I am currently preparing for the Communion chant during the Easter Vigil (you may have noticed the Latin/English translation on the Easter Vigil handout) and stumbled across this fun find. First, here is the video that I am using to help prepare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIIg-j-GiZI As I was searching for videos, I came across the same chant... Continue Reading →
I mentioned a little about the development of notation last week and thought you might find this video interesting. Keep in mind that chant existed through oral tradition before notation was created, so listening to chant is very important to learning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kUCSrAMaLo (side note: some of the pronunciations are a bit off, but the narrator... Continue Reading →
We will be using solfege throughout the course in order to warm up our voices and to become comfortable with the melodies (though probably not as thoroughly as we did on the first day). With that, you may be interested in learning a little more about the history of solfege. Here is a fun video... Continue Reading →
