January 3, 2013
It's time again to get ready for the Musica Sacra Florida Chant Conference for 2013. This year's conference will be held at Ave Maria University in Ave Maria Florida on Friday and Saturday, February 15th & 16th. More information will be coming here as we prepare for the conference!(read more)
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VERNACULAR CHANT IN THE ORDINARY FORM LITURGY
This 3-part workshop was presented at the 2012 Musica Sacra Florida Conference at Ave Maria University on April 13-14, 2012. It is an overview of the basic techniques for chanting in English, the resources for Ordinary Form liturgical chant and strategies for implementing chant in parish liturgies in traditional and non-traditional ways.
The 3 Power-Point presentations from this workshop are posted below, and may be used in conjunction with the conference presentation, or adapted for use in your own parish as an educational tool. (You must have MS Power-Point installed on your computer to open these files)
Vernacular Chant in the OF - Complete Presentation (Power-Point)
This is the complete final version of the power-point slideshow for the CMAA presentation on vernacular chant by Jeffrey A. Herbert.
PART I: An Overview of Vernacular Chant (Power-Point Presentation)
This section covers the basic characteristics of vernacular chant and the specifics of pronunciation and execution of English language texts in chant Antiphons and psalm-tone verses.
PART II: Resources for Vernacular Chant (Power-Point Presentation)
This section is an overview of the various resources available online and in print, examining the musical and conceptual variety present in the current vernacular chant repertoire.
PART III: Vernacular Chant in Your Parish Liturgies (Power-Point Presentation)
This section presents an "action-plan" for integrating chant and sacred music into parish liturgies where current musical norms are more likely to be informed by mainstream commercial practices.
