If you are a newcomer or need a refresher on Sacred Music, the Southeastern Sacred Music workshop is perfect for you. The workshop is designed to accommodate all levels of proficiency in sacred music, including beginners. The faculty are longtime church musicians themselves and are dedicated to promoting sacred music and helping church musicians, lay people, and clergy embrace the Church’s musical patrimony.
How much chant experience do you have? Are you a beginner, an intermediate, or an advanced singer of chant? The following information can help you decide which track to sign up for.
Beginner/Refresher
This track is intended for chant beginners—both those who can read modern notation and those with no musical training. Participants will learn how to read the four-line staff, the names of the neumes, and how to navigate intervals with solfege. Intermediate singers may also wish to participate in this track if they do not chant on a regular basis.
Advanced
This track is intended for proficient and advanced singers who sing chant regularly. Advanced singers should be experienced in singing from the Graduale Romanum or the Gregorian Missal. See an example below.
