ChantHacks

Hi folks! It's been awhile. Although I've posted a few videos on my Youtube channel, I've not sent out a ChantHacks episode for a few months. Yesterday, my wife, Catherine, son, Joseph, and I went to the Carmel of the Holy Family in Valparaiso, Nebraska for Mass. It being the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, the Alleluia was Magnus Dominus. I love this Alleluia! Ten years ago (2015),...

If you wish to license the print music for this hymn, include it in your hymnal, or would like to commission a hymn like this for your parish, choir, family, or for a special occasion, please email mark@vocalart.org or allanna@vocalart.org.   https://markemersondonnelly.com/commission-a-composition/ Please share and subscribe. https://markemersondonnelly.com/get-involved/ Tune: JOSEPH MAGNUS by Ma...

Merry Christmas folks! Here's the youtube link to Carol of the Bells https://youtu.be/I1IGYtwNgUg And the link to All Saints at St. Michael's - 25th Anniversary https://markemersondonnelly.hearnow.com/all-saints-at-st-michaels-25th-anniversary If you wish to purchase either of these CDs, go to https://markemersondonnelly.com/shop/ Subscribe to our mailing list for upcoming special announ...

Listen to the unwrapping of the very first CD! The All Saints at St. Michael’s - 25th Anniversary Re-issue is now available for purchase in the US and Canada, shipping included!  All Saints at St. Michael’s - 25th Anniversary Re-issue and our family's popular Christmas CD Carol of the Bells can both be ordered through our new store at markemersondonnelly.com/shop.  They should arrive in plent...

 Share and subscribe to the ChantHacks channel!  This is Part 2 of my interview with Charles Weaver, who teaches at the Julliard School of Music in New York. In this episode, Charlie and I discuss the importance of sight-singing.  See Charlie's bio on Julliard: https://www.juilliard.edu/music/faculty/weaver-charles   Leave a comment if you're going to practice sight-singing or want to kn...

Subscribe to our newsletter to receive the sheet music for Mark's arrangement of Francesco Soriano's "Regina Caeli" https://markemersondonnelly.com/get-involved/ Leave a comment below and like this episode if you thought Mark's "hack" was successful! In this episode, Mark discusses why he arranged Francesco Soriano's "Regina Caeli".  Give a listen...

Subscribe to our newsletter to receive the sheet music for Mark's "Organum Novi Mundi" (ONM) of the Regina Caeli!   https://markemersondonnelly.com/get-involved/ In this episode, Mark discusses further the Rules of Style and re-visits Ep. 5 about his Organum Novi Mundi of the simple Regina Caeli. You also hear an inspiring recording of the Regina Caeli by the monks of Solesmes direc...

This is Part 1 of my interview with Charles Weaver , who  teaches at the Julliard School of Music in New York. In this episode, Mark and Charlie discuss "informed" performance practice and the  "Old" Solesmes Method. See Charlie's bio on Julliard: https://www.juilliard.edu/music/faculty/weaver-charles 1) Subscribe to our mailing list for upcoming special announcements abou...

Click the link below to sign up for our new webinar series Chant Hacks for Building Your Chant Habits !  All the information in the episode is there.  Email allanna@vocalart.org with any questions! https://markemersondonnelly.com/live-webinar-series/ In this episode, Mark focuses on the most frequent congregational response at Mass, "Amen," discussing WHY we should try to SOUND like we m...

Here's the link to the motet I mention towards the end of the podcast "Laetatus sum" by Alessandro Scarlatti. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiOPqLsv_UA In this second installment of the "Let the Music Speak" series, Mark again demonstrates how we can look at the music of Gregorian Chant as Commentary on the text. This episode looks at the "jubilus" of the Allel...

This is the Grand Launch of ChantHacks, and is the first installment of "Let the Music Speak" series. In the this episode, Mark demonstrates how we can look at the music as a means of commenting on the text or lyrics. Please support these podcasts and other projects. Go to https://LifeFunder.com/mdonnellymusic

This is Part 2b (of 3) on the Regina Caeli. In this episode, I discuss 1. Different ways of singing the Mora Vocis 2. Elaboration on the Mora Vocis & the Epizema  3. A Choral Unity Experiment Please support these podcasts and other projects. Go to https://LifeFunder.com/mdonnellymusic

This is Part 2a (of 3) on the Regina Caeli. In this episode, I discuss 1. Rhythm and the Downbeat 2. The Epizema & the Mora Vocis 3. Choral Unity Please support these podcasts and other projects. Go to https://LifeFunder.com/mdonnellymusic

[Update 1: Video of Ep5 now on VocalArt.ca (Youtube) & ChantHacks (Rumble). ChantHacks (Youtube should be up tomorrow.] [Update 2: LIfeFunder.com/mdonnellymusic is back working! Please consider supporting our work producing Music for God, for Souls! ] This is Part 1 of 2 on the Regina Caeli. In this episode, I present the Organum Novi Mundi of the simple Regina Caeli. Along the way I discuss t...

There are three melodic movements in music: go up... go down... stay on the same pitch. On the last episode of Chant Hacks , we discuss the going up neum of two notes: the Podatus . In this episode we discuss the going down neum of two notes: The Clivis . To help in ensure that these podcasts can keep going, please consider supporting us at LifeFunder.com/mdonnellymusic NOTE: WE ARE HAVING A PROBL...

In episode 3 of Chant Hacks, Mark discusses one of the most common neumes, the Podatus , and how it's more than just two notes. He also introduces Sanctus "ad libitum" IV , to demonstrate how to sing the podatus in action. (Sorry about the slight echo. The compressor made the singing sound odd, so I left the audio unprocessed.) PDF link to Sanctus "ad libitum" IV PDF link...

In this episode, Mark explains the different types of "singing together", and shares his Organum Novi Mundi of Ave Regina Coelorum. A PDF version of the score (sheet music) is available at https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/d/d4/Ave_Regina_ONM_medM004-1b.pdf Note: There are two notations for the vowels E & O. An explanation of this International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) notation will be...

This is the introductory episode to the new podcast "ChantHacks" with singer, conductor, composer & teacher Mark Emerson Donnelly. Mark will share with you the Gregorian Chant and Polyphony "hacks" he's picked up over the years, as well as his thoughts and philosophy of music. Please help Mark continue composing and sharing his musical experience. Go to www.lifefunder....