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Chant 101: Beginner-Level Gregorian Chant Workshops WORKSHOP ONE - DECEMBER 7, 2024
• 1A – The Idea of Chant (1-2 pm) o We will consider the underlying principles of how Gregorian Chant is sung, including the names of the sung notes, where those names come from, and the intervals which exist between the notes.
o GOAL: To give a beginner level understanding of the music of chant, in the spirit of Maria von Trapp.
• 1B – The Building Blocks of Chant (2:30-3:30pm) o We will consider the basics of how Gregorian Chant is written, the basic forms that the written notes or neumes take, and how to read the notes and their alignment with the words.
o GOAL: To bring the chant learner to the point of being able to pick up a piece of Gregorian chant notation, and understand how to sing it.
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WORKSHOP TWO - DECEMBER 14, 2024
• 2A – The Movement of Chant (1-2pm) o We will examine collections of neumes, the phrases and sounds of the different modes, and the ways that certain note groups and markings are sung.
o GOAL: To give the learner a basic understanding of how not only the notes but even the dynamics of how to sing them are preserved in the chant notation.
• 2B – The Seasons of Chant (2:30-3:30pm) o We will explore the movements of chant melodies from mode to mode, and the way these different melodies move through the liturgical year so as to give each season its own distinct “sound.”
o GOAL: To introduce the learner to the world of the schola, and the richness of the ancient liturgical music which was carefully collected and preserved in the early
20th century.
WHAT IT WILL COST:
• Workshops are FREE to attend: Donations to cover the costs of putting on the workshop would be greatly appreciated.
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING:
• Black 3-Ring binder
• Pencil
• Copy of the book Liber Usualis – available as a PDF online:
https://www.sanctamissa.org/_files/ugd/c6f7dd_1aa00c81e8f740af837f1bbf1d832bbc.pdf
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
711 N. Country Club Rd. Stillwater, OK 74075
Saturday, Dec 7th. 1-4pm
Phone: (405) 372-6886 (Call to register)
https://www.sfxstillwater.org/
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