My New Assignment—Part 1
Please pray for me as I continue to discern my vocation to the priesthood.
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Musical Resources • 18th Sunday after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form)
“In thy tender mercy, guide aright, we beseech thee, O Lord, our hearts…”
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Getting the most from your choir: Passion
Passion … is a tremendous engine for achieving the very best results.
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Joan Brudieu • Simple Kyrie (Revised)
When people ask how to begin teaching polyphony, I show them this.
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Papal Liturgies – Day 3 of the Papal Visit
Pope Francis celebrated Solemn Vespers at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC.
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Interesting Video About The Latin Mass (Massachusetts)
I believe Fr. Robert Fromageot was professor of Gregorian chant at the FSSP seminary.
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The Art of Breathing
If there are only two concepts you are able to instill in a child in the early stages regarding breathing, they would be 1) fill and empty the stomach with air just like a balloon (don’t use the chest) and 2) keep the shoulders down and relaxed.
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Papal Liturgies – Day 2 of the Papal Visit
Some highlights of the papal liturgies on the second day of Pope Francis’s visit
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A Serious Problem That Needs To Be Addressed
The accusation by this lady really hurt me; but I’m not sure why…
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Transposed Mode • This Sunday’s Communion
One could also use a Mode VII psalm tone to “solve” the problem … but that just sounds wrong.
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A Striking Approach To Performing Gregorian Chant
A commenter had posted, “Their metrical chant is a revelation!” That piqued my curiosity.
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A Missal for the Ordinariate
Concrete gestures that enter hearts and stir consciences are essential, inspiring in everyone that inner conversion that is the prerequisite for all ecumenical progress. — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
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Musical Resources • 17th Sunday after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form)
“Very humbly, O Lord, we implore of thy majesty, that the holy mysteries we are celebrating … save us from transgressing in the time to come …”
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How many tunes should we use?
Including a brief survey of tunes for Benediction hymns from a few of the hymnbooks on my bookshelf.
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“Agnus Dei” For Three Voices • Guillaume Dufay
…including a digression on why choirs hate Solfège.
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