ChantHacks

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 plenty of time for Christmas. When ordering BOTH CD's (and having them shipped to the same address), use the coupon code ALLSAINTS to get $5 off the total! See my recent newsletter for more info: Subscribe to our mailing list for upcoming special announcements about my work at https://markemersondonnelly.com/get-i...Please support these podcasts and our other Church music projects. Go to https://LifeFunder.com/mdonnellymusicYou can also commission a composition (like the ChantHacks extro music), or host/sponsor workshops for a choir, parish, or diocese. If you're a choir, schola, or parish music director, I am also available for mentoring. Please contact us either at mark@vocalart.org or allanna@vocalart.orgGod bless!

 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 know how to start! 1) Subscribe to our mailing list for upcoming special announcements about my work at https://markemersondonnelly.com/get-involved/  You'll receive a separate email with FREE sheet music for TWO Regina Caeli's that you can sing for the rest of Eastertide! 2) You can also commission a composition (like the ChantHacks extro music) for your parish or for a special occasion! Email mark@vocalart.org to schedule a video call for discussion, and see the link below for more info. https://markemersondonnelly.com/music/sacred-compositions/ 3) Schedule a FREE 25-minute intro voice lesson! Email mark@vocalart.org https://markemersondonnelly.com/private-voice-lessons/ 

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 to hear this unique piece, which you can sing for the rest of Easter!1) To support this podcast and other projects, go to https://www.lifefunder.com/mdonnellymusic2) You can commission a composition (like the ChantHacks extro music) for your parish or for a special occasion!  Email mark@vocalart.org to schedule a video call for discussion, and see the link below for more info.https://markemersondonnelly.com/music/sacred-compositions/3) Schedule a FREE 25-minute intro voice lesson!  Email mark@vocalart.orghttps://markemersondonnelly.com/private-voice-lessons/Happy Eastertide!

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 directed by Dom Gajard (1885-1972), the model of the Solesmes method!1) You can commission a composition (like the ChantHacks extro music) for your parish or for a special occasion!  Email mark@vocalart.org to schedule a video call for discussion, and see the link below for more info.https://markemersondonnelly.com/music/sacred-compositions/2) Schedule a FREE 25-minute intro voice lesson!  Email mark@vocalart.orghttps://markemersondonnelly.com/private-voice-lessons/You can get CD's by Fontgambault and Clear Creek at Clear Creek Abbey's gift shop!https://clearcreekmonks.org/shop/Happy Eastertide!

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-charles1) Subscribe to our mailing list for upcoming special announcements about my work at https://markemersondonnelly.com/get-involved/2) You can also commission a composition (like the ChantHacks extro music) for your parish or for a special occasion!  Email mark@vocalart.org to schedule a video call for discussion, and see the link below for more info.https://markemersondonnelly.com/music/sacred-compositions/3) Schedule a FREE 25-minute intro voice lesson!  Email mark@vocalart.orghttps://markemersondonnelly.com/private-voice-lessons/I was just at Clear Creek Abbey assisting in their preparations for the Triduum!Support the brothers at Clear Creek Abbey, and purchase their latest CD:https://clearcreekmonks.org/gift-shop/rorate-coeli-marian-sounds-of-advent/A blessed Holy Week and Triduum to you all!

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 mean what we're saying, how we ought NOT to sound, and how we CAN sound as sincere and inspiring to others as possible, using the Old Solesmes Method.Here's the link to the article from the "Catechism of the Council of Trent" on the importance of the "Amen." https://cloud.fidei.xyz/s/ActI68y1nmIe2fUSubscribe to our mailing list for upcoming special announcements about my work at https://markemersondonnelly.com/get-involved/Please support these podcasts and our other Church music projects. Go to https://LifeFunder.com/mdonnellymusicYou can also commission a composition (like the ChantHacks extro music), or host/sponsor workshops for a choir, parish, or diocese. If you're a choir, schola, or parish music director, I am also available for mentoring. Please contact us either at mark@vocalart.org or allanna@vocalart.orgHappy New Year & God bless!

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_UAIn 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 Alleluia chant for the 2nd Sunday of Advent!  Listen to learn about this centuries-old practice of joyful Catholic worship!Subscribe to our mailing list for upcoming special announcements about my work at https://markemersondonnelly.com/get-involved/Please support these podcasts and our other Church music projects. Go to https://LifeFunder.com/mdonnellymusicYou can also commission a composition (like the ChantHacks extro music), or host/sponsor workshops for a choir, parish, or diocese. If you're a choir, schola, or parish music director, I am also available for mentoring. Please contact us either at mark@vocalart.org or allanna@vocalart.orgMerry Christmas & God bless!

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 discuss1. Different ways of singing the Mora Vocis2. Elaboration on the Mora Vocis & the Epizema 3. A Choral Unity ExperimentPlease 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 discuss1. Rhythm and the Downbeat2. The Epizema & the Mora Vocis3. Choral UnityPlease 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 the similarities and difference of ONM as compared to Anglican Chant.Regina Caeli (chant)Regina Caeli (ONM)

There are three melodic movements in music: go up... go down... stay on the same pitch. On the last episode of ChantHacks, 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/mdonnellymusicNOTE: WE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM PROCESSING PAYMENTS AT LifeFunder.com/mdonnellymusic. PLEASE BEAR WITH US AS WE GET THIS IRONED OUT.Also, if you would like me to compose a Mass, motet or hymn for a special occasion, or simply as a gift for a loved one; or come in to work with your choir or schola for a weekend,  email me at mark@vocalart.org.God bless! Marklinks to graphics:The Clivishttps://markemersondonnelly.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Laus_Lesson-11_clivis01.pdf===Tolite hostiashttps://markemersondonnelly.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tolite_crop.pdf

In episode 3 of ChantHacks, 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" IVPDF link to the whole Missa "ad libitum"

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 athttps://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/d/d4/Ave_Regina_ONM_medM004-1b.pdfNote: There are two notations for the vowels E & O. An explanation of this International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) notation will be the subject of a future ChantHacks. For now, here's what you need to know:e = ā (as in skate)ε = ĕ (as in wet)o = ō (as in snow)ͻ = ŏ (as in top)God bless! MEDPS - If you like Mark's work, please consider supporting it financially athttps://www.LifeFunder.com/mdonnellymusic

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.com/mdonnellymusic