch Oriental Church Music Photo Gallery Video Links Calendar = = 2003-Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church -About-us . The Qne bet takes from three to five years. The simplest Qene form known as Qum Nebab is simple, if the above stage well-mastered! 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